Did Clark just steal that syrup?

[squall7]

Uhh...how did Clark get that syrup so quickly. Even with superspeed...he cant PAY that fast...especially without giving away his power to the cashier.

I knew he was a criminal.

[alienkinfolk]

No way Clark payed but why did he have to go to Vermont? I mean darn talk about supporting the locals!

[Krypton935]

I think Clark just left money on the register. or at least I hope he did.

[Twitch]

Like someone said in another thread he probably left the money on the counter on his way out. :)

Edit: Doh beat me to it.

[thehenry89]

Clark Kent theif of breakfast condiments :p

[squall7]

Some good that will do.

Cashier: Oh look...money! Jackpot.

[Later]

Manager: After doing inventory, I noticed that we were missing a bottle of our best syrup. You're fired.

Cashier: Wha-?

[Randy G.]

Now how in the f#@%* is the clerk gonna' know what the money's for, or what to scan? :lol:

[moviefan2k4]

It's a simple case of filmic reality vs. true reality. They needed that scene to go by very quickly, so they omitted a few minor details. Besides, what do the logistics of that scene really have to do with the episode as a whole?

[Twitch]

Maybe he left a note too? I don't know :lol:

[Cage]

It was the key scene to the eppy - LOL

[Randy G.]

Clark zooms back to impress Lana, and hands her the maple syrup.

Lana: This isn't the butter flavored maple syrup. Run & exchange it. Thanks. :\ :lol:

[thehenry89]

Originally posted by Randy G.
Clark zooms back to impress Lana, and hands her the maple syrup.

Lana: This isn't the butter flavored maple syrup. Run & exchange it. Thanks. :\ :lol:

:lol: i can totally see that happening

[muffinpeddler]

Did Clark just steal maple syrup? LOL. That along with the casual killing and the writers forgetting that Chloe couldn't have talked to lana....wow, they were off their game with this one.

[MR F]

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT! No way he could go to the store and back in under a second with the syrup without stopping to pay. He may not be a stone cold super-killer, but he likes to jack things, :p .

[superspider02]

he probably left the money for it at the counter, would have been cool to see a shot of that lol.

[moviefan2k4]

I've seen at least one more thread about it already; the truth is that they probably ignored the logistics, to make the scene go by faster (no pun intended), and to focus on Lana's reaction.

[Sub Snake]

Yeah he stole Vermont Syrup, federal crime. Yeah it woulve been cool if he left the money there, and there person is like wtf! and all u see is a gust of wind knocking down all the guys stuff. GO CK!

[Jephael]

It would've been funny if like they had a 10-20 second pause between Clark disapearing and coming back to indicate he atleast took the time to pay for the syrup.

[BadToad]

Come on, how hard is to imagine he left 5 bucks on the counter? It was just supposed to be a cute, light moment.

[TampaVille]

Originally posted by superspider02
he probably left the money for it at the counter, would have been cool to see a shot of that lol.

In an episode of L&C, they did just that. Clark performed a "magic trick" for Lois, making a bundle of flowers appear in midair. In reality he supersped down to the corner flower stand, grabbed the flowers, left the money, and returned. They did a fun little pan over the change being dropped too, to show that he'd paid.

Whereas here, they leave us to assume that he paid though no indication at all is given. I'm confident he did. Remember how crazy Jonathan went when Clark stole under red K?

[justin45]

nvm got my answer 2 seconds later lol

[KryptoKnight]

Can the writers possibly believe no one would catch this blooper? No cash register in the world would be fast enough for Clark to go get the syrup and pay for it.

Whooaaa, wait a second! Was that really Syrup? And just where DID he get it from? Was it hidden somewhere in his loft?????

[galatians221]

Not only was there not enough time to pay for the syrup but he just came down from his bedroom and I doubt that he even had his wallet with him. I'm going to rewind and see if he even had shoes on. Is the Man of Steel a thief? Another great example of the great writing.

