A little humor from this weekend's video game related comics :-)

This just reminds me of the "Captain Obvious" Hotels.com commercials :-)(original archive here)

I came across this comic strip a week or so ago (but of course I forgot to post). It reminded me of my own (sometimes misplaced) nostalgia for older games.  They were marvelous for their time, but really hard to go back to these days (unless you are very persistent).

I somehow think that this is not what Reed had in mind ;-)(original archive here)

Back in the day this seemed funny (just for the sake of being funny).  I think these days (especially with what's been happening in the world) it seems like a good episode of trek in the making... (you know, the whole exploring social and political issues of the day through the lens of scifi)(original archive here)

The joke works only as a double-entendre (probably doesn't translate well either). I think my two favorite alteranates are: " Does it matter? These uniforms have no zippers." and " You heard me back at Starbase 5: "Does anybody need to go? I'm not stopping once we go to warp..."" (original archive here)

I came across last week's gamercat and it made me laugh, and ponder, a bit.  Why are nintendo titles generally not available at launch, under-stocked, and over-priced? Even old games for the DS are not cheap (sometimes they are cheaper on ebay used, but not always).  What gives?

It's funny, but I had never thought of Spot's gender on the series. The alternate punchline that I would prefer is: THAT cat was a stunt double. (original archive here)

I do wonder what Wesley would have done for the borg, given his 'traveler' abilities and all. This alternate actually made me laugh: I locked him in a closet with Barf and a dribble! (original archive here)

Well...not that bad. I guess in space no one can hear you scream either :p I did like this alternate though "I don't know, but Industrial Light and Magic gets $18,000 every time it happens!!!"(original archive here)

I love the whipping that the Playstation Vita gets from time to time ;-).  It's not that I didn't want the system to succeed, but between the lack of support and the many proprietary features...well it was begging to be on top of the dirt pile :-)

Well, it's the first day of a new academic year.  I guess this is the most sobering. This shit makes me angry (and I have no student loans!)

Hmmm... this would seem better if delivered by a Vulcan.  Of course, it could have been after the mind-meld with Sarek...so ...potentially explainable.  One of the alternates was a little better in my opinion " At least Tryhard's still here! Mine are all either transferred, dead, or whisked off with Q!" (original archive here)

I guess it should be free satellite, not free cable.  I prefer the alternates of "Sure beats the pajamas that Star Fleet makes YOU wear!" and "After a few Millennia, you tend to run out of fashion ideas. . ." (original archive here)

😂LOL. Έκανα μια γρήγορη αναζήτηση στο google να δω τι άλλα τραγούδια από το 1997 είχα ξεχάσει και πέτυχα αυτό. Τι γέλιο! Όντως το είχα ξεχάσει επειδή δεν το έχω σε κάποια λίστα στο iTunes αλλά εδώ στον Βοστόνη το έπαιζε το ράδιο συνέχεια

I guess this one is for those who didn't like Wesley Crusher.  The alternative punchlines were all very mean-spirited toward Wesley, but this one was the one that I liked the best from all of them, and it feels a little more comic-strip-like: Sev Fleet's Insurance Company won't insure the Enterprize while you're on board. (original archive here)

From PhD comics from a week or so ago...  One of the reasons I don't really want to go on vacation until my dissertation proposal (or heck, even until my data collection) is done.

I don't fully get this comic strip, but the funny thing is that I recognized the character (Bugsy) even though I've only really played about 5 minutes of the game on someone else's console...around 20 years ago.

Τα κοινωνικά δίκτυα αυτή την εβδομάδα μου θύμισαν άλλο ένα τραγούδι που είναι φέτος 20 χρονών… Λες να αρχίζω να ανησυχώ πως ξέρω παραπάνω “παλιά” τραγούδια παρά καινούργια;.

From last week's (or from two weeks ago?) Gamercat - how to get rid of your Magikarp... I do wonder if anyone is still playing that game (Magikarp jump). I found it dull and repetitive.

