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Snapshot of The Pisstakers homepage March 8 2007

09/Mar/07

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We took a look at The Great Firewall of China site. We were shocked! What has this blog ever done to upset Chairman Mao?



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The Pisstakers have been Bono-ed. The only way is up now! (Quirky)



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The mother of all interviews with Ed the Editor and a reminder of a blogging competition from BAYB



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We are pleased to announce that an Arab stallion named Caleyndar has brokered peace in Lebanon. He has also counselled Michael Jackson...



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The Pisstakers own brand of real life Overheard in - In the mall.



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Techboggle are back with another crazy deal of the day. 4GB thumb drive. Go see how much it is, and be amazed.


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The video reviews over at Top Funnies roll thick and fast. Watch comedian George Lopez, latin King of funny.


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I don't suffer with a fear of the unknown per se. What is scary is being scared of something in the future that I am not scared of now. (Daily quote.)

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That quote about fear is an adaptation of a wise word or two from Antoine De Saint-Exupery, don't you know!

Talking of scary, remember the sci-fi days, of black and white TV, stage sets that shook when doors were opened, and text book, profanity-free dialog was spoken by wooden actors battling the most tame monsters imaginable?

Fortunately for the script writers, young kids back then had a fertile imagination. I can remember a lot of bed times being punctuated with fear. First, I would imagine the bears bursting in and eating me as punishment for stepping on cracks in the sidewalk. If that didn't make me wet the bed, I would sure as hell terrify myself with the thought of yetis or the Ice Warriors from Dr Who walking into my bedroom to destroy me.

In Dr Who, the yetis were furry creatures made of cast iron and somehow they killed people in a most ear-piercing way. (You never got to see the evil deeds in any detail, such was the concern of directors not to really scare the audience shitless?) In the real world, the yetis lived in the London Underground, which sort of explains the number of general disruptions to service, plus the years of delays building the Jubilee Line.

The Ice Warriors were the really scary dudes though. Big reptilian humanoids with ray guns built into their wrists. From memory, their voices were the most mortifying part of the act, though. They whispered in earnest, and threatened in hushed voices. Golly Doctor, the hackles are rising just thinking about it.

So, the fear of the unknown is mighty potent when you think long and hard. Maybe the mindless invasion of arcade games and playstation into kids' lives isn't so evil afterall. Has anyone ever wet the bed thinking of Mario brothers? Answers and experiences on a postcard. Archives

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