I’ve never had a chance to hunt wild turkey.

But it looks like there are plenty of opportunities in Massachusetts to do that — even without a shotgun and out of season, no less.

Alas, those opportunities seem to be missed by people that are, I presume, of the Animals are Friends inclination.

Remember, everybody: meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.

I love XKCD. If you’ve never heard of it and claim to be a geek, you are hereby ordered to surrender your geek card at once.

What If is where they ask the important things, like “If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color?” or “If you went outside and lay down on your back with your mouth open, how long would you have to wait until a bird pooped in it?” (why would you want to know that?)

This week, they take on firearms and theorize about building a Machine Gun Jetpack with “Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?”

I need to get my hands on a GSH-6-30… I wanna try something with a nearby mountain.

Also, that GAU-8 graphic would be awesome on a T-shirt.

Remember the Obamaphone woman?

…because of this:

Hurricane Sandy was a Category 1 storm, which is significantly less powerful than a Category 3 hurricane

All of the government responses were far too little, way too late, and even hostile toward anyone who volunteered their own time and resources to help.

Do not look to any government agency to help you when you need it. You’re on your own until they get there.