It wasn’t all that long ago that acquiring a Death Note would cost you your soul, and eventually your life. I got mine (with a bonus “L” key fob) for the much lower price of $12.99 Canadian at the Pacific Mall!
If any of you can read Japanese, could you please tell me what the packaging says?
I decided to take the easy approach this Hallowe’en and picked up a Star Trek: The Original Series “command” shirt at a shop in Toronto’s Kensington Market. It’s branded as a “Captain Kirk” shirt, but as an Asian guy with a radio voice, I’m declaring it a “Lieutenant Sulu” shirt instead. Total cost: US$25, because I already have black pants, boots, and a phaser.
There is an even cheaper “Sulu” costume option:
Baby oil (or hey, cooking oil) and a toy sword. I figure that would cost US$10 at most.
For those few of you who’ve never seen this Star Trek scene, here it is:
In case you’re not familiar with the meme, read this article…
…and in case you haven’t seen the new trailer yet:
Click the comic to see the source.
Webcomic Name gets a lot of mileage out of a simple formula: three panels, ending with the line “Oh no”. My favorite of the bunch is the October 4th, 2017 comic, which doubles as valuable career advice.
Yesterday at the office, we celebrated a birthday with this “Hello Kitty” cake:
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We ended up cutting it with a nice sharp metal knife, which meant that the cheap plastic cake cutter that came with it went unused. While clearing off the table in our kitchen, I noticed the warning on the packaging for the cake cutter, and I had to stop what I was doing to appreciate its beauty:
Click the photo to see it at full size.
Sound it out, either in your head or say it out loud:
DO NOT REFRIGERATE WITH CAKE
AS IT WEAKENS THE STRENGTH OF THE CUTTER
That’s pretty much poetry. Or metal lyrics. Or a cryptic tattoo, t-shirt slogan or bumper sticker.
