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G.I. Joe Creator Sues to Regain Rights to $100 Million Copyright. Good luck buddy. Maybe he'll get a settlement out of this but so far creators doing work for hire haven't had much luck in the courts getting ownership of their creations back. This case is a little different as the GI Joe creator says he independently came up with the idea of the original GI Joe doll and THEN he pitched it to Hasbro. I don't know, I'm just a simple caveman, your world frightens and confuses me...

The Oath Keepers Are Ready for War with the Federal Government. And now onto some guys that think they're GI Joe. Have you heard of the Oath Keepers? These guys are nutso. They're the literal interpretation of the 2nd amendment taking up arms against the government to protect the constitution. Warning, this is a super long read but I think given the current political climate it's well worth the time. Just remember the next time some kid is shot by a police officer because he was holding a toy guy that just a few months ago these guys drew guns against federal officials at Cliven Bundy's ranch and not one of them was arrested. USA USA USA.

Director Richard Donner On The Legacy Of ‘The Goonies,’ 30 Years Later. Another really LONG read, sorry about that. Still if you feel like getting your nostalgia on you could do worse than spending 15 minutes reading about The Goonies.

‘Firenado’ caused after lightning strikes bourbon-filled pond near Jim Beam facility. You know the old story; bourbon warehouse is hit by lightening, bourbon spills into pond, lightening hits pond, pond ignites into flames, wind causes fire tornado... it's really a tale as old as time.

The Goonies House: The Review

Last week I went on vacation with the family to the Oregon coast, more specifically the town of Warrenton which is nestled between Astoria and Seaside. Logic dictated that we visit the Goonies house.

For those of you unfamiliar, "The Goonies House" is the house that Mikey and Brand lived in, the one they were trying to keep from getting turned into a golf course. It's a real house, owned by a regular person and it's roughly half a mile off the main drag in downtown Astoria. We showed up Thursday afternoon around 3pm after having caught a matinee of Guardians of the Galaxy (two thumbs WAY up). The house is at the top of a gravel driveway and out of respect to the neighborhood, the owners ask that you park a couple blocks away at a nearby school. It was sort of amazing to not only see how many people couldn't read the clearly marked signs regarding the parking but just how many people were there to see the house on a random Thursday afternoon in August.

I don't know what more to tell you. It's just a house. I'm not sure what I was expecting, the truffle shuffle? Sloth? Mouth? Data? I don't know. On a scale of 1-10 I give the Goonies house three quarters of a Baby Ruth.

Oh yeah after leaving the house we also drove by the school they filmed Kindergarten Cop at. I took a picture of it while sitting at a stop sign. No one yelled "it's not a tumor". Two thumbs down.

Corey Feldman's "Ascension Millennium"

Did you know that Corey Feldman is a serious musician now? Sorry, but now you do. Here's the video for his new hit single Ascension Millennium. Now I haven't actually listened to this because my computer at work doesn't have speakers but I'm pretty sure it's terrible. It has to be, right?

Anyway I posted this for two reasons. First off, Sean Astin! Seriously send me anything even remotely related to the Goonies and it's going up in a heartbeat. Secondly, the part a couple minutes in when Corey spins around and almost falls down. THAT IS AWESOME, someone gif that shizz.

The Goonies turns 25

In news that makes you feel old, the Goonies (which doesn't need to be said, but is the awesomest 80s movie of all time) celebrates its 25th anniversary today. In celebration here's the infamous octopus scene. The Octopus scene is somewhat of a movie legend in that people swear they saw it in the theaters. What really happened is that the scene never made it into theaters or VHS but when the movie was first shown on network TV it was added to help round out the films length. It was then taken back out of the movie in an edit that was meant for syndication. Leaving a lot of 80s babies confused, some remember the scnene but up until the DVD release in 2001 no one had any proof of it. Something similar happened with two other movies I can think of, Aliens and Star Trek II. And that concludes your "more you know" nerd moment for the day.