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9 Geeky Wedding Invitations

Courtney Abbott at 123 Print has pictures and descriptions of nine geeky wedding invitations. To the left you can see the comic book that one couple had created by artist Tony Fleecs. It tells the gripping story of their romance. The bride writes:

The best part is, the comic book did its job of setting a tone for the whole wedding (no, we didn’t have a comic book themed wedding, though there was an Incredible Hulk on top of our cake—but that’s another blog entry). People took one look at that invite and were actually excited to attend our wedding. Score one for the bride and groom (that’s us)!


Link via reddit | Previously: Video Game Wedding Invitation | Photo: Heidi Ryder

Mushroom Kingdom Girls


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Sam Hart, the composer and singer of the "Mario Kart Love Song," parodied "California Gurls" by Katy Perry with this song. It's called "Mushroom Kingdom Girls." Hart provides the lyrics at the video link.

via Geekologie | Previously: Geeky Love Songs

Conan the Barbarian: The Musical


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The crew that brought you Total Recall: The Musical now subjects Conan the Barbarian to the same treatment. Robot Chicken did something similar a couple of years ago. Be sure to watch it as well.

via SuperPunch

Variations Upon a Rock



Unfortunately, I don't know to whom to give credit for this marvelous graphic that's going around lately. It shows what a simple pile of rocks looks like in 21 different video games. Quite clever.

via Digg

The Geek Galaxy



The humorists at Bite extended the map of our solar system to include planets from science fiction. Here's one section of four. Now strictly speaking, this isn't correct because it implies that all of these planets revolve around our sun. Also, Eternia and Thundera are fairly equal in size. Other than that, it's a good set of charts.

Link via reddit

My Little Cthulhu



I've seen Cthulhu mods of My Little Ponies, but none as good as this one by deviantART user Cehualli. She writes:

Features wings, tentacles with suckers on the face and tail, cheek fins, and a sail going down the spine. Sculpted in apoxie over wire armature, painted with metallic greens, gold, and some blue on the feet, and covered with extra-creepy glossy sculpey glaze for a very wet look.


Link via Great White Snark

Kirk Slash Spock


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This video remixes questionable scenes from the original Star Trek with the Neon Trees song "Animal." Thank you, Internets, for what I can never unsee.

via Nerdcore

Interactive Horror Movie


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Last Call is a German horror film in which the audience determines the storyline. At different points in the story, the protagonist calls a random audience member, who gives the terrified character advice. The plot then shifts in the direction of that advice. The above video shows how it works.

via Fast Company

Super Mario Bros. Chess Cake



deviantART user Ana Fuji made this chocolate cake with fondant figures from Super Mario Bros.

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Live-Action Battleship Yamato Trailer


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Space Battleship Yamato -- or Star Blazers, as it was known when produced in English -- was one of the first anime series to gain a strong following in the United States. The story began when the wreck of the old World War II battleship Yamato was rebuilt on the scorched ocean floor into a spaceship and then sent on a desperate mission to defeat aliens who threatened the Earth with destruction.

Well, it's been made into a live-action movie, and above video is the Japanese-language trailer.

We're off to outer space
We're leaving Mother Earth
To save the human race
Our Star Blazers


It was a really catchy theme song, wasn't it? I don't think that I've watched it since '98, but I still remember the words clearly.

via Fanboy

Huge, Animatronic Elite (Halo) Costume



Master craftsman Peter Mander made this huge, moving Elite costume from the Halo franchise. At the link, there are several more photos as well as a video of its construction. But I chose this photo where a man is wearing only the bottom half to demonstrate the staggering size of the thing.

Link via Kotaku | Photo: Device | Artist's Website

Unnecessary Censorship: The Terminator


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Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles gets filled with all sorts of innuendos once you start bleeping out a few carefully-selected words. YouTube user allergygal writes:

Think of it as a really warped take on The Sarah Connor Chronicles... with lots of innuendo. And no plot. Also, much silliness. Bonus: an abundance of the F-word. Hope you laugh.


via Great White Snark

A Cappella Version of The Pokémon Theme


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YouTube user daniscool99 made this a cappella version of the Pokémon theme song. I was a bit skeptical that it was truly without accompaniment, but he insists:
*ALL SOUNDS ON THIS RECORDING WERE MADE VOCALLY*

-The drum shots were transcribed and recorded shot for shot

A lot of different effects have been used on this recording. Pitch correction, yes pitch correction, was used on lots of the backup tracks - although none on the lead vocals. While I didn't necessarily care to "correct wrong pitches", I used to create a continuity and consistency of sound because I was imitating instruments. The guitar sounds have distortion and tape delays and everything has significant EQ's as well... The drums are a prime example. Also some use of pitch shifting.. no I can't sing that low lol.


In that case, this was very impressive work.

via Albotas

Greatest Sci Fi Newspaper Headline Ever



Tightrope walkers crossed the Han River in Korea without assistance. Get it? This appeared in an issue of The Washington Post. Very clever of the headline editor.

Link via Sci Fi Wire

Goofus & Gallant/Captain America & Deadpool



Goofus and Gallant is an educational comic that has appeared in Highlights for Children since 1948. It contrasts two boys, Goofus and Gallant. Gallant has good social skills and Goofus poor.

This spoof presents Captain America as Gallant and the anti-social Deadpool as Goofus. There are three more panels at the link. I don't know who the artist is. Do you?

Link via reddit

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