Behind the Times

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Seriously. Those of us into anime have known this for some time. Maken-ki, anyone?

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I LOL’d

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I Can Has Cheezburger, the anime PV*. Oh, and a whole lotta Most Common Special Attacks, such as a girl being punched so hard, her shirt is blown off. The (red) bra was just fine though, thanks for asking.

I don’t think I can spare the brain cells for this series, but at least Martin Theron of ANN withstood it long enough to write a review.

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Well, I Guess I Got Beat

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Ubu Roi

There’s no way I can beat THAT middle finger.

I refuse to apologize for bittorrenting any longer, and I refuse to feel guilty, and I refuse to buy any series from anyone, anywhere at that price. Burn in hell, Japan.

Edit: Hat tip to Zoopraxiscope

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Best Political Headline Evvvvvar!!!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Republican Herman Cain Admits to Quoting Pokemon

The really funny thing is that I thought it was hilarious enough as a parody….

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Home Stretch, Fall 2011

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So here we are with just a few weeks left in the season, and I’m still following a number of shows. Now why would I do that? Well, probably because I want to….but lets look at why. Unless you have anything better to do. I mean, don’t let me stop you — I’ll still be here later. Really.

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Supply and Demand

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Ubu Roi

At Fry’s:

Notice to Customers: Due to the flooding in Thailand and the foreseen shortages on hard drives, Fry’s Electronics is limiting hard drive sales to a quantity of one per customer at this time. Please contact a Frys.com Customer Service representative at service@cs.frys.com or 1-408-350-1484 if you have questions in regards to the limits placed.

A 3TB external WD HD was on sale 2 weeks ago at $99; today it’s $229, and as noted, you can get only one. Bad time to be building a lot of systems.

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Secret Forces Spotted

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Ubu Roi

A rare public appearance by Wonderduck’s special forces, in a public parade.

Go here.

Well, technically, they’re geese, but you know those SF guys are always a breed apart…

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