"In a late-night appearance in the East Room of the Imperial Palace, Lord Vader declared that “justice has been done” as he disclosed that agents of the Imperial Army and stormtroopers of the 501st Legion had finally cornered Kenobi, one of the leaders of the Jedi rebellion, who had eluded the Empire for nearly two decades. Imperial officials said Kenobi resisted and was cut down by Lord Vader's own lightsaber. He was later dumped out of an airlock."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"It gets worse from there. As a Service Champion, my job is to say my lines, input the order into the proprietary point of sale (POS) system, prepare and make drinks like Limeade Sparklers and Frutista Freezes, collect bills or credit cards, and make change. I input Beefy Crunch Burritos, Volcano Burritos, Chalupas, and Gorditas. My biggest worry is that someone will order a Crunchwrap Supreme, a fast-food marvel made up of two kinds of tortillas, beef, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sauces, all scooped, folded, and assembled into a hand-held, multiple-food-group package, which then gets grilled for 27 seconds. An order for a Crunchwrap Supreme, the most complex item on the menu, sometimes requires the Service Champion to take up position on the food production line to complete it in anything like the 164 seconds that Taco Bell averages for each customer, from driving up to the ordering station to pulling away from the pick-up window."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"Whether you work in a super rugged environment or just want a more effective sheild than your fourth wife, the Bulletproof Clipboard ($45) should serve you well. Made from a slab of Level II body armor, this crazy clipboard can stop 9mm rounds dead in their tracks, and is also useful for, you know, holding paper."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"See that rather ominous warning label above? That's a new sticker that will soon be placed directly on the screen of every new device Verizon Wireless sells."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"An India-based typewriter manufacturing company known as Godrej and Boyce has just closed its doors, which means that no typewriters will ever be on the market again."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"Warner Bros. have been very supportive, and allowed us to start shooting THE HOBBIT at 48 fps, despite there never having been a wide release feature film filmed at this higher frame rate. We are hopeful that there will be enough theaters capable of projecting 48 fps by the time The Hobbit comes out where we can seriously explore that possibility with Warner Bros. However, while it’s predicted that there may be over 10,000 screens capable of projecting THE HOBBIT at 48 fps by our release date in Dec, 2012, we don’t yet know what the reality will be. It is a situation we will all be monitoring carefully. I see it as a way of future-proofing THE HOBBIT. Take it from me–if we do release in 48 fps, those are the cinemas you should watch the movie in. It will look terrific!"
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"As James describes it, the idea came to him in a dream. Not all at once, mind you, but a spark of what would combine the narrative and artistic style of Winnie the Pooh with Star Wars. That dream first birthed the image at the top of this post and after a lot of positive responses he was convinced to turn the image into a story book."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) space probe successfully entered into orbit around Mercury on March 17, 2011, and sent back the first images early this morning."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"Not only that, but apparently she’s donating all the money made from her “Friday” video to the relief effort in Japan. What the hell has Lil’ Wayne ever done?"
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"The Munchkin is a cat breed created by a naturally occurring genetic mutation that results in cats with abnormally short legs. They are dachshunds among cats."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
"A 20-year-old Connecticut man David Davis was arrested for stabbing another man with a pair of scissors, when he was halfway through a haircut."
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿
That's why I still write directions down by hand while consulting maps (usually, Google Maps). I like to know how to get there, and to have a good idea of how to wing it if necessary.
- Julian
"Since the Minas Tirith post did so well I figured I’d share this one too.
This matchstick replica of Hogwarts is comprised of over 600,000 matchsticks and looks totally amazing. Totally incredible!"
- Victor Ryden 美久太阿