WEEKLY ROUND-UP! AUG. 26 - SEP. 3 2013!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

THE WEEK OF A GOOGLY EYES DERPLY!

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 8/27/13! NOT EVEN CLOSE BABY!

I dunno what to blame my absence on... I've been looking for a job, but haven't found one yet.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 8/3/13! PAX.

My good friend Steven "Aceofspadescard" Pullam had a blast at PAX Prime, or so he says, where he got to talk to gaming industry folks, play demos, got in a little magic time with the most current version of my GW AGGRO DECK and brought back swag to share with the Action Society.

My favorite gifts were the Arcade Hecarim & Riot Blitzcrank Skins and a Shadowrun poster. Thanks Steven!

5. MUSIC MON! HEY! MR. WILSON! LET'S BE BEST FRIENDS & PLAY VIDEO GAMES FOREVER!

The world don't move to the beat of just one drum! What might be right for you, may not be right for some! Different strokes.

4. WORD OF THE DAY! 8/31/13! Decapitation!

Apparently, less than half of my friends have played Brutal Legend. My advice? Play Brutal Legend. Next time you see an opportunity to pick up this quirky Double Fine title, do so.

3. WTF WED! JAPAN #6 THE JAPANESE TAKE PRANKING TO THE MAX!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! IT'S A DINOSAUR! JESUS! WHAT THE FUCK! OH MY FUCKING GOD! FUCKING DINOSAURS! HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK!

And, in unrelated new, I'm really excited to continue getting better at League of Legends. I might write some articles on other MOBA and include some special guest pieces by fellow summoners, that I play with, in the near future.

What do you think?

2. WORD OF THE DAY! 8/28/13! Imagination.

'"And you'd be like "Texas walk out of this shit!" As you knock [Chuck Norris] off the platform into a blackhole beneath you.'

"Then you'd hop on a flying stingray with the Spider Queen giving you like six handjobs at once as you fly off into the sunset while Morgan Freeman narrates..." ~ Excerpts from this article

1. WORD OF THE DAY! 8/26/13! Salutations!

Expect MTG articles in the last week of the month with the release of Theros.

WTF WED! JAPAN #6 THE JAPANESE TAKE PRANKING TO THE MAX!

JAPANESE SHOOTING PRANK

If you spend enough time on the internet, you'll see the face of Japanese comedian Ayumu Kato and his infamous grimace. What you might not know is that the face first received notoriety during a particularly fantastic celebrity prank where poor Ayumu Kato thought he was in the middle of sniper fire. With many other pranks, it's about the ingenuity of the set-up and the reaction, but with this prank, it is all about the reaction.

On a side note, comedy is all about context but I still think American comedy is probably the most evolved and diverse and, if you've ever watched foreign comedy, you know what I'm talking about with the slew of gimmick, shock, and just juvenile humor that you'll find on Latin American TV or on Japanese TV (where celebrities conveniently inform you how to react).  Then again, you could consider the recent works of Adam Sandler and the shows where we have celebrities chat about video clips as part of American comedy and, in that case, I'll just shut up.

JAPANESE "GIRL IN MIRROR" VS.

BRAZILLIAN "GIRL IN AN ELEVATOR"

This competition is pretty intense between the perfect execution of the Brazillian prank and it's rather believable reactions to the over the top reaction of the poor guy in the Japanese clip. If I had to pick a winner, I'd probably go with the Brazillian prank.

JAPANESE DINO PRANK PT.1 & JAPANESE DINO PRANK PT.2!

I wanna leave us off with a prank that only works because of the flight/fight reaction of humans and the artistry that goes into these intricate dinosaur puppets. You can point out that it's hard to believe that they wouldn't notice the human legs, but I'd argue that the people running from one of these monsters isn't looking at the legs. They're either looking at the mouth full of teeth or the bigger picture that a dinosaur is chasing them down a hallway and roaring at them. It's simply a perfect prank.