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Game Shows In Japan: Live-Action Pac Man view story
24 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 9 months ago
- (http://gameshowsinjapan.com/2007/...)
No one makes television like the Japanese. Watch this poor bastard, dressed as Pac Man, suffer a minor beatdown... all in the name of comedy.
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DIY Wizard Wand For Harry Potter Geeks view story
28 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 9 months ago
- (http://geekparenting.com/2007/12/...)
This is an awesome (and easy) papercraft project I found. You can make a convincing magic wand for your Harry Potter geek as a last-minute Christmas gift! Or, if you're like me, you'll make it for yourself. ;)
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Fisher-Price Recalls Dangerous Toy... Only In Illinois? view story
24 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://geekparenting.com/2007/12/...)
Apparently, both Consumer Reports and the Attorney General of Illinois have found that the Fisher-Price blood pressure cuff toy has 7 to 9 times the legal limit of lead in it. Fisher-Price recalled it... but only in Illinois!
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Geek Parenting: Top 10 Geeky Holiday Gifts For Your Oddball Child view story
20 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://geekparenting.com/2007/11/...)
If you need holiday gift ideas for your little weirdo, look no further. Here at Geek Parenting, we embrace our oddball children. Why, just yesterday, my son spent a good half hour inside his Justice League laundry hamper. (Hey, it's mesh, he could breathe
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2-Year-Old Tries To Flush Himself Down Toilet view photo
27 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/...)
What more is there to say? I found my 2-year-old trying to flush himself down the toilet. Naturally, I went for the camera before I gave him the Silkwood treatment. I'll let you know if he becomes ill or morphs into a C.H.U.D.
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Writing for the Web view story
20 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://www.freelancewritinggigs.c...)
If you write for print and are considering breaking into web writing, you might be interested to learn there’s a difference between the two. Most people who read web based material scan and only absorb the parts that look the most interesting to them. I
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Cell Phones for Soldiers Program - Fanatic Attack view story
15 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://fanaticattack.com/2007/cel...)
I’m all for recycling, yet I haven’t recycled my old cell phone as I just haven’t gotten around to it. This afternoon, I received a plastic envelope in a package of merchandise I ordered, and it was labeled “Cell Phones for Soldiers.”
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Web Writing Info: Are you building your house on a pile of sand? view story
14 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://webwritinginfo.com/making-...)
There’s something to be said for offline writing. It’s generally more coherent, more engaging and better researched. I contend that this has less to do with the online medium, and more to do with the propensity for quick, sloppy content creation onlin
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Geek Parenting: How To Celebrate Festivus (For The Rest Of Us) view story
13 votes- Submitted by amylopan
- 10 months ago
- (http://geekparenting.com/2007/11/...)
Looking for an alternative to stressful, mainstream winter holidays? Tired of the Hallmark-sponsored worship of Santa? If so, then I would suggest Festivus as your new family tradition.

