My New Favorite Movie

The Awesomeness of Vermin Supreme

I've found my new favorite politician. Meet Vermin Supreme. He's the friendly fascist, he's the tyrant that you should trust. We should let him run our lives, because he does know what's best for us.  Let's see what he stands for:

• Mandatory tooth brushing law.
• Dental Re-education centers.
• Preventative dental maintenance detention facilities.
• Genetically engineered winged monkeys to act as tooth fairies.
• Free Pony for every America.
• A federal Pony identification program.
• Harnessing the power of zombies as a clean energy source.

Let's see if we can get him to run with Rent-is-too-high-man on a double ticket.

Best Birthday Present ever

Holy crap, this is awesome:

Evil Clown Hired for stalking, threats and a pie in the face


‘The clown’s one and only aim is to smash a cake into the face of his victim, when they least expect it, during the course of seven days.’
If the boy or girl manages to avoid the ‘hit’, they are given the cake as a birthday present. Well, that’s alright then.
The frightening fun can be stopped at any time, which is handy for parents who have second thoughts and don’t fancy the cost of child therapy.
Deville said: ‘The clown will never break into a residence or show up at work. ‘It’s all in fun and if, at any point, the kids get scared or their parents are concerned, we stop right there.

This is not going to end nicely. This is a lawsuit (or a murder) waiting to happen.

I want me some Matrix Chicken

Sometimes I think the human ape has become too smart for it's own good. Take for example, this proposal from philosopher Paul Thompson - The Headless Chicken Solution.  Basically it comes down to breeding a race of chickens which do not have brains, then hooking them up to a bunch of machines and shit and using electrodes to stimulate muscle growth, so that the chicken doesn't "suffer."

My first reaction to this idea is "Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people?" Although I must admit on further reflection, it actually is a rather good idea. If the animal doesn't have a brain, at least all those PETA people can't complain about it.

But how long before we're just genetically engineering chickens to automatically grow in pre-battered nugget form? And really, could you eat some KFC knowing the poor thing looked like this?

The "Shit log" of Christmas

Today I learned about the Tió de Nadal, a part of a Christmas tradition from Catalonia (which is, for people who don't know, an eastern region of Spain.) Every year a large log is hollowed out, and "fed" with treats, candy, and other yummy things through the month of December, whereupon on Christmas eve the children beat the log with sticks and scream "SHIT LOG! SHIT LOG!" after which the log excretes the candy for their enjoyment. When the Tió is finished shitting, it will poop out a picked herring, or a piece of garlic. Not making this up.

The log is nicknamed the "Caga tió" or "Shitting Log," and usually has two legs, a goofy face, and wears a traditional Catalan stocking cap. Apparently this tradition is pretty widespread and commercialized in Spain, kind of the same way we here in America take the kids to go see Santa Claus at the mall, except if Santa was made of wood and you had to brutalize him with a stick whilst commanding him to defecate candy.

Merry Christmas everyone!

SHIT LOG!

Vegetable Juice

The older I get, the stranger the world seems to become.

Shikari (1963) - Another Indian King Kong movie

Since I posted a link to Banglar King Kong last time, I think it's only fair that we check out India's version of the Kong story. Shikari (1963) loosely follows the same plot, but somehow there's a mad scientist in there somewhere. Also, expect a few good musical numbers too.

Watch on Veoh below:

Part 1

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v202169899x2ZpRtM?h1=Shikari+Part+1

Part 2

http://www.veoh.com//watch/v20215601nmqt8czx?h1=Shikari+Part+2

Enjoy!