I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

  • http://twitter.com/TimmoWarner Timmo Warner

    It is pretty cool, but the start of the transformation looks a lot like Hello Kitty’s brains coming out.

    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones

       If you were going to be turned into hamburger, you’d probably want it that way. Seeing and feeling your body getting . . . well, you get the idea.

  • bugmaker

    ….i’ve seen a lot of this sort of thing in the news lately….

    • bugmaker

       …horses turning into meatballs….

  • Ben Ehlers

    Sports Popples were there first. 

  • http://twitter.com/amanicdroid Dr. Chronobiologist

    “And that, children, is how discount meats are made. Who wants more Ikea swedish meatballs?!”

  • http://twitter.com/GreatWormSpirit TheGreatWormSpirit

    It’s morbidly delicious.

    • http://twitter.com/chriscoreline chris coreline

       its adorably disturbing.

  • http://fleshy.org.nz/ Jonathan

    I saw that in a sanrio store. I like how hello kitty is holding a hamburger, implying that it turns into another hello kitty holding a hamburger, which cascades to the end. Turtles all the way down, man.

    The turkey leg one is cuter, imho.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoLmATHNWeA

  • IlluminatedOne

    Did anyone else think dirty laundry was a crap present for a 5-year-old?

  • Sven Oberg

    I’m going to assume this is a piece of satire by Cory. Nothing else makes sense.

  • bzishi

    “Do you like your toy? Now do you want to go to McDonald’s? No? I guess your deprogramming is complete.”

  • Paul Renault

    That camera should have zoomed in closer, ‘cuz we can still figure out what’s going on…

  • Scott Wetterschneider

    Ruby’s isn’t kitty corner, it’s simply across the street, past Milto’s.

  • Chris Collins

    Will there be a My Little Pony/ My Little Pony Burger version available for European markets?

    • http://twitter.com/chriscoreline chris coreline

       i literally would buy that.

  • http://twitter.com/cindyy Cindy Yates

    Take your vegetarian friends along, too — Ruby’s has some awesome vegetarian options, including vegetarian chili (get a frito pie!) and jambalaya. Their black beans are pretty yummy, too. 

    • Boundegar

      Vegetarian jambalaya is just…  rice.

      • http://twitter.com/cindyy Cindy Yates

        Not at Ruby’s. :-)

  • http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby

    Memories strike! I had a Gizmo toy when I was a boy that had little baby gremlins inside:  http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv72/luvmavs/gremlin2.jpg

    Not the same, but thought I’d share anyway.

  • euansmith

    Creepy toys… are creepy…

  • http://twitter.com/Toy_Joy Toy Joy

    Boing Boingers:
    Thanks so much for the great recommendation and flattering words. Sorry we’re not able to offer the Hello Kitty Hamburger Plush online. The Sanrio licensing rules are pretty strict (although we were able to get a Hello Kitty Stationary Subscription on our website). 

    If you’re coming to SXSW, or just in ATX, Lizzy, our owner and Head Toy Curator, is going to be leading a meetup Friday night on Toys for Techies:
    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP15842

    Hope to see you all there, or in the store while you’re in town!