[Reign]

I recall Dean Cain doing similarly on Lois and Clark... going to Paris for wine and frenchbread or something... I even have a vague memory of Chris Reeves doing it

[Griffin]

I don't understand how you can say Clark didn't have enough time to pay for the syrup? He used his superspeed and ran to Vermont paid for the syrup and ran back home in no time. For someone who can run at superspeed this wouldn't be a problem.

One can assume he had his wallet on him when he came down stairs. That's what I do, I get up, shower, get dressed and put my wallet in my pocket.

[xrayvision]

If he paid for it, it wasn't in the coventional manner. He must have taken it off the shelf and left the money by the cash register. I hope he knew how much the Vermont tax was. Then again, I was just in Vermont a week ago and they may not have tax on food items there. Those stands in the middle of the roads sure don't.

[Super Snipes]

Maybe he made the syrup himself :lol:

[Vala]

Originally posted by galatians221
Not only was there not enough time to pay for the syrup but he just came down from his bedroom and I doubt that he even had his wallet with him. I'm going to rewind and see if he even had shoes on. Is the Man of Steel a thief? Another great example of the great writing. :rotfl:

The writing is lazy :\ but it was a sweet moment

[JudasAce]

He stole it! Thief!

[Vala]

Originally posted by JudasAce
He stole it! Thief! :rotfl:
Love the avatar

[Alexander III]

HE STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLE IT!!
Like how he STOLE shelby from me!
Luv the avator too!

[xrayvision]

Haha, that avatar is great. Clark pissed off Aunt Jemima, the protector of all maple syrups.

[krpto]

uh oh clarkies gonna get in trouble.

[FiReFTW]

The shop has to run it trough and check it that its been payed , so no way Clark could do that even if he would get past all the people waiting in line he has to wait at least 10 seconds by the least , so that was sloppy.

[Bosrudorfer]

I think he stole it too, there wasnt enough time for when he was gone to pay for the item. Yes, he could have gotten there and back in that time but pay for it too?

Unless he used the new Visa paywave and scanned the card as he ran out.

http://usa.visa.com/img/branding/personal/subl_contactless_03.jpg

[JudasAce]

Originally posted by Vala
:rotfl:
Love the avatar

Thx :D

[xrayvision]

Originally posted by Bosrudorfer
I think he stole it too, there wasnt enough time for when he was gone to pay for the item. Yes, he could have gotten there and back in that time but pay for it too?

Unless he used the new Visa paywave and scanned the card as he ran out.

http://usa.visa.com/img/branding/personal/subl_contactless_03.jpg

No scanner could scan something in a 1000th of a second (or even less than that). So he would have to take it and leave the money on the counter. And trust me, you won't find off the road places in Vermont that sell their own maple syrup having scanners. Yeah, supermarkets will, but like I said, he was moving way too fast for a scanner to work.

[Billy Jor-El]

So he grabbed it and left enough money to cover it and tax, not exact change...he could let them keep the change and not worry about it. Heck, he don't gotta worry 'bout no coin, him gots a new truck every season :)

[galatians221]

Originally posted by JudasAce
Thx :D

Thanks for the Aunt Jemimah image. I needed that. ROFL>

[uhhuhhim]

I was going to say he used a debit card...LOL. But one thing troubles me: Why did he buy such good maple syrup...I bet Lana used pancake mix! They weren't even from scratch! :D

[lilkoolmaria]

He SO stole it.

Bad Clarkie.

[galatians221]

Originally posted by uhhuhhim
I was going to say he used a debit card...LOL. But one thing troubles me: Why did he buy such good maple syrup...I bet Lana used pancake mix! They weren't even from scratch! :D

Did anyone notice that after he returned with the syrup Lana had to go? You'd think she'd sit down with him and ask him if they have blueberries on Krypton. Eat by yourself I have things to do.

[uhhuhhim]

Yeah, why would she make all that food and leave? If I stood there making all those pancakes and cutting up all that fruit Kara dipped her hands in, I'd be sure to sit down and treat myself to what I just made, not "Go meet Aunt Nell in Metropolis."

[galatians221]

Originally posted by uhhuhhim
Yeah, why would she make all that food and leave? If I stood there making all those pancakes and cutting up all that fruit Kara dipped her hands in, I'd be sure to sit down and treat myself to what I just made, not "Go meet Aunt Nell in Metropolis."

