{"id":1692,"date":"2015-03-21T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmbaxter.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:35:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:35:17","slug":"why-the-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmbaxter.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/21\/why-the-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the R?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m watching Batman on MeTV, and I just thought of something. Robin wears a green outfit with a red vest, a yellow cape, a black mask – and a white R in a black circle on his chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My question: why the R? Is that to distinguish him from all the OTHER superheroes running around wearing green outfits with a red vest, a yellow cape, and a black mask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hey, who WAS that masked man?”
“Was he wearing a green outfit with a red vest, a yellow cape, and a black mask?”
“He sure was!”
“You didn’t happen to notice a letter on his chest\u2026?”
“No, sorry, I didn’t.”
“Then it could be any one of a number of superheroes. I guess we’ll never know.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m watching Batman on MeTV, and I just thought of something. Robin wears a green outfit with a red vest, a yellow cape, a black mask – and a white R in a black circle on his chest. My question: why the R? Is that to distinguish him from all the OTHER superheroes running around … <\/p>\n

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