Thurl Ravenscroft was a man known mostly for two things: Owning an insanely metal sounding name and being the voice of the the anthropomorphic tiger used to advertise Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes. A gig so sweet it even came with its own private limo.
Charizard, Friend to All Children
Amongst gamers and fans of made up animals that fight for love, money and glory, there are few arguments more impassioned and likely to result in eye sockets being shattered by hastily flung Gameboys than, “which Pokémon is the best?“. Apparently though this bitter debate does have an answer, Charizard.
Writers Killed Superman in the 90’s Because They Were Bored
Since his inception, Superman has been given more unchecked power than a Texan police officer with only half as much oversight by the people in charge of making sure he doesn’t do anything stupid. As a result, the Man of Steel quickly became a hero for whom even the mightiest of foes proved no challenge because he invariably had a power that would allow him to turn their asshole inside out before they even moved. As it turns out, even Superman’s writers were sick of writing story after story about Superman effortless solving yet another problem by punching it to death, which explains why they invented a character whose entire shtick is that he could shatter Superman’s offensively lantern shaped jaw.
Michael Winslow Doesn’t Give a S**t
On this website we’ve spent a shocking amount of time talking about people from history and at least one series of comic books who possess neither the time nor ability to give what is known as a fuck. Today we turn our attention to Michael Winslow.
The Plane so Slow it Couldn’t be Shot Down
When it comes to war, you’d expect that the side with the biggest guns, most advanced technology and soldiers who look most like Chuck Norris would win, but history has shown time and time again that, that isn’t always the case. Nowhere was this more evident that WW2, when a plane made of wood became one of the most feared on the battlefield.
