Tycho at Penny-Arcade has been dealing with a new toy. No, it’s not a gaming console, though that is the norm at Penny-Arcade. The saga that has been making me laugh uncontrollably deals with a contraption meant to be much more practical: a LitterMaid. The first installment is from February 23rd. The second is from this past Monday. This is best read aloud.
I always see this thing in the SkyMall in-flight catalog, and the image in there always seems to imply that the device actually peels cats, devouring those that wander too near its plastic jaws. Turns out that’s not true.
If you don’t find humor in an automated feline outhouse, then perhaps you’ll be simultaneously amused and horrified to read that Jack Chick — he of the famous (and infamous) Chick Tracts — has extended his creative empire into the realm of television. Or at least TV on DVD. Now you can actually see the scorching fate of animated unrepentant sinners and, as the website proudly proclaims, “almost feel the crackling flames of hell as you watch.” Fun!
And speaking of animation — or reanimation — my review of Dawn of the Dead is up at JIVE.
