An Offense to Good Taste

What in the hell...Tim Curry singing "The Ballad of Davey Crockett"? He makes it seem so, so, lewd. "Somebody's gotta map it!" "Trusty gun" sounds filthy coming out of Tim Curry's mouth. And so does that sentence.

You can torture yourself with other bad Disney covers by buying this album. I can't believe I don't have it. I must, I probably keep it hidden out of shame.

If you really want some ear-bleeding badness, stop by Covering the Mouse, a site devoted (really, truly, disturbingly devoted) to Disney cover songs.

Pretty! Want.

Explosions, twitchy game play, more explosions, and synthy j pop. August can't come soon enough. Some of you had better get your 360s repaired but quick.

Raiden 4 gameplay





Oh, what the hell. Here is the promo and features video too. What can I say? I love me some spritey shooters.

Well, At Least It Has Sleeves

Rafael Nadal trying to be pretty in pink at the French Open.





Raffa, take a tip on style from Big Bill.

Simple Relationships

is to good gaming as

are to good music.

Glad I could clear that up for you.

Coming To A Sidewalk Near You

Updated to correct errors.


Just so I am clear on how this works, in London, doing this on a sidewalk is illegal (turns out this is not the case).











So is doing this, right? Wrong again.












But, driving 600 pounds of scooter is alright.

The Rainrider. Just because grandma lost her license doesn't mean she shouldn't be able run into someone.

Update:

Thanks to Titus in the comments for pointing out that skateboarding on London sidewalks is not illegal. I guess it was one of those things that I was so sure about, that I forgot to check the by-laws. And I don't think inline skating is illegal either. So, the whole post is a pointless piece of crap. Oh well.

Heathen Queen of Sleaze

Gak. Monday morning again. Better put on some funk and try to wake up.


Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1985.




I think Freaky Styley is a damn fine album.

This May Be the SuperHero Game You're Looking For

Anyone with a passing knowledge of video games knows that games based on comic book heroes suck. Always.

But, like the way that "The Incredibles" was the best Fantastic Four movie, and "Crackdown" was the best superhero game up to this point, Red Faction: Guerilla may be the game you need for your superhero fix.

We'll do this for the comic fans; no links 'cause the references are obvious. Here are the basic skills and "power ups" in Red Faction Guerilla". They scream superhero to me.

One hit kill hammer. Can be upgraded to a "crazy kill everything" hammer.
You can shoot electric bolts at people.
You can shoot electric bolts at people while wearing a jet pack.
You can enable a power up that will let you run through everyone and everything. Completely unstoppable. There must be a word for that. Termijuggersomething.
You can run really fast with another power.
You can throw things, and charge them so that they explode on impact.
Jet pack and lightning bolts. JET PACK AND LIGHTNING BOLTS! What more do you need?

When Dumb People Blog

Oh Sigmund, poor Sigmund. I know you don't think you are a racist, but you are. And your latest post about the Tamil demonstration in Toronto, just cements the fact.

You chose to reproduce something from "Don Warnell
RCAF/1St Cdn Sigs Regiment/Airborne/4yrs attached to RCN east coast". "Don" (I use scare quotes because I doubt he exists) decries the fact the ethnic Tamils blocked the Garderner for a day (I guess no one was able to take Lakeshore) and the fact that they would like Canadians to wake up to the fact of that Tamils have been attacked by the Sri Lankan army, and have been victimized for, oh, about 25 years. Of course, only a loony leftie would think that way.

The best part of "Don's" post is this bit:

"Our ancestors stood up to carve out a way of living that we enjoy today. They did not go to your country, accept your hospitality then disrupt your way of life"

You are all smart kids, so I don't think I have to point out the wicked irony. Well, maybe just a bit.

In the meantime, enjoy some witty conversation with your brethren Sigmund. You've earned it.

Update:

Now it's my turn to be dumb. In the comments, the Most Reverend Paperboy points out the far more useful argument against the statement that "we never went to your country and fucked with things". In fact, we did. So, I may be dumb, but Sigmund is dumber. As for Don, well, he is off the scale.