Got Evil? Buy it Here!
Saint Aardvark writes "I just came across VillainSupply.com, and I'm sold. From Doomsday Devices to Robotic Tigers to Randroids, these guys have got it all. Don't forget the convenient, accessible self-destruct device!"
I give them two weeks until some humorless secret service agent sends a threatening letter to their ISP.
Alric.
To Elbereth...
This compares with the 20th Century castles site, which also has this item that would make a good lair.
and which is a real item
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
the "convenient, accessible self-destruct device". But do they have the murder device with the "unnecessarily slow dipping mechanism"?
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
www.villainsupply.com is owned and operated by Global Domination LLC, a consortium of organizations devoted to the consolidation of global capital by a single cabal or individual. Member organizations include The Trilateral Commission, The Bilderberger Group, Alternative 3, The World Zionist Conspiracy, VilAnon, The International Union of Mad Scientists, Majestic-12, World Freemasonry, SMERSH/The Second Soviet, Switzerland, The Arctic Nazis, The Hellfire Club, Price/Waterhouse/Coopers, Sanrio, Archer/Daniels/Midland, Dr. DeSpayr, The U.S. Military-Industrial Complex, and Amway.
I think they forgot the The great and sinister VA "Software" keiretsu.
but do they have a psychotic arm for my former nazi scientist?
Perhaps a pre-recorded evil laughing device.
I find MUUUUAAAAHHAAAHHAAAAHAHAHAHA! can be very taxing on the voicebox after a few hours.
"Evil laugh augmentation device. Pat Pend"
We're a sorry bunch, but for a site to get /.ed at roughly midnight on a Friday night is pretty sad!
I mean, I'm stuck at home running an animation rendering, so, um, I have an excuse. But what about the rest of you!
Come on, we all employ a doomsday device on a daily basis.
It's called The Slashdot Effect.
Boss: Ahh, the time is at hand. We have but a few minutes while the satellites are perfectly alinged with the moon to form our Death Ray. Alert our forces and the send the fire command!!
Henchman: Sir, we can't access the central server!
Boss: What has happened? Did a government spy infiltrate us and take our the control room?
Henchman: I don't think so sir...
Boss: Was our facility taken over by a crack military team that has cut power to the mainframe?
Henchman: Uhhh.. Not exactly
Boss: Did a team of elite crackers break in at the last minute and upload a virus?
Henchman: Closer...
Boss: Well what is it?
Henchman: It's the slashdot effect! All our communications have ground to a halt, our enviromental controls are turning our headquarters into an inferno and our satellites are going to crash into our island!
Boss: Arrghh!! Foiled Again! Escape to our nuclear submarine!
Henchman: Um sir.. remember a few months ago how you wanted us to installed Windows on the sub...
BOOM!!!
I stole this Sig
What really gets me is that he paid less for the place than a typical house where I live, in Silicon Valley.
"Unnecessarily slow dripping mechanisms"? Bah!
Every serious Evil Overlord has long ago forsaken them in favour of things much more practical.
Plus, not only will your World Domination plans be more effective, they'll be cheaper too.
:)
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The top 4 most evil people they have listed:
Read Bujold. Free (as in
"****requires two specially-trained gay German technicians"
:)
Any poke at Sigfried and Roy gets 5 stars in my book