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Month: June, 2010

Arrive Serpentor, Arrive

29 June, 2010 (19:55) | Toys | By: Guise Dugal

There’s a story I want to share with you. It’s a story of childhood dreams, celebration and the inevitable crushing of spirit by a force beyond your power to resist. It’s the story of me and Serpentor.

Delusion Is The Ultimate Weapon

28 June, 2010 (17:34) | Cartoons, Comic Books, Mecha, Toys, World Domination | By: Guise Dugal

Guise looks at the legendary helmet weapons of MASK and VENOM, and ponders on how much of it is actually feasible these days. Luckily, Guise is lazy and also failed Craft, Design & Technology in Secondary School.

Holy Centurion On A Segway!

26 June, 2010 (15:01) | Mecha, Television, Toys, World Domination | By: Guise Dugal

A ramble combining Cartoons/Toylines That Ended Far Too Early and Concept Vehicles That We’ll Never See Again in a redundant fashion. Focusing on the Wild Weasel from the 80s cartoon series Centurions and Yamaha’s concept exo-suit/motorbike, the Deus Ex Machina.

New German Secret Weapon: Puppy Grenades

23 June, 2010 (20:14) | Genetic Engineering, News, World Domination | By: Guise Dugal

Ok, so a guy walks straight in to a Hells Angels bar? Gutsy. Same guy moons a bunch of bikers? Tough. Same guy steals a bulldozer as a getaway car? Hardcore! Same guy threw a puppy at the bikers before making his escape? Wait, what?

Passing of Real-life ‘Mole Man’

20 June, 2010 (13:05) | News | By: Guise Dugal

I was saddened this week to hear of the passing of a very interesting gentleman who had been featured on this blog twice for his exploits. Mr William Lyttle, aka Mole Man of Hackney, passed away in the accommodation he had been moved to after being evicted from his home.

Stuff Wot I Bought

19 June, 2010 (22:55) | Fashion, Toys | By: Guise Dugal

I tend to fall in and out of the practice of writing these days, in part due to time and in part due to inspiration. Frequently I have ideas late at night that become notes in my handy little bedside notebook, but by morning these notes become bulletpoints that seem unable to flesh out themselves [...]

Guiseless in Seattle

5 June, 2010 (10:28) | Filler, Vacation, Vacation 2010 | By: Guise Dugal

Just to clear up about the proposed vacation to Seattle in June 2010 (see Vacation 2010), sadly this won’t be going ahead as planned. I did have flight and hotel booked and a few areas I was looking at checking out, but by the start of June it was getting too impractical to actually go [...]