Peeps costumes for the Pepsi Peeps challenge
If I had a Peeps costume for my one-year-old toddler, I’d be walking her around the block all day long, sipping on the sweet sweet nectar of Pepsi Peeps soda.
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The Ferris Bueller vest challenge
Would you like to own the same vest that Matthew Broderick wore in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?” Many online sellers offer imitation vests that come pretty close. Others, not so close.
Ferris Bueller’s running home song
So bizarre when my “Discover Weekly” playlist from Spotify has the song from the end of the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. “March of the Swivel Heads” by The English Beat is the song that plays when Bueller is racing her sister back to their house. It’s really weird to hear the song without the …
Unusual Little People sets
Little People has sets for The Office, Masters of the Universe, and WWE! The princess castle will never be the same again.
Did Disney try to hide “Star Wars Headspace” inside its master Spotify playlist?
Are you a Star Wars fan, but find the traditional soundtracks overplayed? You might find some tunes you like in Disney’s new monster list of 361 Star Wars tracks. Called “Star Wars Complete“, this playlist lasts for 22 hours and 33 minutes! You’ll be certain to find some tracks you never heard of. At the …
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Did the Jawas get their design inspiration from Peru?
The Jawa Sandcrawler kinda looks a bit like ancient pan pipes from Peru. The angled shape. The worn surface. The rusty color. These two objects from completely different worlds have an odd affinity for each other. Did the this Peruvian musical instrument somehow land on Tatooine? Jawas found it in the desert, and thought the …
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Origin of “Mah Nà Mah Nà”
When you hear the phrase, “Mah Nà Mah Nà”, do you think about the Muppets? That’s what I thought when this song by Piero Umiliani came up on my Spotify Discover Weekly. I thought this was another cover of the Muppets goofy song. But that album cover for Piero Umiliani’s “Mah Nà Mah Nà”—it does …
Minecraft and Star Wars custom wrapping paper
Every year for my niece’s and nephew’s birthday, I make custom wrapping paper. This year I did a Star Wars theme and a Minecraft theme. When making custom wrapping paper, it’s often nice to work in the recipient’s name to make it feel more custom. The Minecrafter font and Star Jedi on dafont.com are handy.
Hot Wheels Name Generator
Dr. Lightning Chrome Gremlin Fireball Hero Those are some of the auto-generated usernames when you sign up for an account at play.hotwheels.com. You can’t type in your own username. Instead, click the “Surprise Me” button. Hot Wheels will show a random name combination. Furious Wizard Powerhouse Pipes Crunchy Chief Or if you want a little …
Hunting for the end of the long tail
I love the tagline on @readTedium’s Twitter profile, “Hunting for the end of the long tail”. Oh, the long tail. It’s all the things that aren’t super-popular. The head is all the hits. The long tail is the rest—the obscure stuff. Most people chase after the popular hits, ignoring the long tail. This tagline is …
Cobra Commander’s helmet is the #1 pencil sharpener on Amazon
The arch enemy of G.I.Joe, Cobra Commander, is bent on world domination. And now there is a pencil sharpener in the shape of his helmet. X-ACTO, the manufacturer of sharp blades, produces a pencil sharpener that looks JUST like Cobra Commander. It’s eery how similar the two are. This surely cannot be a coincidence. If …
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