Author Archives: Doppelbock

Good Night from Mr. John

Posted on 2009-03-30 at 13:37 by Doppelbock

I actually got a spam e-mail today that made me look twice even though on second look it was obviously spam. From:Mr. John <34saket@gmail.com> Subject: Good night Body: Hi, I am Back. Give me a call right now! If you … Continue reading →

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Think you need a Snuggie? Watch this…

Posted on 2009-03-29 at 18:17 by Doppelbock

If you really think you need a Snuggie then you should watch this (but probably not at work).

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Cthulhu bib for your little sprogling

Posted on 2009-03-29 at 13:09 by Doppelbock

For all of you with little sproglings at home check out what I found when searching for “Chtulhu” on Etsy:  NeedleNoodles :: Crochet Baby Bib Pattern PDF What’s really nice is that the artist released the pattern set under the … Continue reading →

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Talk about minis…

Posted on 2009-03-23 at 17:49 by Doppelbock

I used to think that I painted “minis” because I do Warmachine models but this guy takes the word to a whole other lever. Imagine the Statue of Liberty carved so tiny she fits inside the eye of a needle. … Continue reading →

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Changing from Chicks to Dicks

Posted on 2009-03-13 at 20:39 by Doppelbock

Well, I guess I left out a couple of apostrophes there. We have a chain out here called Chick’s Sporting Goods and I just heard a radio ad that they are closing with 10% to 50% off everything but then … Continue reading →

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Worst Selling Girl Scout Cookies

Posted on 2009-03-10 at 13:16 by Doppelbock

My wife sent me this image from The Onion so I will have to find the actual article but for now here’s the image for you to enjoy.

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Warmachine box update

Posted on 2009-03-04 at 21:55 by Doppelbock

I decided that I should have adjusted the white balance on the Crusader and Revenger photos so here they are in a better light. *groan* There are still little things like shading, highlighting & washing plus painting the top of … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Posted on 2009-03-02 at 09:46 by Doppelbock

I went to Google something this morning and discovered that today would have been Dr. Seuss’ 105th birthday. I am a huge fan of his work and he did some really amazing stuff outside of his children’s books. Image links … Continue reading →

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Am I channeling an ancient Egyptian today?

Posted on 2009-03-02 at 09:43 by Doppelbock

I feel like I’m channeling an ancient Egyptian today since I keep typing “horus” instead of “hours” in my trouble tickets. It’s either that or I’ve been listening to Powerslave too much lately.

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Lovecraft card game looks very interesting

Posted on 2009-03-01 at 22:10 by Doppelbock

I just discovered the Call of Cthulhu card game and I really want to play it.  It’s what Fantasy Flight games calls an LCG or Living Card Game. Once upon a time I played Magic: the Gathering which is a … Continue reading →

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Video Games & the Apocolypse

Posted on 2009-02-27 at 22:27 by Doppelbock

One of my gaming buddies posted a link to this funny gamer article at Tales of the Rampant Coyote that comments on this video from the Onion News Network about how good a job video games are doing in teaching … Continue reading →

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WM/Hordes SoCal Smackdown 3/7

Posted on 2009-02-23 at 16:27 by Doppelbock

In a couple of weeks there’s going to be a big Warmachine/Hordes tournament up in Anaheim that I’m going to try to attend. It’s in Steamroller 4 format so I have to go find the rules on the Privateer Press … Continue reading →

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Idrian Skirmishers get a little color

Posted on 2009-02-17 at 21:39 by Doppelbock

My brother got me a box of Idrian Skirmishers (plus a blister) for Christmas and I finally got around to priming them a few weeks ago, then got just a bit of paint on them. I did the leggings first … Continue reading →

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Billy Mays redub videos

Posted on 2009-02-13 at 21:37 by Doppelbock

Mangoat turned me on to the hilarious Billy Mays redub videos. Jabooody takes a Billy Mays commerical for Oxiclean and other TV products and dubs them with goddamn hilarious voice tracks. Here’s a sample below, use the link to find … Continue reading →

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Mega-Oreo!

Posted on 2009-02-13 at 21:13 by Doppelbock

I followed a link from Mangoat.net and ended up at this stupendous mega-Oreo. I can only imagine having enough patience to build that bad boy, I’m sure I don’t have enough. This guy took an entire package of Doublestufs (which … Continue reading →

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