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Technabob’s Most Popular Posts of 2008

Technabob — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:05:49 +0000

2008: What a year it was. Every year there are a handful of posts that really make readers go wild. But at the same time, not everyone can be expected to read every post on the site (as much as I’d love for you guys to). So while I’m not a big fan of “top whatever” lists, I figure that once a year, I can get away with one.

So without further adieu, here are the top 25 posts (based on overall traffic) on technabob throughout 2008. If you haven’t read all ‘em, you owe it to yourself to click on a few of the links below and check out as many as you can:

So there you have it. All told, over 5 million pages were viewed on technabob this year. All I can say is wow. And thanks. We couldn’t do it without you.

Thanks for a great 2008, and I hope to see all of you guys again in 2009.

Mario + Obama = Mariobama?

Technabob — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:30:51 +0000

Looks like Mario has given up his bid for the White House, and officially conceded the race to Super Obama.

Like many among him, Mario is looking for change in the Mushroom Kingdom. No longer will he be led blindly into battle to “bring democracy” to the Koopas, nor will he stand for citizens resorting to eating mysterious mushrooms in lieu of a decent healthcare system. But what really pushed him past the brink was watching the value of his portfolio of gold coins crumble under the leadership of King Bowser.

Remember, next Tuesday to vote early and vote often.

[A big shout out to Gigi over at Roadside Scholar (who also happens to be my lovely wife) for snapping this excellent shot.]

Obama and Mccain Get Competition From Mario Party

Technabob — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:50:36 +0000

Now that we’re down to just two leading party candidates for the 2008 U.S. presidential election, it looks like a couple of new upstarts have tossed their brightly colored plumbers’ hats into the ring.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m definitely voting for the Mario/Luigi ’08 ticket. I’m not sure what their exact platform is, but I’m guessing it involves using mushrooms to solve the nation’s health care crisis, and collecting lots of gold coins to straighten out the budget deficit. Born in Japan, but raised as Italians, I’m not sure that they’d pass the U.S. citizenship requirements, but isn’t stopping them from running with the catchy campaign slogan “It’s-A-merica!”

Show your support for the Mario Party ticket by heading on over to ThinkGeek and picking up one of these festive campaign t-shirts. Given the millions of games these guys have sold over the years, they probably would have a good chance of winning if they actually did run.