Galley Friend M.G. passes us along to that: a 16-foot Lego USS Harry Truman. Follow the link for more photos, including one of it in the water.

Tony Lane was very unkind to Danny Boyle’s new movie, but Massawyrm loves it, with this very funny caveat:

[I]f one thing is bothering me about this it is one of the lynch pins of the premise. You see, the sun is dying. And what is Hollywood’s response? I know, let’s strap a bunch of astronauts to the back of a bomb and launch them headlong into the sun. Um, okay. That sounds…plausible enough. Fortunately for me I’m buddies with Copernicus, our resident real life Astrophysicist. And he assured me that Hollywood actually has it right.

Wyrm, he reassured me, I understand how hard it is to understand for a layman like yourself, but we scientists are working hard every day to solve the astrophysical problems of tomorrow with the nuclear weapon technology of today. For example, say the core of the earth were to stop spinning. “Wait, the core of the Earth could stop spinning?” Sure, and when it does, we’re gonna strap what we scientists refer to as a BIG FUCKALL BOMB to the back of a drill and send it straight towards the center of the Earth.

“Wait, but what if say an Asteroid were to collide with the planet?” Well then we’d have to send a drill out into space to strap a bomb to the back to. But of course, that would require oil drillers – which you’d have to train as astronauts first. Fortunately for us, their skill sets are very similar.

“But what if, say, a large comet were discovered by someone, like, Frodo? What then?” Well, then we’d have to send astronauts out with robot drills that we could strap a BIG FUCKALL BOMB to. “Wait. Do you always need a drill?” Oh, heavens no. Only when you need one. If you’re gonna send a nuclear weapon into the sun, you don’t need to drill down into it. That would just be silly. Wyrm, what you’re failing to grasp is that there is little in this universe that can’t be improved by shoving a big fuckall bomb right up its ass. I mean, sure, thirty years ago nuclear weapons were only good for commies and aliens – you’d just nuke em from from orbit. It was the only way to be sure. But could you imagine what it would be like if Disney had been aware of the advances we’ve made today? Do you realize what could have happened at the end of THE BLACK HOLE? “That would be fucking awesome!” Yeah, that’s exactly what Stephen Hawkings said.

Pajiba gives us this kind of awesome video, featuring a young lady named Chunky Pam singing–nay, rapping–about the joys of Jersey. Somehow both Toms River and Parsippany are mentioned, but Moorestown isn’t. Thats whack. Wiggedy whack. Yo.

Also, I take Reihan in a rap-battle. Or pose-down. Or whatever they call it.

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Galley Hero Herc points us to an actual Pubisher’s Weekly story on how the comic book Buffy Season 8 is minting new comics readers. I can’t say I’m surprised–and what’s really wild is that BS8 isn’t even the best comic book Joss Whedon is writing right now.

Go ahead and mock me, but hear this: Whedon’s run of Astonishing X-Men may be the best thing he’s written to date in any medium.

I can’t tell if this story is a gag or not. I report, you decide:

Senator is a Level-70 Dwarf Priest in World of Warcraft

What if a senator was playing games instead of bashing them?

It’s already happening in Guam, where as reported by the Pacific Daily News, Sen. Ray Tenorio (left) is a serious, level-70 WoW player. Tenorio’s avatar is a Dwarf priest named Paleray on the Silverhand server. He’s a member of a guild, of course, the Knights of the Marianas.

NB: I gave up WoW so long ago that I don’t even remember what level my mage was. I swear.

Galley Friend A.W. sends us this awesome link noting the eerie similarity between Baghdad Bob and the housing industry.

So it’s “Thriller.” Only in the Philippines. In a prison yard. Acted and danced . . . by inmates. Like 400 of them. In orange jumpsuits.

Except for the girl.

Go watch it. No. You know you want to.

Galley Friend M.G. is trying to make sure I never go back into the ocean again. Ever. That’s the only explanation for him sending us this link to a list (with pictures and discussion) of some of the weirdest, freakiest super-deep sea fish ever.

There are lots of highlights, including the megamouth shark and the tiny octopus which proved so deadly to a certain Bond villain. But I think this dude might be my least favorite:

Go look. If. You. Dare.