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The 20 Geekiest Christmas Decorations Ever

Are you ready to geek the halls? If so, here are the best ways to celebrate your inner-nerd with these great delightfully dorky holiday decorations.

ThinkGeek’s Tannenbomb Prank

No one will be singing Silent Night when this little beauty is hidden on their tree. It might look like another innocent ornament, but at random intervals, the Tannenbomb will emit a variety of noises including beeps, buzzing, cricket chirps and elf giggle. Since the effects go off at random, your recipient will go crazy trying to figure out where these weird sound effects are coming from.

Star Wars Yoda Tree Topper

The holidays are all about celebrating your religion, so if you happen to be a practicing Jedi, show your love of The Force with this great Yoda tree topper.

Yoda LED Tree Topper

If you prefer a angel on top of your tree rather than a star, well here’s the Yoda equivalent, complete with a light up light saber.

Yoda (Clone War) Star Wars Christmas Light Set

The fun doesn’t stop with the top of the tree, keep your force support going with these adorable Yoda Christmas lights.

C3-PO Star Wars Christmas Light Set

Star Wars Christmas décor doesn’t end with Yoda by any means. If you prefer a little droid in your decorations, then consider these great C3-PO Christmas lights instead…or use both.

Star Trek Spock Tree Topper

For those that worship at the alter of Picard and Kirk, here is a tree topper just for you featuring Spock sharing his Vulcan salute from up high.

Doctor Who Dalek & Tardis

Don’t let your sci fi love stop with American classics though. These hand-crafted glass Dalek and Tardis ornaments are great Christmas additions for any fan of The Doctor.

Leg Lamp Christmas Light Set

These decorations might be a bit “Fragile,” but they’re a great way to add a little pizzazz to your otherwise completely unsexy Christmas tree. And while you might go blind if you stare at them too long, they certainly won’t shoot your eye out, which is always a plus.

Gingerbread Zombie

What have they done to you poor Gingie? Oh no, don’t look at me with those eyes….ahhhh…

USB Snowbot

Here’s a great way to brighten up your desk this holiday season. Enjoy the cheerful vibe from your very own cyborg snowman.

Plush Microbe Holiday Set

They’re so cute, and so deadly. The Giant Microbe holiday set is a perfect way to show your love of biology with a plush brain stem, common cold, mono, E. coli and amoeba all decked out for the festivities.

 Magic Growing Christmas Tree

Chemists can finally enjoy their own brand of holiday cheer this year with this great “magic” Christmas tree. It’s great for desk décor and it’s a great way to teach kids about crystals.

Motherboard Christmas

Finally, programmers and IT workers everywhere can celebrate the holidays in their own style with these great ornaments made from recycled motherboards.

Motherboard Christmas Tree or Menorah

If like the motherboard ornaments, but you want something to decorate your desk with, then try this Christmas tree. If you celebrate Chanukah, you can still get in on the fun with this adorable motherboard Menorah that actually lights up every day of Chanukah.

Sparkling Bacon

Everyone loves bacon, so what better way to celebrate your adoration for crispy pig bellies than with this adorable, sparkling Christmas ornament?

Tube Sock Christmas Stocking

Nothing says class like a tube sock stocking and you certainly don’t need to be a jock to appreciate the comfort and style of these classic gym accessories.

Inflatable Wreath

Wreaths are a great way to celebrate the holidays, but they’re a pain in the butt to put together and a nightmare to store until next year. Solve all these problems with this great inflatable wreath –just make sure to pull it inside during any heavy wind storms this winter.

Inflatable Christmas Tree

Why stop at the wreath though? Why not just make your whole tree inflatable? It certainly will be a lot easier to clean up after at the end of the year. Plus, it even includes loops so you can still hang up your favorite ornaments.

Lego Star Wars Ornaments

Of course, if you’re trying to save some money this Christmas, you can always make your own ornaments and these Star Wars Lego ornaments are some of the best geek ornaments that money can’t buy.

