Saturday, May 5, 2007

The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter

A.K.A: Bono, Paul David Hewson, KBE
Image used without permission.Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien takes advantage of the Incredible Mr. Cool Butter's powers.
Image used without permission.If his powers can work on Mr. Swift, they can work on anyone...
Image used without permission....almost.
Powers: The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter has the power to spread "coolness" to anyone (including the exceptionally "uncool") within in a three metre radius. For this reason, politicians from around the world scramble to be seen with him. The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter uses these opportunities to advocate on behalf of the socially and economically depressed. Limitations: The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter has a sensitivity to light which requires him to wear light-reducing vision gear most of the time. Status: The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter is a hero. Interesting Facts:
  • The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter is a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
  • The Incredible Mr. Cool Butter often goes by the name "Bono". He received this name in his youth when the Incredible Mr. Cool Butter and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton Village". The gang had a ritual of nickname-giving. He had several names: first, he was "Steinvic von Huyseman", then just "Huyseman", then "Houseman", then "Bon Murray", "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono". "Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a brand of hearing aid. The phrase in Latin translates to "good voice". "Bona Vox" was the name of a hearing aid shop they regularly passed in Dublin. It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" after the shop by his friend because he sang so loudly he seemed to be singing for the deaf. Initially, Bono did not like his name. However, when he learned it loosely translated to "good voice", he accepted it. Hewson has been known as "Bono" since the late seventies, even prior to formation of the band, U2. Although Bono is his stage name, close family and friends also refer to him as Bono, including his wife and fellow band members.

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