When in fact she went into her control center to spy on Lex. She's obviously lying to Clark and up to no good. It will be interesting to see how this turns out. If she turns into a badguy and knows Clark's secret that isn't good. Perhaps she's just full of revenge towards Lex and wants to put him away for good. In any event, she ain't shopping with her Aunt.

[Mr.Magic]

Originally posted by Reign
I recall Dean Cain doing similarly on Lois and Clark... going to Paris for wine and frenchbread or something... I even have a vague memory of Chris Reeves doing it

He was in France to get cheese for Lois.
Later in that same episode on L&C they actually showed CK supershop. He took some flowers and left the money in their place.

Rewatching my L&C dvds at the moment because Smallville is just painful to watch... again. Man, how I hate soap drama.

[Welling_is_pretty]

I posted about this in the "Love it or hate it thread". Yeah, he probably just dropped the money on the counter. He wans't able to wait for change but he's married to a VERY rich woman now and can afford to let a buck or two slide.
:p

[galatians221]

Originally posted by Welling_is_pretty
I posted about this in the "Love it or hate it thread". Yeah, he probably just dropped the money on the counter. He wans't able to wait for change but he's married to a VERY rich woman now and can afford to let a buck or two slide.
:p

I suppose he could run to Washington DC every morning, kiss his mother good morning and be back in about one second. I would think she'd get pretty irritated after a while. She's on the toilet worried about when Clark will appear.

[uhhuhhim]

Originally posted by galatians221
She's on the toilet worried about when Clark will appear.

Hahaha :D

[DestinyAw8s]

Clark is not a thief. He left money on the counter, in the maple tree, by the barrels, and with the old guy sitting in the shade. And for all we know, Bart's sister could have been working the counter that day. That would make for a pretty quick transaction.

[oldskooldcfan04]

I thought about this when it happened. I think he left the cash at the register. I bought Vermont syrup like that once, and the little shop I was in didn't even have a scanner.
Why would he need shoes? He's the man of steel.

[JudasAce]

Clark is not a thief.


Oh yeah?

Explain THESE:

http://www.superdickery.com/dick/16.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/31.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/108.html

[TheANIMAL (marcus)]

Five grand to save an oil drill tower? *Huh* He should have added atleast 2 zeros to the end of that figure.

[DestinyAw8s]

Originally posted by JudasAce
Oh yeah?

Explain THESE:

http://www.superdickery.com/dick/16.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/31.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/108.html

Those are pretty cool, actually. :sigh: They take me back to the days of sneaking into my brother's comic collections.:)

[Mello Penelo]

Even if Clark did leave the money on the counter for it, the cashier probably would have had a WTF moment. He/she would not know where it came from and probably pocket it.

Without an explanation, Clark ended up stealing it, whether he paid for it or not.

[Dodge006]

Think about this before you vote.... He just got out of bed, wouldn't have had his wallet on him, did he go get some money first? (Went out the front door and back, not upstairs)

[cloisinmyheart]

he made his own syrup of course!! dont doubt it :)

[galatians221]

Originally posted by DestinyAw8s
Those are pretty cool, actually. :sigh: They take me back to the days of sneaking into my brother's comic collections.:)

I guess stealing syrup is petty compared to some of that stuff. You sure burst my bubble.

[DarkChilde]

Of course he did.

[JudasAce]

He stole it!

[SteveS]

No, he did not steal it, that wouldn't even pop in his mind. He left the money on the counter and paid for the syrup.

[Minela]

He was so fast that we didn't see him grabing some money from the grocery money jar in the kitchen he went to the store and left the money for the syrup on the counter. That is what Superman does. He would never steal.

[dh1031]

I thought he made a comment about it being Vancouvers finest, making it sound like he went to a store and bought it.

[Mello Penelo]

He said it was Vermont's finest. Where the best syrup comes from.

And whether he paid for it or not, it probably confused the clerk at the store. Not knowing where it came from, he/she probably pocketed it. Even if Clark did pay for it, chances are he still stole it, because the store didn't get credit for it.

