Today we honor Dad!

Thanks for:

• Fixing the broken things
• Taking out the stinky stuff
• Killing the scary things
• Teaching the hard stuff
• Getting rid of the dead things
• Grilling the good stuff
• Playing the games
• Singing the Songs
• Working so long
• Giving the best presents (namely your time, hugs, and advice)
• And for just being an all-around awesome Dad.

Happy Father’s Day everyone!

(Cross-posted from NeatoBambino)

Whenever I’d got overwhelmed, my dad would say: “You know how to eat an elephant, Kevin? One bite at a time.” -Kevin Devaney

“Don’t tell your mom.” -Gary Sanders

If you ever have to shoot someone, make sure you empty the gun. That makes it look like you were scared. -Sam Murphy

If it can’t be fixed with a pair of pliers and baling wire, it can’t be fixed. -Wade Erickson

Dad: “son, hand me a wrench”
Son: “what size wrench you want Dad?”
Dad: “Doesn’t matter, I’m gonna use it as a hammer!” -Jon Oxford

Read the rest at Make. Link -via Boing Boing

There’s no doubt that what your parents listened to when you were growing up has had some sort of an impact on what you listen to now, though I’m not totally sure it’s always as clear-cut as this graphic makes it. Instead of listening to something vaguely derivative of Jimmy Buffett, I think I was so overdosed on him by Parrothead parents as a kid that I purposely avoided anything remotely close to his music as an adult. But since Jimmy Buffett isn’t an option on this chart, I guess we’ll never know.

Link via Mashable

Just wanted to wish all the Neatodads out there a very Happy Tie Day Happy Father’s Day! Having three little Neatolings of my own, I have to say that there’s no greater joy in life than fatherhood

Need ideas for some cool Father’s Day gift? Your old man would surely appreciate these: the Big Daddy Tumbler (from San Francisco’s Speakeasy Ales & Lagers brewery) and Dad’s Root Beer Tumbler, glasses made by the artisan company BottleHood by "upcycling" beer and soda bottles.

For more nifty Father’s Day gift ideas, check out the NeatoShop: Link

Looking for some neat Father’s Day gift for dad? We’ve got ‘em at the NeatoShop: Link

Pizza Boss 3000 Pizza Slicer - $14.95

Father's Day is this coming Sunday, and if you're looking for a Father's Day gift, we've got a number of neat items on the Neatorama Online Store. Like this Pizza Boss 3000 above, a pizza slicer shaped to look like a circular saw. Just the thing for your pizza lovin' power tool usin' handyman dad! Link

A few more items from the store:

Glow-in-the-Dark Zombie Play Set ($15.95) and other weird action figures	Warning: Retiree Knows Everything ($9.95) and other funny one liner T-Shirts	Bacon Wallet ($10.95) and other funny bacon stuff
Stock Market: The Ride ($9.95) and other shirts about the economy	Gin & Titonic Ice Tray ($6.45) and other fun ice trays	Occam's Razor ($11.95) and other funny science T-shirts

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Ah, the pop culture dad. Is anyone more bumbling? Film and TV have provided us with a bevy of memorable dads, all perpetuating the stereotype of the well-meaning, but dim-witted (or borderline psychotic) pop. (Actually, sometimes it isn’t borderline.) In honor of Father’s Day, we salute a few of the greatest moments in pop culture dad-itude. They all deserve a "Father of the Year" novelty award … and possibly psychiatric counseling.

From martini-mixing lessons to murdering mobsters, see some of the best moments [of pop culture fatherhood]

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