This one didn't really resonate with me these days. Yes, it makes sense for Riker - given his interest in Jazz, but I think the alternate submission of " We could use it as a hood ornament for the Enterprize" was a little better.(original archive here)

It's hard to believe, but I guess life imitates art. A couple of weeks ago the Democratic Party in the US unveiled their new slogan: I mean, have you seen the other guys?  (link to TheHill.com). I guess someone's got to make the Federation look good with all those badmirals running around :p (original archive here)

From last week's gamercat, a commentary on the stupid game (on mobile) of Magickarp jump... (yes, it's stupid - as stupid as Office Space: Idle Profits)

Not really sure how to interpret this one.   Wondering what I thought when I originally read this.(original archive here)

Yes...this trick works really well ;-)  (from last week's gamer cat comic)

Hmmm... Should Picard be drinking tea?  Or, since there is synthahol why not some good Bordeaux? ;-) (original archive here)

A colleague's facebook post reminded me of this song the other day.  I haven't heard an ATB song in ages.  Need to see if anything new has come out.

From the Splinter Cell soundtrack (and also the intro song for the first splinter cell). I didn't find an actual music video for this but here is a fan made video using the last game in the series (Blacklist).  I actually don't remember hearing this on the radio back in the day, I've only known it as a game soundtrack.

Oh the 90s... when everything was IBM compatible (well, PCs before Windows took over were touted as being IBM compatible, which I guess was DOS compatible).  I do wonder what today's equivalent would be.  What OS would data run?(original archive here)

I saw this the other day on AxaMonitor's facebook page, a trolling post from TampAxanar (a humorous reaction to the Axanar debacle?). I did smile a bit at the well deserve ribbing  of Alec Peters, but there is still a part of me that wants to see the damned thing produced.

A bit sophomoric humor about a Klingon's resting angry face...(original archive here)

Ένα τραγούδι που ήρθε στον νου από τότε που ήμουν στο λύκειο. Από το Soundtrack της ταινίας Dangerous minds..

With the end of the original series trek,the Sev Trek crew moved onto the X Generation. Before I start re-posting from the archive, here is an introduction to the crew. 20 years ago when I first came across these I thought they were funny.  Some of them now seem quite sophomoric... 😐 . I guess some things don't get better with age 😜 Jet Lag Pinchhard As Captain of the Enterforaprize,

Εδώ και κάτι εβδομάδες μου έχει κολήσει στο μυαλό το τραγούδι του Weird Al το οποίο λέγεται Eat It και είναι μια παροδία του τραγουδιού Beat it του Michael Jackson. Όχι πως είναι και κάτι που θα τραγουδούσε κανείς έξω (αν και θες να σε πάρουν

Love thyself?  (original archive here)

Earth-centered starfleet? nope! It's the entire galaxy! (original archive here)

I love Terry Crews ;-)  Now all this game needs is a Jake Peralta recruit haha.I wonder if I need an Xbox One X to run this.  I seriously don't see a reason to buy an xbox one X over an xbox one S given my own gaming habits.

Kirk can only focus on one thing at a time...  (original archive here)

LOL, that is before the JJ reboot of course ;-) (original archive here)

ROFL...(original archive here)

From this past week's Sunday Comics section of Kotaku - Snake talking about the evolution of the metal gear mech design, and news on fidget spinners (a fad of the mid 2017s for those future historians looking back). 

The Orville is a scifi comedy show coming to FOX this coming fall.  It being on FOX, if the show is any good it will most likely be cancelled (LOL), but I hope it's good and it stays on the air (if Family Guy is still on the air...then surely this must remain as well!)Many seem to be comparing it to Galaxy Quest, but I think the comparison is a bit off.  Galaxy Quest was about actors playing

Hmmmm...(original archive here)

From last week's gamercat...  As much as I want to throw money at Nintendo for the switch, I can't justify the cost and game availability (and cost thereof).  As a child of the 90s though....Nintendo! (i.e. irrational behaviors at times)

I soooo don't remember this part of the movie... rewatch is in order...(original archive here)

When I first came across this in high school I thought it was funny...now some of these seem in poor taste... RIP Montgomery Scott(original archive here)

Εντάξει, δεν είναι και ρετρό μουσική, αλλά μου έχει κολλήσει στο μυαλό αυτή την εβδομάδα ;-)

LOL...The one where they meet God?(original archive here)

I agree that the VR stuff costs a lot of money, but given a compelling game, and a compelling price, I'd play those games :-).  From last week's gamer cat comic.

