Comments | vilakins: ThinkGeek celebrates 1 April

vilakins

ThinkGeek celebrates 1 April

Apr 01, 2011 22:34

Ahahaha, go to ThinkGeek while they still have them up and see their April Fools joke products! They include among others ( Read more... )

geekery, cool stuff

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astrogirl2 April 1 2011, 15:36:32 UTC

I love ThinkGeek. :)

vilakins April 1 2011, 21:54:46 UTC

I would buy some of those things if they existed and I lived there. Is the Astronaut ice-cream for real? I was tempted to get that but decided they wouldn't ship it here. It's Greg's birthday soon so I put in an order for a slanket (as seen on Big Bang Theory) and three t-shirts: a BBT one (see icon*), Wargames, and a capsaicin molecule--he already has and loved the caffeine one. I'll wear the t-shirt he likes least. Freight is 50% of the total but hey, I only do it for special occasions.

* the rock paper scissor lizard Spock game the characters invented. You really should check that program out: so many geeky fannish references: comics, films, Trek, Battlestar Galactica...

astrogirl2 April 1 2011, 22:19:17 UTC

Astronaut ice cream is a real product. I remember buying it at science museums when I was a kid. Do they just not allow food to shipped in?

And, hey, I have the caffeine shirt, too!

I'm pretty sure I've already got BBT on my Netflix queue somewhere, it's just a question of getting to it.

vilakins April 1 2011, 23:09:28 UTC

I know there are whole ranges of products Amazon won't ship overseas (toys, food etc) so I didn't even try. What's it like?

Greg also has the Lost one (which I can no longer find) but he doesn't wear it in public though he loved it too. The caffeine one gets to leave the house in weekends. I suppose it's subtle enough that he doesn't think people will notice him and try to read it. Have you considered the Stark Industries one? ;-)

Re TBBT: It took me about 3 episodes to get to know the characters; they've all really grown on me since. And there are more female ones in the future.

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vjezkova April 1 2011, 16:26:56 UTC

Hahahaha! Thank you!

vilakins April 1 2011, 22:58:24 UTC

It livened up a dull evening for me! And still is this morning as I continue to explore.

entropy_house April 1 2011, 16:31:32 UTC

Hah! On the tribbles and bits breakfast cereal I clicked on the 'do not click' photo. *giggle*

vilakins April 1 2011, 22:43:20 UTC

Very Comic-Book Guy! :-D

entropy_house April 1 2011, 16:48:10 UTC

I clicked on Buy Now so I could send a request for the Playmobil Apple Store to become reality. You never know. I thought that was just so cute!

vilakins April 1 2011, 22:44:35 UTC

Good luck! Popular products have made it into reality in the past.

daiseechain April 1 2011, 21:04:57 UTC

No! I am supposed to be doing other things and I have now spent many minutes trawling through appealing and desirable but non-existent products! Shame on you and your tempting.

And I reeeeeally want the Playmobil Apple Store, and the optional queue.

vilakins April 1 2011, 22:45:58 UTC

Did you click on Buy Now? Some products have made it to reality when enough people wanted them, and I'd say this one stands a good chance if Apple plays along.

[Edit] And I LOVE that icon!

daiseechain April 3 2011, 16:24:15 UTC

I did! The tiny 'presentation in progress' and the optional extra queue really sold it for me.

Isn't it neat? kazzy_cee does some wonderful non-fandom icons.