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Top 8 retro cartoon intros

These are my top 8 favorite cartoon intros from when I was a kid. They are ranked on the full cartoons, not the intros themselves.

#8 - C.O.P.S.

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Man’s Transformers T-shirt a ’security risk’

Transformers T-shirtA man in London was prevented from boarding his flight because he was wearing a Transformers T-shirt according to BBC News. On the shirt, a Transformer, which appears to be Optimus Prime, was holding a gun.

Brad Jayakody, 30, was told by security the picture of a gun was not allowed on board. He was forced to strip and change shirts to get on the plane.

Megatron toy is megalame

MegatronI added a third item to my nerd collection adolescently reminiscent Transformers toys yesterday, purchasing Megatron to hide in my basement office display on a book shelf.

I already have Optimus Prime and Jazz, and though I wasn’t planning on purchasing any of the Decepticons, Megatron was the only Transformer Target had which appeared in the recent movie besides Brawl, another Decepticon.

After opening him and transforming him to his ship mode and then back into his robot mode — an event which took me about 30 to 40 minutes (I was watching the Colts/Patriots game at the same time) — I was sort of disappointed.

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Peter Parker Battles His Greatest Foe

Spidey can't be bothered.I finally saw Spider-Man 3 last night and Peter Parker was really in trouble in this latest installment, huh?

He beat the Green Goblin in the first movie and overcame Doctor Octopus as well as, well, himself in the sequel. But in the third installment had to battle his most dangerous foe yet.

A black sludge entity from outer space that almost permanently changed Peter Parker … into an emo kid.

When Peter Parker wears his black suit, which was tainted by the black sludge, his emotions change. He becomes dark. Gloomy. A little aloof. His hair seems to become a few shades darker and fall into his eyes. And it causes Parker to start wearing eye shadow, much like our friend Price a couple years back.

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Easter Eggs In Your Living Room

Borat!With the holiday weekend approaching and some of us getting an extra day or two of leisure, here are some DVD Easter eggs for you to check out.

For those of you unfamiliar with multimedia Easter eggs, they are items intentionally hidden in DVDs, video games and even CDs. Check out the list of DVD Easter eggs below for examples.

  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - When you go to the languages section and select ‘Hebrew,’ the DVD launches a flashing warning screen announcing that you, as a Jew, have been trapped.
  • Fight Club - After you enter the movie, there is a quick message slipped in after the FBI warning that is often overlooked, perhaps because the DVD won’t let you pause the

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