Narf the Mouse

I like this.
 
Edit: An idea to go with this. You could have setting templates, that multiplied the cost of certain powers by Y. For example, "Costly Teleportation" to multiply the market price of all teleportation magic items (whether they use Teleport or not) by some number.

Re: A Thread For Random Links
 
Bletchly Park completes epic Tunny machine - Interesting, cool news article link for people interested in computing or WWII history.

Link to original: http://nebezial.deviantart.com/art/it-s-simple-we-kill-the-doctor-no-wait-batman-420747605

Soon as someone mentions the film "Lucy", at least a few people complain that "using 100% of the brain is actually a seizure!" Congratulations; you made your Science roll. However, if we're going to list all the things in superhero movies that don't work, we'll be here next week.

Now we need to fly to the moon, play among the stars, and see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.

The supers travel through time in search of the greatest hero of them all (it's rather funny how Hulk is concerned that "the new guy" will take over his niche). They arrive in a small settlement and direct a woman who looks about to go into labor any moment to a nearby inn.
 
My sons are playing Spiderman and Iron Man. One of Spiderman's lines is: "'I will save you from death innocent civilian, but Jesus will save you with God's love.' Yeah, that's a good new battle cry."

"This is more thinking than I have done in the last month."
 
-- side comment by student in yesterday's lab
 
It's working.

well not of my week, but I saw it this week. 
 

[footage of late 19th / early 20th century train chugging down the tracks, but the engine looks higher tech than one would expect]
 
[interior of engine, with similar high-tech look; train engineer is adjusting dials and flipping switches, while speaking into a speaking tube connected to what looks like an early radio transmitter]
 
"BPS arm switches on, here comes the throttle."  The engineer pushes a lever forward, and the engine noticeably increases in speed; he pulls a release lever, and the rest of the rail cars disconnect and the engine pulls quickly away from them.  "We have separation.  Coming forward with the side-stick."  He pulls another lever, and the engine increases in speed yet again.
 
Suddenly, there's a loud BANG! and the engine shakes violently on the tracks as various dials spike into the red.  The engineer looks worried, but is maintaining his composure as he flips switches and adjusts dials.  "We've got a blowout, Amber-3.  Throttle's out, I can't hold the track."  The speeding engine rocks on the tracks, the wheels squealing in protest.  Minor explosions on other parts of the engine send parts flying.  "Ground-comm, I can't hold it.  She's breaking up, she's breaking up!"
 
[footage of train engine derailing and crashing through the trees]
 
[switch scene to early 20th century operating room]
 
(announcer voiceover)  "Steven Astor, engineer.  A man barely alive."
 
[blueprints and diagrams of intricate mechanisms]
 
(Nicola Tesla voiceover)  "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.  We have the technology.  We have the capability to make the world's first Electro-Magnetic man.
 
[more footage of operating room, plus engineers assembling robotic limbs]
 
(Nicola Tesla voiceover)  "Steven Astor will be that man.  Better than he was before.  Better.  Stronger.  Faster."
 
[footage of Astor, his robotic limbs shiny as he runs down a dirt road, passing Model-T cars as if they're standing still]
 
Astor, aka Steamborg, is the $60,000 Man.

It should be noted that the average monkey is stronger, muscle mass for muscle mass, than the average human.
 
Although the solution to this mystery has eluded scientists, I think the answer is clear:
 
Monkeys are nuclear-powered.
 
The proof:
 
Potassium is radioactive.
 
Bananas contain potassium.
 
Therefore, I move that monkeys be included in the list of the world's nuclear powers.

It should be noted that the average monkey is stronger, muscle mass for muscle mass, than the average human.
 
Although the solution to this mystery has eluded scientists, I think the answer is clear:
 
Monkeys are nuclear-powered.
 
The proof:
 
Potassium is radioactive.
 
Bananas contain potassium.
 
Therefore, I move that monkeys be included in the list of the world's nuclear powers.

Well, there's worse fates.
 
He could have caught the Dell laptop before it fell in.

Well, ok then.
 
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no-one around to...
 
 

Well, ok then.
 
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no-one around to...
 
 

Cute, well crafted, and supereroic origin story.

How many Sith does it take to change a lightbulb?
 
 
 

An atheist and an Evangelical Christian were talking about the Israelites crossing through the sea to escape Pharaoh. The atheist states, "that was no miracle, at certain times of the year the water recedes to a lower level along with sea plants floating in and they simply waded across."
 
The Christian pauses perplexed, then says "wow, it's an even greater miracle than I had realized."
 
The atheist looks at him and says "What? How do you figure that?" 
 
The Christian says, "Well think about it, Pharaoh's entire army drowning in waist-deep water!"

As he lay dying, Lord Greystoke expressed his wish that his intestines and stomach be made into a set of drums and bagpipes so that he and his love of music might live on after his death. 
 
He wanted to ensure that people could hear the Tarzan's Tripes Forever.

A Husband went to the sheriff's department to report that his wife was missing.
 
Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home.
 
Sergeant: What is her height?
 
Husband: Gee, I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
 
Sergeant: Weight?
 
Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.
 
Sergeant: Color of eyes?
 
Husband: Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.
 
Sergeant: Color of hair?
 
Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can't remember.
 
Sergeant: What was she wearing?
 
Husband: Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.
 
Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in?
 
Husband: She went in my truck.
 
Sergeant: What kind of truck was it?
 
Husband: A 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine special ordered with manual transmission and climate controlled air conditioning. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, which has a matching aftermarket bed liner. Custom leather 6-way seats and "Bubba" floor mats. Trailering package with gold hitch and special wiring hook-ups. DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio receiver, 23-channel CB radio, six cup holders, a USB port, and four power outlets. I added special alloy wheels and off-road Michelins. It has custom running boards and indirect wheel well lighting. At this point the husband started choking up.
 
Sergeant: Take it easy, we'll find your truck.

I was sad because I had no gloves. Then I met a man who had no arms. He tried to sell me a motorcycle.
 
 
True story.

What an eventful day. Watched the Pope say mass in Philadelphia, watched the lunar eclipse, and chased raccoons away from my backyard with a wooden broadsword.

Why did Waldo cross the road?
 
 
 

Why did Waldo cross the road?