Yay our system!

I know the little things like pipeline safety fees are aggregately important, but still...

It's sad and funny, simultaneously,  how close this is to reality.

The truth in comedy

I love the Onion, but it's a shame they have so much material for satire...

Here's one for thought: Are politicians failing our lobbyists?

I like the part at the end, about having a president identified with a logo. Like an O, perhaps?

But seriously, I don't think corporations need to worry about our politicians...they seem to be getting plenty of money from the government now.

And then there's this gem: Congressment offers preemptive apology for extramarital affair.

Don't need to comment on that, really. Our society, ladies and gentlemen.

Not enough madness in our schools

I'm not so sure about that, but I do like me a good Onion article.  Man, I gotta read some Lovecraft.

Lord of the Rings - Voiceover

Heh heh...

Watch out for zombies on the road

Chuckle.

This just in: obvious is funny

This short article is slightly old, but I come back to it every so often. I don't know what it is; I guess I'm just a sucker for anything that states the obvious, hashing and rehashing in a clever way.

Anyway, do you like turkey sandwiches?

Winners and Losers

I think it's safe to say that this past Tuesday produced some very clear winners and losers. There is celebration; there is bitterness. Time will tell if wounds will heal.

For the town of Obama in Japan, it is a happy time. The town of some 32,000 people hasn't been in the limelight like this since...well, ever. Nor will it likely ever be again. Ok, Obama - enjoy it. You've earned it, by coincidentally having the same name as the wildly popular US President-elect. Well done. And I'm sure Barrack will be quite pleased with that statue of him you're building. 

Meanwhile, McCain Foods LTD. has, quite gracefully, let Obama, Japan enjoy this victory. In a 

classy display of optimism, McCain recently released the following statement: "McCain Foods opens new Florenceville plant."

I'm sure it would have been nice to have your name attached to the highest office in the land, McCain, but now it's time to fall back 

and lick your wounds. Yes, lick those tasty, tasty wounds.

Recommended Videos

The quality isn't that great, but this sketch is pretty great. I've never seen any of the Disney "High School Musical" movies, but I can imagine what they must entail. Oh lamentations...

Good old colonial humor. Caution: lots of foul language.

We're on our way

I don't think things will be this bad, but we're in for some changes indeed if (or when) Obama wins.

I love the last line- "Hope for the change of the hope of the change!"

Funny ha-ha

Laugh.

Regardless of your politics, both Obama and McCain were hilarious (if you've been following current political events). 

DK follow-up

Man, I haven't thought about that game in a long time.  I'd just like to follow up Gobbler's post with a thought of my own.

When I consider my favorite games of all time or my favorite game music of all time, I can't honestly say any DK titles make it onto my list.  However, they were fun and well-made games.  I think I've been blocking them out ever since Diddy Kong Racing came into being, although my sister and I did have some good times on the level where you have to fly around and collect eggs. It sounds lame, I know, but you're flying around a volcano and you can either knock eggs away from other players or just steal them from their nest.

But anyway, while I delight in fails (especially epic fails) as much as the next guy, there is an epic WIN in DK Country that I am itching to point out.  DK Country provides the player with the unique, though limited chance, to control a gorilla riding a rhino.  While playing this monstrosity, you are invincible (to my knowledge) and can completely destroy any foes that stand in your path; as it should be.  I mean, what can beat a gorilla on top of a damn rhino?  I think if I saw that in real life I would soil myself.  

I have provided a picture to illustrate my point:

A million points

This is from failblog.org, but if one of my kids had written this, I would have given full credit, if not more than full.

Rules of Engagement

Just quickly: It would have made the game difficult, yes, but also more realistic.

Focusing on the Issues

I'm glad to finally see some media coverage of what matters to me, and indeed most Americans. When I vote for the next president, I don't care about policy so much about which candidate looks the snaziest or makes me feel the fuzziest inside.

Ninjas +1

So Emmanuel has brought to my attention a little tribute that (if accurate) brings ninjas up one more point. I haven't actually played any of the Ninja Gaiden games since the original Nintendo, but they really do seem to boost ninja popularity..

More to come.

Pirates at Large

They just don't quit. Seems like these days ninjas just aren't able to keep pirates in check. May be that they have their hands full with the in-fightining, though.

In nerdier news (yes, it's possible), here is a look at what World of Warcraft characters do with their free time.

Pirate Addendum

For those of you who enjoy pirates or pirating, here's a movie that I can recommend. It's not well-known, but it has Tommy Lee Jones and some bad-ass crew members. One guy has a pegleg, and it's made of bones.

Later.

If Only

This one's for Emmanuel and Nathan:

One.
Two.
Three.
Ok, that's enough.

Ooo Shiny

I haven't had much to report or write about the past few days, so here are some videos. Some are NSFW, so caution please.

Collegehumor is probably my favorite amateur comedy production team (they put all their stuff on Youtube). I can't vouch for the rest of their website, but a decent amount of their videos are pretty funny and fairly original.

1. This is true and kind of makes me ashamed of those "Power of Villanova" commercials.

2. If only there were a way to combine boardgames like this...could make for some interesting parties.

3. A lot of these characters were created during a different time, my friends. And the world has become much darker and more critical of vibrant colors. Do watch the last 5 seconds of this one.

4. Thanks for reminding me of this, Ben. Now I want to watch T2.

'Til I have something to say..