Calvin And Hobbesosaurus

Bill Waterson's original Calvin and Hobbes concept, with Hobbes as a dinosaur proved a little too violent for the comics page. (CALVIN & HOBBES by Chris Samnee)

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T-Rex Can Has Cheezburger?

The diet of the Tyrannosaurus rex is surprisingly similar to mind. Monster trucks taste better than you'd think. (The T-Rex diet by Eduardo San Gil, via Rampaged Reality)

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Mickeyosaurus Rex

The Avengersaurs: Dinosaurs Meet Marvel

Is there a way to make dinosaurs even more awesome? There is if you make them as Marvel Avengers! Meet Iron Brontosaurus, Captain Ameritops, Hulkasaurus Rex and AnkyloTHORus by d.r3sto who can also be found at Legitimus Maximus. (Link via Herochan)

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Indiana Jones And The Morning Paper

Even retired, Indiana Jones had to feed his adrenaline addiction. Still, it's got a better plot than the Crystal Skull. (Link via Geek-Art, source unkown)

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If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses

And here I count myself lucky that we didn't have Facebook in high school - yes, I'm that old. (Link via Cool Material, which has many more.)

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Flinstones: Dino's Revenge

When you're eating a Flintstone, you'll have a yabba dabba doo time. A dabba doo time. You'll have a gay old time.

Sure, Dino may have seened cute as a, um, puppy, but when he grew up Fred didn't really stand a chance. (DINO-bite! by Nerdvana: Vote now! Link via Super Punch)

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Mickeyosaurus Rex

Disney characters have roamed the land from for millions of years. Behold, the Mickeyosaurus Rex, Goofysaurus, Donaldactyl and Plutoatops. Disnosuars is up for vote at Threadless. (Link via Super Punch)

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...And Then I Ended The World

So does the zombie ninja riding a dinosaur end the world or does it happen when he's battling the robot pirate? I'd pick the former, but in a poll The Zeray Gazette purposes that I may be the cause of the end of the world. Not sure why, really, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. I'm tied with robot pirates so far. (This Is How The World Ends via Geekologie)

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In Case Of Cliche Emergencies

Every home should be equipped like this, because I've seen a lot of movies and attacks by witches, zombies, dinosaurs, vampires, aliens and the like happen way more often than you'd imagine. Better safe than sorry. (From webcomic Geist Panik, via fandeb)

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Retro Geek

I was all ready to get the grow-your-own Pterodactyls kit until I read the "Not for realz!" small print. So I'm going to get the The Official Ninja Academy Beginners Guide instead. I see that it is guaranteed. It will go well with my X-Ray Specs and Joy Buzzer. When Geek-ness Goes Retro... from Riccardo Bucchioni at Threadless.

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Kool-Aid Pop Culture? Oh, Yeah!

Far more than a mere quencher of thirst, the Kool-Aid man has infiltrated deep into our collective pop culture consciousness. In the battle of Western pop culture versus Islamic extremism (and, apparently Cobra) the Kool-Aid man was a loyal (if confused) foot soldier, alongside the Steve Erwin, Waldo, The Fonz, Mr. T, Robocop and Rodney Dangerfield. This, according to pop artist Joseph Griffith's painting The Surrender, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown. (Link via culture kills)

Of course the Iranians my see things differently, as they too enjoy a cold glass of sugar water, as judged from this package. Though the Kool-Aid man's smile admittedly a little creepy. (Link via BoingBoing)

The Kool-Aid man also has a surprisingly long history. The Great Wall of China kept the Mongols out for over 1000 years... until one fateful day when some parched Chinese soldier disastrously called out "Hey Kool-Aid!" Spiked Punch from Threadless designer Andy Gonsalves. (Link via Super Punch)

Centuries later, he was still busting down walls. Wanted from Scott VanDenPlas and Joe Van Wetering in Chicago. (Link via Neatorama)



Dane Cook's Kool Aid Skit - Celebrity bloopers here
While I am loathe to spread Dane Cook any further on the interweb, he does capture the oddity of the Kool-Aid man's home destroying ways. And really, why would you want to drink out of an anthropomorphic jug's head?

Oh, no! I would never drink that man's Kool-Aid. Or maybe Kool-Aid ever again. (Link via LOL Factory)

Yep, the Kool-Aid man had his own comic book — in the 80s, naturally. His superpower appears to be the ability to break through walls (naturally) and quench thirst. Still, it beats Aquaman. (Link via Forces of Good)

Even more bizarre, there was also an origin story, "The Hasty Smear of My Smile...", purportedly written by Alan Moore that talks about his birth, his beginnings as a spokespitcher and his eventual meetings with Ken Kesey (The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test) and Jonestown death cult leader Jim Jones. "I wish to Christ I could stop grinning."

I don't know if this was really done by Moore, but the the full four panels posted at Again With The Comics are hilarious. (Link via Super Punch)

Sure, he denies being present when the phrase "Drink the Kool-Aid" took on it's deadly meaning, but with those glasses the Kool-Aid man does bear a striking resemblance to Jim Jones. Get Kult-Aid at Loiter.



5 Most Awkward Koo-Aid Ads
While it is great having the ability to break through walls, not knowing what is on the other side can have some very serious repercussions.



Family Guy Kool-Aid
In TV ads, kids all love it when the Kool-Aid man comes bursting through the wall, but in reality it's kind of annoying.

Of course if you keep smashing down people's walls, at some point someone is going to make you fix it back up. Community Service available at AntiClothes. (Link via Adventures of Accordion Guy)



You'd figure being made of glass and hanging around kids, this sort of thing would happen more often.

I Love You, You Love Me...

I just came back from the Royal Ontario Museum's dinosaur exhibit with my now over-stimulated three-year old son and a friend's comment on a photo reminded me of an image. "Now the only dino he cares about it Barney."

From the Glennz Museum of Natural Oddities comes the Prehistoric Freak — Barney the Dinosaur was neither man nor beast. Avert your eyes, children!

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THIS Is How The World Ends

At least we'll go out in a stunning fashion. Speaking of which, Threadless is selling their Halloween t-shirts (like the one above by Travis Pitts) for a mere $10, but only until tomorrow at 10 am CT, so you'll have to hurry. Gotta look your best for the UFO, zombie, vampire, dinosaur apocalypse.

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Extinct, Endangered, Resurrected

Conservation Status, from Threadless designer Aled Lewis: "All the best creatures are already extinct. This chart makes for depressing viewing. Sorry."

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Rise And Fall Of The Nazi Dinosaurs

There are Nazis and dinosaurs, all in old-timey stop motion animation. What's not to love? U.S. paratroopers explore a desolate German research lab in Antarctica and discover, well, the title kind of sums it up.

Produced in five days by Alex Poutianinen for the grand total of $20. He's looking for work in the film industry but he should be looking for financial backers. If they are going to greenlight a Jane Austen zombie flick, why not a Nazi Jurassic Park?