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Gene Simmons Tongue Hoodie: KISS Army Gear

Even though I was born in 1986, I’ve been rocking out to KISS since the late 70s? Not possible you say? It is if you happen to know the secret to time travel. A secret in which I’m about to reveal to you all. And that secret is (redacted by CIA). Ahhh, I feel better with that off my chest. ...

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Queer Eye for the Lumberjack Guy

I don’t blame you for loving your job of sawing down trees (deforestation is so hot right now), but aren’t you starting to feel a little embarrassed about your lack of fabulousness? Everyone is staring at you, you can feel their eyes burning in the back of your skull. You know they talk about your lack of lumber-style when your ...

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Trader Joe’s is Trying Too Hard

Look, you don’t need to try this hard to attract geeks. All you need is to invest in an electronics section, even if all you sell is PS1 games and a few calculators, it’s the thought that counts and us geeks realize that. This plagiarist activity isn’t going to win you any brownie points. Link

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Coolest Ring / Ball Scratcher / Banjo Pick… Ever

The Clawhammer is actually designed to be a banjo pick, but why set limitations? A tool of this caliber can be used for such a variety of tasks that they are hardly worth mentioning. But I’ll mention them anyway. The Clawhammer could easily be used for causing light scratches on your enemies, itching that one spot between your ass and ...

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Sony, The PS3 and the Emotion Engine

If you’re one of the lucky people who own a first-gen PS3 model (back when WiFi wasn’t standard and shit), your system has what’s called an Emotion Engine chip. Think of it as an extra heart for your PS3 that allows you to have a full Playstation 2 inside. Sony removed it a few years back to cut costs and ...

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Afternoon Linkage for June 9th, 2009

Would you rather listen to Rush or Lady GaGa? Tough call. A matrix of iPhone apps What the fuck? Abbey Road in plastic Kotaku’s review of DJ Hero I just love the look of this print The Great New York City Bag Hunt Now that’s one hell of a LEGO castle Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? ...

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Walmart Now Has Video Game Trade-in Kiosks

Good news! Walmart isn’t just for hicks and drug addicts anymore! Now gamers can actually get excited about their parents dragging them to everyone’s favorite discount retailer. 77 stores in the Northeast US have received these nifty trade-in kiosks. You trade in your games and the value is put on your credit card a few days later. I wonder if ...

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Traveling Drum Kit

The concept was pretty simple. Take a bike and turn it into a drum kit. It sounds simple enough. But who would actually think of doing such a thing? David Osborne’s traveling drum kit takes about 20 minutes to transform from a bicycle into a… drum kit bicycle. The kit contains 5 cymbals, 3 snare drums and a foot pedal. ...

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Tony Hawk RIDE Skateboard Controller

How the Tony Hawk video game franchise keeps chugging along is beyond me, especially with the release of Skate 2. So to keep things fresh, the latest incarnation of the franchise, titled Tony Hawk RIDE, will feature an actual skateboard controller. See it down there? With all the buttons on the side? How the fuck is this thing going to ...

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Knitta Please: Urban Knitting Graffiti

As much as I would hate to share a hobby with my grandmother, this urban knitting graffiti project, Knitta Please, is almost cool enough for me to take up knitting. I said almost cool enough. A whole tree covered with a surface which resembles that scarf your aunt made you that one year. Now that’s taking crafting to a whole ...

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