Jawbone #160: I Brought The Kringle, Dear

Neil is back with us for a show about irrational fears, pets, and of course, Kringles. Fun show -- now with more Richard!

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More. Monsters. Wild.

The monsters are showing up (as planned) through the mail. And people are sending me photographic evidence of such. Not only that, but some monsters are getting a graphical makeover, as proven by Matt and his Can Can Dancer movie poster commemorating the Monster Movie round. Great job, Matt! (click to see the larger version.)














Over on the other side of the globe, Rose has blown up her monster to decorate her office area.










Ukelele playing aliens can get caught by Ukelele traps. Here is the photographic evidence.

How can I forget this little ditty called "She Cthulus of the SS".

And finally, ImpalerElGato poses with his monster.

Keep em coming! I love seeing them!

I Wrote A Comic Today

So last week, Scott Johnson from ELR was having a little contest where he asked his readers to write the dialog for his Monday comic. I was messing around and left my own punchline involving "lobsters" and "whores". Well, imagine my surprise when I log on today to see my punchline was actually used for the comic! Funny stuff. Goes to show you that for comic gold, you can't beat crustaceans and loose women.

Monster By Mail: Phase 3 - NOW OPEN

That's right. I'm doing it for a third time...Monster By Mail is now open and accepting orders. The theme this time around is "Crypto-zoology". You provide me a name of a strange creature or legendary monster and I'll draw it for you. (Hint: Pets would make great fodder for crytpo animals.) Art is $20. Video is $30. Plus, every order gets a four pack of limited edition monster buttons created specifically for this round. Let's hop aboard and let's take a trip to the Cryptozoo!

Mystery Question 5-14-07

This week's first correct answer gets a four pack of Monster By Mail buttons!

Four men met in a bar, and they soon found that all four of them had been to the Amazon Jungle. After a few more beers, they also realized that they had all been captured at least once, by fierce natives who ruled amazing fortresses. They soon got around to talking about their experiences, and their escapes. The first man said, "Well, I was once caught by natives who ruled a diamond palace. They caught me and took me to their king. He decreed that I was to die in one month. They threw me into a cell. Thank God that they didn't take my equipment. I had stolen a quartz file from one of the natives. I filed away the bars (it had curtains so they couldn't see) and escaped mere hours before I was to die."

The second man said, "I was also captured, but they took me to a simple copper structure. I did not have any such luxury of a month to escape, instead, a single day. Luckily they did not count on my desperation, and I was able to claw my way out of there using only my fingernails and pure adrenalin."

The third man said, "I was taken to the most amazing fortress of all. It was made out of black topaz. I was also the smartest of all of you," he bragged, "for I had brought with me a steel file. I was out in a jiff, and I was able to steal some of the topaz as well," he said as he showed everyone a piece of topaz hanging from a string around his neck.

The fourth man had been looking amused at the first and second men's stories, but as the third man finished he threw up his head and laughed. The other three men were looking slightly peeved, and asked him what he found so funny. He declared that they were all liars, and he could prove it.

How could he prove it, and when did each of the three men lie?

Last week, Spiff got the answer right. When cockroaches die naturally, they roll over on their back. Yet, the cockroach was laying right side up as Bobby saw "the shiny back of the creature". Jacob must have killed the cockroach, then flipped it over to cover himself, not knowing the bit of science that Bobby knew. Congrats, Spiff!

Caption This: 5-14-07

Thanks to Knightwise for this incredible image.

Gwen Vs. Mary Jane

So I saw Spider Man 3 today and I gotta say, I was pretty impressed by the character of Gwen Stacey (even though she was played by that weird chick from Lady In The Water). So I'll throw this out there, mostly for the guys -- the age old question -- who do you prefer? Mary Jane or Gwen? And why?

Brush With Greatness

I can't hope to be as talented as Jonathan Coulton. But what I can hope for is a wonderful unnamed mention of me and my work in the New York Times Magazine today. The article talks about Coulton's success on the internets and his devoted fan interaction and mentions me and my contribution to the Coulton madness:

"Other followers have volunteered hours of their time to help further his career: a professional graphic artist in Cleveland has drawn an illustration for each of the weekly songs, free."

Woot! I made it into the NY Times and I didn't kill anyone. To read the whole incredible article, check it out here.

Why I Love Weird Al

I know this is old, but I just saw it today and I found it rather amusing. Check it out.

Jawbone #159: The Perfect Podcast --Listener

It's another daytime recording! We welcome a special guest to the studio, talk superhero movies, proper podcast guest ettiquette and much more. Enjoy!

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The Microsoft oFone

Wow...I think MS is going to blow Apple out of the water with this design. Who woulda thunk it?

Best. Headline. Ever.

I'm sure this was done on purpose. But if it wasn't, it could the coolest accidental geek headline ever. See it.

More and More Monsters In The Wild

I've been getting a lot of responses from people who are receiving their monsters in the mail and I thought it would be a good idea to show off some of them.

The photo to the left comes from Annie, who told me today that after watching some of the videos, her nine year old son went to grab his own crayons and markers to make up his own monster. I think that's one of the coolest residual parts os this project -- that I am inspiring people, and lots of kids, to draw, be creative and come up with their own creations. I love getting e-mails like that. They never fail to make my day.

