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Category Archive 'Parodies'
10 May 2022
Life Cycle of a Russian TankBlack Humor, David Attenborough Nature Documentaries, Parodies, Russian Attack on Ukraine
24 Nov 2019
“Mr. Potter and the Commies of Bedford Falls”"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "Mr. Potter and the Commies of Bedford Falls", ParodiesHT: Catherine Barr Windels. 12 Nov 2017
Back to the ’60s1960s, Allan Sherman, Gilbert and Sullivan, Madison Avenue, ParodiesHat tip to Tim of Angle. 08 Oct 2017
The Most Interesting PhilosopherEntertaining Commercials, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Parodies
21 Mar 2017
Amazon Bans Scalzi Parody"Foundation", Amazon, Castalia House, Isaac Asimov, John Scalzi, Parodies, Science Fiction, Tor Books
John Scalzi’s latest, The Collapsing Empire, released today by Tor Books, apparently has some resemblances to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. Scalzi and the publishers of Tor books are both prominent on the Social Justice Warrior side in the current and ongoing political conflicts within the Sci Fi-Fantasy community. Consequently, Vox Day’s Castalia House released yesterday a parody, titled “The Corroding Empire,” purportedly written by one Johan Kalsi, described by Vox Day as, “Finland’s hottest science fiction author. An accomplished geneticist as well as a 6’3″ ex-Finnish Marine.” The cover of “The Corroding Empire,” as you can see above, has a recognizable resemblance to the cover of “The Collapsing Empire,” and features the imaginary plug line: “Kalzi rips off Asimov even better than Scalzi rips off Heinlein!” All this seems rather funny, but Tor Books was not amused and (who knew that such a minor publisher had that kind of power?) promptly prevailed on the great and powerful Amazon to remove the parody. SuperversiveSF.com reports:
Wow! Amazon sucks with a leftwing conformist vacuum about as powerful as that of Mozilla, Target, Starbuck’s, ESPN, &c. Vox Day apparently foresaw the possibility of censorship, and cleverly had ready an alternative cover, title, and auctorial pseudonym: “Harry Seldon” referencing Hari Seldon, the mathematician hero of Asimov’s “Foundation.” (see below). But… you won’t find “Corrosion” on offer at Amazon this morning either.
Here’s where both titles were pre-release yesterday on Amazon’s bestseller list:
Hat tip to Karen L. Myers. 26 Jan 2017
Lester’s AmmunitionAmmunition, Classic Advertising, Entertaining Advertising, Guns, Parodies
14 Dec 2009
A Cthulhu XmasAmusement, Christmas, Cookies, Cthuhu, Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, Humor, Parodies, Parody, Traditions, Videos
Tired of those lame renditions of sacharine holiday songs blaring over the loudspeakers in every supermarket and mall? Jess Ruffner-Booth (who blogs about her own sighthounds at DemonPuppy), served up three Cthulhu carols to put one in a completely different kind of holiday spirit. DEATH TO THE WORLD 2:05 video Death to the world! Cthulhu reigns. The Great Old Ones Destroy With wrath and doom, so cruel and foul, Replete with obscene joy. He rules the Earth with dreadful might, And through our ghastly dreams His twisting turning tentacles Elicit from us maddened screams. Cthulhu’s time has come. ————————————————– IT’S THE MOST HORRIBLE TIME OF THE YEAR 1:20 video With the nights getting longer, The evil is stronger, And there’s much to fear. It’s the most horrible time of the year. It’s the unhappiest season of all. When your knuckles are whitening From visions so frightening, You must not recall: It’s the unhappiest season of all. Great Cthulhu is calling. Insanity’s falling, And cultists are roaming the land. With darkness descending, Our destiny’s bending To forces we can’t understand. It’s the most horrible time of the year. There’ll be ritual killing And omens fulfilling, As Old Ones appear. It’s the most horrible time of the year. ————————————————– IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE FISHMEN 1:40 video It’s beginning to look a lot like fishmen Everywhere I go. From the minute I got to town, And started to look around, I thought these ill-bred peoples’ gill-slits showed. I’m beginning to hear a lot of fishmen Right outside my door. As I try to escape in fright To the moonlit inns with night, I can hear some more. They speak with guttural croaks And to hear them provokes A profound desire to flee. Their eyes never blink, And quite frankly they stink Like a carcass washed up from the sea. I wish I’d paid attention To that crazy drunken man. He tried to warn me all about Old Marsh’s deep born clan. It’s beginning to look a lot like fishmen Everywhere I go. They can dynamite devil reef, But that will bring no relief. Yhanthlei is deeper than they know! I’ll continue to see a lot of fishmen. That I guarantee. For the fishman I really fear, Is the one who’s in the mirror, And he looks like me. He looks just like me! ————————————————– And, when I looked, I found lots more: I SAW MOMMY KISSING YOG SOTHOTH 1:19 video AWAY IN A MADHOUSE 1:14 video AWAKE YE SCARY GREAT OLD ONES 1:28 video CAROL OF THE OLD ONES 1:11 video I’M DREAMING OF A DEAD CITY 3:24 video O COME ALL YE OLD ONES 1:36 video MI-GO WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH 1:16 video FREDDIE THE RED-BRAINED MI-GO 1:25 video HAVE YOURSELF A SCARY LITTLE SOLSTICE 2:30 video THE CULTIST SONG 2:44 video O CTHULHU 3:22 video SILENT NIGHT, BLASPHEMOUS NIGHT 2:11 video Not Xmas, but still, we have to link a few good ones from A Shoggoth on the Roof: IF I WERE A DEEP ONE 4:34 video BYAKHEE BYAKHEE 3:47 video ————————————————– In case something slimier and more amorphous than Santa should come creeping down your chimney, you’ll want to be prepared with alternative-to-yourself refreshments. BellyTimber offers a Cthulhu Xmas cookie recipe and templates(!). Hat tip to Karen L. Myers. Welcome to
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