Features Podcasts Family Video Comics Music Tech Science Books Film & TV Games ✚

Jill

8 reasons to fear Steampunk

Rob Beschizza at 8:44 am Thu, Jun 24, 2010

— FEATURED —

THE LATEST

Gweek 098: Win Hugh Howey's Paperwhite Kindle!

Book Review

Lexicon: smart, sharp technothriller from Max "Jennifer Government" Barry

Book Review

The 'Geisters: spooky, scary novel

Science

Ants and Stars: Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic visit the Sardinia Radio Telescope in Italy

— FOLLOW US —

Boing Boing is on Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe to our RSS feed or daily email.

 

— POLICIES —

Except where indicated, Boing Boing is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution

 

— FONTS —

Tweet
Kindle
linkbaitgen.png And the second click resulted in "How to think like Glenn Beck." Need catchy blog post ideas? [Linkbait Generator]

⟿ Follow Rob Beschizza on Twitter.

MORE:  Funny

More at Boing Boing

Ants and Stars: Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic visit the Sardinia Radio Telescope in Italy

The Snowden Principle

  • Anonymous

    “6 depraved sexual fetishes involving Star Treck”

    I’ll read that!

  • Felton

    8 horrible lessons about BoingBoing that Hollywood teaches kids

    Well, what are they? :-D

  • infinity

    ouch! i entered “virtual worlds” in the subject box, hit the generate button and came up with a title of a blog post i actually wrote. uh oh.

  • jfdonohoe

    I tried it and got “8 ways AIDS can help you survive a plane crash”

    Wow. I have to admit, I would click on that.

  • Anonymous

    5 reasons fluidized bed pyrolysis is the new Windows 7

  • TM

    I would definitely want to read “Are Killer Robots Treated Unfairly in the United States?”

    • Felton

      Me too!

  • Bahumat

    This is a joyful waste of time and a half. Oh goodness. :D

  • Felton

    Heh! I entered “lemmings,” and it gave me “8 outrageous frauds involving lemmings.” I guess bad things come in groups of eight these days.

  • MikeM

    7 bizarre ways Bill C-32 in Canada can kill you suddenly!

    • Felton

      You should write out and publish that one.

  • Felton

    Haha! I opened the window again, and it showed “6 depraved sexual fetishes involving lemmings.”

  • Talia

    “Why medical marijuana should scare you more than Osama Bin Laden”

    *quivers in fear*

  • Phikus

    The reason there are not 8 ways to think like Glenn Beck is because it’s an oxymoron. (Pun intended.)

  • nekochan

    making up these 8 reasons to fear steampunk.
    in no particular order:
    1. copper poisoning
    2. mustaches
    3. tesla coils
    4. bears in top hats
    5. haunted diving suits
    6. propeller blades
    7. whatever caused all the gasmasks
    8. cthulhu

    • Anonymous

      brilliant!
      the title thing is stupid, but these are 8 great reasons to fear steampunk.
      thanks.

    • Felton

      Not to mention steamburns. (No, I’m not talking about sideburns, but third degree burns from steam.) ;-)

  • Anonymous

    This one could be true:

    “6 depraved sexual fetishes involving the Daily Mail”

  • Anonymous

    8 reasons that chocolate is the new Afghanistan

  • Anonymous

    My company is now blocking sign ins.

    I liked my topic:
    8 ways Sex could help you survive a zombie outbreak

  • Doom-Kitten

    7 ways Japanese subculture has perverted kitten

    Unfortunately, this one is probably true…..

  • Lester

    It is quite awesome to put your own name in the box.

    7 things about Lester that are kind of gay when you think about it

    The evolution of Lester

    6 shockingly evil things about Lester

    How Lester is part of the gay agenda

    • Felton

      You’re right!

      8 ways felton could help you survive a zombie outbreak

      8 felton-themed Halloween costumes

      6 incredible felton hacks

      10 ways people have gotten rich exploiting felton

  • Anonymous

    “9 ways porn movies can help a total sissy survive in prison”

    I laughed at that for probably a lot longer than I should have.

  • Anonymous

    10 ways that civilization could collapse because of civilization

  • Anonymous

    This thing is crap- it only gives you the titles, you still have to write the articels yourself. Total rip-off.

  • Phikus

    Phikus and the occult

    10 common misconceptions about Phikus

    6 bits of Phikus advice that will land you in the hospital

    8 ways Phikus has been involved in wars

    8 ways Phikus can help you survive a plane crash

    10 ways that civilization could collapse because of Phikus

    6 depraved sexual fetishes involving Phikus

    This is what Phikus looks like

    • Felton

      I wonder if there’s any crossover between the 6 sexual fetishes involving Phikus and the 6 involving lemmings I was informed of earlier.

      Anyway, if you’re the new Star Trek, let’s hope you’re at least better than Voyager. ;-)

      • Phikus

        Lets find out. You bring the lemmings.

        Most of the time, I’m a little more Lost In Space, actually.

        • Felton

          Will do. I assume one can still gather up plenty of lemmings by standing at the bottom of a cliff holding a net.

          • Phikus

            If Annette will let you, why not?

          • Felton

            I can’t believe I misspelled my pet lemming’s name.

          • Phikus

            Yeah, but will she follow you off of Cliff?

