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• Commented on Child's Star Wars graffiti
  As an big time Star Wars Geek, and as someone who is old enough to have see the original films when they were first released... well... stuff like this warms my nerdy little heart to it's core!...
• Commented on Skillful gum bubble blower
  FAKE! (I've always wanted to say that online!)...
• Commented on Science of Star Wars
  Because I'm such a Star Wars nerd, here's some Lightsaber info from StarWars.com... "...(Adegan) crystals are ideal for the creation of lightsabers, as they focus the energy released from a saber's power cell into the tight, blade-like beam... ...Once unleashed,...
• Commented on Science of Star Wars
  Oh man - you do not know what sorta geek storm you have just started with your Trek/Wars typo! Duuuuudes.... Not cool!...
• Commented on David Van Tieghem's Ear To The Ground
  Phone booths? Do they still have those in NYC?...
• Commented on Londoner videos his bullshit anti-terror stop-and-search
  I couldn't finish watching it because I was growing too angry and frustrated. - My pessimistic side thinks the world is changing for the worse, and there's no way to fix it all. My optimistic side is apparently hibernating, because...
• Commented on Rocket car spotted on the streets of LA
  "Penelope Pitstop" Ha! And I thought I was the only one who remembered that old show! (Though, it is rerun on Boomerang these days, so...) Anyway, cool car. Iz Wantz!!!...
• Commented on Earth from Mars -- photo
  Thanks - Like I dont feel small and insignificant enough. Ugh. :-(...
• Commented on Security and the statistics of rare events
  Great Article! One of our best yet. I often use the arguments of statistics and logic with ny wife, but she still seems to live in fear a bit too much for liking. Any advice on how to use these...
• Commented on Dear Virgin Media: if Net Neutrality is "bollocks" then you can get stuffed
  I cant wait to see how this one unfolds! Be sure to give us all the nitty gritty details Cory. Please? Thanks!...
• Commented on WELL party video, 1989: proto-online social network meetup
  Wow, it's kinda like the great rand father of this weeks ROFLcon!...
• Commented on Man kills self with suicide robot
  See! Proof that the internet is for more then just pr0n and pirated music & movies!...
• Commented on Discovery of the Mile High Comics collection
  #8 posted by jim.cowling - "He overcharges for recent, low-value issues (missed a copy of a book last year? It'll cost you double retail), too." - Ya know, the place is called Mile High Comics, not because it is in...
• Commented on Jonestown death tape: audio from the last hours of a mass suicide
  Oh man, why did I listen? I thought Boing Boing was a directory of wonderful things. This is the exact opposite of wonderful. I know I am going to have audio nightmares tonight....
• Commented on Jesus hit by lightning
  (because I'm a video game geek) Round One - Thor Versus Jesus - FIGHT! (joke stolen from my friend Roe A.)...
• Commented on Cloverfield's visual gaffe -- stuff movie sf usually gets wrong
  Here is my 2 cents... I have to disagree with #23 "New Yorkers would never rename the Park." - I disagree. Think of this in light of post 9/11. The World Trade Center, a New York landmark, has now been...
• Commented on What is this heirloom mystery object?
  Is it a fly holder? - You use it to fold a fish hook while you tie the fly around it. - Any anglers out there? - Longboxes...
• Commented on What is this heirloom mystery object?
  Is it a fly holder - it holds a fish hook while you tie the fly around it? Any anglers out there? - Longboxes...
• Commented on Video compilation of television logo signoffs
  Until this moment, I didn't quite realize how much of my childhood was spent/waisted in front of the television. Darn, I nearly teared up when Stephen J Cannell pulled the piece of paper from the typewriter! (on a side note,...
• Commented on Welcome to the new Boing Boing!
  I just want to say THANK YOU! I am so glad to have a comment section back on this site. And I promise, I will resist the urge to shout "FIRST!" every time I find the possibility! ~Longboxes ps -...