This comic strip ran here a couple of years ago, but I thought I’d show it again, because it seems every other day now, the Mars rover Curiosity is sending back images of what seem to be crabs, women, the golden arches of McDonald’s. Well, at least that last one is feasible. I came across an effort to explain this the other day. It seems our brains are wired to perceive patterns in an effort to interpret our immediate environment. That should make sense to us. Every day I create a weird pen doodle, and you think, “It’s a homely man with a big nose!”
111 responses to “Mars Needs Rodents”
So far today I’ve had calls supposedly from Austin TX and Seattle WA claiming to be the IRS and threatening me with a lawsuit. I could barely understand them through their thick accents. Time to break out a whistle and use it on them?
Trapper Jean–Oooohhh, aaaahhhh…. Sean Connery in a kilt…. Any and all of those photos. Drool…. I don’t know who Bruce Campbell is, and he just can’t compare. Sorry, Bruce.
NK in AZ, Bruce Campbell appeared in several independent movies, such as Army of the Dead.
Anonymous, figure the truck stops aren’t into major ad campaigns for the most part, so can spend money improving food and service to attract more customers. Too bad McD’s dropped the chicken wraps, they were pretty tasty. According to an article on The Consumerist website the franchisees aren’t happy with the all-day breakfast idea. Corporate has put way too many items on the menu trying to please everyone. Result: overcrowded food prep areas, too much expensive equipment to buy/lease, slower and less accurate food assembly with more customer complaints. All of this is what the franchise owners had to say to corporate.
A, glad to hear your attack hit you near an exit and in a major city where medical attention should have been easy to find.
Domaucan1, glad to hear you made it out in relatively good shape. Also glad to hear you blessing the source of your protection. Good for you all the way around!
Whoops, that should have been Army of Darkness. Just got off work and my mind is not out of work mode yet.
Bruce Campbell starred in “The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.”, a quirky Western I loved, which only lasted one season and is one of the reasons I ultimately gave up on episodic TV shows. (Almost any series I liked would only last one season.)
Among many others, he also appeared in the show featuring this little slip of a girl, who played a “warrior princess”, whatever that is.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/10/267DD81C00000578-0-image-m-132_1425973468077.jpg
Doubt that metal bra would have deflected much weaponry.
But you can’t see pokies through it. And in cold weather, bet that metal bra would create pokies for sure. Wouldn’t want to bend over a campfire in it, either. Why is someone supposedly Greek carrying a katana?
Because television.
Here’s the princess’s usual outfit:
http://img04.deviantart.net/29d2/i/2013/339/a/4/xena_cosplay__birmingham_comic_con_2013__1__by_gonkbot-d6wt9a3.jpg
JJ:
If you think Arlo is homely, it’s a good thing my photo is not readily available.
Shouldn’t go here but I managed to pack a set of six bras, all identical from same brand, marked my size but too small. I never try things on, my fault. Ended up wearing SAME black bra with everthing, it fit, no matter what color clothes were.
Thought of Arlo, Jimmy and Ghost all last week, every day. I also discovered body parts don’t fall of from wearing things more than once. And Texas was hot, so it doesn’t take cold weather.
Ruth Anne, thanks for the link. Though I need to upgrade my Netscape 1.01 browser and MS DOS 3.6. Think they are giving me bad links to some of the postings here. The lass in the kilt appeared like a toddler. And not sure about the battle wench.
Back later, need to unplug my modem so I can be ready to get a fax.
Anonymous, I hope you saved the receipt, or that they will let you exchange without it.
And the sizing battle goes on. I bought two pairs of cargo pants in my normal waist size, but labeled as loose fit. They weren’t kidding. If my belt ever breaks, am I going to be embarrassed!
Someone tell sandcastler™ it’s not still 1995.
Anonie: If they are unworn, ebay. If worn, I’m sure there are some sketchy sites out there where they would command an even higher price.
Actually I donate stuff because. They aren’t worn but I separated sets and took off hangers. These are these they label tee shirt bras that are supposed to prevent pokies poking through.
You know something? I am getting tired of this dang phone!
Ghost Rider 6, Ghost Rider 6, you’re not on a clear channel.
I repeat, you’re not on a clear channel.
Check frequency and retransmit last.
sandcaslter™ standing by.
This German word is breathtaking, atemberaubend. 😉
sandcastler:
My favorite German word is beschwendekeitsbegrenzung.
I picked it up when I was a college freshman and was a woebegotten chem major who had to take a year of German.
Not sure how that happened.
Ghost Rider 6, signal is 5×5.
Keep wings level and safe lands.
sandcastler™, out.
Rick, I want for a second year of German, just for fun.
New word courtesy of Urban Dictionary, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=postboned
Anonymous, there should be a way to turn off that **** spellcheck/predictive typing. Spellcheck isn’t always to blame. Now they have something called predictive typing where the software guesses what you want to say based on the first few letters and puts it in by default. That’s backwards to me. If it wants to make a suggestion, fine, but your own entries should be the default with you having to tell it to use the alternate word. Are you still a customer of the Death Star phone company? If you want to tell me the make and model I can try to find the instructions for changing those settings. Just email me.
Mark, good luck assisting. I am running a third-party keyboard, beta version because I enjoy pain. I am getting an every expanding set of emoji, none of which I can show off in here. 🙁
Okay, back to the hockey game. 🙂
“To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable” – Oscar Wilde.
Old Bear, you posted about a former Bunny/centerfold who went on Antiques Roadshow with her costume. I think I know who you mean although I didn’t see the show.
I was right: http://www.chicagonow.com/candid-candace/2015/10/whats-my-playboy-bunny-tail-ears-and-costume-worth-check-it-out-on-antiques-roadshow/