Friday, June 18, 2010

The Tao of Spike Spiegel, Route 1

I saw this fortune on the inner foil of a Dove Chocolate: "What would you do if you could not fail?"

In his Book of Five Rings, Musashi Miyamoto wrote that everything you do should be angled towards death, not out of self-destruction, but that you have accomplished everything you intended and that you'd be able to die at any moment satisfied in that knowledge.

So...what would you do if you could not fail?

An ode to Sookie Stackhouse

I've never seen True Blood, but I like Anna Paquin, so...



Found on io9.

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Today's the monthly-scheduled Bakesale Betty's supply run, where the chicken sammiches are two big breasts on a roll. Picture unrelated.

Wendy Combattente, from the ore archives.

Wisdom of the Ancients: Chuck Jones edition

FMD Crankmonkey delivers this valuable ore: Things I learned from Chuck Jones.
1. Never stick a body part, or your gun, in to a hole.

2. When your life is on the line, it’s okay to dress like a girl and seduce your captor.

3. Even a Grinch can be lovable.

4. Control your anger at all costs. Otherwise you will end up repeatedly falling off a 500-foot tall diving platform.

5. You cannot win an argument with a smart rabbit. Especially if you’re a duck.

6. Anvils are funny, but dynamite is funnier.

7. When casting voiceover talent, pick the most distinctive voice(s) you can find. Even if just one guy does the all the voices.

8. A “varmint” is an objectionable or undesirable animal.

9. Visual gags are universally understood.

10. That being said, to fully enjoy Road Runner and Coyote, you must learn to read.

11. If you ever find a frog in a box at a construction site, kill it before it starts singing.

12. Boris Karloff should have been the voice of more cartoon villains.

13. Cartoonists can get away with murder. Repeatedly.

14. There doesn’t always have to be a winner and a loser, but it does make things more entertaining if there is.

15. You don’t need to use profanity to be funny.

16. Children will learn to appreciate Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Rossini, and Wagner when their music is used as a soundtrack.

17. Skunks stink.

18. Cartoon cats are a great foil.

19. Pencils are better writing instruments because they allow you to erase your mistakes.

20. A performance of “Flight of the Valkyries” is just not complete without a guy singing, “Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit.”

21. Cartoon characters can take any amount of punishment you choose to dish out.

22. Never buy anything from a place called Acme.

23. There are many ways to exploit the same gimmick.

24. People who never grew up watching Looney Tunes will not have a fully developed sense of humor.

25. “That’s all folks,” is a much nicer way to say “The End.”

Mmm, Cocoa Puffs

OM NOM NOM provided by Hawtness.

Breakfast Granola for 6/18/10

And to think, I don't even have a PS3 yet. Word from Uncrate is:
It sure as hell took them long enough, but Gran Turismo 5 is really, finally coming to the PS3 — and you can celebrate the occasion with the Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Edition ($100). It includes a copy of the 3D-capable game, a 1:43 scale diecast 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V, a GT keychain, a voucher for five downloadable high-end cars, a 300-page guide covering everything from car history to driving techniques. November can't get here fast enough.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Soccer is teh lame

OM NOM NOM!

It happens quickly, so pay close attention...



Lucy Pinder enjoying the flavor of Michelle Marsh was found on Hollywood Tuna.

Breakfast Granola for 6/17/10

Yesterday was OK. I suppose you could say it delivered.

So, what has Brown done for you?

Found on Funtasticus.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Can plz haz kindness from new overlords? Kthxbye!

Breakfast Granola for 6/16/10

Sophie Turner's cleavage is going to have to get us into the morning.

Found on Hollywood Tuna.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Connect the dots

Penny Mathis was found on Hollywood Tuna.

How does MicroSoft fail so extremely?











And for Al Jefe

Hecho en Chile

Never heard of Chilenita, but I'm going to guess it means "she who is from Chile."

And how's that pronounced: Chile-neat-a or Chill-n-eat-a? Tuesday is now mysterious.

Found on F-listed.

Breakfast Granola for 6/15/10

Because she is beautiful and sorely under-represented, some September Carrino from the ore archives.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should



Found on Gizmodo via Jalopnik.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Chinese drivers are shitty in China

As found on Jalopnik...

My favorite Nazi

Here's another promo pic of Iron Sky's Julia Dietze.

1) This movie needs to hurry up and get made.

2) Please let SS officer Renate Richter's wardrobe include short skirts and thigh-high boots.

Found on Julia's site.

Can plz haz summertime? Kthxbye!

Resort pool + Jordan Carver + ???? = PROFIT!

Found on Hollywood Tuna.

Breakfast Granola for 6/14/10

It's Flag Day!

If revisiting Chase Masterson is wrong, I don't want to be right.