Archive for July, 2009
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009After a temporary ebb, Harry Potter enthusiasm has flowed once again thanks to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters this week. But some fans drinketh of the cup of fandom a little too deeply. 5) Voldemort Tattoo – The Un-sexy-fier Source The last thing I want to see on a [...]
Geek Loot: John Connor Replica Knife from Terminator Salvation – For the Creepy Movie Enthusiast Woodsman
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Behold the Terminator Salvation Knife Replica, perhaps the laziest piece of licensed cross-promotional merchandising in the history of ever. I mean, hi. It’s a regular survivalist-type knife. That happens to say “Terminator Salvation” on it. If merchandising were really as easy as slapping the movie’s logo on some object of minor-to-moderate interest from the film, [...]
Cobra Hiss Tank Cake Screams Wedding Romance – Geeky Cake of the Week
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009I don’t usually troll around on G.I. Joe news & forums site HissTank.com, ’cause I’m not usually in the market for the latest toy-collecting-nerd perspective on the color dye used on the latest latest Storm Shadow action figure variant. But that’s exactly the kind of hardcore toy nerdery that Paul of The Robot’s Pajamas is [...]
Twitter Link Roundup – Week Ending July 11, 2009
Sunday, July 12th, 2009Delight yourself on some of the bits of tid I posted on Twitter last week. He-Man’s Battle Cat as a humanoid. Custom toy better than 67% of the SDCC exclusives. http://is.gd/1pByA Wolverine: Man-whore of the Marvel Universe. (Rose Wu, Logan? Really?) http://is.gd/1qoWd I’m only interested in “Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer” if Pinocchio tells lies in order [...]
Geek Steal: Freaks and Geeks Complete Series DVD Set for Almost 50% off!
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009For an indeterminate length of time, Amazon has Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series DVD set on sale for $37.49, which is 46% off the retail price of $69.99. I’ve done the math (since I know how you hate to avoid long division on Thursdays), and that comes out to $2.08 per episode. That’s [...]
Got Brains? (Zombie Cake) – Geeky Cake of the Week
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Holly knows that a cake in the likeness of a zombie head with exposed brains and the evidence of its last, bloody meal still stained around its lips says two things: (1) I love you, and (2) have a happy, happy birthday. I had the zombie cake made at Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago for [...]
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