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Monday, June 2nd, 2008When I’m looking over the new releases on the Hasbro Toys Web site, I feel the same gleeful enthusiasm that Dick Cheney has when he’s flipping through the latest copy of AARP magazine, looking for old men to shoot in the face.
So imagine my dismay when I came upon these truly pathetic excuses for Transformers.
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Retro Snark: The Top Five Geek Icons Who Deserve Action Figures In Their Likenesses
Friday, May 9th, 2008In just two weeks, Herobuilders.com can create a personalized 12-inch action figure in your likeness… for only $425. Or, if you think of it in another way… for the cost of an original, G1 Optimus Prime, still in its package. In other words, perfectly reasonable. Especially when you consider the finished product, [...]
Top Five Inspirations for the Next Generation of Madballs
Friday, March 21st, 2008 [Editor's Note: Hi, kids. Here's a teaser of my post that you can enjoy in its entirety today on ToyBender. -GWS]
You remember Madballs, right? For a while, they were the best excuse to play with high quality, foam rubber balls. That is, until Pamela Anderson got her first boob job.
Only Garbage [...]
Curious Geeky Items on Collectibles Web Site Micurio
Monday, March 17th, 2008Congrats to Steve Mortensen, the founder of Micurio (a “show and tell” Web site for all sorts of collectibles), who earned his Great White Snark CertifiedTM geek credentials when I interviewed him recently.
Throughout his life, Steve has collected everything from Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers toys to stamps, coins, and comic books. Further, [...]
Great White Snark’s Completely Impractical Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks
Monday, December 17th, 2007It’s tough to navigate your way around the blogosphere these days without bumping your pale, tender noggin against a Holiday Gift Guide. Or, as we in the biz refer to it: a shameless ploy to convince blog readers to fill up the coffers of your Amazon Affiliates account with their hard-earned, holiday-budgeted dollar billz.
(There’s [...]
Geeky Specialists on Lootist
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007If you haven’t already heard (perhaps from a write-up on Mashable, for example), the official version of my startup Web site, Lootist, was released this week. In short, it’s a place where real-life specialists can guide you to the best products by hobby or interest. You can build a wishlist, make your own [...]
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