Seems like a good week starts with John Olive and Last Week Tonight.  I've queued up the video to the part that I found most funny (Dumbo Heights!!!), but the rest of the video is definitely worth a watch.

Poor Scotty...(original archive here)

This past weekend's last week tonight (on the topic of the upcoming french elections) was pretty awesome. Love the film noir ending ;-).  I didn't remember that Babar married his cousin...

So long and thanks for all the fish... :-) (original archive here)

Someone needs to have Trek time travel and do fast food...but these days that might just be free product placement...Advertising ruins everything! :-) (original archive here)

I completely forgot to have a look at ThinkGeek's April Fool's lineup. Usually some of their April Fool's products make it to production (and some are actually just jokes).  I picked three of my favorites.The Hot Pockets burrito  sleeping bag.  I picked this (even though I don't particularly find Hot Pockets all that appetizing) because I think that there are enough people who want

Hulu "Hu" video shortening service was an April fool's joke that got me.  It showed up before April fool's (maybe it was 4/1 somewhere when I saw it), and my reaction was "NOPE! not going this sh*t! what kind of product is this?"A day later... I realized it was a joke...

Two April fool's products which I think were particularly well done:1.  Google Gnome (modeled after Google Home, but for outdoors) 2. Alexa Pet Translator

When I logged into Star Trek Online I heard a bunch or BLIM, BLORP, SWOOOOSH sounds.  I thought Q was at it again.  Well, it turns out that it was just the new artisanal sonification system :p (Happy April Fools)

I was getting some Snakes on a Plane thoughts with this one " I have had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this Monday through Friday plane!" ;-)(original archive here)

Sort of reminds me a bit of the Voyager episode...(original archive here)

Scratching that itch, or mindmeld? or both?...  (original archive here)

Decided to try out that executive order meme generator.  Here's Trump's new title ;-)

I feel your pain, GamerCat...

Who knew you could mind-meld with a whale...  (original archive here)

The Breach came back as an event queue in Star Trek Online last week.  This comic sums up exactly how I felt about it. Although to be honest, it's much shorter, and the rewards seem better as compared to the original Breach queue, and I need to get enough Lukari marks to finish off that reputation... (original here)

Somehow I got on the White House's mailing list (must have been some petition I signed at some point), and now I get spam like this.  I guess the White House is seriously pushing their new reality show "Presidential", but it faces steep prime-time competition from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, and El Rey. I think Sharnado probably does better than this new reality show ;-)

Hey, it's that time-traveling movie about saving the whales... :-) (original archive here)

Kirk should have had more meaningful relationships in his time :-) (original archive here)

From last week tonight (from this past weekend).  Everything is better with techno music - even bad lyrics :p

Not a great punchline... ;-) (original archive here)

I saw this on facebook the other day.  The first thing that came to mind was "What is the UNIX command you run when you quit your job?" hahaha :-)

Some current politics..and talk of reality.  What is reality?  How do we know it's real? Where's Plato and Aristotle when you need them?

Some video game humor mashed up with contemporary politics (by Dorkly)

Ahhh yes... Now I remember this movie (looks like Spock has a pokeball on his chest)...(original archive here)

Ferengi...before the Frerengi!(original archive here)

Found on Facebook through Simon Ensor.  Loved this video introducing the Netherlands to Trump ;-)

A little 'search for Spock' humor...  I actually don't remember that movie much, but I guess the enterprise gets destroyed (again) ;-) (original archive here)

A little found humor this week from Gamercat.  Describes perfectly my gameplay while Ezio (my cat) is around...

A little humor from this weekend's SNL.The thing was pretty funny, but I really disliked the lack of attention to detail.  Petros (πέτρος) is a Greek name, whereas if they were going for Russian - which I think they were based on the accent that the Uber driver had - the name should have been Piotr (Пётр).

