Dr. Evil: Shit. Oh hell, let's just do what we always do. Hijack some nuclear weapons and hold the world hostage. Yeah? Good! Gentlemen, it has come to my attention that a breakaway Russian Republic called Kreplachistan will be transferring a nuclear warhead to the United Nations in a few days. Here's the plan. We get the warhead and we hold the world ransom for... ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
Number Two: Don't you think we should ask for *more* than a million dollars? A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Virtucon alone makes over 9 billion dollars a year!
Dr. Evil: Really? That's a lot of money.
[pause]
Dr. Evil: Okay then, we hold the world ransom for...
I had a drive fail on me last year and I wanted to take my frustration out on it so naturally I did what any good American would do.
I shot the shit out of it.
Surprisingly it seemed to make for a pretty good piece of bullet proof armor. It stopped multiple rounds of full metal jacket 9mm rounds and managed to get a couple rounds lodged inside the casing. (None appeared to penetrate fully)
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Dr. Evil: Shit. Oh hell, let's just do what we always do. Hijack some nuclear weapons and hold the world hostage. Yeah? Good! Gentlemen, it has come to my attention that a breakaway Russian Republic called Kreplachistan will be transferring a nuclear warhead to the United Nations in a few days. Here's the plan. We get the warhead and we hold the world ransom for... ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
Number Two: Don't you think we should ask for *more* than a million dollars? A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Virtucon alone makes over 9 billion dollars a year! Dr. Evil: Really? That's a lot of money.
[pause]
Dr. Evil: Okay then, we hold the world ransom for...
Dr. Evil: One... Hundred... BILLION DOLLARS!
That has to be one of the geekiest replies I have ever seen posted here. That being said; +1 Funny. :)
It pains me to see you misspell the word "scholars", especially in a post like this.
I had a drive fail on me last year and I wanted to take my frustration out on it so naturally I did what any good American would do. I shot the shit out of it. Surprisingly it seemed to make for a pretty good piece of bullet proof armor. It stopped multiple rounds of full metal jacket 9mm rounds and managed to get a couple rounds lodged inside the casing. (None appeared to penetrate fully)
I happed live in Virginia, and am just curious if anyone knows which ISP's are downgrading sites they don't like.