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Poppin’ Cookin! Posted by Badger Von Winklebaum

Further proof that Japan is not normal: Poppin’ Cookin’. Not that you need any more confirmation from the country that practically has more vending machines than people.

I found a mate of mine walking down the street with a bag of weird Japanese candy the other day, containing:

- A bag of sweets that looked like Ecstacy
- Angry purple bear salty liqourice
- Moomin bars
- A gobstopper the size of a child’s face

and other stuff that just freaked me out too much. Then there was this. Poppin’ Cookin’ is, from what I can, tell some weird kit to make pseudo-cakes from goo and biscuits. Neither of us dared open the box, for fear it’s blue and pink sidekicks may escape.

£175 for Madonna to get Sticky and Sweet? Eew… Posted by Gargleman

The news that everyone’s favourite (?) quinquagenarian is coming to the MEN Arena on the European leg of her Sticky and Sweet tour probably filled a few warped individuals with glee – finally, a chance to see Madge thrusting and miming along to a recorded duet with Justin Timberlake.

But these musical perverts were set for a disappointment – tickets range from a ridiculous £65 to a jaw-dropping, eye-popping, money-grabbing £175.

Of course, there are some complete idiots who will happily spend that kind of money to squint at a bizarrely-dressed woman who is reportedly so batshit crazy that she wouldn’t let her estranged husband eat meat pies in the house.

So – if you’ve got £175 quid burning a hole in your pocket, and you’re keen to see some live music, why not try these instead: › Continue reading

It’s like… my pleasure, in other people’s leisure. Posted by Gargleman

This article about a VERY NAUGHTY DRIVER caught my eye today.

Apparently this fella was on the run from the police, was chased all around town, and in typical America’s Most Wanted fashion he rammed a police car while trying to get away. Except he was in Lancashire rather than Texas. But I digress.

The article reports that this rampage (described lovingly in the article as “high-jinx”, though the man was convicted of attempted car-jacking using a syringe as a weapon – oh what larks!) was fuelled by half an ounce of speed.

Thats more than 14 grams, metric fans! › Continue reading

Pre-Millenial Television: Baltimore Po-lice Posted by Gargleman

Bayliss: You never say please. You never say thank you. Pembleton: Please don't be an idiot. Thank you.

Det. Stan Bolander: It’s hard to meet single woman on this job. You meet plenty of widows, but the timing just don’t seem right.

Before The Wire, there was Homicide: Life On The Street.

Now The Wire is widely regarded as the best TV show ever made, so its going to take quite some nostalgia trip to find something better, but the lead contender has to be Homicide: Life on the Street.

Also set in Baltimore, and created by The Wire creator and writer David Simon, Homicide was gritty, grim and hardly watched when it originally aired back in the 1990s. It also featured many of the same supporting cast.

It was quite different from The Wire, though – it was all about the police, though there were recurring villains like Luther Mahoney, as well as some rather dodgy cops. › Continue reading

The Greatful Dead’s Wall of Sound Posted by Badger Von Winklebaum

My god. That’s a lot of speakers and the rig isn’t even finished! A mate of mine just sent me this picture and it made me remember all the hype of a few years ago when Dillinja got his Valve Soundsystem. He allegedly ruptured his ear drums or something, but that’s like having a broken fingernail compared to whatever damage this badboy must have done.  And is it just a coincidence that both Dillinja and The Greatful Dead started to make shit music later in their careers?

Don’t listen to that muck #1: Videogame reviews Posted by Gargleman

So, the wife got me one of these iPods for our anniversary and now I’m hooked.

I’m well chuffed! Last year I got a garden spade and fork set, and she knows how I hate gardening.

But I digress. Ipods.

You can listen to all kinds of stuff on ‘em – music like that found on this here site, which is how I come to be amongst you fine folk, but see now – there’s also loads and loads of other stuff out there that’s mighty fine too.

So what I’ve done, right, is search the web for all that you can listen to in MP3 or other superior audio format. › Continue reading

Niche Porn 001: Whorelore Posted by Gargleman

HOT NAKED ELF ACTION!

Originally called World of Whorecraft, the Whorelore series is yet another proof of the old idea that if a fandom exists, pornographers will exploit it.

But unlike most instances of rule 34, this isn’t just Marina Sirtis and Gates McFadden’s heads shopped onto a picture of hot lesbian fisting action, or some cartoon of Marge Simpson doing a Minotaur from behind with a strap on. This looks real.

The people behind Whorelore seem to have got a job lot deal on old costumes from Xena: Warrior Princess, which by porn standards means the production values are gold standard. › Continue reading

Stop Press: Save the Videogame comes to Manchester Posted by Gargleman

Some eminently sensible people from Nottingham Trent University have realised that old video games need saving.

They’re coming to Manchester GeekNight at the Kilburn Building in Manchester University – tonight, Thursday 22nd January @ 6.45pm!

I personally have played my part in the downfall of old games, with an abandoned library of 500 or more C64 games lost or binned, bit by bit, every time I moved house. › Continue reading

Great Battles of Modern Life: Rennie vs Baileys Posted by Gargleman

Look at the automated workmanship on that automated blister packaging

I suffer from chronic heartburn. I’m in the pub and I’ve run out of indigestion medicine. There are two options:

1. Walk nearly TEN whole minutes to the nearest shop and come back with some Rennies.*

2. Drink my way through it by indulging in a feminine drink which will get me mocked every time I drink it – Baileys.

Lets examine these two terrifying possibilities:

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