Archive for February, 2009

Summer Of Fear: Dragons

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Ok, it is Komodo Dragons, but they can be pretty feisty. The Ranger needed 30 stitches! Hmmm maybe they won’t be a contender after all.

After A Crappy Day

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

After a crappy day there is nothing like a friend pointing out a website where you can buy squirrel underpants. Thanks Carol.

Lost Cities of the Amazon

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Interesting story about “The Lost City of Z”, a book about exploration for the lost civilizations of the Amazon. The article focuses on Percy Fawcett who disappeared in the Amazon jungle in 1925, but it gives a good overview on how the scholarship on the Amazon has changed over the years to point where Fawcett’s [...]

Summer of Fear – Borneo

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

This guy hasn’t eaten anybody yet, but if he does he will be a contender. Probably photoshopped but what a picture!

Recession Hitting Summer of Fear Champ!

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Apparently the economy is hitting at the livelihood of a Summer of Fear Champ as people are too poor to be eaten by sharks! This could be the big break the Bears, Chimps, Coyotes and Squirrels have been looking for! On the other hand this could be the break sharks have been looking for as [...]

Summer of Fear 2009: Two Dark Horse Candidates

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Two dark horse candidates for the Summer of Fear 2009 contest have popped into today’s news, the Chimpanzee and the Coyote! The chimp mauled a woman in Connecticut and had to be gunned down by the police to end his rampage. The Chimp article is a Summer of Fear classic template, mentioning how dangerous the [...]