Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Three Articles to Check Out

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

I came across three interesting articles this last week. I thought I’d pass them along.
Somebody Went Postal on Him
Over at the WFMU blog is “The Ballad Of The Walking Postman”. It’s a tale from the Civil Rights Era. Here’s what WFMU says about it:
Today’s musical selection tells the story of Bill Moore, [...]

The Most Awesome Toy of All

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

In our efforts to make the world safe for retards, we have removed all of the fun from life. That includes the most awesome toy of all time: The Atom!

(All images from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum Collection)

This bad boy comes to us from 1959. It [...]

It Only Hurts When I Play

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Here’s an excerpt from The Onion:
Fun Toy Banned Because Of Three Stupid Dead Kids

WASHINGTON, DC—In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Wizco Toys of Montclair, NJ, recalled 245,000 Aqua Assault RoboFighters Monday after three dumb kids managed to kill themselves playing with the popular toy, ruining the fun for everybody else.
“The tragedy is [...]

The Ghost of Christmas Presents

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

This is what toys used to be like, before they got all wimped out due to “safety issues”. I’ll have more to say about that in my next two posts. In the meantime, here are some great and not-so-great presents (both real and imaginary) that you can get your kids for Christmas.
For kids [...]

Carnival of Executions

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Teddy Bear is a blasphemer! Nail him to the cross!
It has been quite a while since I participated in a Carnival of the Godless. Now that my life is partially back to normal, it’s time to rejoin the fun. This week it is being held over at The Gaytheists. You’ll find ten [...]

I’m Dreaming of a YouTube Christmas

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Here are a few of the better Christmas videos that I came across.
In this first one, Santa kicks some ass!

In my previous post, there was something for Mrs. Claus. In this post, we have something for Mr. Claus:

You have to admit, Santa is a suspicious character:

This last one is just some [...]

Bad Santas, Part 2

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Why batteries were never included
with the toys you got. Somebody
intercepted them!

The other photo blog that Miss Cellania recommended is called Santa, NO! Its pictures are often funnier, but many of them are rude, crude, and lewd.
The vibrator at right is the tamest of the rude pictures.
If you think about it, Mrs. Claus probably [...]

Bad Santas, Part 1

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Santa is angry, because the age
of consent in this state is 18.

The government spent millions of dollars during the Cold War to create the internet, and all we use it for today is to look at cat pictures. And porn. We won the Cold War, because the Soviet Union didn’t place enough value [...]