Due to this page irritatingly reloading every few seconds (for ads or tracking or something?) I've decided I have to block Javascript from Neatorama. That means I won't be able to comment anymore, but the frequent reloads are too damn irritating (and utterly pointless).
Thank god Christopher Davis took the time to sketch the creature for us, or else we'd have no clue what it looks like... The pen is indeed mightier than the sword.
But what really bothers me about Disney is how they raid then destroy the public domain, and make sure they never have to give anything back. In fact people are dying because of their copyright extension laws that leave things like service manuals for aircraft illegal to reprint and so unavailable to those who need them. I don't know why the public doesn't see them as more evil than arms manufacturers and oil companies: * http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/how-disney-raids-public-domain
But Idiocracy taught us Carl's Jr. will be the only fast-food chain around.
"Your kids are starving. Carl's Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl's Jr."
You don't have to go back nearly that far. Just pick any song from Avenged Sevenfold that topped the charts... The lyrics are probably about murder, evil, necrophilia, or worse. And rap tops the charts right now, while most aren't exactly clean-cut family-friendly lyrics, either.
http://amazon.com/dp/B009I74W28
* http://www.cracked.com/article_15677_the-9-most-racist-disney-characters.html
But what really bothers me about Disney is how they raid then destroy the public domain, and make sure they never have to give anything back. In fact people are dying because of their copyright extension laws that leave things like service manuals for aircraft illegal to reprint and so unavailable to those who need them. I don't know why the public doesn't see them as more evil than arms manufacturers and oil companies:
* http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/how-disney-raids-public-domain
"Your kids are starving. Carl's Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl's Jr."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5sgPK_Bm2g