Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

i thought the essential for zombie infestations was a flamethrower.

Nonono, a shotgun, preferably pump-action. As quoted from Duo Maxwell from one of the gaming threads.....

shotgun >> zombie

the wonders of modern technology

*facepalm* Where did you find that?

[Xellos-_^]

google is your best friend

just my opinion

flamethrower >>> shotgun

when it comes to zombies.

[Arbitres]

Hoard the pills. Grab the molotovs.

Aim for the head. Preferably with a peacemaker or a 10mm handgun. I'll be standing back using my Ripper. Limited range? Yes. Does it hurt? Duh.

we are so off topic it hurts.

[JRendell]

Originally Posted by Arbitres

Hoard the pills. Grab the molotovs.

Aim for the head. Preferably with a peacemaker or a 10mm handgun. I'll be standing back using my Ripper. Limited range? Yes. Does it hurt? Duh.

we are so off topic it hurts.

Fire Axe. 'Nuff said.

[Azuma Denton]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

google is your best friend

just my opinion

flamethrower >>> shotgun

when it comes to zombies.

Well, according to the book "Zombie Survival Guide", flamethrower is heavy so it might not be the best weapon...

[Ascaloth]

Originally Posted by JRendell

Fire Axe. 'Nuff said.

I thought the standard anti-zombie melee weapon is a chainsaw.

[FateAnomaly]

A burning zombie lunging at you is no fun either.

[Haruka_Kitten]

Ninjas rescue student from muggers

Originally Posted by Ninjas rescue student from muggers

* Exchange student mugged in alleyway
* Attack took place outside ninja school
* Warriors in full ninja garn scared off thugs

A STUDENT has been saved from a vicious assault - not by the boys in blue but the men in black.

Ninjas scared off three thugs who had the misfortune to attack the 27-year-old medical student outside their warrior school.

The German exchange student had been targeted by the men while he was riding the late-night train home, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

They demanded he give them his wallet but when he refused and got off the train, they followed.

They pounced as he made his way through a dark alley in Sydney's west.

They grabbed his phone and iPod and kicked him while he lay on the ground.

However, the men were spotted by a member of a nearby dojo.

Nathan Smith told his sensei and the rest of the students at Ninja Senshi Ryu and they rushed out to confront the thugs - all dressed in traditional black ninja garb.

On seeing the ninjas, the men fled, only to be later arrested by police.

"You should have seen their faces when they saw us in ninja gear coming towards them," the school's sensei, Kaylan Soto, told the Herald.

They also failed to notice a ninja, Nathan Smith, standing in the shadows outside the dojo. Mr Smith immediately alerted his sensei, or teacher.

Another ninja, Steve Ashley, said: "It was probably the worst place in Sydney where they could have taken him."

It is official! Ninja beats Pirate!

[TinyRedLeaf]

London's Olympic mascots: Smurfs for the iPhone generation?

Vancouver (May 20): Remember back a few months when the British press branded our Winter Olympics the Worst Games Ever, before the first weekend had even passed?

In what could only be a bid to wrestle that title away from us — in case our record-setting 14 gold medals and vibrant downtown core didn't already make their words seem ridiculous — organisers of the 2012 Games in London yesterday introduced their Olympic mascots to the world.

Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, one-eyed creatures immediately dubbed "patronising rubbish" by design experts in Britain.

Moulded from steel left over from the last girder on the Olympic stadium, London's 2012 mascots are neither cuddly nor cute but organisers say the gleaming one-eyed metallic forms will strike a chord with children.

Despite their alien-like forms and disturbing resemblance to partly blinded Teletubbies, 2012 organisers say the mascots recognise Britain's Olympic heritage.

Wenlock is named after the village of Much Wenlock, where Pierre de Coubertin visited in 1890 and where his idea for a modern Olympics was born, while Mandeville is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital where the Paralympic movement began shortly after World War II.

But reaction on the Internet was predictably dour, with a tidal wave of tweets twittering away about the mouthless pair's many faults:

• "Make your own Olympic mascots by simply scrunching silver foil into two completely random shapes." - VizTopTips
  
• "Olympic mascots: Chuckle Brothers as drawn by Dali when on acid after not sleeping for 4 days." - Robinbogg
  
• "What the ...? The London Olympic mascots look like alien lobsters." - docdez
  
• "London hoping to raise $21M by selling one-eyed Olympic mascots to children. What am I missing here?" - darrenrovell1
  
• "Further evidence that London's Olympic organisers are heavy recreational drug users." - electricmeat
  
• "Olympic mascots... Nothing says Dynamic World City like aliens with poor depth perception." - Tigerstolly
  
• "Just seen the new Olympic mascots. I love them for all the wrong reasons. They look like murderous cycloptic Teletubbies." - BenBo92

- VANCOUVER SUN

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

London's Olympic mascots: Smurfs for the iPhone generation?