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Songs That Have Been Ruined By Movie Montages

Whether you love or hate seeing montages in movies, there’s no denying that they are an effective story telling tool – even if they were way overused throughout the ’80s. Regardless of how you feel about montages though, it’s hard to deny that they can easily ruin an otherwise good song by creating a scene so memorable that you can’t think of anything else but the movie whenever you listen to the track. Here are a few songs that are impossible to listen to without getting montages stuck in your head.

“Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III

While the first Rocky had what was arguably the most famous montage in all of cinema history, at least that scene used “Gonna Fly Now,” a song written specifically for the movie that was hardly suited for anything but a movie montage. On the other hand, “Eye of the Tiger” was penned by Survivor, and proved popular enough to become the #1 hit that year

“Scarface (Push It To The Limit)” from Scarface

Like Eye of the Tiger, this song was written specifically for a movie montage (hence the name), but it definitely could have been a single regardless. Funny enough, while many people don’t recall the Scarface montage when listening to the song, it has inspired so many other movie and television montages that it is hard to hear the song and not picture some movie or film scene, usually one involving training for a sports event.

“Let’s Hear It for the Boy” from Footloose

For fans of this ’80s classic, it’s impossible to think of anything but a young Kevin Bacon while listening to this Deniece Williams track. Although, really, is that such a bad thing? Let’s see if the remake can give us something this memorable -I doubt it.

“Ain’t Nobody” from Breakin’

If listening to “Ain’t Nobody” long enough could make anyone into a great breakdancer, it might just be the best-selling single of all time. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.


“Lust for Life” from Trainspotting

Some might argue that the first few lengthy clips in this scene would mean it no longer qualifies as a montage, but it does compact the introduction of the characters and their feelings about drug use into a short scene, so technically, it still fits. More importantly, even fans of the song have a hard time not thinking of Trainspotting whenever the tune comes on. Of course, after “Lust for Life” was used in this movie, advertisers realized how catchy it was and soon, Royal Caribbean started using tit to advertise their cruises, which is just so, so wrong.

“Layla” from Goodfellas

To be fair, the piano exit outro of Eric Clapton’s “Layla” isn’t as poppy or well-known as the other songs on this list, but it’s just as much of an earworm. Unfortunately, fans of the movie don’t think about the music when they hear those first few memorable notes, but instead remember dead gangsters being spotted throughout the city.

“Like to Get to Know You Well” from Better Off Dead

I couldn’t find a video of this scene, but it is certainly memorable to those familiar with the film. Indeed, just a few lines of the chorus is enough to infect my mind with images of a charming, young John Cusack and an adorable, French foreign exchange student turning a bucket of rust into a sleek, mint-condition Camaro.

“That’s Called a Montage” from South Park

This song was definitely not ruined by a montage, as that’s its only reason for existing. In fact, it only belongs on this list as a parody of just how ridiculous movie montages can be — that, and the fact that it makes me giggle.

You might disagree with this list, but I’m sure all of you have some song that you just can’t listen to thanks to a movie or TV montage you watched. Feel free to share yours in the comments.

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8 Super Sexy Studs From Comic Con

Ladies, I regret that I may have cut you out from the fun in past years, but there are some seriously hot dudes at the Comic Con and here’s your chance to ogle some of the best of them. Enjoy.

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200+ Killer Comic Con Costumes

Yay, it’s Comic Con time again, which means tons of costume photos, a  photo gallery of hot girls and, for the first time ever, I’ve even collected a round up of sexy Comic Con dudes. So sit back, relax and let the geeks be with you.

Comics:

It’s not every day you see a sexy black woman dressed up as Hell Boy, but when you do, you sure as hell start off your article with her.

And here are her friend and foe from from Hell Boy II: The Golden Age, Princess Nuala & Prince Nuada.

It’s not a true Comic Con without Batman & Robin.

But this year, the convention was overran by Jokers & Harley Quinns, so I guess the Dark Knight has been slacking off on his duties.

Here’s Miss Quinn in her old-school costume.

And here are her re-vamped Arkham City duds.

What an adorable couple.

Uh oh, looks like the Joker has a little something going on the side with the always sexy Silk Spectre.

