Underground Examiner

Halloween yard decorations

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:59:26 -0700

When it comes to keeping up with the Joneses with Halloween decorations, the yard might look scarier on the other side. One local guy has gone all out, building an entire haunted house out of plywood. There's even entire websites devoted to people wh...

Undead Michael Jackson thrills the world

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:51:30 -0700

People around the world danced the quirky zombie choreography of the "Thriller" video, and came dressed as zombies and Michael Jackson -- which could be the same thing, seeing as an animated Jackson at this point wo...

Professional LEGO builder Duane Hess does R2-D2

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:01:46 -0700

Professional LEGO Artist Duane Hess's recreation of 'Office Space' As the movie Office Space so poigniantly pointed out, not all of us get to have our dream job.But Duane Hess does.When Duane Hess was in high school, he had three dreams: 1...

Ode to pizza

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:04:03 -0700

Photo by Mach-msAn Ode to Pizzaa poem by Dylan Otto Krider for the Colorado Daily Whose curds of milk, whose crusts of breadMake students flock, their hearts a twitter?When boyfriends left, and roomies failedT'was only you who delivered.&n...

Denver news anchors 'almost' let it all hang out on cover of Denver Magazine

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:41:54 -0700

Fox 31's Libby Weaver and Natalie Tysdal (un)dress for successDo you hate them because they're beautiful? Would it help if you knew they were news anchors on Fox Channel 31?Westword's Michael Roberts didn't care much for the decision to portray their...

The Booze Pyramid: college drinking 101

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:38:16 -0700

College students require a balanced diet of alcohol derived from all the food groups.

Radical Derailer Bicycle Collective behind vandalism of Dem offices?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:04:57 -0700

Maurice SchewenklerRepublicans have been caught on several occasions vandalizing their own offices and blaming Dems for it, or carving their own face with a "B" and claiming Obama supporters did it. It's starting to look like the smash...

A Furry Parade

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:33:23 -0700

Furries like threesomes by Dylan Otto KriderThis past weekend, a group known as "Furries" had a convention in downtown Denver, where fans of the anthropamorphic dressed up as mascots and marched down 16th Street. Gauging from the crowd reac...

Chasing tail at the Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2009

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:01:39 -0700

The distinguishing characteristic of a fur is the tail. At first blush, they might seem like you and me, then you get a gander at the little cotton ball stuck to their coccyx, and you go, oh, it's one of them.Here's your chance to get a first hand lo...

Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2009

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:00:07 -0700

Furry Group Photo by Dylan Otto KriderThis weekend, Denver hosted the Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2009. If you are unfamiliar with Furs, they are fans who are drawn to anthropamorphic characters to the point of near-fetish.Convention-goers said they ...

Abortion doctor killer connected to Neal Horsley

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:40:06 -0700

Horsley says killing abortion doctors is terrorism, but has a Biblical basis. The suspect in the killing of Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder, appears to have a connection to the seccessionist candidate for Governor of Georgia we recently interviewed,...

'Ring' author rolls out horror story on toilet paper

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:41:39 -0700

In Japan, toilets are scary. Credit: Liz Henry The author of The Ring, Koji Suzuki, is marketing a nine chapter novella embossed on toilet paper. Lest you think it odd, consider that in Japanese folklore, ghosts are thought to inhabit the water close...

Gov. Rick Perry decides to stay in America

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:58:03 -0700

After flirting with the secessionists in Texas, Governor Rick Perry, good friend of former President George Bush, has decided to stick with the U.S. after all.During the Tea Parties held in protest of paying for middle class tax cuts by returning the...

Inside outhouse art

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:25:50 -0700

Trying to produce another Texan.Using an outhouse has always been the least pleasant places we've ever had the displeasure of relieving ourselves (with the possible exception of attempting to overcome stage fright in one of these outdoor beauties in...

Has Obama's election reignited the Civil War?

Thu, 07 May 2009 14:29:42 -0700

Steve Benen's chart of support for secession by region.At first, supporters of the Tea Parties scoffed at suggestions there was anything anti-American about them. Then we got talk of secession from Governor Rick Perry (R-TX). Then the same people we...

Utah story raises finger across the pond

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:40:38 -0700

Finger blinds.This kind of brings a feud between neighbors to new levels. We got an email with the following message:A town councillor in Wales, Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the mountains, until a new neighbour purchased the land below his ho...

High-profile pukes

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:01:17 -0700

Great moments in public puking In light of the recent revelation that discovering John Edwards' affair made Elizabeth "want to puke", and the resulting investigation, we thought we'd look at some other high-profile puking in politics...

Star Wars Day

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:21:55 -0700

Costume hanging up at Wizard's Chest in Colorado. (Dylan Otto Krider)You may not know it, but it's Star Wars Day, actually a play on "May Day", as in, "May the Force be with you." Get it?A couple of weekends ago, I went to see th...

Secession has become 'all the rage' in Georgia

Mon, 04 May 2009 10:49:56 -0700

Horsley's secession campaign more and more mainstream in Georgia GOP. The long-shot candidacy of Neal Horsley continues to close the distance. Now ranked ninth of "ideas to rebuild the future", and with polls showing one third of Georgia Re...

Vote Neal Horsley at 'Ideas to Rebuild our Future'

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:03:18 -0700

Things Fall ApartWith nearly 500 votes, Neal Horsley has made the front page of the GOP's "Ideas to Rebuild our Future" web page:Georgia gubernatorial candidate Neal Horsley is the first thing we should do with the party. Asked if he was ...