Daily Doom 4/5/09
DOOM! You know, for kids.
April Foolery
- The UK Guardian announces their abandonment of print issues in favor of news delivery via Twitter. This is much funnier in England where their newspapers are not being shut down right and left.
- Think Geek presents the Tauntaun sleeping bag. Dan is extremely excited that they might actually make this product. When I told him they will probably only be sized for children, he yelled: “Then I’ll see you in hell!” But he looked sad.
Recession News
- There are reports of a link between the declining economy and a decline in shark attacks. Apparently, the recession means fewer people at the beach, so fewer people eaten by sharks. Also a contributing factor: fewer rich people, which are the tastiest as far as sharks are concerned.
- Professional gamers are losing jobs too. We use the word “job” loosely here. I mean, I used to play Counter Strike 40 hours a week too, but I didn’t refer to it as “a job” so much as “being a college freshman.”
Stupid Things You Can Buy
- An ugly mailbox shaped like a desktop computer will cost you $230, more than the price of some actual computers. Also, coincidentally, more than the price of your dignity if you’re the kind of person who wants a mailbox that looks like an ugly computer.
- The Peerkaru is a terrifying garment that, for $80, allows you to carry your small child like an alien symbiote.
Video Gamery
- A Quebec outlaws video games that don’t contain French in the title or include French text or voice overs. Given the standards for video game dialogue these days, I think I would actually prefer to play more video games in French.
- Turbo promises to be the first video game movie not based on an existing video game. It also promises to be just as stupid as video game movies based on existing video games.
Daily Recommended Steampunk Image
- Ocean battle between steam ships and a cyber octopus. Steam punk and octopi, two great tastes that taste great together?
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I wish I had a computer shaped device for awkwardly carrying my child.
Wait. Actually. I don’t really.
By Chris on 04.06.09 2:44 pm
But Chris, you could only sell it in Quebec if the warning tag’s in French!
By zandperl on 04.06.09 5:41 pm
Which if my 4 years of high school french are any good would be:
L’ATTENTION: C’ordinator pour les fils est Dangeroux.
Hmmm…I could totally sell stuff in Quebec (if I wanted to be strung up by angry Quebeckers…)
By Chris on 04.07.09 1:53 pm
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