Here’s an adorable shot of Iron Man with his cute little son.

On a less adorable note, here’s War Machine from Iron Man.

And here’s Tony Stark all dressed down.

I was surprised to see The Punisher was so short in person. Of course, he still looked bad ass.

Here’s Dr. Strange with Supergirl.

It looks like he managed to clone here because here’s two more Supergirls.

It’s a scary world when there’s more than one Judge Dredd wandering the streets.

In fact, there must be at least three these days.

There were tons Captain Americas at the convention this year, being as how his movie was just released and all.

Here’s another Captain America with the always babetastic Wonder Woman.

And here’s a Wonder Woman seeking her own Captain America.

Here’s Loki from Thor in both his male & female form.

And here’s Loki’s rivals, Sif & Thor

This Hulk costume was hilarious in the half-assedness.

Wolverine looked great, but my camera over exposed his face…sorry ladies.

Moon Knight was there hiding in plain sight.

As were The Blue Beetle & Dark Seid.

Dear Silver Surfer, I think you might want to head to a dermatologist. That stretching looks unhealthy.

These two were promoting their own characters, Pink Girl and The Scone.

Sci Fi:

Have you ever seen a more adorable Doctor?

This Doctor & TARDIS costume set might be the best couples costume of the year.

Of course, I’m always partial to Dalek costumes.

And while it may not technically be a costume, I’m in love with this Dalek dress.

This Doctor was showing his inter-sci-fi mythology love by cuddling up with this cute Trekkie.

Of course, if you go as a red shirt, you’re bound to end up the victim of Face Sucker eventually.

But Borgs are pretty much always safe, although seriously intimidating.

If you prefer classic Star Trek getups, here’s a Klingon.

And here’s his friend.

Leia & Han Solo were quite sexy together.

But sometimes they let things cool down for a photo opp.

Boba Fett is always dashing, whether at the convention…

or out on the streets.

But I must admit that I find him most attractive when he looks like he fell in with the Reservoir Dogs.

These two Jedis made a good team.

As did these Rebel fighters.

But everyone better watch out when the Zombie Stormtrooper heads their way.

Here’s a nicely obscure character -the Death Star Weapons Officer.

And this Padawan Ahsoka Tano costume from Clone Wars might have been the best cartoon costume brought to life.

Like the Dalek dress, this Star Wars dress isn’t really a costume, but it’s bad ass and I want one nonetheless.

Of course, if you prefer a touch of the Western genre mixed in with your sci fi, you’d be happy to see Mal.

Personally, I think the look needs the duster. What do you think?

Here is Savage Opress from Star Wars: The Clone Wars -thanks Derek!

Movies/TV:

These Sucker Punch babes found the perfect place to pose.

This couple made a great Jack Sparrow & Angelica Malon from Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Stranger Tides.

I loved this Captain Eo costume complete with the cute little flying guy.

Shawn of the Dead apparently lost the battle and was munched on by zombies.

This Ring Wraith was utterly terrifying.

Kick Ass looking hilarious as ever.

Here’s one of the Ghostbusters with arch-rival, the Stay Puft marshmallow girl.

And I can’t say how refreshing it was to see that the Ghostbusters finally hired a woman.

There’s something different about this Green Hornet, but Kato still looks great.

I hope this Dharma Initiative employee made the sub on time.

This might just be the sexiest Oompa Loompa I’ve ever seen.

Here’s a Gryffindor student. With all that red hair, he must be a Weasley.

This guy was working to promote his live-action musical version of the Re-Animator playing in LA.

Doctor Horrible’s newest invention looks rather unintimidating.

Glinda The Good Witch was looking rather fresh and frilly.

Silent Bob had nothing to say as usual.

There were a bunch of Tron costumes, but none of them looked right when I took pictures.

Here was Nina Sayers from Black Swan.

What’s this, here she is again.

And here’s the deadly Black Mamba from Kill Bill.

MBrown, thanks for pointing out that these two are Sebastian and Pluto from Black Butler.

I recognized Michael Myers and thanks matt and choggie for pointing out that this is the clown from Killer Clowns from Outer Space.

