The Voltron of business cards (link roundup)

The latest desktop wallpaper at Kitsune Noir is a pirate/ninja battle by Dan Matutina:



Great stuff at Dan's site including this Voltron-esque series of business cards for Ideals:







Plus a Big Bad Wolf desktop wallpaper, and a strange desktop pattern. Dan has prints on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. After being accused of lying, Fake Steve Jobs/Dan Lyons said he "misspoke" when he claimed on TV that Apple lobbied to prevent his hiring at Newsweek.

2. Supposed iPad-esque design for Nintendo's new handheld.

3. Terminator is real in Waziristan:

The drones, operated by the C.I.A., fly overhead sometimes four at a time, emitting a beelike hum virtually 24 hours a day, observing and tracking targets, then unleashing missiles on their quarry, they said.

Via.

*Previously: Voltron reimagined.

*Buy Voltron toys at eBay.

Jack Sparrow amigurumi (link roundup)

Amigurumi Jack Sparrow by Deadcraft.

And a few more links:

1. Iron Man 2 ARG. Via.

2. SWAT officers in Los Angeles ended a 12-hour standoff by smashing into the building with a bulldozer. I couldn't find video, but here's video of a modified bulldozer rampage from several years ago.

3. Target popup shops with a limited selection of pre-wrapped gifts. Via.

*Previously: Eight hour standoff ends when officers realize home is empty.

*Buy Iron Man toys at eBay.

Ninjas and pirates living together in harmony

Ninja and pirate share a good hug in this t-shirt design by Sean Keeton for Threadless. If you'd like the chance to buy it, vote by clicking on the voting widget:



Sean draws a cute Mega Man, too.

*Previously: Participate in the December Art contest and win a $100 Threadless credit.

*Buy ninja toys at eBay.

Ninja pirate on his zombie unicorn steed

T-shirts are $12 with free shipping at Threadless, including this ninja pirate on a zombie unicorn steed.

Captured mermaid costume

Andrea dressed as a mermaid captured by a pirate for Halloween. See also: Beheaded Bride how to. Via.

*Previously: Man captured by a dinosaur costume.

*Buy mermaid toys at eBay.

Pirate paper doll (link roundup)

Go here to download a pirate paper doll, created to promote a pop-up book called The Castaway Pirates (the download link is immediately above the pirate video). Via.

And a few more links:

1. I sure read a lot of people opining about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but almost no one identified someone who should have won. Well, here's a nomination for Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai.

2. In case you ever wondered - - the answer to the question of whether zero is odd or even.

3. Watched Wolverine on the plane and thought it was fine - - better than X2 (I've only seen the atrocious end of X3). Watched Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in the theater and was thrilled when, after an hour, my oldest asked to leave. Boy, how did that get even half decent reviews?

*Previously: Bruce Lee paper doll.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.

Pirate Star Wars figure; Birth of Vader action figure

Hondo Ohnaka with Kowakian monkey-lizard (I looked it up) - - one of the Clone Wars Wave 7 figures on display here.



"Birth of Darth Vader" set available for preorder for $27 at Entertainment Earth. Via these sites.

*Previously: Enter the Horror of Star Wars art contest and win a total $250 store credit.

*Buy Salacious Crumb toys at eBay.

Vintage phone (link roundup)

Rotary phone spotted here. I've never seen that design before. You can see a more traditional rotary phone here.

UPDATE: Twee points out that it's an Ericofon, and there are several on sale at eBay.

And a few more links:

1. MIT's Great Dome was modified to look like sheet music displaying the first seven notes of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

2. Pirate octopus with eye patch and peg leg.

3. Best photo of the Geek Squad, ever.

*Previously: This phone is tapped.

*Buy vintage phones at eBay.

Pirate Links

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day. Here are the pirate links I've amassed over the last year:


World of Warcraft Pirates' Day.





Pirate party hang tag and personalized cards on sale at Etsy.





Download Tales of Monkey Island for free (today only).





Pirate cupcakes.







Lego pirate by polywen.




"Arr, Let O' Me Nuts" by Philip Tseng.





Cartoony Jack Sparrow by Jeca Esporro.





