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DISNEY’S ‘SECRET MEMO’ TO MARVEL
The nerd world is still tingling from the news that Disney bought Marvel. The image above is from a hilarious “secret memo” from Disney CEO Bob Iger to Marvel employees. See the full memo here, written by the folks at the National Post. It’s a small, small, strange Marvel Universe! (Image from TDW)
NERDIEST RAP EVER: SPEECH IMPEDIMENT
A strange new nerdcore group are making their way through the viral tubes. Well, actually, they’re not new at all. The group is called Planet Square: they’re an Australian nerd rap trio who have been rocking the old-school geek look since 1995. You would think having a speech impediment would hinder their rap skills, but no!
HOW OLD ARE YOU IN INTERNET YEARS?
Think you know your old-school memes? Prove it by taking the What’s My Internet Age quiz, which ranks your knowledge of the Internet. After taking it, we feel very, very old, but in a good way, like an awesome Internet wizard.
THERE ALMOST NEVER WAS A SPOCK, BATMAN OR WOLVERINE
In a fascinating piece by Cracked, we learn that many of nerddom’s most beloved characters were saved from the brink of death and obscurity. Joker was killed off in his first issue! Jack from “Lost” was almost killed off in the pilot. Stop killing our favorite characters, early creators of those characters!
50 REASONS WHY WE LOVE ADMIRAL ACKBAR
Hint: Most of them are trap related.
HOW MANY GUMMY BEARS DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE A MEGA SUPER ULTRA GUMMY BEAR?
Let’s find out. A-one… a-two…
KID ZOMBIES
We smell a Nick Jr. show! Also, brains.
This article was written by Geoffrey Golden, who wants to put “Ancient Internet Wizard” on his business cards.
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