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7 typically Irish super powers that would be genuinely useful

Saints, scholars and super powers?

HAS ANYONE EVER asked you what super power you’d like to have?

Forget superhuman strength and the ability to shoot spider-webs using wrist-mounted devices (sorry Spiderman), we’re all about the practical super powers these days.

Even more practical than those thermals your granny gave you for Christmas… And your birthday.

Think about it, sure there’s no point flying around Ireland like Peter Pan. You’d freeze. And how useful would invisibility really be anyway?

So the next time someone asks you “what super power would you like to have?”, consider this list before you answer…

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1. The ability to turn off the immersion… With your mind

This has to be up there with world peace. Imagine how carefree and content life would be.

Aaaah…

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2. The power to make the perfect cup of tea

You might already be a skilled tea connoisseur, but for some unknown reason this life skill is not possessed by everyone.

Irish people should be born with this one so they would instinctively know how to make the perfect cup of tea to suit everyone’s taste.

Magical.

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3. Selective deafness… For your mammy’s phone calls

Mammy calls – your round-up of everything bad that has happened on the news and in your town this week. All followed by the long goodbye.

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4. Weather control

Not too hot. Not too cold. That’s how we like it here in Ireland.

None of these extremes, thank you very much.

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5. The ability to produce the perfect slag in any situation

Words can’t describe how powerful this would actually make you. The stuff dreams are made of.

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6. Night vision

Street lights? There’s none of that in the wilds of the Irish countryside. Night vision is practically a necessity.

And who wouldn’t enjoy being able to manoeuvre their way to the bathroom in the middle of the night without feeling the walls?

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7. The power to channel your inner dad

This way you could fix EVERYTHING. And have all the answers. Just like dads.

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Sadly you’ll probably never have the ability to control the immersion with your mind and it’s very unlikely that you’ll sort out the weather but you can certainly keep yourself feeling super with a helping hand from the new innocent super smoothie range. With a healthy blend of fruit, veg, botanicals, crushed flax seeds and added vitamins, sure what more could you need? No webs. No gadgets. Just goodness.

See www.innocentdrinks.ie for more info.

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