Every cool bad guy has his own signature home base. The Legion of Doom had the cleverly-named Hall of Doom. Darth Vader has the Death Star. Donald Trump has Trump Towers. If you’re going to be a villain, you need an awesome place to live, and deputydog has six menacing towers that’ll fit the bill. […]
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The Filthiest Apartment Ever
Posted 9/11/2008 11:22 am by Ron HoganEveryone has a mental image of a bachelor pad. You know, lots of electronics but no wall decoration (except for maybe movie posters or centerfolds). Old, battered furniture that’s probably reeking of body odors. Big piles of old pizza boxes and maybe some dishes molding away in the sink. Still, no matter how bad your […]
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Real Life Superheroes (And Villains)
Posted 9/11/2008 12:05 am by Ron HoganAs The Dark Knight continues to rake in the money at the box office (over $500 million in the US and $950 million worldwide), it’s clear now that superheroes and their evil counterparts will never fade away. There will always be a market for costumed do-gooders and maniacs, but it’s not always on the silver […]
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The Large Hadron Collider Has Not Destroyed The World (Yet)
Posted 9/10/2008 8:02 pm by Ron HoganEveryone’s been talking about the Large Hadron Collider. It’s the hot new topic amongst the science set, and even those vaguely interested in science, not because of what it does, but because of what it could do. Here’s a great explanation, but I’ll try to mash out a quick one for those not inclined to […]
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The Globetrotting Bobblehead George
Posted 9/10/2008 1:05 pm by Ron HoganThere’s a little plastic guy with a big head who is popping up in the strangest of places. His name is Bobblehead George, and his website Where’s Bobblehead George? is getting a lot of attention these days, for a very good reason. From his home base in Nashville, Tennessee, Bobblehead George has gone to Hollywood, […]
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The Rubber Duck Invasion
Posted 9/10/2008 6:26 am by Ron HoganThis news is a little old, but it’s too cool not to pass along, especially given how awesome the images are. On August 31, the annual Great British Duck Race took place in London. Over 250,000 ducks were released into the River Thames, a new Guinness World Record for the most rubber ducks in one […]
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Crazy Stairs, Or India’s Chand Baori Well
Posted 9/09/2008 11:28 pm by Ron HoganHuman beings can do a lot of things out of necessity. For example, let’s take a gander at the Chand Baori, a famous well from India. Yes, that’s the well above… the crazy thing with the thousands of stairs. Actually, it has 3,500 stairs, is 13 stories, and is 30 meters deep. It was built […]
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84-Year-Old Man With 86 Wives Ordered To Get 82 Divorces
Posted 9/09/2008 4:07 pm by Ron HoganMohammed Belo is a man who loves women. The Muslim preacher, despite being 84 years old, has managed to marry not once, not twice, but 86 times. How he has time for them all (or remembers all their names at his age) I’ll never know, but he still wants more. Unfortunately for Mohammed, local officials […]
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Goofy Golf With Samuel L. Jackson
Posted 9/09/2008 2:54 pm by Ron HoganSamuel L. Jackson is one of my favorite actors of all time. Not because he’s good (though he’s very good when he want to be), but because he’s so unapologetic about how he goes about his business. He’s never turned down a role that I know of, he’s public about his former addiction to drugs, […]
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Cool Pools: The Cement Pond Gets Fancy
Posted 9/09/2008 6:57 am by Ron HoganThe swimming pool has always been a symbol of luxury. After all, it takes money to build one, and money to maintain one. Even the simplest of above-ground pools is an investment in time and maintenance materials. However, if you have the money, you definitely have to have you a luxury swimmin’ hole. The more […]
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NFL All-Pro Chad Johnson Becomes Alter Ego Ocho Cinco
Posted 9/08/2008 1:51 pm by Ron HoganCincinnati Bengal all-star Chad Johnson is one of the most consistently entertaining, consistently crazy wide receivers in the National Football League. From his creative and entertaining touchdown dances (including holding up a sign on the sidelines begging the NFL not to fine him) to his unusual playful taunts (including sending a case of Pepto Bismol […]
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The Procrastination Flowchart: How To Efficiently Waste Time
Posted 9/05/2008 1:33 pm by Ron HoganIt’s Friday afternoon. Everyone’s starting to slow down for the weekend. Who wants to start a project, have it sit for two days, then have to remember where you are Monday morning? Not me, that’s for sure. That’s why it’s time to consult the procrastination flow chart!Make sure you click on the image at Project […]
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Dumbo’s On Methadone (Or The Junkie Elephant)
Posted 9/05/2008 9:31 am by Ron HoganWhat do you get when you cross the animated Disney classic Dumbo with the movie Trainspotting? Well, probably something like the story of Xiguang (Chinese for Big Brother), an Asian elephant who was addicted to heroin. How in the world does an elephant get hooked on smack?Well, first of all, it would take a lot […]
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The World’s Most Unique Place?
Posted 9/04/2008 6:17 pm by Ron HoganThroughout PopFi’s history, we’ve discussed a lot of unusual places, both past and future, and odd creatures, but we’ve never discussed something as crazy as Socotra, an island located somewhere between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Due to its isolated island location and harsh climate, Socotra is home to more than 800 species […]
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Don LaFontaine, The Voiceover Master, Has Passed Away
Posted 9/02/2008 2:21 pm by Ron HoganDon LaFontaine, who passed away this morning at Cedars Sinai Hospital at age 68, wasn’t a man you’d know by looking at him. He’s been deeply involved in the entertainment industry for 33 years and he’s been featured prominently in over 5,000 movie trailers, but he could walk down the street and not even gather […]
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