Betcha thought it would be that Far Side cartoon, eh? Naw, this is a photoessay from Momentary Lapses of Insanity. Click here for the whole, moving saga. That poor stegosaurus never saw it coming…sniff. This is truly the most tragic, wrenching photo essay on penguins vs dinosaurs it has ever been my sad duty to screen for you.
NINE INCH NAILS LYRICS
The Hand That Feeds
You’re keeping in step
In the line
Got your chin held high and you feel just fine
Because you do
What you’re told
But inside your heart it is black and it’s hollow and it’s cold
Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?
What if this whole crusade’s
A charade
And behind it all there’s a price to be paid
For the blood
On which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine
Just how deep do you believe?
Will you bite the hand that feeds?
Will you chew until it bleeds?
Can you get up off your knees?
Are you brave enough to see?
Do you want to change it?
So naive
I keep holding on to what I want to believe
I can see
But I keep holding on and on and on and on
Will you bite the hand that feeds you?
Will you stay down on your knees?
A Gothamist reader sent these in. I know the whole idea is that they’re invisible to radar, but they fly so slowly that they’re visible to the naked eye and vulnerable to the naked eye whose owner is also in possession of a cellphone.
Spy magazine did a brilliant article wherein they looked at other bomb delivery systems that could be had for the same money as one Stealth bomber; the most efficient was, if memory serves, 7,500 Cessna 172s. No airforce or artillery in the world could shoot down all 7,500 in time to prevent the bomb from dropping. And finally, a use for all those seized drug dealers’ planes.
Ch’yeah, like your parents were any better-informed.
Think about it.
Here’s a list (from the zombie-like reanimated Cracked magazine) of life lessons from old 80’s cartoons. And here’s a wee sample, which I choose for no particular reason.
CARTOON: The Smurfs
LESSON: Communism works!For naysayers who point to the Former Soviet Union as proof that communism is inherently flawed, may we merely direct your attention to Smurf Village, where everyone shares everything, wears similar utilitarian clothing, battles Gargamel and his turn-Smurfs-to-gold get rich quick schemes and obeys the dictates of a bearded, red hat-wearing, benevolent authority figure. Quoth Comrade Papa: “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.” Really, he actually said that.
How it affected us as adults: Secret communist agendas ceased being dangerous, or really any adjective of consequence, years ago. The worst thing communism does these days is make Ivy League students waste a couple of years wearing ugly clothes and attending boring meetings. However, the sexual politics of Smurf Village, with its one female for every 30 guys, did go a long way towards preparing us for freshman year of college.
But wait, there’s more!
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