Archive for July, 2007

Major Viking Hoard Find

Friday, July 20th, 2007

This has made headlines so you all may have seen it but a major viking hoard has been found in Yorkshire. The find itself is remarkable, but so is the fact that the father and son metal detectors left it mostly closed and took it straight to the authorities saying: We don’t need owt. We’ve [...]

Squirrels Stealing Jobs From Tax Paying Americans

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

Ok, we know that the Squirrel is the official Summer of Fear animal for 2007 for a reason don’t we? Sure they are involved in spreading the plague and savage attacks but who among us suspected they were stealing work from honest Americans? Well these squirrels are doing exactly that by stealing work from professional [...]

Commando Badgers

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

OK, I promise I haven’t gone all summer of fear all the time format but I couldn’t pass up this story of Elite British Attack Badgers in Iraq.

Squirrel Ninjas Strike

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Squirrels when not savagely attacking schools and spreading plague have enlisted as surveillance ninjas. Is there no stopping these monsters?

Summer of Fear Covergirl

Monday, July 9th, 2007

The Smithsonian’s gallery of Nature’s Best Photos from their 2006 competition has some amazing photos and is well worth looking through, but this image should used as our Summer of Fear 2007 centerfold. Brilliant photo.

Confession Of A Failed Otaku

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Ok, I have a nerd confession. I have never loved Transformers. Didn’t watch the cartoons, never had the dolls. That said the new Transformers movie is pretty good. Nobody is going to call it the thinking man’s science fiction film, but it is a very good summer movie with characters you don’t immediately loath and [...]