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You Can’t Be Something You’re Not [Walking Dead Dissection]
There is a flaw with AMC’s The Walking Dead. It’s an unfortunate one. Consistency. With a lot of shows, this isn’t all that important. Comedy, episodic drama or stories that take regular time jumps of weeks or months between installments...
Why You Should Get Excited About Walking Dead Casting The Governor
David Morrissey will play The Governor in The Walking Dead’s third season. Doctor Who fans will recognize him as the confused Victorian era faux-ctor from the 2008 Christmas special The Next Doctor. Although certainly memorable, we didn’t...
The 21 Best Trail Cam Images The Internet Has To Offer
We recently covered the release of a reported image of Bigfoot captured by a trail cam and my subsequent research Google search on trail cam images led me down a rabbit-hole from which I am just now emerging. At times the Internet begins...
New Trail Cam Bigfoot Picture Released
The American Bigfoot Society has released what is being called the “clearest photo since Patterson-Gimlin”. Taken in 2008, it has only just been released, you can read about all the details at the source. [Bigfoot Evidence]
Palestinian Baby Eats a Snake’s Head
Kids do the darndest things. It can be a full time job trying to keep foreign, sometimes disgusting objects out of their mouths. But what if you could use the disturbing habit to your benefit? What if your infant could be used to safe...
Vampire Pterosaur?
In 2002, scientists published the discovery of a new pterosaur from Inner Mongolia named Jeholopterus ninchengensis. The wingspan was less than three feet and it probably weighed between 5 and 10 lbs. In 2003, David Peters published The...
Great News For People Who Hate Fun! Error Found in Neutrino Results
Much was made over the last few months about the apparent discovery of faster than light neutrinos at the CERN laboratories. The neutrinos appeared to travel at 60 seconds faster than the speed of light. Of course, this would stand in...
Japan Seeks to Build Space Elevator by 2050
We’ve talked, a lot about space elevators on the Weird Things podcast. For good reason. We are in an exciting period of engineering evolution where our drive to get things into space cheaper and cheaper is merging with stronger and cheaper...
Chronological Man: The Martian Emperor Book Trailer Available!
SPONSORED POST The thrilling second Chronological Man Adventure! Who is the Martian Emperor? When a giant airship descends on New York City in 1892 and threatens destruction if the world doesn’t submit to the Martian flag, it’s up to the...
The Dale Face [Walking Dead Dissection]
After an episode that left my expectations for this episode in the same shape as Lori’s car. I was ready to quit. Done writing recaps. I don’t like crapping on TV that other people like. Unless it’s Heroes. Because, seriously, f— Heroes....
First Test-Tube Hamburger to be Produced in 2012
It’s a revolution best served with pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun. The first test-tube grown hamburger will be produced this fall. Although still in the laboratory phase as of now, the experiment will eventually produces thousands...
Report: UFO Explodes, Crashes in South Carolina
It streaked through the sky and made a loud boom in South Carolina, but what exactly crashed to Earth this week in the Palmetto State? A local astronomer claims it was a meteorite, but we will leave it up to you dear readers to determine...
New Evidence: Hitler had Secret Love Child, was a Deadbeat Dad
Not that Adolf Hitler is really hurting for further reasons to categorize him as a first-class jerk, but we can add one more log to the fire. Adolf Hitler was a deadbeat dad. At least that’s what new evidence suggests. As an idealistic...
Three Andrew Mayne Audiobooks, Completely Free
SPONSORED POST Heard your friends talking about Andrew Mayne’s books but don’t have the coin to pick one up? Now you can listen to his first three book for free in audiobook podcast form. The Grendel’s Shadow: T.R. Westwood, distinguished...
Podcast: Wine Pairings For Cannibal Rituals
GUESTS: Bonnie Brushwood, Kimmy Kim, Frutron (Hollywood is Hard) Recorded on Valentine’s Day… Love is in the air as we are joined by not one, not two but three actual women. Bonnie The Invisible Wife is joined by Kimmy Kim and Frutron from...
Wake Up Sheeple! Half Man Half Sheep Hybrid Born in Africa
It’s finally happened. The endless bleating of Boing Boing commenters has summoned a creature neither God nor man will lay claim to. The sheeple are here. Although many surely thought sheeple was only a derogatory slur for those blind to...
No Hope Left [Walking Dead Dissection]
“There’s no hope left, I see that now.” Herschel, our ever-optimistic farm host is now crestfallen over the events of the zombie barn party. He’s now come to the conclusion that he was wrong about zombies, it’s not a disease, it’s a death...
How Can The Walking Dead Save It’s Second Season? Get Lost
The whole gang is back! After an inexcusable hiatus, breaking up the momentum just as the season got reasonably interesting we finally return to meet back up with Rick Grimes and company this Sunday on AMC. Either the series rebounds to...
We Grow Closer to Establishing Asimov’s Foundation
The Foundation is a sprawling series of novels by Issac Asimov revolving around one core conceit. In the future, a brilliant man cracks the source code of the universe. He boils down the seemingly random emotions and decisions of billions...
“Woolly Mammoth” Footage
I guess this means we can stop trying to clone them, right? [The Sun]