Who didn't want to order this thing when they were a kid? We all believed that we would be sent an ACTUAL working submarine for under ten dollars. I was glad that I never ordered this cardboard rip-off in the mail. It may have broken my spirit.
Yeah, these were always way cooler sounding than the real thing. A childhood friend of mine ordered the "remote controlled ghost". What he got was a white balloon with a ghost face imprinted on it. He was instructed to fill it with helium. The remote control device? You guessed it. A piece of string.
I remember asking my dad if I could get it....then he pointed out the "truth" in advertising. The Horrors! How could they do that to a child? Build him up just to have his hopes and dreams of undersea exploration dashed away like that. The rat bastards! I have never been the same, 44 long years of suspicion, disbelief and tears in learning the ways of the world. I should sue! They stole my childhood!
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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Yeah, these were always way cooler sounding than the real thing. A childhood friend of mine ordered the "remote controlled ghost". What he got was a white balloon with a ghost face imprinted on it. He was instructed to fill it with helium. The remote control device? You guessed it. A piece of string.
Saw a photo of the real sub you got somewhere online a few years back. Just a refrigerator box basically!
I remember asking my dad if I could get it....then he pointed out the "truth" in advertising. The Horrors! How could they do that to a child? Build him up just to have his hopes and dreams of undersea exploration dashed away like that.
The rat bastards! I have never been the same, 44 long years of suspicion, disbelief and tears in learning the ways of the world.
I should sue! They stole my childhood!
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