True Story
I’ll admit – I’ve had some stinkers of ideas in my sleep, and I’ve had some brilliant money makers.
This dream idea might fall somewhere in the middle.
Basically, the premise of this new sport was this:
Soccer meets parkour
The game would be played in public areas – the more crowded the better. And the goals would be random things, like knock over this, or break that.
Here’s an example I’ve created that takes place at a comic book convention:
(Not Too Shabby) Artistic Representation
Oh yeah… I forgot to mention the name of the game:
OBSTICCER
(or OBSTOOTBALL in every other country)
Being a man of few words (especially when I’m behind on posts), I’m going to let these two posters go toe-to-toe with the works they were liberally borrowed from inspired by.
Analysis: cool perspective illusion, not your typical "floating head" poster
Analysis: cool perspective illusion, not your typical "stairs that go to nowhere" drawing
Analysis: strange, unsettling effect, terrible dresses & wallpaper
Analysis: strange, unsettling effect, terrible wallpaper... nice shirt
I was originally going to right about the undercurrent of wrongness in these real video games:
Is the horse talking in the title of this game?
How about you say, "I Really Like..." instead?
But then I found these:
Bring me back to "I Love Horses!"
They’re called Reborn Dolls.
"They're coming to get you, Barbara..." is stuck in my head, for some reason.
And I guess they’re the exact opposite – and somehow the equivalent – of RealDolls (NSFW BTW).
Welcome to Uncanny Valley, Population: 1
I’d write more, but they’re creeping me out!
The site White People Problems is hit or miss, but when it’s good, it’s okay. Basically, it doesn’t make you laugh or smile, but it will make you think this sound:
Heh.
That’s what makes it a (Sort Of) Happy Find. Oh, you want examples? Here’s some hehxamples:
So these got me thinking… not about other ethnic group’s problems, or Western culture collectively, but about retirees. I only say this because my retired mother recently complained about how she was upset about one event because she couldn’t plan out her vacations. Yes, there’s an S on the end of that.
So allow me to introduce my latest brainchild, ImSoRetired. Here are some examples:
This post could have also been titled:
Things That Make You Go Heh
The infamous they say there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Which is gross. The infamous they should really say:
There’s more than one way to fight a zombie.
While drinking, many options were discussed. It was basically like that scene in Pulp Fiction when Bruce Willis decides what tool of destruction to unleash on Zed. From bat to chainsaw to sword to Stay-Puft Marshmellow Man, we ran the gamut.
But then I realized I would want to use the same devices on zombies that I would on idiots in this country:
A lightsaber and a jetpack
Also, it should be mentioned that this same night, I met a “local ballerina” that looked just like this:
"Would you like a dance? Or a hand up your ---?"
This post would have taken place back in 1985… if I had a computer… or access to the TripleDoubleU…
When I was a little kid, back in 1983, there was a movie that meant a lot to me. It was called Return of the Jedi, and it completed the Star Wars trilogy about Luke Skywalker. The whole series was about him figuring out who his family was and who his friends were. This guy was not one of his friends:
Nikto
While that was in theaters, a new TV show started about aliens coming to Earth called V. This lady was one of the visitors:
Diana
Last year, The Last Starfighter came out (which was incredible), and that film introduced us to this guy:
Grig
Doesn’t he look like he could be Nikto and Diana’s kid?
(SIDENOTE: The spaceships in The Last Starfighter were animated with computers, just like the vehicles in Tron. I don’t think it will catch on, though. The ships in Star Wars are waaaay better.)
Well, Grig might have another brother in this winter’s Enemy Mine:
Jeriba "Jerry" Shigan
All we need to do is find out Nikto or Diana’s last name… or Grig even. Why don’t more aliens have last names?
"Gorn is my last name. My first name is Leslie."
I don’t know how long these videos will be available on YouTube, but I have to share despite the risk (comment below if they are gone and I’ll find new ones).
I don’t know much about iLuminate other than they appeared on America’s Got Talent, and my friend that introduced me to them not only claims they will win, but he will pay to go see them.
Here’s their most recent performance on AGT:
Here’s their tryout:
Here’s what I believe is their inspiration:
Jason Bateman has had an interesting career if you really think about it. As a young actor, he was stuck in Michael J. Fox’s long (but short) shadow, even to the point he had to follow him up by playing a Teen Wolf Too.
But lately, his movie choices have been very hit-or-(mostly)-miss. It’s even more telling if you string the titles together.
Currently, he’s in:
Last year, he was in:
Isn’t that basically the same name?!
(SIDENOTE: I know, I know… The Switch was originally called The Baster. But still…)
The last time a mix-up like this happened was when he had this movie:
And it was followed by this movie:
Maybe it’s one of these people making his decisions…
Here’s a definition for ya folks:
lib•er•al bor•row•ing /ˈlib(ə)rəl ˈbärō-iNG/
1. The act by which an “artist” uses another artist’s work as a part of their own (usually musicians)
2. Stealing
I’ve written about this subject for more than several occasions, and it still intrigues me how often it occurs. What’s great about this latest discovery is it might restore some of my street cred, since usually the findings are about Katy Perry, Pink, or Avril Lavigne.
Is it just me, or does Theory of a Deadman’s Lowlife sound a shit-ton like Social Distortion’s Ball and Chain (at least it’s verses)? Is it an homage? Do they claim it’s a sequel? Or is it liberal borrowing in full effect?
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