Mar 25 2009Real Life Spider-Man Rescues Autistic Boy
A quick-thinking Thai fireman came to the rescue recently when he dressed as Spider-Man in order to coerce an 8-year old autistic student off a high ledge.
Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities on Monday when an autistic pupil, scared of attending his first day at school, sat out on the third-floor ledge and refused to come inside, a police sergeant told AFP.
Despite teachers' efforts to beckon the boy inside, he refused to budge until his mother mentioned her son's love of superheroes, prompting fireman Sonchai Yoosabai to take a novel approach to the problem.The rescuer dashed back to his fire station and made a quick change into a Spider-Man costume before returning to the boy, he said.
"I told him Spider-Man is here to rescue you, no monsters are going to attack you and I told him to walk slowly towards me as running could be dangerous," Somchai told local television.
The boy came to the masked hero without hesitation (I hope no candy vanners are reading this). Sonchai says the fire department keeps Spider-Man and Ultraman costumes to "liven up school fire drills", and also, "freaky deaky sex". Well PEW PEW to you too, Bangkok Fire Dept.
Thai fireman in 'spider-man' rescue of autistic boy [yahoonews]
Thanks to Joemo, Sam and Jason, who ask, "where were you, Iron Man?"
Reader Comments
1. poop on my small shaft - March 25, 2009 9:10 AM
TINA TURNER
Well the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You dont look at their faces
And you dont ask their names
You dont think of them as human
You dont think of them at all
You keep your mind on the money
Keeping your eyes on the wall
Chorus
I'm YOUR PRIVATE DANCER
A DANCER FOR MONEY
ILL DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO
I'm YOUR PRIVATE DANCER
A DANCER FOR MONEY
ANY OLD MUSIC WILL DO
I wanna make a million dollars
I wanna live out by the sea
Have a husband and some children
Yeah I guess I want a family
All the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You dont look at their faces
And you dont ask their names
Repeat chorus twice
Deutschmarks or dollars
American express will nicely thank you
Let me loosen up your collar
Tell me do you wanna see me do the shimmy again
Repeat chorus
2. 000 - March 25, 2009 9:14 AM
OMG ^^ (retard)
THIS GUY ROCKS
3. CoinOperatedBoi - March 25, 2009 9:14 AM
I like doing the Spiderman to my girl....*gotcha* haha....gets her everytime.
4. Daisy - March 25, 2009 9:19 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a completwe photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was getting his ass kicked by a bully, and then ate some spinach, his muscles got huge and he ended up winning the fight.
5. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 25, 2009 9:22 AM
That was an awesome idea. Although it creeps me out that I'm sure some douchey pedo will now dress as a superhero to attack autistic kids. And because of the costume, he'll be impossible to spot at the ComicCons... GW?
6. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 25, 2009 9:25 AM
Also, this is the 2nd most disturbing superhero pic I've seen on Geekologie.
7. Mesarim - March 25, 2009 9:31 AM
@ pocket full
What was the first?
8. catch22 - March 25, 2009 9:33 AM
thats actually pretty cool
9. kuroneko_sama - March 25, 2009 9:36 AM
he had to run back to the firehouse??? here in the USA we just rip open our shirts to reveal the costume
10. Timbo - March 25, 2009 9:41 AM
Poop you're an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spidey needs to cut down on those morning donuts...
11. Sharla - March 25, 2009 9:44 AM
I didnt know spidey had moobs!
http://internetmiscellanea.blogspot.com/
12. sokka - March 25, 2009 9:45 AM
insert "spider-ham" joke here... seriously the guy is a hero simply for the fact he didnt hesitate to put the costume on knowing what he would look like in the national media
13. Pat - March 25, 2009 9:48 AM
"Well we just happened to have this costume lying around..."
14. Gubba - March 25, 2009 9:50 AM
1st!
No?
Darn...
15. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - March 25, 2009 9:56 AM
@12
That's not the fireman in the picture. See: Lower left corner of said picture.
16. Ollie Williams - March 25, 2009 10:02 AM
A better question might be why a fireman has a Spiderman costume readily available at the fire station.
17. Barney Stinson - March 25, 2009 10:14 AM
The Dynamic Duo: Unelastic Spiderman and 4DimensionGirl a.k.a. GamerGirl
18. m0nkey - March 25, 2009 10:17 AM
he is a hero among mere men.
19. CoinOperatedBoi - March 25, 2009 10:23 AM
@16
They say why they had it
And if you go to the link it has a Spiderman surfing. lol
20. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 25, 2009 10:32 AM
@7- See the last picture...
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/spiderman_costume_replica_on_e.php
21. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 25, 2009 10:36 AM
SpiderMoob, SpiderMoob
Wears a Bra-ah and Depends
22. softlicious - March 25, 2009 10:43 AM
So in Thailand he "rescued" the little boy, in America he would probably get indicted and accused of child molestation, because he lured the poor boy to come to him. And then the parent and the shrinks would tell the boy all about "what happened" to help him get over the "denial". After the boy has got over his initial "denial" the man gets indicted and he's obviously guilty. It's almost like you don't even need a trial, but of course in the "best legal system in the world" you have to have a trial, even if it's only formalism.
If you wonder what America is like I suggest you watch the best documentary ever made about America:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogville
Don't tell me it isn't truthfull. Lars von Trier wouldn't paint an untruthfull picture in one of his documentaries, now would he.
23. naas - March 25, 2009 10:54 AM
What a pathetic looking spiderman outfit, looks like he raided a superhero costume porn wardrobe & shit in the thing before making it outside to pose for a better picture. I bet that's one of the anticlown guys GW, isn't it?
24. naas - March 25, 2009 10:55 AM
...aah I can't be, he's wearing pants nevermind
25. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 25, 2009 11:45 AM
22- Stop molesting children. STOP. Stop bitching that you got caught. Get off the internet you pedophilic bastard.
26. Darth - March 25, 2009 1:26 PM
Is this news!? Or do we all have to shout aw's and oh's!? In general autistic boys are very spoiled momma boys!
27. Gando - March 25, 2009 1:28 PM
Couldn't you find a better picture!? It's about dinnertime here!
28. Galtacticus - March 25, 2009 1:30 PM
What's the job of this Spiderman!? Banker!?
29. 24bit-whore - March 25, 2009 2:24 PM
Ha that's no superhero, it's superbuffetman! Is he wearing the damn thing backwards or something wtf??
30. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - March 25, 2009 2:37 PM
@25 - Holy f*ck you're right. You're smart.
And he's not even hiding the fact that he stole it from foundit, who probably stole it from stumbleupon .... What's worse, he stole your comment from you, Vicko. He's stealing from everybody. F * CK
PEOPLE!!! we have to stop stealing things
31. ech0z - March 25, 2009 6:57 PM
lol, i hope no candy vanners are reading this
-enter dirty old van with white letters FREE CANDY IN THE BACK-
-driver is dressed like spiderman-HI KIDS! COME GET SOME FREE CANDY!
32. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - March 25, 2009 9:15 PM
This is an awesome story.
That pic...not so much.
33. Zombo - March 26, 2009 1:27 AM
/slow clap..
Awesome just awesome
34. Mocha - March 30, 2009 1:03 AM
26 - Darth, F**k you. Do you wish you were autistic you ignorant f**k?
33 - Zombo - /slow clap. Wow @ you.