ROFL :-)(original archive here)

ROFL.  While I like the TWoK uniforms, they are a little too red for my taste :-)(original archive here)

#facepalm...(original archive here)

Kirk had a kid?! Wonder if we are going to see this in the NuTrek ;-)(original archive here)

Making fun of a very touching moment...(original archive here)

Poor Doohan...(original archive here)

Saw this on Savage Chickens the other day. It made me laugh ;-)

ROFL...Chekov did look different (I guess Kahn has built in software to extrapolate age) :-)(original archive here)

I really don't get the whole craze around the NES classic.  I never had an NES (but I've played games on it).  I've played enough games on emulators, and granted the keyboard isn't as satisfying as a gamepad,  if I felt like playing those games more often I'd go the Sweets route (orange cat here) - just get the original console and a CRT ;-)

More poking fun at the intro of the motion picture(original archive here)

Motion picture innovations (along with the disco inpired uniforms), they had this thing that looked like a giant belt buckle.  Seems like a technology fannie-pack (in the American sense of the word) to me :)(original archive here)

With all the craziness happening in the world now, we need a few moments to laugh a bit.  So, from today's news, the department of transportation is apologizing for an error in highway signage:From the local news source (just in case the link goes dead in the future):MassDOT apologized to drivers, tourists, and locals Monday for the misprinted sign, which read “Cod Cape” instead of “Cape

From the most recent GamerCat - I bet it tastes like chicken ;-)

Ah yes...that long...long...long intro scene in the motion picture.  Good fanboyism in the day, but seriously - too long!(original archive here)

I don't know if this technically counts as a song...but it's got a beat, and it's got words...so I guess it might be one? This was discovered while watching @midnight (a comedy web-culture show) this morning. Japan (?)PPAP ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン「ロング」バージョン by PIKOTARO(ピコ太郎)Verdict: No words are sufficient to describe this... just "LOL" I guess?

We've now moved on to the Movie-Era TOS comic strips.  This on comes from the Motion Picture, which is parodied as "the slow motion picture".  Commentary on this is interesting.  I remember watching the motion picture and I found it odd that they needed to mention the oath of celibacy - It is the future, and starfleet is a military organization (in some part) - why bother? :-/(original

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the (time honored?) trope of killing off the red shirt ;-) Pretty fitting for this to be the last strip in the TOS. Starting next week, TOS movie-based comics ;-)(original archive here)

What happens when Mario dies?  Something found via facebook this weekend :-)  Happy Halloween to you out there :-)

This past week I was looking on the web for interesting news, research, and funny humor, relating to language and linguistics for my department's social media presence (here, here, and here are some places - if you are interested).  I came across this Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic strip which made me chuckle, but it seemed inappropriate for work...so here it is :-)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of themany time Kirk had a torn shirt... (you'd think Starfleet would have more durable materials!)(original archive here)

Funny gamercat comic strip from this past week.  Can slay tons of beasts in games...but not a spider.

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of...well... not sure of this one...(original archive here)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of Scotty's time estimates for when things are ready ;-)(original archive here)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the way Shatner spoke as Kirk (or at least the exaggerated way people make fun of it)  ;-)(original archive here)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of Kirk's libido (again) :p(original archive here)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the being the only ship in range to take care of galactic disasters.(original archive here)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the (time honored?) trope of killing off the red shirt ;-)(original archive here)

This from a recent gamercat comic strip.  Soon I guess we'll all be buying Christmas gifts in the summer ;-)

So... this week Apple announced the iPhone 7, and due to their "courageous" stance (barf!  seriously Phil! Barf!) they removed the headphone jack.  Not courage at all - just making one more thing obsolete, or so you hope.  Now, granted, in my day to day use of my phone I use my motorola S305 bluetooth headphones, so I personally won't be missing the jack (unless I am flying and I can't

Some esoteric video game humor from this past week...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the orions...and Kirk's libido.(original archive here)

What Thor was doing during the events of Captain America: Civil War.  LOL.  :-) This came by way of faceboook...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the various uniforms in Trek (someone should make fun of the TMP uniforms!)(original archive here)

GamerCat explains mobile F2P gaming :-)

Reminds me a lot of my own experiences managing my inventory in games..LOL (from this week's comic strips)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the (time honored?) trope of killing off the red shirt ;-)(original archive here)

Oh man... gets my blood boiling(Last Week Tonight covered Charter Schools this week...)