Thanks to Monotone for pointing out that this is Fyarl from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Cartoons:

I loved Cartoon Network’s Lady Rainicorn parade piece.

Here were some other people that took part in the Adventure Time parade.

And here’s Flinn, unfortunately sans Jake.

These three Adventure Time fans made their own dresses each featuring a princess from the show. I loved them!

Remember Darkwing Duck and his nemesis Megavolt? Those were the good ol’ days.

This Mad Hatter was simply adorable.

While this Mad Hatter looked utterly insane.

Princess Jasmine was ready to rug it out of there.

Belle & Jasmine looked as beautiful as ever.

And Rapunzel & Flynn Rider from Tangled were ready to fight their way out of the crowd.

I think my favorite Disney costume was Russell from Up! though. Look how cute he is.

Quail Man is ready for the return of 90’s kid show on Nick.

Homer Samurai had his donut ready for fighting. Actually, thank you Shugs for pointing out that this is actually Homer mixed with Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z.

Duffman just wanted a beer though.

Nathan Explosion needed some touch ups on his makeup.

Sergeant Hatred, Dr. Henry Killinger & Girl Hitler were happily avoiding the Venture Bros.

Cobra Commander & Snake Eyes were ready to start some trouble, but there were soldiers everywhere.

Gumby was looking for Pookey the whole time.


From left to right, Strawberry Shortcake, Princess Lana from Captain N: The Game Master (thanks shortmikeshort), then Rainbow Bright, then Orco, then Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, and Tee-La (thanks Lisa H for the correction).

Video Games:

Thanks Jimmy & Seth for pointing out that she is Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat 3.

Raiden from Mortal Kombat was ready to fight.

But so was Scorpion.

Chung Li was too busy looking cute though.

Ken from Street Fighter is on the left, and thanks Jimmy for pointing out that the girls is Mei Ling.

Sora from Kingdom of Hearts was busy looking for his friends.

Thanks Buck Claborn for explaining that this is an inquisitional warrior from Warhammer 40K.

Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad from Assassin’s Creed is always so sneaky.

But the Silent Hill Nurse is always far more intimidating.

It’s a Laura Croft sandwich, but who’s making up the bread? Thank you Malice for pointing out that they are Chris, Jill Valentine and a minor character all from Resident Evil.

Master Chief from Halo is always in attendance at the con. Thanks Hi for pointing out that this is actually just a random teal Spartan with Noble Six.

And this poor Little Sister couldn’t find her Big Daddy anywhere.

These Castle Crashers were ready to smash some shit up though.

Mario & Luigi have become so corporate these days.

Princess Daisy still keeps it real though.

This is the sexiest unknown character I have ever seen. Thanks Twitt for pointing out that this is the sexiest Toadette ever.

Thanks Malis Vitterfolk for pointing out that this is Amirynth Delnaria, a blood elf mage from World of Warcraft.

Other:

I think these guys are just Zombie military characters, but if they’re from anything specific, let me know.

Fellow Neatorama writer Nan Koenig recognized these guys from the XtraNormal Movie Maker program.

These guys were their own from characters from their magazine, Bizarro Au Go-Go.

Steampunk was less popular this year than last, but there were still plenty of costumes.

Personally, I still like the style.

The Lion, The Witch & The Werewolf? Actually, this is Penny Dreadful and Garou, stars of Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers. Thanks Dave H.

Lego Transformers are always a fun combo.

Red Riding Hood is just so cute.

Strange Pairings:

Since the rest of this article is a bit organized, here some combos that simply don’t belong anywhere. Take, for example, Hit Girl & Peter Pan.

Why is Wonder Woman hanging with a Cenobite?

And since when do Jedis get along with Morgana from Dragon Age?

At least this Trekkie & Mystique looked appropriately geeky for one another.

But this Little Mermaid was way too hot for Vash The Stampede from TriGun Doctor Horrible, even in his finest Evil League of Evil duds. Thanks Parkingtigers.

