Ming: Klytus, I’m bored. What plaything can you offer me today? Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K system. The inhabitants refer to it as the planet…Earth. Ming: How peaceful it looks…[Causes an earthquake.] Klytus: Most effective, Your Majesty. Will you destroy this…ah…Earth? Ming: Later. I like to play with things a while, before annihilation. - Flash Gordon (1980)Tumblr (3.0; @shanethacker)http://phantom-thought.com/<a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/superheroine-sex-art-story/">Art and Superheroines: When Over-Sexualization Kills the Story [Sex] - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews</a>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17738130553http://phantom-thought.com/post/17738130553Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:38:08 -0500<a href="http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/02/donts-and-be-carefuls.html">The Don'ts and Be Carefuls</a>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17735394841http://phantom-thought.com/post/17735394841Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:53:59 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzeu18d3p71qz4fppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2012/02/14/demotivational-posters-no-23/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20VeryDemotivational%20(Very%20deMotivational)">NO - Very Demotivational - The Demotivational Posters Blog</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17632822044http://phantom-thought.com/post/17632822044Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:12:44 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzczsgk8M91qz4fppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/02/13/funny-pictures-why-do-cats-purr/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ICanHasCheezburger%20(I%20CAN%20HAS%20CHEEZBURGER)">Why Do Cats Purr? - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17582391658http://phantom-thought.com/post/17582391658Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:21:52 -0500“<p>Real Men don’t need the abstract concepts introduced by Quiche-Eating games — like characterisation, immersiveness or realism — to get their jobs done. They are perfectly happy with a sword, a spellbook, and a beer. </p><ul><li>Real Men use swords to kill monsters.</li> <li>Real Men use swords to tame the wilderness.</li> <li>Real Men use swords to negotiate peace treaties.</li> <li>Real Men use swords to romance the opposite sex.</li></ul> If you can’t do it with a sword, do it with a fireball. If you can’t do it with a fireball, it isn’t worth doing.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/realmen.htm">Real Men Don’t Play GURPS</a></em>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17562691473http://phantom-thought.com/post/17562691473Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:58:00 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/even-critics-of-safety-net-increasingly-depend-on-it.html">Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It - NYTimes.com</a>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17560586690http://phantom-thought.com/post/17560586690Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:08:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9cp60Xah1qz4fppo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://damnyouautocorrect.com/16682/10-romantic-moments-ruined-by-autocorrect/">Damn You Auto Correct! » 10 Romantic Moments Ruined By Autocorrect</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17461985254http://phantom-thought.com/post/17461985254Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:10:18 -0500“1997: Michael Jordan heroically overcomes the flu to sit on a float for an hour and glare at Chicagoans”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/championship-celebration-moments,27334/">Championship Celebration Moments | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source</a></em>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17439469607http://phantom-thought.com/post/17439469607Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:21:58 -0500“It’s nice to see both parties come together to help America become the great nation James Cameron envisioned in Terminator.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/congress-clears-us-airspace-for-more-drones,27336/">Congress Clears U.S. Airspace For More Drones | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source | American Voices</a></em>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17395669089http://phantom-thought.com/post/17395669089Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:10 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz75uwbW681qz4fppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/02/10/funny-pictures-i-have-no-idea-where-im-going/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ICanHasCheezburger%20(I%20CAN%20HAS%20CHEEZBURGER)">I have no idea - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17387615600http://phantom-thought.com/post/17387615600Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:47:20 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6zvqUiyZ1qz4fppo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://wondermark.com/796/">Wondermark » Archive » #796; In which a Cat is either Lost, or Gained</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17381637046http://phantom-thought.com/post/17381637046Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:38:14 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6zs9ruFR1qz4fppo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://wondermark.com/797/">Wondermark » Archive » #797; In which a Cat gets Out</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17381555617http://phantom-thought.com/post/17381555617Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:36:09 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/37signals/beMH/~3/LJZSokI9LvI/3106-all-or-something">All or something</a>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17376760425http://phantom-thought.com/post/17376760425Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:19:54 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz17huCynA1qz4fppo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://wondermark.com/795/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20wondermark%20(Wondermark%20by%20David%20Malki%20!)">Wondermark » Archive » #795; In which a Cat is lost</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17213192364http://phantom-thought.com/post/17213192364Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:06 -0500<iframe id="dit-video-embed" width="400" height="225" src="http://static.discoverymedia.com/videos/components/apl/caff4ea0e36317177443d60156ad96b86979b4e4/snag-it-player.html?auto=no" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://animal.discovery.com/videos/puppy-bowl-viii-kitty-halftime-show.html#mkcpgn=twapl1">Puppy Bowl VIII: Kitty Halftime Show : Video : Animal Planet</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17131257487http://phantom-thought.com/post/17131257487Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:14:20 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VhkDdayA4iA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial - “Matthew’s Day Off” Extended Version (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA">Honda</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17130936731http://phantom-thought.com/post/17130936731Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:08:58 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rwsATai--yg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Community - Annie’s Christmas song (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwsATai--yg">denrosen241976</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17130246503http://phantom-thought.com/post/17130246503Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:57:30 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxta2QzQG1qz4fppo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2012-02-05/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20DilbertDailyStrip%20(Dilbert%20Daily%20Strip)">Dilbert comic strip for 02/05/2012 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17111018923http://phantom-thought.com/post/17111018923Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:37:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu2zf2zsf1qzsgg9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://xplanes.tumblr.com/post/16987637055/for-every-military-pilot-knew-where-the-apex-of" class="tumblr_blog">xplanes</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“…For every military pilot knew where the apex of the great ziggurat was located. You could point it out on a map. The place was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base#Post-war_flight_testing">Edwards Air Force Base</a> in the high desert 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Everyone knew who resided there, too, although their actual status was never put into words. </p> <p>Not only that, everyone knew the name of the individual who ranked foremost in the Olympus, the ace of all the aces, as it were, among the true brothers of <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/RightStuff.html"><b>the right stuff.</b></a>”</p> <p>(<a href="http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=295644">via</a>)</p></blockquote>http://phantom-thought.com/post/17002813722http://phantom-thought.com/post/17002813722Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysk0iJzJM1qz4fppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9025139/Out-of-this-world-planets-captured-within-water-drops-by-Markus-Reugels.html?image=6">Out of this world: planets captured within water drops by Markus Reugels - Telegraph</a>)</p>http://phantom-thought.com/post/16946713505http://phantom-thought.com/post/16946713505Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:29:06 -0500