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Fredo & Pidjin

Alex — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:41:36 +0000

If you love geeky (and raunchy) webcomic, look no further than Fredo & Pidjin by Eugen Erhan and Tudor Muscalu. The weekly comic features the adventures of two mischevious, nay make that evil, pigeons.

Check 'em out: Link

We've also teamed up with the artists to bring you the official Fredo & Pidjin T-Shirts:

Your purchase helps support Fredo & Pid'jin artists, who get royalties with every purchase. See: Fredo & Pidjin T-shirts at the NeatoShop

Who Embodied Evil Before Hitler?

Miss Cellania — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:13:31 +0000

My daughter is studying governments and needed some examples of dictators. A Google search led her to say, “Boy, everybody hates Hitler!” I gave her more examples, but they were all from the past 100 years. Before World War II, did any one person serve as a metaphor for oppression, cruelty, and all-around evil? Slate tackles the question.

The Pharoah. In the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, many Americans and Europeans had a firmer grasp of the bible than of the history of genocidal dictators. Orators in search of a universal symbol for evil typically turned to figures like Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, or, most frequently, the Pharaoh of Exodus, who chose to endure 10 plagues rather than let the Hebrew people go. In Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote: “No man was a warmer wisher for reconciliation than myself, before the fatal nineteenth of April, 1775 [the date of the Lexington massacre], but the moment the event of that day was made known, I rejected the hardened, sullen tempered Pharaoh of England for ever.” In the run-up to the Civil War, abolitionists regularly referred to slaveholders as modern-day Pharaohs. Even after VE Day, Pharaoh continued to pop up in the speeches of social reformers like Martin Luther King Jr.

But he wasn’t the only example, just the most commonly used. Link -via Breakfast Links

Money is the Root of All Evil T-Shirt

Alex — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:52 +0000

Money is the Root of All Evil – $11.95

You’ve heard the common saying "Money is the root of all evil," and now it’s been conclusively proven with mathematical precision. From the Neatorama Shop: Link | More Geektastic Science T-Shirts

Henchman’s Helper

Queuebot — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:20:36 +0000

When you want to be evil, at least have a cool lair to back it up. But if you can't afford wall of monitors, then this virtual one is the next best thing.

Soon the world will be mine, Mr. Bond... Muhahah, MUAHAHHAHAHAA!

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From the Upcoming Queue, submitted by joelf.

World Domination, Mad Libs-Style

Stacy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:28:43 +0000

So you’re ready to take over the world, but you’re missing a few details. Never fear, help has arrived! Just answer simple questions, such as motive (options: money, love, power, revenge, madness, sadistic pleasure, to show them all, hatred for all mankind, so another race can take over, evil – it’s my nature, and mom never loved me). A couple of clicks later, and you’ve got yourself a detailed, three-stage plan. Good luck with that, and remember that I, for one, welcome our new, Neatoramanaut Overlords.

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One Mile Tunnel Under London For Sale

Jill Harness — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:20:22 +0000

Need a cool hideout or a secret lair for all your evil plans? A mile long tunnel under central London is up for sale right now for only $7.4 million. This Cold War relic is perfectly suited for all super villians in need of a good “underground” hideout, especially since it comes with a bar, two canteens and a billards room.

Link Via BoingBoing