Vs. Airman is kind of mind-blowing the first time you see it. It is not a PC or flash game, but a romhack that can run on a real NES. But which game is it a hack of?
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posted by JHarris
on Apr 5, 2011 -
17 comments
There is some debate as to why he torched
it. But
here he is in all his glory, at the location where some the most innovative
sounds the world has ever heard were recorded. Lee Scratch at Black Ark. (first post...good to be here)
posted by Jibuzaemon
on Feb 27, 2011 -
10 comments
Bike Jump — Four straight minutes of dudes ramping bikes and their bodies 35 feet into the air and splashing down into a small pond. [1080p slyt]
posted by netbros
on Oct 8, 2010 -
43 comments
MLK Jr: The First Attempt : Nearly 10 years before he was assassinated, as Dr. King signed copies of his book
Stride Toward Freedom,
Izola Ware Curry, a part-time maid from Georgia, stabbed him in the chest with a letter opener, nearly puncturing his aorta. Though she was eventually indicted for attempted murder, Ms. Curry was found
incompetent to stand trial and committed to Matteawan State Hospital for the criminally insane. Characteristically, Dr. King
forgave her and requested that she be rehabilitated as a productive member of society.
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posted by Alison
on Jan 18, 2010 -
7 comments
Some guy named Spence Peppard takes a flying shot at Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline's
Crazy.
posted by loquacious
on Aug 28, 2009 -
50 comments
Welcome to Harpeau Crapeau University. Sing along now:
Dear, dear ol' HCU,
We're filled with gratitude.
Sagest Amphibian,
Swami and trusted friend.
Our guide through the world of Maya,
Wit and wisdom, "Hi, howaya?"
Misguided A-Souls should try-ya!
God bless HCU
posted by mwhybark
on Sep 8, 2008 -
11 comments
Hello Hello Finally a myspace blog post worth seeing: funny window messages about neighbors with trash disposal concerns, vaguely reminiscent of the window messages in "You and Me and Everyone Else We Know"
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posted by srs
on Jul 13, 2008 -
15 comments
According to Ilechukwu, an epidemic of penis theft swept Nigeria between 1975 and 1977. Then there seemed to be a lull until 1990, when the stealing resurged. “Men could be seen in the streets of Lagos holding on to their genitalia either openly or discreetly with their hand in their pockets,” Ilechukwu wrote. “Women were also seen holding on to their breasts directly or discreetly, by crossing the hands across the chest. . . . Vigilance and anticipatory aggression were thought to be good prophylaxes. This led to further breakdown of law and order.” In a typical incident, someone would suddenly yell: Thief! My genitals are gone! Then a culprit would be identified, apprehended, and, often, killed.
posted by chunking express
on Jul 8, 2008 -
71 comments
On public access TV in Seattle a preacher named Bruce Howard
rambled each week for twenty five minutes about
love and hope. He would then abruptly burst into song (
some covers, some
original) and lavish affection onto his
pug,
BUSTER LOVE! We watched at first to mock, and then grew to genuinely like him. But sometime between then and now he seems to have
gone mad (last two links nsfw-ish).
posted by jiiota
on Nov 25, 2007 -
72 comments
You've never heard a box of Stoned Wheat Thins, a big tub of Necco, a little wooden frog, a Tupperware bucket, an empty jar and a theremin sound this good. It's
Crazy. No, really, it's
Crazy.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on Oct 11, 2007 -
19 comments
Those crazy
Scientologists are at it again. This time, a New Zealand website owner has been
ordered to relinquish his clever domain name,
scienTOMogy.info under threat of legal action. The site, an ugly-looking collection of
links to
other Scientology-debunking websites, serves as a clearinghouse for information about one of the church's most notorious members, Tom Cruise. CoS claims the domain is similar enough to their
official website address to be
confusing to Internet users.
posted by wakko
on Oct 19, 2005 -
42 comments
You thought the US had all the frivolous lawsuits? You thought that
Russian astrologer had the "stupidest lawsuit ever" award all sewn up?
Think again. French bus service Transports Schiocchet Excursions is suing a group of ten women who carpool to work every day, alleging unfair competition with their bus line. Among TSE's demands: confiscation of the defendants' cars.
Groklaw has more, including excerpts from an interview in French which tosses around the delicious term "covoiturage".
posted by ubernostrum
on Jul 12, 2005 -
41 comments
The Crazy Frog / Axel F Song (previously mentioned on the
Blue) is about to make history by being the first ringtone / pop music crossover to successfully invade the British charts. How successful? A little band named
Coldplay also have a new single out; as it stands,
Crazy Frog is outselling their effort by a factor of 4 to 1.
People, this is serious. Prepare for some major league irritation to descend upon us. The success of this single will only spawn a legion of imitators, and that can only lead to the dark side. As
Malcolm McLaren, ex Sex Pistols manager puts it: "Listen to this song and you can hear the death knell of the traditional music industry."
posted by LondonYank
on May 28, 2005 -
40 comments
The return of
Ralph Snart...to the
web and to
print! This is Marc Hansen's outrageous story of a mild-mannered alcoholic accountant gone completely mental, featuring
Dr. Goot (evil scientist and nemesis),
Mr. Lizard (thanks to radioactive crickets) and
Holly Hornswoggle (evil lab assistant and love interest). It originally ran from 1986 to 1994 and of course there is always the obligatory
unofficial site.
posted by boost ventilator
on Jun 11, 2004 -
6 comments
"Skydiver in record Channel flight" is the claim made by an Austrian skydiving across the channel aided by small strap-on wings.
Evidently he needed a 1 in 4 glide angle to make it, but a simple understanding of flight mechanics would suggest that the distance he could fly is proportional to the amount of strap-on wing area. At what point does skydiving become gliding?
posted by marvin
on Jul 31, 2003 -
12 comments
