Pirate Beach Ball For Swashbuckling Fun in the Sun
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 6, 2008
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Everyone knows that pirates had a lot of treasure to bury, so it is safe to say that they know a thing or two about beaches. It’s a little known historical fact, but they would often use these excursions as an excuse to put on some flip flops, drink a daiquiri or two and toss around the old skull and crossbones beach ball.
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Aliens vs. Humans Chess: The Civilized War of the Worlds
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 5, 2008
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Instead of UFOs and lasers, these aliens prefer to battle for control of earth over a gentlemanly game of chess. Hmmm….chess is not my game. How about Connect Four?
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I Heart the Trebuchet
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 5, 2008
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From Fashionably Geek: It’s true. I have a love for the trebuchet that just won’t quit. Although I sometimes cheat with the gun, missile and samurai sword. I’m a weapons whore ok?
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Shark Attack Game: Russian Roulette for Fingers
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 5, 2008
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You can have your Monopoly and your Trivial Pursuit—I prefer games that are dangerous and have no clear objective. Take this Shark Attack game for example. Players take turns pushing down a shark tooth until SNAP! It bites down on a finger. Ahhh…good times.
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Cold War Unicorns
Posted by Jeff Chenkus on September 5, 2008
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It is unfortunate that there is the specter of a new cold war on the horizon. On the plus side, it gives designers a chance to make fun little toys like this. I have to assume that the red, white and blue will win in the end, but he is a more ridiculous looking unicorn than the communist one. Patriotic, but still silly looking.
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Smoke or Quit? A Lighter Toss Determines Your Fate
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 4, 2008
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Having trouble quitting smoking? Every time you feel like having a cigarette, just give the smoke/quit lighter a toss and leave it up to chance. It will cut down on your overall consumption and it will make you feel less guilty when you do smoke. After all, the universe wanted you to have that cigarette.
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Cup Noodle Coin Bank: A Curry-Filled Fort Knox
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 4, 2008
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Somewhere between a sock under your bed and and actual bank lies this novel Cup Noodle approach to saving money. It’s actually very fitting when you consider that Cup Noodles has a long-established reputation as a staple food for broke college students.
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Pull My Finger Keychain
Posted by Jeff Chenkus on September 4, 2008
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Why have people touch your actual finger to play the “pull my finger” game? Everyone knows how it ends. All you get by using your own finger is the germs from someone else’s hand. And I highly doubt that your sound effects are as good as those that this hand can emit.
Fart jokes are understood by people of all ages, and enjoyed by men boys of all ages.
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Fading Vision Eye Chart
Posted by Jeff Chenkus on September 4, 2008
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This is about the fastest way to find out how well someone’s eyes are. If they are guessing random letters then they are blind as a bat. If they are offended and either take a swing at you or storm out of your office then their eyes are 20/20. The more pissed off they are, the better their eyes are.
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Postcard Airplane Travels Faster Than the Post Office
Posted by Sean Fallon on September 3, 2008
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Traditional letters and postcards are all but extinct thanks to e-mail. However, I would forgo technological progress this one time for a postcard that doubles as a flying balsa wood airplane. The only problem is that the way the post office works, this thing would probably arrive to you in splinters.
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