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video games ruined my life

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Video Games Ruined My Life

The award for T-shirt of the week has to go to this die hard gamer’s tee from Threadless contributor Lawrence Pernica.

The simply designed shirt uses a retro bitmap font and a couple of game “life” indicators to express this simple statement: “Video games ruined my life. Good thing I have two extra lives.”
Brilliant.
[via tcritic]

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July 16th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

viral video of the day… parappa dude

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Dude Does Parappa

I was wandering through the cultural wasteland known as YouTube tonight when I came across this masterpiece…

Apparently, this guy was participating in a contest to win a trip in some sort of Parappa the Rapper contest to celebrate of the launch of the new game for the PSP…

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July 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the big shiny candy-like panic button

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

USB Panic Button

Sometimes you just have one of those stressful days where nothing goes your way. Now you can take out your frustrations using this device that attaches to your computer.

Just open up the cover on the USB Stress Panic Button and smack it with your fist. The $17 Panic Button includes three wacky screen effects which are triggered when you push the giant button…

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June 22nd, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

never put your money in this bank

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Russian ATM With Unactivated Windows

I’m always wondering about those suspicious looking automatic teller machines you see in every little bodega and convenience store these days. You know… Will my ATM card get eaten? Will they steal my PIN number? Will it wipe all the money out of my bank account?..

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June 9th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

alien abduction lamp is just brilliant

filed under: design | just plain fun

Lasse Klein’s Abduction Lamp

Every once in a blue moon I come across a concept that’s just amazing, and this is one of those times.

Combining great design and a sense of humor is tough to pull off, but Artist Lasse Klein’s new Abduction Lamp manages it with ease. His sci-fi inspired lamp design features a light-up UFO, “hovering” above the ground thanks to a glass base that looks like a tractor beam…

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June 5th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

instant noodle perfecting timer

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Instant Noodle Perfecting Timer

There you have it, winner of the best product name of the day.
Made especially for the instant ramen aficionado, this gadget is indeed called the Instant Noodle Perfecting Timer. This gadget is designed with one simple, yet important purpose in mind - to produce the perfect Cup O’ Noodles…

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May 15th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mario’s real life: not a pretty sight

filed under: just plain fun | video games

This clip features the real life story of the famous plumber’s addiction to those little magic mushrooms…

The video, by P0YKPAC is a sad, sad tale, but the (mildly NSFW) clip is really quite funny. Mario’s struggles with the “stuff” lead him down a path of self destruction and it all ends with tragic consequences…

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May 3rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

super edible mario

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Super Mario Cookie

Some enterprising baker has whipped up this bit of kitchen goodness: a Super Mario inspired pixel cookie…

Do you suppose it tastes more like mushrooms or coins?
[via The Tanooki via Smidigt]

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April 29th, 2007 15 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

no cats were harmed in the making of this pencil sharpener

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

Cat Pencil Sharpener

Here’s a nice conversation piece for your desk… The appropriately named Cat’s Arse Sharpener ensures that your pencil gets a nice sharp point in the most disturbing manner possible.

Insert your dull pencil into the cat’s “third eye,” and it lets out a meow and sharpens your pencil…

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April 27th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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