Bleach, allergy relief, flights to Finland, your BMW, tax refunds, cat food, they all have their story to tell. Right?
Category: Advertising
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
aka When Irish Eyes Are Singing aka The Corinthian’s Irish cousin
(via Kottke)
No more Unicorns
In case you’ve ever wondered why there aren’t any more unicorns.
Danny Trejo in The Brady Bunch
Kepler-16b
Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Depicted here as a terrestrial planet, Kepler-16b might also be a gas giant like Saturn. Prospects for life on this unusual world aren’t good, as it has a temperature similar to that of dry ice. But the discovery indicates that the movie’s iconic double-sunset is anything but science fiction.
NASA release retro travel posters for some newly discovered planets.
I’d forgotten what game adverts were like in the 90s. This is genuinely amazing.
The whole KS page is worth a read if you ever played a pirated FPS that required 5 floppy discs.
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*The threat level STRAFE® poses to humanity is not currently quantifiable.
**Hardcore players only. Not recommended for children or elderly.
***If STRAFE® does melt your CPU, please send us a picture of the damage, so we can post it on Twitter. @STRAFEGAME
****STRAFE® will not literally kill you. Most likely. If by coincidence death does occur during a STRAFE® session, number one, what better way to go out, and two, we do not accept liability or responsibility. If you’re worried about the effects of hardcore gaming on your health, we encourage you to consider our $10,000 reward tier.
*****No.
******Developing STRAFE® is a greater accomplishment, but that is not an accessible goal for you.