Archive for the ‘cool things’ category
August 31, 2010
– – Lizardman, aka Erik Sprague, walks the walk of physical transformation into his species; he’s got implants in his head, a forked tongue and fangs, and has had his body inked about 70% green, representing about 700 hours of tattoo work!
Despite his startling appearance, Erik is intelligent and highly personable, and is soon to have a wax likeness of himself displayed at Orlando’s Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum. More figures of Lizardman may be made for other Ripley’s museums in the future.
Erik has been transforming himself for ten years, and in addition to multiple appearances on television and sideshow performances, he does stand-up comedy and plays in a metal band called (–what else) Lizard Skynard.
He’s remarkable and one of the few so extensively transformed, but I think I’ll be sticking to a few tattoos, thank you!
Categories: animals, Brilliant but twisted, cool things, scalies
Tags: Lizardman, physical transformations
Comments: 1 Comment
August 22, 2010
– – We’ve all suspected for some time that our animal companions lead secret lives, like Perry the Platypus.–Well, a beagle in Thunderbolt, Georgia has tapped into the social networking thing and has his own Twitter account, spending the day tweeting about his day with the aid of his human. He has over 3,000 followers, a number which continues to grow daily.- -Catch this canine spy at JamesBondTheDog on Twitter…I just hope that he doesn’t run afoul of Blofeld or another of the Bond villains! 
Categories: animals, cool things, furry, trends
Tags: James Bond The Dog
Comments: 2 Comments
August 15, 2010
– – Yes, that’s right…another post on the same topic, something without precedent in the annals of Foxsylvania! Some say that he’s cuter than the Geico gecko, but you can’t compare apples and oranges, and appearance is subjective, anyways! At any rate, Maxwell the Pig has taken on a life of his own, and appears at home both everywhere and nowhere, a surreal porker for the 21st century. Both lovable and annoying, he’s just being himself! With a literary tradition going back to the 1728 nursery rhyme (“The Nurse’s Song”), this little piggy is as old as the 18th century but as fresh as tomorrow!
Maxwell knows that life is too important a matter to be taken seriously. He has a childlike quality and exuberance that would brighten the psyches of the worst “namby pamby jackwagons.” The endless squealing is meaningless, yet somehow manages to say it all…that embracing life with a pinwheel in each hand while leaning out of the window and shrieking with delight is perhaps the best of all ways to handle it!
The name “Maxwell” is of English/Scottish/Welsh origins, and means “major well.” This well is one we all could benefit from drinking from…
Categories: absurdities, animals, anthropomorphic, Brilliant but twisted, cool things, furry, imaginary animals, television
Tags: Geico pig, Maxwell the pig
Comments: 1 Comment
July 19, 2010
– –Another challenge for the Green Hornet: Making it on the big screen! Some old-time comic and radio serial heroes don’t translate especially well to movies; The Shadow and The Phantom come to mind. Coming in January of 2011 will be The Green Hornet, an adaptation of the once-popular radio serial, comic book, and 1960’s television series.
Seth Rogen will play Britt Reid, the millionaire publisher and popular media figure who by night assumes the identity of crime fighter The Green Hornet. The role of sidekick Kato made memorable in the otherwise forgettable tv series by the late great Bruce Lee will be played by Asian pop star/actor/director Jay Chou; look to the character of Kato to be further developed as the creator of The Black Beauty, the Hornet’s “rolling arsenal” of retro weaponry.
Bruce Lee played Kato in 26 episodes of the tv series aired in 1966-67, with The Green Hornet being known as The Kato Show in Hong Kong. As the Green Hornet would have said to Lee’s show-stopping sidekick, “Let’s roll, Kato!”- – If only Bruce Lee was here! … <sighs>
Categories: comics, cool things, movies, Off-topic, television
Tags: Kato, The Green Hornet, The Green Hornet movie
Comments: 8 Comments
June 5, 2010
– – Guys, thanks to your readership we’ve now exceeded 125,000 hits here on little ole Foxsylvania, and are still crazy after all those posts! Thanks for your interest and support!- –Furry for Life!!!
