Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit on Wednesday to provide fire protection for airfields under combat.

A member of Ohio's 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to a Transformers toy.

Eric Idle on watching Monty Python

'Sometimes, when you're flipping through the BBC cable, waiting to see what's on, Python's on, and I'm, "Oh, look at that!" It's totally fresh to me now. I have no idea what's coming next, who's in it, who's doing what. I watched a whole episode the other day, and it was completely fresh to me. It was kind of fun. I thought, "Oh, this is what people go on about. This is very silly."'

Actually, the rest of the interview reveals that he looks fondly on all that old stuff. (Interview by The Onion A. V. Club)

The Filthy Monkey, it schemes.

Warren Ellis recently posted a picture of a "filthy monkey" and asked for Photoshoppery. Who am I to say no?

Smile when you think that, Geezer.