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PC adventure games have taught me a great many things, from the difference between voodoo and hoodoo in Gabriel Knight to the intricacies of alchemy in Zork Nemesis. No lesson has been so applicable to real life as the cocktail recipe revealed in Syberia.

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I wrote this a long time ago and just can’t bring myself to delete it, much like my hard drive post, so you get to be subjected to more of my ramblings and inane puns. We go back, now, to a simpler time when commercials for Very Large Burgers from various eateries captivated the minds and stomachs and maybe spleens of America.

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Seriously, I am way geeking out in this post. If it weren’t for the fact I wrote so much without realizing it, I would delete this post just as quick as all the others (this is post number 325, yet I only have 155 on my blog. Hmm…). Still, if things like file system jokes sound like your idea of a chuckle, then by all means read on.

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Today in the mail I received no fewer than three of these flyers:

This calls to mind an equal number of questions.

• Was one of these flyers not enough to secure my interest in a Boom Boom Huckjam?
• What, in the name of of God’s green Earth, is a Boom Boom Huckjam?
• Why are these being sent to me in the first place?

Truly questions for the ages. Luckily, I have some time on my hands, so I can get to answering them now.

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We aren’t out of the woods yet, folks. Another earthquake, possibly a 4.1 or 4.4, could be lurking just around the corner, waiting to pounce and knock your lamp over! Thus frightened, it is now my obligation to almost but not entirely allay your fears with my new feature: Earthquake Watch 2005.

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I decided to check upon the infrequently updated Pokey the Penguin web comic and was met with a giant blue link that simply said “YOU BUY IT!!!!!” This took me to an eBay auction for the very ownership rights to Pokey the Penguin himself. On any other day I would be shocked, intrigued, and saddened all at once, for this would mean the end of Pokey along with the possibility of me (or someone else) becoming The Authors. Today, being what it is, I am not convinced. If the auction is seen through its seven days without being cancelled, though, maybe we can all get together and buy ourselves a web comic. SMASHING

UPDATE: Turns out it was a joke after all. You almost had me going, you sneaky The Authors!

So let’s talk web comics. There are a million of them. Literally. I counted. Yet amongst the vast multitudes to be had online, only a very few stand out to me. I’ve already mentioned Pixel, which documents the daily and often bizarre lives of our favorite digital image constituents. As you may imagine, today will cover Dinosaur Comics.

After going back through the archives, you might think I’m pulling some elaborate joke on you. “All of these comics are the same!” you’ll yell, throwing your drink in my face. As I dry myself off and silently laugh at your wasted beverage I’ll declare, “Au contraire, you square!” The comic features the same configuration of the titular dinosaurs day after day, but in different- sometimes wacky- situations.

We are normally greeted by three characters: T-Rex, Utahraptor, and Dromiceiomimus, but are occasionally treated to guest appearances by the Devil and none other than God himself. Also, sinister raccoons and cephalopods have been popular recently. T-Rex would be the “main” character, appearing in every panel and having the most poses. Being forever locked in a house-car-girl crushing sequence doesn’t seem to get him down, though, as he is always able to bring up an interesting and frequently misguided topic. The unchanging canvas lends itself to consistently clever dialog and funny punchlines, since the author needn’t worry about getting the panels drawn. And, if once you’re done reading a given comic you still want a little more, check the image’s ALT tag and the “comments” link at the top of the page. Further insight and/or comedy is held within these hidden fields.

Lastly, it seems to me that the author wants his readers to feel awesome, and he awesomely does just that. It’s awesome all around. You don’t have to take my word for it, though; the community of fans speaks for itself with a huge page of reader submitted stuff. Awesome stuff.