whataslacker: a blog about nothing much.
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Monty Python Star Trek
Knights of the round table like you have never seen them before. (Okay, so like me you probably have seen this already, but it is worth another look.) Just like Camelot this video is a silly place and apparently so is space 🙂
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Little Star Wars Fan at TRU
I stopped by Toys R Us on Friday to see if there was anything new or some toy I just couldn’t live without. As I walked in they ahve their big display for Star Wars right up front. As I walked up I heard this young boy ask his mom how much Star Wars did…
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Steampunk Walking Stick
I ran across this pretty cool steampunk walking stick on Hammacher Schlemmer today. It is pretty cool looking even when closed. When this brass and wood staff is opened it is a working telescope. Sweet. Here’s the description from their site: Recalling the canes favored among Victorian gentleman to compliment proper attire, the walking stick has…
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Chinese Olympic Conspiracies
So my first real look at the Olympics happened to be the young girls of the Chinese gymnastic team winning the gold. My thoughts while watching them were how young they looked. I like the rest of the world had to Google how old you were supposed to be to compete and then how old…
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World Looks for Ages of Chinese Gymnasts
Okay, so I guess Bela and I are not the only ones out there questioning whether the Chinese girls were of the minimum 16 years old for Olympic gymnasts. Here is a list of what the world is searching for on this matter (not like it matters as we’ll never know the truth. The Chinese…
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I Want It Wednesday: Life-sized Robby The Robot
One of my all time favorite films is Forbidden Planet. I love Robby the Robot and I would love to have this life-sized version of this famous robot. But with a price tag of almost $50,000 I say only a few folks like the guy who owns the Science Fiction Museum could afford one. Besides…
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Are The Chinese Gymnasts Old Enough
I really am not a big fan of sports and don’t watch the Olympics every night. I only catch bits and pieces when nothing else is on TV. But tonight we watched the very young Chinese girls do the uneven bars. I was amazed at how young these girls were. So much so that I…
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Weird Yet Some How Interesting Simpsons vs Star Trek Video
Never thought I would here a combined Simpsons theme and Star Trek theme, but here you go… Very bizarre.
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Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies
Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Singer Issac Hayes seen performing in the U.K. last year. Hayes was found dead Sunday at age 65. more photos » Relatives found Hayes,…
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Clone Wars – Is It Up To The Hype
Well the reviews are starting to come in for the new Star Wars animated film and they are not all that great. Personally, I was none too impressed by the trailers. This animation is doing nothing for me. It looks like the video clips in the video games but not quite as good. Not sure…
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Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50
Bernie Mac, actor, comedian and put-upon dad, dies at 50 from pneumonia complications. Mac died Saturday morning of complications from pneumonia in a Chicago-area hospital, his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles. “The world just got a little less funny,” said “Oceans” co-star George Clooney. Don Cheadle, another member of the…
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Wii Remote Theremin Doing the Star Trek Theme
This is not something you see every day. Here is a video of a Wii remote turned theremin (you know the creepy scifi sounds of old movies) performing the Star Trek theme. Pretty cool.
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