Disclamer: I am posting a site about Transformers and The Gobots. Yes they are toys. I'm sorry if I am alienating some of my female readers or my readers that think they are too cool to talk about toys. Wait, I don't care about the too cool for toys people. You people suck! The rest of you, enjoy this link.
The link is to an article written on the phatphree.com. The guys on this site do a great job at writing humorous articles.
I read one once written from the perspective of a hardass in a striped shirt going out to the bars - very funny stuff there. In this article, the author ranks the top 5 crappiest Transformers and Gobots. - I tend to agree with his number 1. What kid would have fun playing with a robot that turns into a rock? That is like a cruel joke, like giving a kid a lump of coal in his/her stocking.
- I don't like Grimlock being number 5. I see his point about dinosaurs not being able to blend in on earth like a car could, for instance, but Grimlock is the shit. This guy must not have seen Transformers the movie 800 times like me, or the Canadian version with the handful of curse words, for that matter, because Grimlock is part of the reason that the movie kicks ass, well, that and Judd Nelson lending his vocal talents to portray Hotrod.
- I agree with his dissing of Perceptor too. Come on! A telescope?? On the show he was a pacifist, Green Peace, hippy who wouldn't shoot anyone. That is until the movie when he just up and starts shooting Decepticons like it was going out of style. I always wondered if that was because the writers didn't research the show's history, or if Perceptor just snapped like a disgruntled postal worker from endless days of looking at slides while all the cool Transformers ran around solving mysteries and getting in adventures.
Anyone have any thoughts? I promise I'll get back to writing about stuff more people can relate to, but I had to let my inner nerd shine, if only for a moment.
4 comments:
Yes, I'm commenting on my own site. Do you have a problem with that?!?
I wanted to add that some of my buddies and I were discussing the top 5 over email, and one of my roommates ended his embarrasingly informative, Transformers dissertation with: "That's right ladies, I'm still single." I swear we both get laid though. I SWEAR!
Unrelated: I'm sure this is not news to you but Ween will be at Lollapalooza this year in Chicago! I'll definitely be there.
Boy toys suck. Nuff said.
Anon: I know this. I think I may be going to see them at Red Rocks in Colorado with The Flaming Lips.
Steph: Hold on! I disagree. Girls' toys are like My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, and Barbi. None of those toys turn into cars. "Nuff said."
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