Xena again, but who is on the right this time? and thanks redravin and Moosebyte for pointing out that this is Karl Ruprecht Kroenen from Hellboy.

Yoko from Gurren Lagann, Xena and Link. Thanks Shugs for identifying Yoko.

Green Lantern, Rapunzel and Giselle from Enchanted, thanks Allanna.

Help Me Name These Guys:

While there are a lot of video games, comics and other geeky mediums I’m familiar with, I simply can’t keep track of them all. This last section requires your help readers. Help me identify some of these characters.
I have no idea who this is.

So Steve B. and Alex have convinced me the gent here is a space marine from Alien 2, in fact, I think mik may be right when he suggests it is Corporal Hicks. But I’m still not sure about the girl.

Free hugs girls are on the left, but who are the armored men on the right? Update: Thanks Shauni for pointing out that they are from the Kingdom of Caid reenactment group.

I think this guy was just dressed as an adorable kangaroo, but if I’m wrong and he’s actually a character, let me know.

Is he Van Helsing? No. Ellie points out that he is actually Sir Conrad Wright III, Vampire Elimination Specialist, an original character from the League of S.T.E.A.M. Although I still don’t know what the heck is she supposed to be?

This looks like a pride superhero, but I don’t know.

If I just saw the one on the right, I’d think she was steampunk, but with all three of them together, I’m at a loss.

Any comments helping to identify the unknown characters are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Cool Comic Con Exclusives For 2011

Comic Con starts on Wednesday night and while I’ll have plenty of great pictures after the fact, here are some of the cool exclusives that will be on sale at the event. If you’re going to be there, you can go ahead and buy any of this awesome stuff and if you see me with my Neatorama Press Badge on, feel free to say hi.

This cool limited edition poster by Dave Perillo is available from Acme Archieves Ltd. at booth #5629. The run was limited to 100 prints and each one will cost $50.

These Thor Marvel Minimates are limited to a run of 3,000 and the 4 pack is only $20 from the Action Figure Xpress booth #3345.

If you’re a fan of Bill Plympton, be sure to stop by his booth #1537 and consider grabbing one of his autographed “mallow” figurines for $25.

This Friends With You Stinky Poo & T.P. Plush Set is one of the exclusives that I’m most excited about. If you want to grab your own, stop by the Bored Inc. booth #609.

 

The crayon tee is by Greg “Crayola” Simkins and the plush was designed by Travis Lampe. Both are available over at the Color Ink Book booth #5569.

This cute nerd Domo statue is another purchase I might be making at the upcoming convention. He’s only $9 and there are only 1200 being released. You can find him at the Dark Horse Comics booth #2615.

If you ever wanted your own Rusty & Jonas or Dexter action figure, then be sure to head by the Entertainment Earth booth #2343.

This adorable vinyl figure is one of only 50 in existence. Made by Gary Ham, Hermees will be going for $55 at booth #4836.

Gentle Giant Studios booth #3513 will be selling this hilarious Squirrelpool bust for $30. If you aren’t familiar with Squirrelpool, here’s his back story from the page:

Originally created an April Fool’s Joke from the Marvel Comics website, Gentle Giant is proud to bring you an original character – Squirrelpool! Based on everyone’s favorite Merc With a Mouth, Squirrelpool is undoubtedly just as skilled a fighter and vicious a killer as his human counterpart. If he could speak English, this ravaging rodent would undoubtedly be just as foul as well.

How could you not want one now? The booth will also be selling 900 $45 special edition Sucker Punch blue rays that come with 4 discs and the soundtrack.

Fans of Battlestar Galactica remember that the colonials call the Cylons “Toasters.” Now you can get your own Cylon toaster necklace from the Her Universe booth #2913-F.

The Comic Con exclusive Sackboy is absolutely adorable, as is the cute Scott Pilgrim action figures. You can find them both at the Mezco Toyz booth #3445.

For $50 you can take home a set of Nightmare Before Christmas paperweights at the Monogram International, Inc. booth #3744.

I’m a big fan of Mr. Toast, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be walking home with one of the 100 $10 Frankentoast plushies available at booth #4831.

