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• Commented on Mugshots from 1903 in curious series
  Well, I'm gratified to see Jonah Hex lived to a ripe old age before they done did him in....
• Commented on Preposterous and nonsensical rap/hip-hop lyrics. Also, bling teeth.
  Sorry, but this is the dumbest shit boingboing has ever linked to. The idea of calling out the absurdity of rap lyrics is cool, but the execution is just so horribly unfunny. Here's the formula, as near as I can...
• Commented on A bunch of old school strip cartoonists draw on the bathing suits of comely young models
  JAYTKAY, absolutely perfect call. Plus ça change: Jim Mahfood and a bunch of others did this exact thing at San Diego this year, only the suits were a lot, lot smaller....
• Commented on Filmmaker John Hughes has died.
  I blame his parents. No Ma and Pa Hughes, no Fox News. I'm not saying they INTENDED to ruin the world when they procreated, but I'll be goddamned if I'm gonna let them off the hook for it. Sheesh... Jesus,...
• Commented on Michael Jackson wanted to make "Spider Man" movie, says Stan Lee
  Instead he had to content himself with playing one of the coolest, weirdest villains of the '80s, Ace Spencer, in a couple of annuals of "The Spectacular Spider-Man": http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/spenceracesm.htm BP, The Geek...
• Commented on Deduct your Ponzi scheme losses
  Do we have a standard valuation scheme for magic beans? Anybody?...
• Commented on Barometer store in England features reproduction of a "Tempest Prognosticator," a.k.a "Leech Barometer"
  "Tempest Prognosticator" sounds like a kick-ass YA fantasy heroine, like a Harriet Potter....
• Commented on Bubble wrapping death masks
  Wow, that's powerful, Takuan. I missed that the first time around. Thank you....
• Commented on Lego zombies!
  Man, if those were steampunk Lego zombies fucking up IP lawyers at Disneyland, this would be perfect Boing Boing bait. Still, not too shabby!...
• Commented on New chair from legendary designer Niels Diffrient
  Not trying to be a dick at all, seriously, but $740 is out of Cory's budget? Really? Suddenly I don't feel so bad....
• Commented on The Brain that Changes Itself: hopeful book on the science of neuroplasticity
  Glanced at the cover, didn't even skim TFA, haven't read the posts. I just have to say "Doidge" is my awesome new sound effect. Carry on....
• Commented on David Carradine, RIP
  I attended an interesting seminar for writers conducted by a retired homicide detective many years ago, and someone asked how the old cop would get away with murder if he had to. He said there were only two really solid...
• Commented on Damien Walter's 2009 <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">parkour</span> free running showreel
  And they cast Ben Affleck for Daredevil? Huh....
• Commented on Custom sonogram cufflinks
  Oh, good. The ice was broken by the first few posters, now I don't have to pretend these aren't tasteless and dumb. As a father of two and a fan of French cuffs, I still think they're crap. What's next,...
• Commented on Green-glowing marmosets
  That's some Ben 10 shit right there....
• Commented on Virgin America: Now, with Absinthe.
  Girls Gone Wilde. Jesus, Grikdog, retire now. You can't top that. Can you?...
• Commented on Virgin America: Now, with Absinthe.
  The thing about absinthe is, it's sort of a stimulant and a depressant at the same time, which for me, at least, results in a feeling of being "speedy drunk." In my experience, there's no better lubricant for breaking down...
• Commented on Nervy Nat: 1907 comic from the guy who drew Uncle Sam
  Man, even back then dudes were drawing feet on the wrong legs! Was Flagg an ancestor of Rob Liefeld? "Slathers" is my favorite, BTW....
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  Okay, dibs on the name "Cucumber-Beefstick Lance" for when my porn career finally gets rolling....
• Commented on Anatomical drawing on a cast
  THAT'S why I come here every morning, that right there. Truly a wonderful thing....
• Commented on Mark Ryden's first toy, photographed by Brian McCarty
  My kids are gonna love that....
• Commented on Nurses fired for taking photos of patient's x-rays (of his rectum, complete with lodged object)
  The weirdest one I've heard about (from a close friend who's a career ER doc) was a guy who presented with terrible abdominal cramping. X-rays revealed a series of about a dozen Ken Doll heads impacted throughout his colon. Poor...
• Commented on PooH &#38; Ice
  Pooh and Ice? That's a stabbin'....
• Commented on Musician sells CD for $15.98, CD + live concert for $5000
  Well, I hope it's close enough to walk, 'cause... Hardin' wouldn't run. Sorry....
• Commented on Funny commercial for Microsoft's Songsmith
  Arkizzle: I think you mean "11." None more sucky....
• Commented on Funny commercial for Microsoft's Songsmith
  I can't believe I watched the whole thing. I just couldn't stop waiting for the wink to let me know they were kidding. I'm still not sure they're not. They HAVE to be kidding, right? Either way, I hope that...
• Commented on Fish deboning gadget
  Aww Jesus, I remember when Nikolai Volkoff went up against The Iron Chink in a barbed-wire-and-gunpowder match in Moose Jaw in like '89 or '90. Talk about your bitter blood....
• Commented on What do you call the shop on the corner?
  Sorry to go OT here, but does Mac's still sell Slush Cats? Christ, those were good. So much ... wetter than a Slurpee, somehow. (Which we'd buy at the Sev, or the Sebbin' Lebbin' after The Dark Knight Returns came...
• Commented on Anil Dash Overanalyzes Election-Themed Yo Momma Fights on Twitter
  While this is all in good fun, what's startling to me is that none of the jokes I've seen mention, or even allude to, race. Because both their mamas are white, duh....
• Commented on Homosexuals should carry warning tattoos, says London Stock Exchange chaplain
  Well shit, I wasn't going to say anything, but if you guys are going there... yeah, he does have a touch of McCain face, doesn't he? Alternatively: teh ghey! it burns!!!1!...