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5 Classic Games You Didn't Know Had WTF Backstories. #2.

5 Classic Games You Didn't Know Had WTF Backstories

Double Dragon Via Meulie.net What we thought was going on: Two brothers, Billy and Jimmy Lee, wander through the streets of New York, headbutting punks until they died from too much headbutting, because it was the '80s; that's just a Tuesday night. As added incentive, the punks also took your girlfriend, and you really want her back because she never wears a skirt that covers her entire butt. Above: how half of you got your first erection. The WTF Backstory: The enemies in Double Dragon aren't just another example of 1980s Japan misunderstanding what the punk movement was about: The game is actually supposed to take place in the post-apocalypse. Although the setting and character relationship changes do explain some things, now that we think about it: If we're talking post-nuclear war, then these freaks... ...suddenly make a hell of a lot more sense.

And then there's the fight at the very end. "No, Steve, I get the knife this time. The Road: The Video Game. #1. Via Vgmastersclub.com. Amazing Places around the world. The 20 Wisest Philosoraptor Quotes. TED: Ideas worth spreading. Most Amazing Time Lapse Video of Milky Way Ever Made. Seriously. 5 Lovable Animals You Didn't Know Are Secretly Terrifying. If there’s two things Cracked is all about, it’s fucked up animals and dongs.

5 Lovable Animals You Didn't Know Are Secretly Terrifying

And since they won’t let me write “The 7 Most Fucked Up Animal Dongs,” (Editor's Note: Only because it's been written already) I had to settle for focusing on just the animal stuff. So hey, here you go: Here’s a bunch of adorable animals that will probably nonetheless scar you for life. Let's skip the pleasantries and get right down to hyperventilating and swearing at nature, shall we? Bears are pretty intrinsically scary, but come on – look at that guy! That’s not a bear, that’s a fat raccoon. Holy shit! If there was a color-coded scale for cuteness like there is for Terror Alert Levels, the red fox would be at Level Orange: way above Adorable Bomb Threat and just half a notch below Snuggle Jihad.

I would name him Mr. Now, here’s the sound he makes: If you came of age in a small town, you’re probably already familiar with the sound red foxes make. You: Jesus, this weed is amazing. You: Don’t "what was what? " Numz. How To Become A Hacker. Copyright © 2001 Eric S.

How To Become A Hacker

Raymond As editor of the Jargon File and author of a few other well-known documents of similar nature, I often get email requests from enthusiastic network newbies asking (in effect) "how can I learn to be a wizardly hacker? ". Back in 1996 I noticed that there didn't seem to be any other FAQs or web documents that addressed this vital question, so I started this one. A lot of hackers now consider it definitive, and I suppose that means it is. Still, I don't claim to be the exclusive authority on this topic; if you don't like what you read here, write your own. If you are reading a snapshot of this document offline, the current version lives at Note: there is a list of Frequently Asked Questions at the end of this document.

Numerous translations of this document are available: ArabicBelorussianBulgarianChinese, Czech. The five-dots-in-nine-squares diagram that decorates this document is called a glider. If you want to be a hacker, keep reading. 1. 2. Flickr Related Tag Browser. The Perry Bible Fellowship. Wild Polar Bear vs Dogs. Norbert Rosing took these images of a wild polar bear coming upon his tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay.

Wild Polar Bear vs Dogs

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs. Twilight For Guys.