Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
The Debate of the Century!
I am looking forward to watching the final Presidential Debate today, which conveniently airs at noon in Australia. However, I doubt that it could be as incendiary or entertaining as the current Mayoral Debate raging in Gotham City:
There is a lot to enjoy in this video, but I particularly loved how uncannily it [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in batman, humor, politics by Aaron Humphrey
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
The Furious White Boy Mask Returns!
Despite all my rage, I am still just a white boy in a toaster oven
Long ago, I unleashed a potent vision of white boy RAGE upon the world. The world shuddered and imploded, crushed beneath the weight of my fury. It the wake of our Earth’s destruction, another world was created that almost [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in doppleganger watch, masks, photos, vanity by Aaron Humphrey
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
The Fury of Calvin’s Dad
When I am older, I will probably be just as grumpy about consumerism as Calvin’s dad is, and my children will spite me for it.
The final exchange in this strip is eerily prescient considering how well it summarizes what Bush was telling Americans circa 2002. I’m sure it was funnier in 1992 before that [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in comics by Aaron Humphrey
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Echidnas are Nature’s Perfect Animal
Until I visited Australia, most of my knowledge of echidnas came from the Sega Genesis, but it turns out that they don’t really look much like Sonic the Hedgehog’s friendly rival Knuckles:
(As a side note, I’ve always wondered how Knuckles’ shoes were supposed to work. Are those metal bolts screwed directly into his feet? [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Australia, photography, wildlife by Aaron Humphrey
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Adelaide United vs. Uzbekistan
Last night Adelaide United Football Club faced off against Uzbekistan team Bunyodkor in the first leg of Asian Football Confederation Champions League semi-finals. The heavily-bankrolled Bunyodkor team pays each of its top players $9 million a season — three times the entire Adelaide United payroll. Word in the stadium was that they flew [...]