Tiny felt pirate by Yali Paz-Gilboa on sale at Etsy.



Cyborg Pirate Lego Minifig by Victor Vitale.




A pirate defeated by a ninja spotted in the 2amToys Etsy shop.




Steampunk pirate attack by Jakob Eirich.




Penultimate pirate found here.





To err is human, to arrrr is pirate.





The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists




826 Valencia Pirate Goods.





Plush Pirate by Leeanna Butcher on sale at Etsy.



Updated East Carolina University logo.

*Previously: My 2008 pirate day link roundup.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.

Melting Snowman Cookies (and more)

A small sampling of the desserts on display in Jennifer McFadden's gallery:


Melting snowman cookies.



Pirate cupcakes.



Lego Indiana Jones cookies.

See also: Adult Swim, Marios Bros., Mermaid, and Heavy Metal desserts.

*Previously: Totoro Snowman.

*Buy Indiana Jones sketch cards at eBay.

Lego pirate (link roundup)

Lego pirate by polywen.

And a few more links:

1. Recipe for a cupcake milkshake.

2. Variety says Disney is unlikely to save the Spider-Man musical. Via.

3. Fascinating profile of Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter, who "could care less about the movies." Via.

*Previously: Japanese-style parfait.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

Ballpark fight caught on film (link roundup)

The fight at a ballpark in this video isn't particularly interesting - - but check out how many people started filming it:



And a few more links:

1. Until quite recently, it was illegal to capture rainwater in Colorado, even if it fell on your own roof. Via.

2. Why would you invite, as a keynote speaker at a blogging conference, someone to speak about making money online, when that speaker claims 2 million unique visitors a day, yet makes no money?

3. Wired has a flash game called "Cutthroat Capitalism" where "You are a pirate commander staked with $50,000 from local tribal leaders and other investors. Your job is to guide your pirate crew through raids in and around the Gulf of Aden, attack and capture a ship, and successfully negotiate a ransom."

*Previously: Pirate Squirrels.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.

Pirate squirrels

One of today's new Threadless t-shirts is "Arr, Let O' Me Nuts" by Philip Tseng. I took the liberty of turning it into a desktop wallpaper.

*Previously: Cartoony Jack Sparrow.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.

Turn of the century occult hero Fantastic Four (link roundup)

"Turn of the century occult hero Fantastic Four" by genesischant, who is currently seeking commissions.

And a few more links:

1. Drawing of a "pirate with 10 fingers on each hand, 8 eyes, and 2 million teeth."

2. The Dead Weather's (Jack White's latest band) June 22 concert will stream live. Via.

3. In the month of May, the median age for John Stewart's show was 41.4, and Stephen Colbert's was 38.3. Via.

4. No joke, I recently received a pr email from a publicist who was representing an ad agency.

*Previously: The Fantastic Four as hobo animals.

*Buy Fantastic Four toys at eBay.

Cartoony Jack Sparrow (link roundup)

Cartoony Jack Sparrow by Jeca Esporro for the MojiZu battle.

And a few more links:

1. Photos of young Phil Jackson with and without mustache.

2. Sonia Sotomayor belonged to an all-women networking group called Belizean Grove. It's a "constellation of influential women." Via.

3. Koogle is a search engine with a web filter specifically designed to block sites that might be objectionable to religious Jews. If you try to use it on the Sabbath, when work is forbidden, it crashes. Via.

4. Now this is how to sell a dvd at Target.

*Previously: Haunted Hassid.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Getter Robots (link roundup)

Play Asia has these cute Getter robots available for preorder.

And a few more links:

1. GoodyBlog is giving away a Nintendo Wii and other swell items.

2. Download posters for Goldilocks and the Three Buccaneers. Via.

3. Teachers are banding together to complain about the toys and other branded crap that fills the Scholastic catalog each month. Via.

4. Mickey Mouse as a Daruma poster.

*Previously: Goldilocks and the Three Beers.

*Buy Daruma at eBay.

Tiny felt pirate

Tiny felt pirate by Yali Paz-Gilboa on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Music pirate t-shirt.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.