weirdness

Didn’t I say I this would be my best post ever?

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In case you haven’t noticed, the President has been appearing in a lot of comic books lately. You don’t need me to link them–or maybe you do–but considering the appearances he’s made so far, I guess I should have realized that this was inevitable:

Barack the Barbarian cover

Yes, it’s “Barack the Barbarian” a retelling of the 2008 presidential election in the form of a Conan comic from the ’70’s. It’s full of bloody murder, girls in leather bikinis, and a barechested Barack high-fiving the Amazon warrior “Hilaria.”

America: A country so fucking crazy, even Johnny Depp had to leave.

The best part is that it’s actually funny. Continue reading

Awful and awesome

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Just as I was about to post about a single awful thing, I came across something to disturbingly awesome that I had to post about it. I leave it to you, the reader, to recognize a connection between the two.

First, the awful: Bacardi hits new lows of misogyny with its new “Ugly Girlfriend” ad campaign, which strangely seems to be targeted at women. Has to be seen to be believed.

Now, the awesomely disturbing–or disturbingly awesome… I can’t tell which this is, because it’s so freaking insane: Kid finds out his mom is cancelling his WoW account and goes nuts.

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Is there someone out there who can explain the appeal of Wiretap? It seems like one of those shows that I Just Don’t Get, but that others recognize as The New Genius!.

So, is it Andy Kaufman or Carrot Top?