Next up is Justin, who asked for a WOW related monster and he got one!










Here is Monkeyman from the first round. Good to see he made it safely as well.


And finally, I got this tonight from a big supporter of MBM, who ordered a Monster Pugdog for his sister's birthday. Did I mention these make great gifts? Hmmm...anyway, enjoy!



Keep the Monsters In The Wild coming folks. I love seeing them!

Monster By Mail: Phase 3 Teaser

Well, I am in the last 50 or so images left for the second round of Monster By Mail. So, I posted a new image at MBM, teasing the next round. Anyone care to take a guess as to what the next theme will be?

Schooch is In!

And thank the heavens! Eurovision would not be complete without this flamboyant entry from the UK. Thanks to Dan for the heads up and seems to know way too much about this competition.

Zombie Mods On Killer Vespas

I gotta tell you, I've been drawing a lot of zombies lately. But for some reason, I've been looking forward to drawing these zombies. I had a mental picture of what I wanted the finished drawing to look like and damn, if it didn't come out almost exactly as I envisioned it. I'll file this one again in the "wish I didn't have to give these away" category.

Looks Like Someone Took My Advice...

They probably aren't a Jawbone listener, but it seems like someone had the same idea I had regarding that loser at VTU. Link. There are a ton more on the sidebar too.

Like this one.

Mystery Question 5-7-07

"Bobby Bigelow was an average sixth grader. That is, except for the fact that he had the mind of Sherlock Holmes himself. One day, while walking around the block, he noticed two of the students at school arguing over something.

The two boys were Jeremy and Jacob. Jeremy was accusing Jacob of killing his pet cockroach! As Bobby looked at the shiny back of the creature, Jacob explained his story.

"Jeremy let me take care of his cockroach for the day," began Jacob, "I kept it with me the whole day. About half an hour ago, I noticed that the cockroach had not moved for a long time. When I found that it didn't move when I tapped the cage, I called Jeremy. I left the cockroach exactly as it was, and here we are. Jeremy accusing me of killing his cockroach."

After a few moments, Bobby concluded that Jacob had indeed killed the cockroach.

Why was he so sure?"

Dan got the answer last week. The answer was a candle.

Caption This: 5-7-07

Maybe this is what he does to sober up.

Help Me Find The Funniest Video I Have Ever Seen

So, a few years ago, before Tivo, my family and I were watching AFV (or Amercia's Funniest Home Video). This one episode featured one of the funnieist videos i have ever seen. There were so many layers of funny to it, I just had to see it again. But to this day, I haven't seen it since, in a repeat or even on YouTube.

The video It took place in a backyard. There was a guy with a mullet standing next to his girlfriend. Now, that alone is comic gold enough, but like I said, layers of funny. He is tossing a football around and his trusty dog is standing next to him. He tosses the football to his buddy. The cameraman follows the ball a few times. On one throw back, the ball hits the girlfriend in the nose. This startles the dog who then runs frantically away from mullet boy and girlfriend. There is a leash wrapped around mullet boys leg and when the dog runs, he pulls the rug out from under mullet boy and he slips and falls on his back to the ground.

Now, I know what you're thinking. What was so funny about that? Some mullet guy slips and falls and that's it? Well, the kicker is that when the camera pans over to the dog, we see that the reason mullet boy fell was because the leash was wrapped around his fake leg. The dog is running around dragging mullet boy's fake leg and mullet boy is hopping after him.

When I saw this for the first time, I almost couldn't catch my breath, I was laughing so hard. And I have not been able to find the video since.

So here is the task: If you can find me this video online somewhere on YouTube or Google, I will draw you your own personal Monster By Mail Or if you prefer, another little drawing if you're not into monsters.

So there ya go. Good luck and happy hunting!

Book Of Ratings Rates the Legion Of Doom

Good stuff. Thanks to the Whiz Kid for the link.

ChewieHoff

In the last post, I made reference to the fact that I thought The Hoff sounded like Chewbacca as he ate that burger, shirtless and on the floor. Well, our friend DJ Hojo confirms that fact by giving us this. You decide.

Hassling The Hoff

By now, I'm sure everyone has seen this video that is making it's way through the tubes of David Hasselhoff drunk and shirtless, eating a sandwich off the floor and being reprimanded by his daughter. But what I want to know is, does anyone else think he sounds like Chewbacca in this video?

UPDATE: Here is the link to the full version.

Should I Be Excited Or Feel Sorry For Her?

Kari Byron, the hot female redheaded portion of one of my favorite shows, Mythbusters, has a spread coming out in FHM's next issue. Maybe it's just me, but she doesn't end up looking like herself in the photos. In fact, in most of the photos, and in the behind the scenes video available on the site, she looks really uncomfortable and awkward - which might be par for the course for a geeky science girl. Perhaps the spread will get some guys out there going, but my takeaway is that I end up feeling kind of bad for her. Am I wrong? What do you guys think?

Heroes Speculation

I don't know how many of you are watching "Heroes", but I have a question perhaps you can help me figure out.

WARNING FOR SPOILERS, for those who care about that kind of stuff...

Since Peter Petrelli can absorb powers of people around him, he can heal himself right? So why, on the last episode, did he have a huge scar across his face? Why did everything heal on him except for that?

Discuss.