With Apologies to Johnny Western....

Have Computer, Will Travel reads the card of a man,

A knight without armor in a savage land.

His fast software skills heed the calling wind,

A soldier of fortune is the man called Shieldslinger.

Shieldslinger, Shieldslinger, where do you roam?

Shieldslinger, Shieldslinger, far, far from home.

He travels on to where-ever he must,

A Grendizer of silver is his badge of trust.

there are campfire legends the Engineers spin,

Of the man with the computer, the man called Shieldslinger.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Units of Measure

For the Robot geeks out there, I present to you the Chogokin System of Measurement. Now, first off, it was up to me, the basic unit of measure would be the Grendizer, however, I did not create the Chogokin System of Measurement (CSM), I am merely bringing it to the attention of the world at large. The basic unit of measurement is the Mazinger. In terms of size, one Mazinger is the equivalent of approximately 7 inches. However, the CSM is most useful as way to estimate values across different systems of currency

1 Mazinger (1 Maz) is equal to approximately 50 U.S. Dollars.

1 GaiKing (1GK) is equal to approximately 100 U.S. Dollars.

1 Grendizer (1 Gren) is worth 4 Maz, or approximately 200 U.S. Dollars. (Rates of exchange may vary)



This is very handy, for instance if you were car shopping, you could purchase a 2001 Ford Escape 4x4 XLS for around 44 Grendizers, a far more palatable number than 8800 US Dollars.


Imagine the joy of confused looks on everyone around you when you complain about your mortgage payment: “It costs me 32 Mazingers a month!!”


If you're 6 feet tall, you are approximately 10.3 Mazingers tall.


You might want to buy your sweetheart an engagement ring, but is it really worth 180 GaiKings? A very serious question.

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