Yeti's Turn

Yeti's hands & feet are HUGE

Thanks to this blogger's post, I now know of a new figure. It is paired inexplicably with a miniature simulation truck.



NOTE: This is not to be confused with Matchbox's other yeti-themed product, Mega Rig Arctic Adventure Snow Monster Mission.

Yeti? Never heard of him.

The Black Panther fought the yeti in a comic book and I believe this is the cover to it. Here is a section:

Note this passage of dialogue:

The name is strange to you? You've never heard of yeti? ...Okay.

But you say his manner is familiar? And what manner would that be? Someone leaning over you and saying "RRRR"? Have you known that many individuals who do such a thing?

So who do you think the Black Panther is referring to?

The first candidates that leap to mind are The Thing and the Hulk... just because the comment seems like a wink to his regular, comic-reading audience, and they are the first big lugs of his acquaintance that come to mind.

Lending further credence to the theory that Black Panther is reminded of The Thing is that he actually calls yeti a "thing" when he first sees him. And Hulk just jumps up and roars at people all the time; it's what he does. So he's a likely suspect as well.

Another possibility is Panth is just comparing yeti to the wild beasts of the jungle, particularly his namesake. Wild cats have been known to seek high ground above their prey where they like to growl menacingly before leaping... It is their manner.

But I'm not satisfied with these ideas.

Send me your own suggestion by email, and I'll tally up the votes! Winner gets bonus points in a future contest.

Image from the Kirby Museum

I Love the I Love the Yeti fans

This site was the first ever Awesome Blog of the Month for a site called 423 Smith, which has something to do with Brooklyn and something to do with a web studio. This awesome blog calling me an awesome blog also offers an El Gato del Dia and occasionally a robot post.

Stoner's Choice

Scooby Doo and his friends from humanity, collectively known as "The Mystery Incorporated", now have their adventures serialized in a comic book for the youth crowd. Their Issue # 116 features a story entitled "Yeti Spaghetti", and this is its cover.



Shaggy, Choose Your Fate:

Death by Yeti
Death by Frostbite (from those ungloved hands)
Death by Inevitable Skiing Accident (such as collision w/ tree or outcropping)
Death by Chocolate
Death by Sniper
Death by Zoinks (I don't know what that is, but you're always yelling it)
Death by 16-ton Anvil
Death by Bananimal (a cross between a banana and an animal)
Death by Your Own Shadow
Death by Stave
Death by the "Great Dane Judas"

All are equally likely candidates.

Pirates & Crabs!

This week, one of my favorite web comics, Jesse Reklaw's Slow Wave, features a woman's dream of Pirate Yeti.

Nathalie Roland has created this awesome skateboard that features the Yeti Crab!

Frauke vs. Yeti

Frauke is the experimental / death metal / german pop group that hails from Germany. It is made up of three members, all named Frauke, who all play the guitar, drums, and provide the necessary vocals. Here is an illustration of them fighting yeti (click for an engorged version):



I have been in correspondence with Frauke. And I happily quote:

We are Frauke. One of our members - her name is also Frauke - had a romantic relationship with the Yeti. Then she found out that the Yeti was cheating on her. So she had a romantic camping date, but then set the Yeti on fire with a flaming marshmallow. Since then, she has devoted her time to conjuring up strategems that will allow us to successfully kill more of the Yetis. One of them is where we ask the Yeti to go hunting with us. The Yeti, being small minded, say yes. And then we tell the Yeti to "wait right here, because we will be right back." The Yeti does this because the Yeti is stupid. So then we surround and shoot the Yeti many times and we high-five the sherpas.

Frauke has also sent me the link to their myspace page and to the song where Frauke tells the joke, and here that is:

FraukeTellsHerYetiJoke.mp3

Thank you to Frauke.