Skills that Pay the (Very Small) Bills: 2010 World Yo-Yo Contest Winner
Thursday, August 26th, 2010This guy has got some ninja-level yo-yo-ing skills.
In fact, this might be one of those rare cases where the inverse relationship between impressing other nerds* and being sexually-attractive to women doesn’t actually apply.
Ha, ha, just kidding. Of course it still applies.
Via Laughing Squid, who doesn’t discriminate against people in an inverse relationship.
* Reference: 20-sided dice, custom-built [...]
Nerdsplosion: Trekkie Sings Lyrics to Star Trek: The Next Generation Theme Song
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010I’ve been sitting on this video for about three days, but an out-of-town work conference (hello, prostitutes!) has temporarily severed my usually-constant intravenous connection to the internetwebs. Hence: the sporadic posting this week.
I’ll be back home and re-connected this evening. But in the meantime, I will no longer be kept from helping another grossly-misguided Star [...]
Not Even Good in Theory: Kid’s Batman Symbol Buzz Cut
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010True story: in 8th grade, I tried to shave two stripes into my hair just above my ear. (Because Vanilla Ice, that’s why.) They ended up more “gaps” than “stripes,” and there was even a gash in one of the gaps where the electric razor had been pressed to my skull too hard(!).
My point is this: [...]
This Is Horrific: Kristen Bell Stars in Music Video for Yeasayer’s “Madder Red”
Monday, August 16th, 2010Not hyperbole: this music video for Yeasayer’s single “Madder Red,” starring Kristen Bell, is horrific. As in, you will be horrified.
I shared this with the legions of GWS Twitter followers and Facebook fans on Friday, but there’s no reason for them (and me) to suffer alone. Let our shared pain bring us closer together through commiseration and mutual [...]
The Geek Social Hierarchy Chart
Thursday, August 5th, 2010You had me at “the only thing lower than erotic Furries is writers of erotic Star Trek fan fiction starring Furry characters.”
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I don’t find much to fault in this chart by The Brunching Shuttlecocks describing the social hierarchy of different types of geeks. My only nit is that “comic book fans who [...]
Twitter Link Sampler – Week Ending June 5, 2010
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Follow my Twitter profile or the GWS Facebook Page.
Nine (eight?) times out of ten, it’s better than listening to your grandpa complain about the little old lady who keeps stealing his Jell-o in the old persons’ home.
Angry teen werewolf. This cannot be real. Which makes it ok to laugh your ass off at it. http://bit.ly/cEEEnm
Mass Effect Citadel in [...]
