Buzzing Death Robots

The guys that work soo hard on stuff like this today are the engineers of tomorrow’s armageddon.  Seriously.  Did you have to work quite so hard on the menacing re-formation bit when flying through a window?  I mean seriously, just add some scenery and a grimy, frightened rebel fighter crouching under the window clutching his gun and you have the sizzler reel for a really good science fiction movie.  Why do we need this?  Will we all even live long enough to regret this?

Yes, it’s still unspeakably cool.

via Techcrunch

Hey, cool! Also, JESUS CRIPES what the hell is that thing?

One thing that has always bothered me when scientists discover a truly badass scary new thing living on this world and they say, it’s habitat is now limited to a small area of so-and-so place, how can we be sure that this frigging nightmare terror is on the decline, and not just finished CONQUERING it’s little corner of Out-of-the-way-Land, and is thinking of expanding it’s empire?  It would kinda suck in three years when we all live on floating rafts with Kevin Costner because the entire Earth is covered with ravenous giant insects and we look back and say, you know, dang it, we could have avoided all of this with a single well placed napalm strike of that little isolated valley?  Pass the sea cucumber, Kevin.

Anyway, here is the largest damn thing I have ever seen eating a carrot that also isn’t adorable.  Ick.

Anyway, apparently this is the heaviest whatever the hell it is, it’s wonderful and special and I can’t help but think I want it deaddeaddead.  So much for the wonders of nature for me I guess.

There’s another picture here, but it won’t make you forget the first one any better.  Talk about the willies.

Pizza IS a vegetable, of course.

Thank heavens the US Congress is really taking this whole childhood obesity problem seriously, and will soon be passing some laws to make sure that kids eat more vegetables.  The solution was embarrassingly easy, and they can’t believe they didn’t think of it before now:  Write a little law, and bam, pizza IS a vegetable!  Done.  I’m sure that failing to resist those lobbying corporations that keep you all fat will have no adverse financial consequences later on, like health care.

Good job!

Healthy Schools Campaign

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Toronto Neighbourhood Attempts to be Child-Free

Here’s a link to a CBC Radio program that has an interview with a childless couple from the downtown neighbourhood of Liberty Village that is trying to get a bylaw passed that would prevent couples from buying a home in the 4 block area immediately surrounding their own home.  I wish them luck in their efforts to rid themselves of screaming rugrats.

 Toronto Neighbourhood tries to ban children

 

Note that the program is completely satirical, making fun of cold ridiculous yuppie snobs.  It’s done pretty well, the comments are about 50% between people who get it and people who really don’t. Also, good for you for zooming in to read this.

Gumby Fails to Rob Convenience Store, foiled by pockets or Gumby hands, or both

Yes, this is a pathetic re-post of a silly news story.  It’s an effort to break the blog block I have been having lately.  It’s still funny.  Enjoy.

The clerk thought it was a joke and told Gumby that he had to go back to cleaning. Gumby insisted that the robbery was real and proceeded to reach into his Gumby-like pockets as if he were looking for a weapon, of which was never produced. The Gumby costume impeded his efforts to reach into his pockets and after fumbling around for several minutes, Gumby gave up his efforts and walked out of the store after dropping 26 cents out of his pocket.

Thank you, Internet.  Also hit the link for bonus surveillance video of this idiot.

Source:  Boing Boing and the San Diego News