Monthly Archives: July 2013

In honor of Machete

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Steve

Somara’s favorite psycho-bodyguard-mulletheaded-Led Zeppelin fan gets the mash-up treatment. I never noticed the cigarette part immediately.

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A ‘thank-you’ card from Lucas G

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Steve

The Star Wars-based goodies we sent to Switzerland for the little dude’s fifth birthday was a hit. Lucas drew a picture to let us know how much he loved the Lego Star Wars sticker book, Ray Park autograph and Darth Maul watch … Continue reading →

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Googly-eye vandalism at Waterloo Records

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Steve

A coworker said it best about this modification, the eyes give the picture a Terry Gilliam-esque quality. So we’re going to find a way to animate the mouth, make something funny.

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RIP Dennis Burkley and Victor Lundin

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Steve

Not exactly household names but the former was easily recognizable as the voice of Principal Moss on King of the Hill. When I saw his picture on the New York Times, I immediately knew he was the co-star of the Sanford & Son revival in … Continue reading →

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1983: Thirty years of Nintendo consoles

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Steve

Monday (July 15) was the anniversary of the Japanese company’s first system, the Famicon or NES. Its release in the US was crippled by the videogame crash that took place after a flood of crappy Atari games. Arcades weren’t seriously … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Worth Seeing!

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Steve

Finally! A Summer 2013 movie that isn’t a sequel, was actually rendered in 3-D (not converted) and didn’t suck! The comparisons to Transformers or Japanese Anime are grossly misinformed. Pacific is our fantasy response to Godzilla-like attacks if we didn’t have a giant monster … Continue reading →

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Rugrats and Hey Arnold are really grown up

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steve

The Guardian got my attention with this little bit about the beloved Nineties Nick characters as young adults. The original site takes a while to sift through because it’s tumblr (clunkier than FaceBook if that were possible). If you have time to … Continue reading →

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Don’t count on this driver having insurance

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Steve

In my experience with how gamers behave, the correct alignment would be Chaotic Neutral when it comes to certain players doing dick moves. Jeremy has the better name for it…Chaotic Asshole. Seems to fit the high-profile LibTards: freedom, freedom, freedom except … Continue reading →

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1988: Greatest Summer Ever Chapter One

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Steve

Today is Bastille Day (in America) which means Summer is more than half over. I’m horribly behind schedule with all the posts I want to do this year thanks to housesitting, work (my team is expanding by 20 percent in a … Continue reading →

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Happy under-the-wire Birthday to KK!

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Steve

The recently dubbed new and improved Mrs. Derr celebrates her birthday today. She says she shares it with Patrick Stewart. I’ll go with that. I do know it’s also David X Cohen’s (the co-developer/showrunner of Futurama for the uninitiated). Hope she … Continue reading →

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Hall of Fame stiffing and AHL re-alignment

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Steve

This week, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced who was being inducted. If it weren’t for Chelios getting in, I’d say their Canadian bias were showing since Roenick, Housley and Tkachuk got stiffed. Lindros was a stretch for a nomination. … Continue reading →

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Introducing Princess, but she is getting a new name.

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Steve

As the chapter closes on what was called the Backyard Cats series, a new one opens with the official adoption of the cat behind all the stories…Princess. That is the name the kids on the other side of the fence … Continue reading →

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Are you pondering what I’m pondering Darth Pinky?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Steve

I think so Brainperor, but if we call them Sunnytroopers, shouldn’t their helmets have smiles on them? That’s the best I could do after several weeks. How the writers for Animaniacs and Pinky & the Brain pulled off those jokes must’ve been an Olympic-level … Continue reading →

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Now there’s dedication

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Steve

Fans recognize that awkward running style/silhouette of Hank and Dean Venture! This young lady had it tattooed on her arm. Now there’s fandom! Should I ever get to write my long overdue Venture Brothers trivia tournament, I better see her present. … Continue reading →

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Backyard Cats…epilog?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Steve

On Sunday afternoon we took Princess Buttercup and her litter to AHS. Originally the plan was to have the kittens go while mama would be spayed at White Rock. Given Miette’s medical bill, PB would be joining the children instead. … Continue reading →

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