  • Orky

    The evolution of vampires: http://rifters.com/blindsight/vampires.htm

    9 ways steampunk can help a total sissy survive in prison

    6 ways Hollywood makes steampunk look ridiculous in movies

    5 life lessons learned from steampunk

    Why steampunk sucks: myth vs. reality

    5 insane but true things about steampunk

    The 10 commandments of steampunk

    6 incredible steampunk hacks

    6 bits of steampunk advice that will land you in prison

    6 bits of steampunk advice that will land you in the hospital

    10 ballsy pranks involving steampunk that failed miserably — funny, I thought there’d be 12…

    10 ways steampunk can help you get a date

    8 ways steampunk could help you survive a zombie outbreak

    Why steampunk should scare you more than Osama Bin Laden

    I’m starting to see a pattern here. Still, very funny :-)

  • Anonymous

    “10 ways AIDS can help you get a date”.

    …nice.

  • Mantari

    6 bits of binary programming advice… that will land you in prison?

  • Phikus

    …And my favorite: 5 ways Phikus is the new Star Trek.

    It’s all true.

  • BomberWaterfallSandwich

    “7 things North Korea has in common with a unicorn”

  • Rich Keller

    My favorite “awesome banana” generation:

    7 things awesome bananas have in common with unicorns

  • pj.mcnally

    “7 things about espresso that science can’t explain”

  • Phikus

    I challenge anyone to write these up:

    7 things anal sex has in common with a unicorn

    7 ways prostitution could cure cancer

    8 ways men try using prostitution to get laid (hunh?)

    8 pictures of hot chicks and nuclear bombs

    meth by the numbers

    10 reasons why children should give you nightmares

  • Felton

    meth by the numbers

    Methematics?

  • sfhock

    Why my tattooed penis should scare you more than Osama Bin Laden

    Yup..

  • Orky

    8 ways men try using a killer asteroid to get laid

    7 cynical ways politicians have exploited ukuleles

    10 reasons why ukuleles should give you nightmares

    10 ways ukuleles can help you get a date

    8 ways ukuleles can help you survive a plane crash

    8 myths about ukuleles that Hollywood wants you to believe

    The 10 commandments of ukuleles

    9 crazy ways that ukuleles are infiltrating pop culture

    10 awesome photoshopped pictures of ukuleles

    9 ways ukuleles can help a total sissy survive in prison

  • Anonymous

    I’m really sad these don’t exist.

    * 10 ways that civilization could collapse because of killer robots

    * 8 unbelievable ways hipsters have been used by the military

    * 10 ballsy pranks involving zombies that failed miserably

    * 9 ways area 51 can help a total sissy survive in prison

  • Anonymous

    “8 ways men try using Alan Turing to get laid” So sad :(

  • Anonymous

    “9 ways oozing boils and blackheads can help a total sissy survive in prison.”

    “6 ways Hollywood makes wild monkey sex involving actual wild monkeys look ridiculous in movies.”

    Aw yeah.

  • jeligula

    snicker. Using my meat space name, I came up with “9 Ways Paul can help a total sissy survive in prison.” This is a total fallacy, as I am that sissy.

  • Phikus

    I’m having way too much fun with this.

    5 hacks for guidos

    7 things about Cthulu that are kind of gay when you think about it

    10 ways Satan can help you get a date

    7 bizarre ways Bing can kill you suddenly

    How the zombie apocalypse is part of the gay agenda

  • Phikus

    Ok, I must tear myself away from this, but I leave you with one last generation:

    9 reasons why Oprah resembles a crazy roman emperor

  • CurrentResident

    Fun with Linkbait…

    - 10 ways anal leakage can help you get a date
    - 10 reasons why Glen Beck should give you nightmares
    - 10 of the best hemeroid movies of all time
    - Top 10 secrets of ferrets
    - 6 incredible clown hacks
    - 7 things about Cliff Clavin that are kind of gay when you think about it
    - 8 ways lemmings could help you survive a zombie outbreak

    Well…my afternoon is now officially wasted.

  • spejic

    “Why gay people suck: myth vs. reality”

    Ohhh yeah. I win.

  • human remains

    “8 ways men try using the large hadron collider to get laid”

    I want to read that. So far the LHC hasn’t got me laid once. Useless!

  • Anonymous

    There’s a gizmo that does the same thing for instant social marketing blog post titles @ http://www.socialmediatrocity.com/

    One day, headlines from generators like these will be virtually indistinguishable from actual blog headlines. Oh, that would be NOW.

  • fr4nk

    8 health care reform-themed Halloween costumes

    7 reasons why area 51 gets better with alcohol

    8 shocking ways that health care reform has appeared in porn

    10 ways that civilization could collapse because of reality TV

    7 reasons why internet memes get better with alcohol

    7 health problems associated with string theory

    How the gay agenda is part of the gay agenda

    8 unbelievable ways Wall Street has been used by the military

    It’s equally hilarious to Google the headlines and see what actually comes up.

  • bwcbwc

    When I see sites like this, I always try to see how self-referential they can be. So “Linkbait Generator” as the subject gave me this:
    9 ways Linkbait Generator can help a total sissy survive in prison

  • Anonymous

    Why reality TV sucks: myth vs. reality

  • Gyrofrog

    “Sarah Palin and the occult”