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I was recently informed that people whet other people's appetites, and in fact do not wet other people's appetites. So, I'm whetting yours with something small until I have time for something bigger -- an update to the Strawberry-Falls Punch Kool-Aid tribute, which now includes a review and download of the one and only commercial that promoted the red berry beast. (Scroll near the bottom of the article for the update; you can't miss it because it says "UPDATE" in font size 450.)

As X-Entertainment continues its gradual shift to becoming an All Kong, All The Time site, I'd just like to point out that "The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" is an amazing book. A bit steep at the retail price of 35 bucks (which I paid, but have since seen it for around 20.00), there's just no resisting a book that reads, looks and smells like a legit animal encyclopedia but is, in fact, a work of fiction that fleshes out each and every creature on Skull Island. To give you an idea of the book's scope, they cover at least a dozen species of giant centipedes. It's really a tremendous and inspired work that will jump-start your imagination and sway anyone who thinks it'd be cooler to visit Jurassic Park onto the monkey's side. This is in no way a lame title blitzed through to make a few last minute bucks on a passing franchise -- the book takes the themes of Skull Island and gives you enough information on both its inhabitants and topography to start writing your own dinosaur/giant spider slash. I don't recommend things unless I'm sure you'll love me for recommending them to you, so buy it, baby, buy it.

Survey Says: Click here to visit Amazon. Assume you've got 20 bucks. Assume you're only allowed to spend that 20 bucks on one item. Assume that shipping and tax doesn't exist. What would you buy? (Feel free to provide links in the comments, but that's not a necessity.) Yeah, lame, but you can tell a lot about a person by what they'd blow money on. And that's why I'm here. To learn everything about you so I can later use it against you in a court of law.

Posted by Matt on 04/05/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 63 comments

I can only say one thing about that book:

Giant ASS spiders.
Arachno-Claws jump out of animal rectums.
Thank you "World of Kong" for informing me of that little chunk of nightmare fuel.
-jared

Chestnuts roasted by ohgodtherats @ 04/07/2006 10:37 AM

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles S.W.A.T. Set

’nuff said!

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 04/07/2006 11:15 AM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006M1AMY/qid=1144432286/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/104-3955296-5932718?v=glance&s=toys">Batman Utility Belt, no question. If there is one thing that is missing in today’s workplace its batarangs. Imagine the looks you’d get at the meeting when you produce your report from the accessory storage pouch. If thats not a sell consider this, its also a survival tool in case you are trapped in the office for long hours without food:

"This toy contains foam parts which can be broken to pieces and swallowed."

Chestnuts roasted by Mark @ 04/07/2006 1:57 PM

I would by any cd or dvd for my chemical romance. I am so totally obsessed with there music it isn’t even funny anymore. Now I have 2 reasons to love visiting New York, knowing that is where x-e was born and that the band lives in Brooklyn. :)

Chestnuts roasted by brookelynn @ 04/07/2006 4:46 PM

I took the chance to explore the kids
section to heart. I got all nostalgic and started looking for a cheap pottery wheel that I used to be addicted to when I was younger. I used to always make such a mess with all the clay that my mother demanded I use it in the bathtub while wearing a swimming suit so she could just hose me off.

Chestnuts roasted by Venus's vixen @ 04/08/2006 8:25 PM

I found one for 19.99, by the way.

Chestnuts roasted by Venus's vixen @ 04/08/2006 8:26 PM

Well, I wanted to say I would buy Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap, but it was too expensive. ($33, Jeebus!) That left me with a choice of Kingdom Hearts for the GBA, or enough LOTR action figures to add up to $20. I have a HUGE collection of those, including Shelob’s Lair and The Defeat of Sauron. *cough*geek*cough*

Chestnuts roasted by Kieran Alexis @ 04/09/2006 1:03 AM

I was looking at Transformers and was going to say Depth Charge, just because he has a freaking "shark launcher"! But then I saw the Simpsons set with future Burns and Bobo. Dancing Bobo Smithers almost made me spit out my toothpaste (yes, I often brows the web while I brush my teeth, brushing seems less boring then). But then I remembered I really want the Adventures of Pete and Pete season 2. That’s what’d make me really happy.

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 04/09/2006 1:43 AM

A reference to bananas and Gwen Stefani, woohoo.

Chestnuts roasted by flygrl358 @ 04/10/2006 2:16 AM

That should go with the previous blog entry, oooops.

Chestnuts roasted by flygrl358 @ 04/10/2006 2:18 AM

$20 for Gwen Stefani? Sounds about right.

Chestnuts roasted by johnny @ 04/10/2006 7:11 AM

I just got back from Borders, World Of Kong in tow, and wow. What an awesome book. I would recommend this to any Kong fans. A great read.

Chestnuts roasted by Reid @ 04/12/2006 5:17 PM

Giant Ant Farm!

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 04/13/2006 7:40 PM

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