If you worked at a grocery store and saw three dollars in front of you and not know where it came from, would you stick it in the register?

[Mr.Magic]

Originally posted by JudasAce
Oh yeah?

Explain THESE:

http://www.superdickery.com/dick/16.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/31.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/108.html

Those covers (usually) are intentionally misleading, so you buy the issue to find out what's up.

[galatians221]

Originally posted by Mr.Magic
Those covers (usually) are intentionally misleading, so you buy the issue to find out what's up.

And DC Comics allowed that? That's pretty wild.

[Mello Penelo]

Originally posted by galatians221
And DC Comics allowed that? That's pretty wild.

You should see some of the stuff the US government forced comics writers to put in issues under the comics code. :rolleyes:

[Saber]

Originally posted by Billy Jor-El
So he grabbed it and left enough money to cover it and tax,

But the question should be, did he pay the right amount of tax on it.
Just messing with you. ;)

[galatians221]

Originally posted by Saber
But the question should be, did he pay the right amount of tax on it.
Just messing with you. ;)

Does it take Clark just as long as normal people to go to the bathroom?

[Saber]

Originally posted by galatians221
Does it take Clark just as long as normal people to go to the bathroom?

The world may never know but the question should be what it does to the toilet plumbing. :p

[Chlark hope]

Originally posted by SteveS
No, he did not steal it, that wouldn't even pop in his mind. He left the money on the counter and paid for the syrup.

I agree, this is what i thougt too... because superman never lie than he never stole anything too right?! :P But the real question is... what the cashier though when she found the money on the counter and didn't see no one left it there? Maybe she put it in her pocket then, it's like if clark stole it!!! Lol!

[JeLLy123]

i dont think he stole it because he was always telling others to not steal.....he prob left the mooney on the counter...;)

[Kii]

Let's say it together children, "Poor writing!"

[SteveS]

Originally posted by Mello Penelo
He said it was Vermont's finest. Where the best syrup comes from.

And whether he paid for it or not, it probably confused the clerk at the store. Not knowing where it came from, he/she probably pocketed it. Even if Clark did pay for it, chances are he still stole it, because the store didn't get credit for it.

If you worked at a grocery store and saw three dollars in front of you and not know where it came from, would you stick it in the register?

Only if you are already ethically corrupted in the first place. The customer pays, the clerk pockets the payment, it is not the customer that has taken money out of their pocket who is the thief.

[M4nfr3]

:lol::lol:

that's a good one...he didn't have the material time to stop at the shop, choose the syroup and take out the money 4 pay...he stole it!!

[Who]

He probably left money on the counter. But he was showing off as Kara pointed out. I don't think Jonathon Kent would have approved. :mad:

[operadiva]

Johnathan would no doubt give Clark the evil eye for doing something to stupid... super speeding to get syrup?...What has Smallville come to now?...Clark not doing anything now..He is domesticated like the barn animals and playing house with Mrs.Luthor...WTF...

[redraven]

I voted no.

Btw, Just look what bad things Lana is doing to the "Superman" image. :rolleyes: Yeah it's all Lana's fault. Okay...

[kentfamily]

He's Clark kent AKA Superman! He sped to Vermont and drained the tree himself to get the sap and turned it into syrup. For him its a short process. He also blew glass, too, to bottle the maple syrup. lol! He is a farmer as well.

[4CHLicks]

I think you're all missing the point. There was a subtle parallel between Lois Lane and Lana Lang with Clark and the syrup, and again, Clark and the flowers on LnC. The parallels between Lois and Lana get stronger as the 7th season progresses. So I've only noticed it after watching MORE of the episodes this season.

[Mr. T]

I think Clark just left money on the register. or at least I hope he did.

I agree, he probably did leave the money for the syrup on the register/counter. As much of a boy scout as Clark is, he wouldn't have stolen it.

[TheANIMAL (marcus)]

Y'know i've been trying to figure out what the hell i was talking aobut when i last posted in this thread, but i can't figure it out.