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    Image of Althestane Althestane
    12/17/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    That is a really ambitious eagle in number-8. And I love the idea that some really well made boats would be left floating to become little ecosystem rafts like number-5. With bunnies in them!
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/16/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    Those are some really clean submerged environments. Really clean.
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    12/16/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: That was my first thought. No clouds of silt being kicked up by the current or sea life. No oil slicks above things that used to use gas and oil. No rust or algae or mud.
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    Image of wilasx002 wilasx002
    12/16/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    Getting a little tired of the relentless wishing-for-the-end-of-the-world dominating the screens and minds of the contemporary. If one is so desperate to make things easier, quit your job, move to the desert, and concern yourself only with finding grub and shelter. Otherwise, it takes diligent work, less snarky and better leadership to create something good in the midst of so much bad; much like good sci-fi.

    Yes, I'm in my anti-comfortable-cynic mood today. Bring it.

    Other than that, beautiful paintings from I AM LEGEND.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/16/09

    @wilasx002:

    "Yes, I'm in my anti-comfortable-cynic mood today. Bring it."

    Fine. Choose your weapon, meet me in the io9 parking lot, and let's resolve this like two civilized human beings. :)
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    12/16/09

    @Roklimber: io9 has a parking lot? I thought there was a rad Hindenburg docking-platform that was intended for the Empire State Building.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/16/09

    @gods-n-clods: io9 has a parking lot when necessary, to resolve disputes mano-a-mano. :)
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/16/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    I think that when humans are gone from this planet, every other species will, in its own way, be thinking "good riddance."

    Yes, I am in my anti-humans mood today. I feel like killing a couple more today. Yesterday's culling wasn't enough.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/16/09

    @Roklimber: Especially after the post on India's population.
    Kill one your a murderer.
    Kill a thousand, a conqueror.
    Kill them all, God.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/16/09

    @LittleDragon: Indeed. Do I have your permission to put

    "Kill one, you're a murderer.
    Kill a thousand, a conqueror.
    Kill them all, God."

    on a t-shirt?
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/16/09

    @Roklimber: I think it may already be on one. It was from
    "Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God" [Jean Rostand Pensées d'un Biologiste]
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/16/09

    @LittleDragon: Thanks for the reference. If it's not on a t-shirt, it should be.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/16/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    Why is a wolf and mountain lion running from a deer? What have those deer evolved into that they can drive the predators of the world before them? And why are there cameras on everything?
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    12/16/09

    @LittleDragon: Yeah, I don't get the cameras on everything?
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/16/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: I think the implication is that it wasn't just some single act that left us all dead. It was a gradual decline where big brother (homeland security) felt the need to watch the bad guys take over.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    12/16/09

    In reply to Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
    "How did I end up on a 76 ball? This makes me a sad bear."
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    12/16/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: I think he'll be more sad when the eagle eats him.

    That picture is practically a Stephen Colbert joke.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    12/16/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Isn't it? I'd totally buy that if it was a clear acrylic sculpture thing.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/16/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: I think he looks more irritated then sad. "Damned bird won't stop trying to land on me. Next time, I am going to eat him."
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    Image of klhra006 klhra006
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    TomSkylark: Damn you for all the pain and suffering you've caused. That hurt. I spent 15 minutes lying on the floor with my stomach hurting from laughing so hard. With the possible exception of the first ever "South Park" cartoon, that must be the most effed-up piece of film ever made in the English language. Where did you find that craptastic mess? It's like the Firesign Theater took mescaline and then raped MTV.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    Now imagine a Bollywood remake of this...

    *Head Asplodes*
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    Image of SlayBeau SlayBeau
    12/16/09

    @AmishJohn: The context isn't exactly the same (our hero has merely escaped from the prison of his schizophrenic mind and not from a fallout shelter), but I have to imagine it would look something like this:
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/16/09

    @SlayBeau: Wow. That was truly awesome.
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    Image of phatnacky phatnacky
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    What has been seen ,cannot be unseen. now i'll have that catchy 80's beat and 40's finger wagging stuck in my head all day.
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    How did I miss this? Love the Ronald Mcdonald freaks in the background. I need to watch this, if not just for the bizarre soundtrack.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    i do believe i watched this on skinemax before the softcore porn started
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/16/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    Speaking of post apocalyptic fun, I'm surprised io9 hasn't done a blurb on American Dad's Christmas special.

    They're really setting themselves up some tough precedent. Every Christmas special they do is better than the last. Sundays seems like a tough act to follow though.
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    Alt-post-future...
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    Image of SkippyTheMarine SkippyTheMarine
    12/15/09

    @Jack_Burton: Nope. This movie takes places in the Nineteen fift...six...seve..eighties.

    Also, Streets of Fire is by far the most INTENSE movie ever made. Even lil' Rick Moranis is filled with intensity.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    A post apocalyptic movie from the 80's that I have seen? How can this be? *rushes to Netflix*
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out
    You know, I don't know how you find these things. Charlie, If you ever decide to do a West coast movie night, I'll pay admission.
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