ROFL - had a good laugh at this past week's GamerCat.  It's exactly how I felt when my first Poke-egg hatched and out came a ...ratata X(

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of interspecies marriages (and probably marriages in general) :-)(original archive here)

This came across my feed the other day.  I feel like there needs to be a medal for being distracted by social media while trying to conduct a literature review :-) This has been one of my problems of late - too many other interesting (or just plain distracting) things posted on social media while I am working on my dissertation proposal :p

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the trinity of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy(original archive here)

A little social commentary on PokemonGo and the social awkwardness that can ensue (from last week's comics).

What is the NES had today's 'copy protections'? :-)

ROFL!  Some political humor from the Simpsons for this electoral period:

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the iconian time gateway...and Kirk's future ;-)(original archive here)

A little gamercat humor for you :-).  While playing Star Trek Online I don't often think of achievements (since my achievements/medals aren't visible anywhere).  This past week though I started playing Bully again on my xbox and I started wondering what achievements exist, and what I need to do to get them :-)

ROFL!  This is pretty funny ;-)  I saw it muted and it seemed dumb, but with the audio on it's pretty funny :-)  Reminds me a bit of the Axanar parody a month or so ago back.

A little cross-over humor from last week's video game comics :-)  Bill & Ted meet bulbasaur and squirtle ;-)

For the past few weeks I've been facilitating a workshop on Social Media in Online Education.  The following graphic in one of the participant's final presentations made me smile :-)

A little video game and cultural humor for you on this fine summer Friday :-)  Pokemon GO gets a little too real ;-)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of...well,  I am not sure.  Did Shatner wear a wig on set? (original archive here)

Funny comic strip from this past week by Nerfnow :-)

This came across my radar recently: a live action futurama fan film (probably just a trailer, but still).There is something odd and creepy about it, but it did get a laugh out of me :-)

Now this explains my cat's behavior...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the many transporter malfunctions :-)(original archive here)

An interesting comic from this past week.  Politics, meets gaming, meets technology...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the killing off of the original series after 3 seasons. However, Spook is incorrect here - it seems (at least according to various Trek sources I read) that the original mission was 4 years in at the end of season 3 (or was it at the end of the animated series?)(original archive here)

Something from a recent PhD comics.  From my part... I am working on the research methods section of my dissertation proposal. Working on motivation to finish this draft so I can submit it by Monday...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek seemed originally to be going for a "live long and prosper" but I guess it's all about workplace safety :-)(original archive here)

Having just found out about mid-summer game sales... well... this was humorous :-)

Where game humor and language humor meet - Metal Gear ;-)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of "fascinating" ;-) (original archive here)

I had a good chuckle at this comic the other day.  I used to be like GamerCat - must collect all the trophies and badges...now I feel like I just want to enjoy the story, and any badges are incidental :-)

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek comments on the infamous episode with the interracial kiss (which was controversial for its time)(original archive here)

Well, the Brexit vs Bremain (the later being my own invention) voting is upon us soon for people in the UK, so here's a video for you to watch before you head to the polls.That said, I am constantly amazed how similar the US is to the UK. We are our parents kids sometimes...

A little humor found recently on the interwebs...

This comic strip of Jurassic Trek makes fun of the reason why Spock joined Sev Fleet ;-)(original archive here)

Hmmmm....(original archive here)

I know that this is meant to be a humorous news show, but this just is capitalist douchebaggery at its finest.  If a company is writing off their debt, that should be it. It should not be resold (with personal identifying information) to just anyone who can create a debt buying company.

A little humor in comic strip form about the movie Independence Day 2

Did Kirk have a hairpiece? (original archive here)