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Day of the Ninja: how to become a ninja

November 19, 2007 – 8:45 pm

As we here at the ol’ raincoaster blog have noted, December 5th is the Day of the Ninja. You may wish to ninjafy yourself, or you may wish to ninja-proof yourself (as if such a thing can be done!) in preparation for the dread event.
Our sympathies, naturally, lie much more towards the Squid quadrant of [...]

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Zombie preparedness: the video

November 8, 2007 – 11:48 pm

Stolen from CommonCraft via DigitalDoodles and DarrenBarefoot.
Sure, it’s a little late, but when it comes to zombie attack preparedness, better late than never. Also, are you prepared for December 5th? It’s Ninja Action Day. Don’t leave it to the last minute: lay in your ninja, zombie or pirate supplies now, according [...]

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PSA: LOWBROW ON THE HIGH SEAS 4: the Pirate Arrt Show

September 11, 2007 – 8:09 am

LOWBROW ON THE HIGH SEAS 4: the Pirate Arrt Show

One Night Only!
Sat. Sept.15 8pm!!
International Show featuring 70 arrtists!
Pat’s Pub-403 E. Hastings St.
with Zip Guns,The Hits,The Big Bad
Holdover show with reception Thur. Sept 20
at the JEM Gallery-225 [...]

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the freakiest story I’m too tired to post

August 29, 2007 – 5:59 am

Seriously weird. Seriously, seriously freaky. Probably fake. “The one that got away” takes on new meaning in this tale of lost loves at sea…
Via (where else would you expect?) the Guardian’s Political Diary.
“Almost everybody in the fishing business has had sex with a manta at some point,” Makeburu asserts.
What!!! A manta??? You mean one [...]

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Jumbo Squid: we’re in ur oeshunz, attakin ur videocameras

July 26, 2007 – 1:12 am

Yes, another YouTube. I tried to hold off on this one (hey, seafood stays fresh for a long time, right?) but got scooped by weirdscience and poked by StilettoGirl, and so can contain myself no longer!
Let my Calamari go!
Dosidicus gigas wants to be free!
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

So who cares if [...]

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lolgoth #18: Trent versus the record companies

July 6, 2007 – 3:49 am

Stole this one from lolnin, with which there is much crossover on the LolGoth project, as you can imagine. Worry not, LolGothFans (both of you), I shall get cracking on a new series and post my long-delayed Henry LOLins as soon as I get a decent image program installed on this laptop. MS Paint? I [...]

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pic o’ the day: the Kraken wakes!

June 12, 2007 – 1:27 pm

And, like most of us, he wakes up hungry! Hat tip to Master Cowfish for this loverly image. You gotta know this is a great book. Why, the characters just jump off the page…well, crawl, with a soft, heavy squelching sound…

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unreleased Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!

June 1, 2007 – 1:04 am

and it’s not hard to see why…

via Defamer
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I have no idea what this is, but I love it

May 30, 2007 – 7:33 pm

Suggestions? Wild guesses?

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quiz: pirate, ninja or robot?

April 15, 2007 – 11:55 pm

What did you think you’d be? What are you? Ah, the biggest questions are always the toughest!

You scored as Pirate. You’re generally a happy and eccentric person with a taste for sea voyages.

Pirate

69%

Ninja

63%

Robot

6%

Pirate? Ninja? Robot?
created with QuizFarm.com
Ah, so I’m a pirate 69er, eh? No surprise there.
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