CYCLOPTIC TELETUBBIES OMFH WTH LOL!!

Compare with this :



Which one do you guys like more? Or both of them are equally horrible?

[Arbitres]

It is official! Ninja beats Pirate!

...We need more ninjas.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

CYCLOPTIC TELETUBBIES OMFH WTH LOL!!

Compare with this :



Which one do you guys like more? Or both of them are equally horrible?

Actually, I'm getting attached to the EYEBALL mascots as they are probably just so freaking surreal and spooky to the average "man on the street".

The ultimate mascot will probably be some murky particle cloud with no fixed shape or form. Odo....

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Harufox

Ninjas rescue student from muggers



It is official! Ninja beats Pirate!

But how would ninjas deal with zombies?

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

London's Olympic mascots: Smurfs for the iPhone generation?

they remind me of a certain male body part and i would not be surprise if certain artwork appears in 4ch in the run up tot he the 2012 olympics.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

But how would ninjas deal with zombies?

Well......XYXXXY.

they remind me of a certain male body part and i would not be surprise if certain artwork appears in 4ch in the run up tot he the 2012 olympics.

Reminds me of the pedobear misreport.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Actually, I'm getting attached to the EYEBALL mascots as they are probably just so freaking surreal and spooky to the average "man on the street".

The ultimate mascot will probably be some murky particle cloud with no fixed shape or form. Odo....

Personally, I'll be satisfied if it's wearing pants that aren't crotchless.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Actually, I'm getting attached to the EYEBALL mascots as they are probably just so freaking surreal and spooky to the average "man on the street".

I'm with "I-love-them-for-all-the-wrong-reasons" BenBo92. The mascots are proof that the Brits, as ever, are too cool to be cute, and too cynical to care about being beautiful.

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

I'm with "I-love-them-for-all-the-wrong-reasons" BenBo92. The mascots are proof that the Brits, as ever, are too cool to be cute, and too cynical to care about being beautiful.

And forever masochists at embarressing themselves to the rest of the world, we must be masters of shame cause we sure aren't fazed by it.
I'm actually nervous not excited about how this is all gonna go down in 2 years time ><;;;
*sighs*

[TinyRedLeaf]

Hands up whoever has been having silly fun with Google's playable Pac-Man doodle.

Google celebrates 30 years of Pac-Man with playable logo

San Francisco (May 21): A playable... logo? That's exactly what web giant Google has today, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man's Japanese release. The doodle (Google's term for its event and holiday-specific logos) is accessible on its main page and is a full 255-level game complete with a 256th level "kill screen," just like the original coin-op.

The interactive doodle — a first for Google — is the brainchild of senior user experience designer Marcin Wichary, whose earliest exposure to Pac-Man came at age five while traveling across his native Poland with his father, a game technician, to repair arcade machines. Marcin worked with Google doodler (yes, it's a real job) Ryan Germick to create the finished design.

So, for today at least, you can tell your boss: "I may be browsing the Web and playing a game, but I'm also being part of something historic."

- JOYSTIQ

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

Hands up whoever has been having silly fun with Google's playable Pac-Man doodle.

Google celebrates 30 years of Pac-Man with playable logo

The clicking is harder to control....highest level reached is only 30!

[Haruka_Kitten]

PM urged to swear more, but no Speedos

Originally Posted by PM urged to swear more, but no Speedos

* Young voters want Kevin Rudd to swear more
* Say strip club visit would gain him their vote
* Blog: The worst swear word your child has said?

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd needs to swear more and visit another strip club to win over voters at the next election, according to a poll.

Competing in an iron man contest would also apparently help the Mr Rudd in the popularity stakes, but survey respondents rejected the idea of him wearing Speedos, Tony Abbott-style.

The Galaxy Poll, published in lads' magazine Zoo Weekly, asked 1000 registered voters earlier this month what would help Mr Rudd secure their vote.

One in four pollsters in the 18-24 age group said they'd be swayed if he became an iron man, while 19 per cent of voters across the board want him to swear more.

If Mr Rudd visited another strip club, he'd persuade one in five respondents aged 25-34 at the ballot box, while a trip to the salon may also give his popularity a slight nudge.

Seven per cent of electors said they'd be more inclined to vote for him if he adopted a hairdo similar to that of Canadian teen pop sensation Justin Bieber.

As for his swimming attire, 95 per cent of respondents said Mr Rudd should steer clear of budgie smugglers.

Good god! I wouldn't vote for him if I saw him in speedos either. Tony Abbott has put me off them for good! X_x (link maybe NSFW)