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Humping Dogs

WiseMonk — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:42:08 +0000

Harley and Duke are naughty doggies. They won’t eat out of their food bowls; they track mud all over the place; they are constantly burying our pens; and they have a peculiar naughtiness whenever they spy a free USB port. They…well…they sort of, kind of, um… “go to town,” if you will. And they won’t stop until you um…separate them from the source of their affections.

Why are they like this? We have no idea. It doesn’t serve any purpose, but it’s what they do. They are insatiable. And that’s all we really have to say. Harley is brown and Duke is black, and you can take your pick. Oh, and don’t worry – if the kids ask what the doggie is doing to your computer, just say, “He’s trying to jump over the computer, but he got a little stuck,” or “The computer is giving him a piggyback ride.” Either will suffice.

Each dog is about 2.25″ tall and requires USB power to get turned on. Sorry, we had to.

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Trick or treat

WiseMonk — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:05:32 +0000

As I told you in my last post , it seemss even dogs have a better life than mine.

Just the other day I was looking for a Halloween costume and I found this fabulous dog costumes.

Yes, they also thought in the Star Wars fans

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Silent Hill 2 Dog Ending

WiseMonk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:07:38 +0000

Just the other day I knew about a ghost town in Pennsylvania, named Centralia, that is (literally) burning inside. I’ve already posted about it.

It’s impossible not to make the parallelism with Silent Hill.

And now that I’m talking about my favorite game (one way or another I will always find the way to end talking about that game), I just remember an ending of Silent Hill 2 that maybe you haven’t seen.

It seems even those guys get bored…

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Post tags: silent hill, video game, videogame

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Silent Hill P.A.

WiseMonk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:18:27 +0000

I hate when I learn about the existence of something because a movie was made about it. Makes me feel late to the party. And I’ve pretty much learned everything I know from movies, so you do the math. Anyway, two movies in particular used the idea of Centralia as a framework to hang their stories on: Nothing But Trouble (1991) and Silent Hill (2006).

The year was 1962 and, as so many of my own personal anecdotes start, some people were burning trash. It’s a perfectly acceptable practice. However, in this instance, they were burning the trash near what almost every article on the topic refers to as an “exposed coal seam.” I don’t know much about mining, but that definitely sounds like something that I don’t want to set on fire (and that’s a very small list for me). Which is, of course, what happened.

The underground fire caused sink holes to gape; roads to heave and crack; deadly gases and smoke to waft like ghost armies, and it endangered the lives of many pets, children, and the elderly. The federal government had to eventually permanently evacuate the town. Mostly, anyway. A few recalcitrants wouldn’t move, opting instead to brave the danger zone and invent the usual conspiracy theories. Much of the town was razed. The fire continued to burn, but now it burns triumphantly.

Text taken from oddthingsiveseen.com

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Street Fighter IV

WiseMonk — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:00 +0000

As I told you in my post about Halo 3 Recon, someone wants to keep me busy.

I remember I was just a teenager when I played Street Fighter for the first time.

Almost two decades after, Capcom shows us how that the end of this saga is still far away.

Good news for the bored people like me.

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Halo 3 Recon

WiseMonk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:46:15 +0000

Ok, it’s official. There are a lot of people out there who don’t want me to work.

And this time I’m not talking about the Guys of Liquid Web.

Yes, it’s a Halo 3 Expansion.

The bad news: it seems this time we will not see the Master Chief.

The good (great in fact) news: it’s a Halo 3 Expansion!!!

It’s time to kill them all (and again, I’m not talking about the Liquid Web guys, free time has it’s pros after all).

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Silent Hill Homecoming

WiseMonk — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:42:54 +0000

Well, I have at last found a good reason to stay sober. And, no, of course it’s not my job. I still have not much to do in the office. I just wait ’til it’s time to go home.

I just found this:

The first time I watch the video I thought Devil was coming to me and I blamed alcohol for it.

But when I realized what I was watching, well, it’s in fact great, great news. Another Silent Hill game.

So, I decided to quit drinking. I will not play that game drunk, no way…

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It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

WiseMonk — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:39:27 +0000

And I feel drunk. Perhaps because I am drunk. And I still have nothing best to do here in my office.

I even learned the “Large Hadron Rap” song…

There’s people out there saying it’s the end of the world. But, to be honest, I prefer REM…

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Leather Hip Flask USB Drive

WiseMonk — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:13:04 +0000

If I had to choose between hard liquor and hard drive storage space it would be a tough call. Luckily I can look like career alcoholic while storing up to 250GB of data with the Leather 250GB Hip Flask USB Drive. This portable drive looks just like a pocket size flask and is wrapped with buttery 100% real leather. Connect it to your computer using USB 2.0 for transfer rates of up to 480 Mbits per second, no external power supply is needed. Built in Drop Guard protection protects your data after a night on the town with the boys.

And never forget…

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Drunk-in-the-office philosophy, part II.

WiseMonk — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:37 +0000

I come back with more decadence and the second part of my drunk-in-the-office philosophy.

I swear to drunk, I’m not god!
One can drink too much, but one never drinks enough. – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough. – Mark Twain
Homer no function beer well without. – Homer Simpson
You can’t seriously want to ban alcohol. It tastes great, makes women appear more attractive, and makes a person virtually invulnerable to criticism. – Mayor Quimby
I am in NO condition to be driving…wait a minute! I shouldnt be listening to myself…I’M DRUNK! – Homer Simpson
Time is never wasted when you’re wasted all the time. – Catherine Zandonella
A night sober is a night wasted, but a night wasted is really fun.
One pint of beer … equals 1/2 college credit in philosophy.
Beer… helping white people dance since 1837.
Two hands and just one mouth… – now THAT’S a drinking problem!
WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your pants.
How come if alcohol kills millions of brain cells, it never killed the ones that made me want to drink?
Beer is the reason I get up every afternoon.
If I saved all the money I’ve spent on beer, I’d spend it on beer.
Beer is the answer. I just don’t remember the question.
Beauty lies in the hands of the beer holder.
Bart, a woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you’d step over your own mother just to get one! – Homer Simpson
Work is the curse of the drinking class.

Also, I want to share with you some items I found really useful.

No more searching through your desk drawer for bottle openers. This is the real ring Gandalf was looking for.

Touch the outer glass with your fingertips, and watch as the colorful plasma magically follows your every move! Ideal for the office, parties, home bar or just for fun, the Plasma Mug will leave you baffled….and your friends glowing with envy…

The Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener magically sticks to the front of your fridge and can open any bottle with ease. The design lets you easily open a bottle using just one hand, helping you look extra smooth, even if you’re having trouble successfully operating both of your legs.

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