“So they fitted up the cyclotron and made themselves a still”

May 16th, 2005

Filed under: Comics

I can’t be the only one who thought of Tom Smith’s “307 Ale” in the scene in Ultimate Secret #1 when Johnny Storm and Ben Grim are building a still out of some of Reed’s equipment.

(For those of you unfamiliar with the song, it’s about some M.I.T. students who got bored one day and built a still out of the cyclotron, resulting in a rather unique beverage. It also has one of the best pun endings of any song*. Lyrics are available here.)

*Tom Smith’s “Superman Sex Life Boogie” has the best pun of all time in a song, it’s just not at the end so doesn’t count as a “pun ending.”

2 Responses to “ “So they fitted up the cyclotron and made themselves a still” ”

  1. Josh
    May 16th, 2005 at 2:56 pm

    Is there any chance that we can get the lyrics to the Smiths song. Thank you.

  2. Scott
    May 16th, 2005 at 3:24 pm
    Official Comment

    Sorry, I should have been more specific. “Superman Sex Life Boogie” is by Tom Smith, not the Smiths. Anyway, the lyrics are here: http://www.tomsmithonline.com/lyrics/superman.htm

    I recommend the album Plugged which contains that song. “307 Ale” can be found on Tom Smith and his
    Digital Acoustic Compilation    . Also check out the latest album And They Say I’ve Got Talent for the “Trans Poly U Fight Song” (from Girl Genius). All the albums are available at Tom Smith Online.

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