Comments go here. Let me know of any points of confusion or otherwise mistakes, as this is un-beta-ed. :p The bad is mine. The good is mine, too, though.

Cute. But shouldn't you be studying?

I think the line you were trying to find was actually one of Clark's, from WHaLtTA:
"It's the new glasses, isn't it? They just don't work as good as the old ones."

Joy,
Lynn

Ditto. That's the reference I was thinking of, as well.

Very cute, Mouse. Didn't Clark change his glasses between S1 & S2, and if not, he probably had by Chi of Steel because he mentioned that he and Chow have the same optometrist.

I love the old lady salesperson. Priceless. You got to watch out for those old ladies. Both Martha and Lois will be one someday, so it's always possible that she was once a sassy young woman with a smart mouth.

Now, back to your studies!

I think I remember a scene in S2 where Jimmy asks to try on the new specs and Clark tells him that he can't because of the prescription.

Found it! in "Top Copy"

Thank you though!

I searched the scripts for the word "contacts." Most of the results referred to snitches, but I did find this from ABftB; Resplendent Man says to Clark, " Well, you keep on looking, one of these days you'll find somebody. You're a handsome boy, though I would personally suggest losing the glasses and getting contacts." Might you have been thinking of that quote?

Joy,
Lynn

I'm pretty sure that was at the end of "Top Copy." Maybe it was ad-libbed. I know it didn't sound like it was meant to be heard too much if I remember correctly.

Correct. That is what I thought too so I popped in the DVD to check.

This was a cute little story.

Very cute! It reminds me a little of the story someone wrote about the lady who saw Clark stop the bus in the pilot.

I really liked this story!

Great story, Mouse! Yep, the quote about Lois 'liking his glasses' and asking if he'd 'ever thought of getting contacts' is from the end of Top Copy--it's as they are heading back into the Daily Planet to 'play' (play their game of chess). They are walking through the lobby area as the lines are spoken...

Great idea, great dialog, great old lady character--loved it all!


Laura

Now back to the books

You know, I couldn't help but also think of Mary Potts' (aka Queen of the Capes) fic, Glasses .

Clark needs glasses, but you really never see him doing stuff on the show that people do with their glasses - cleaning the lenses, putting them into a case, going to the optometrist (although Chen Chow did mention that he and Clark share the same optometrist ).

So it's nice to see a fic where Clark has to deal with the issues of having glasses. It's probably fairly common for him to have frame problems or break his frames because of all the spinning into the Super-suit that he does.

Hi Mouse!
Hmm…Clark is getting framed? Lois is getting framed. Jimmy is getting framed. No, that one’s another story. Well… epic. Soap opera. Whatever.

Oh. Glass-framed. Duh!

Forgot his social security number? Bank robbery in the building next door and he’s not gotten his new glasses yet?

Same goes for necks. And yet, people still use them

What he gets for going to the only optometrist in Metropolis who relocated to the Big Apricot from Nowheresville.

Oh. Duh! So, why not wear a dirty blond wig and a beard? Plus, some cushions on his belly and waist? Add a slouch.

Maybe he should go for the limegreen colored faux-hornrimmed frames with bright-pink accents?

Aaaand we keep looking.

Michael

That was a fun story.

The only mention of the new glasses I can think of is Clark saying something about them not working as well at the very start of the first show in Season 3.