The production run of these awesome Tick action figures is limited to only 250 and each one is only $20. Now that’s an affordable collectable. Get your own at Shocker Toys booth #3351.

If you like the Ugly Dolls, be sure to stop by their booth #3245 and check out the limited edition Cookie Dream Babo.


I’ve been a big fan of Alex Pardee’s artwork for a long time, which is why I am so excited to check out his limited edition SDCC exclusive prints and shirts. If you’re interested, be sure to stop by the Zero Friends booth #5502.

Of course, if you aren’t going to make it, just enjoying these pics of cool merch available is a fun way to immerse yourself in the experience without heading out to San Diego. If you really want to get some geek purchases going on and can’t make it though, remember, there are always tons of fun products over at the Neatoshop.

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Fun Times At The San Diego Fair

This week I got to check out the food, fun and frivolity that is the San Diego Fair and here is the result. While I didn’t eat any wacky doodle foods (just fried calamari and a cinnamon roll), I did document all the craziness.

This was the one booth that did tempt me, being as how I am a huge cheese fan and macaroni and cheese in a cup sounded great, as did deep-fried cheese curds.

Last year, this booth made all kinds of waves with their deep-fried butter and chocolate-covered bacon, and this year they stepped up their disgusting fatty food game with deep-fried bacon and chocolate covered corn dogs.

While I didn’t get any of the crazy food, my friend did try the chocolate-covered corn dog and the result was surprisingly boring. According to him, the melty chocolate covering completely covered up the flavor of the corn dog. I had some of the chocolate-covered bacon last year and I have to admit, it suffered from the same problem -mostly because the bacon slice was so thin it would be hard to taste without a chocolate covering.

This is the most famous of the food booths, featuring deep-fried Girl Scout cookies and deep-fried Kool Aid.

They’re so popular that they actually have two connected kitchen trucks.

One of the fair’s longest-running food stands, this barbeque joint serves up killer smoked ribs and grilled chicken for the greatest prices of any fair booths.

Inside the wood-working room was this sexy wood bikini.

There was also this incredible replica of every wand from the Harry Potter movie series. A geek’s dream.

All in all, a great time was had by everyone and I highly recommend anyone in the area stop by and enjoy yourself.

Update: It occurred to me that this video from Charlotte’s web was a suiting addition to the post.

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Neatoshop Now Has Zombie Stuff

Hey boys and ghouls, if you love Neatorama and zombies, great news, you can now show your adoration for both by supporting Neatorama through your purchase of awesome zombie merch. That’s right, the store has just released their first ever zombie line and you can enjoy your own at home for hardly any money.

If you’re interested in participating in a contest for one of the cool zombie accessories, just leave a comment here and I’ll get one started if I have enough interest.

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I Could Use Some Advice Here

I hate to break away from our usual goofy posts, but I have a question for anyone out there who might know the answer. So here’s my problem; I got this bill in the mail today demanding $8.08 for a collect call from someone in prison. But not only do I not know anyone in prison, I didn’t even have this phone line back in December when they say the call was actually placed.

I know it’s a small amount, but obviously I don’t want to pay a bill for something that I had nothing to do. I also don’t want this to go to collections and risk having it hurt my credit score. But, I’ve also looked this company up and found that they are incredibly shady, so I’m not sure if I should call them because it might require giving them enough personal information for them to try to scam me out of even more money.

What do you guys think is my best option here? I am leaning towards calling them, but I want to make sure I won’t be shooting myself in the foot by talking to them and verifying my name and address.

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Contest: Make Use of This Useless Image

Stock images are useful for writers and editors who need an illustration to illustrate their article. That’s why photographers for stock image websites often try to create pictures that will suit every imaginable situation. The thing is, sometimes it’s impossible to guess just what the image was supposed to illustrate in the first place. BuzzFeed has a collection of 60 great stock images that seem entirely useless, so let’s make a game of it.

You have until May 19th to come up with any type of situation that this image could help illustrate. Winner will receive a can of homemade jam, one of my well-maintained, pre-owned books or $5, your choice.