Categories: cool things, furry, Off-topic
Tags: landmarks
Comments: 2 Comments
May 19, 2010
– – The notion of ancient astronauts (namely extraterrestrials) visiting earth and spurring the development of human culture, technologies, and religions is nothing new, and found popularity during the later twentieth century in the writings of Erich von Daniken and others. Ancient astronaut theories have been widely used in science fiction, but have not received support within the scientific community. Astrophysicist Carl Sagan and others have concluded that extraterrestrial visits to earth were possible but unproven, and likely improbable.
The History Channel now has an Ancient Astronaut series that may pique your curiosity if you haven’t been down this trail before. It’s good fun, and you may want to believe as you’re exposed to ancient religious texts and physical specimens such as cave drawings, stone sculptures, and pyramids…
Categories: aliens, cool things, historical perspectives, mysteries, space, strange happenings, television
Tags: Ancient Astronauts
Comments: 3 Comments
May 15, 2010
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– Coming on June 17th is The Green Lantern movie; I’ve been a fan of Green Lantern since I was a kit, possibly due to combining the superhero thing with an extraterrestrial element (“The Guardians of the Universe”). It’s hard to successfully adapt comics to the big screen, but this looks promising…although the costume reminds me of a green-themed version of Robin’s get-up in the one Batman flick…
…better practice your Green Lantern oath…and no, I don’t mean swearing!
Categories: comics, cool things, movies
Tags: The Green Lantern Movie
Comments: 3 Comments
May 7, 2010
– – Attired in a full Spider-Man costume, the owner of a comic book store in Australia spotted a would-be thief attempting to pocket a costly X-Men item and depart the premises. The costumed 45-year-old Spidey-wannabe confronted the man, and demanded that he hand over the item, shouting to a group of 40 other costumed customers (including Jedi knights and the Flash) to block the door...the collected superheroes then called the police!
…that’s what I call a real Marvel! 
Categories: comics, cool things
Tags: Spider-Man Foils Theft!
Comments: 2 Comments
April 15, 2010
– – I’m a sucker for mythology with the usual elements of ultraviolence and the bizarre thrown in, so Clash of the Titans is my kinda thing. The 1981 original didn’t exactly enjoy cult status, but was kind of a campy classic, even boasting Laurence Olivier as Zeus, a mechanical owl called Bubo, and stop action special effects that were all that was available at the time. If you allowed yourself, you could still have a lot of fun with this film, cheesiness and all.
Reviews haven’t been overly positive for the re-make which I have yet to see, with many faulting the dialogue, character motivation, and general lack of humor in the film, which was hastily re-made in 3D. The Kraken is eventually released and visually impressive, reminding me however of the toothy Langoliers creatures from Stephen King. Some have preferred the battle sequence with the gorgon Medusa depicted in Titans… but it’s all good!
…So pass the popcorn, will ‘ya?
Categories: cool things, creature features, imaginary animals, movies
Tags: Clash of the Titans, The Kraken
Comments: 6 Comments
March 30, 2010
– – An image macro and one of a number of Advice Dog variations, Philosoraptor originated on 4chan with the image starting out as a T-shirt design on Lonelydinosaur.com. Philosoraptor challenges the reader with his deep, existential, and Paleolithic questions…in my book, he’s far cooler than Advice Dog!
The Urban Dictionary defines Philosoraptor as one who engages in aggressive moral or ethical debate tactics…you are alive (for the moment) when the Philosoraptor engages you in Socratic dialogue, so try to show a little respect or he will open your mind using eighty razor sharp teeth and two 4-inch sickle claws…
Categories: Brilliant but twisted, cool things, extinct species, imaginary animals, scalies
Tags: imaginary animals we like, Philosoraptor
Comments: 5 Comments
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