Geek Glee

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Visuals to make any geek grin.



"Well, hello there."

Found via @GreatWhiteSnark on geekPr0n


Cupcake on the brain?

By Sam Nielson


Remember that Lando shirt I bought during the Star Wars Celebration? Well, John also got a shirt. This one:

Yes, it's a Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch shirt.

The instructions are on the back:

*giggle*

And speaking of which (only not the kind that weighs the same as a duck), Brandon Hardesty is currently re-enacting Monty Python and the Holy Grail - by himself - in short video snippets. And yes, it is positively brimming with geek glee:


Ah, that's good stuff.


So, have you guys seen anything especially geeky/gleeful this week? Share and link in the comments!

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59 comments:

Jen aka knitstuff said...

omg, so want that tshirt!!!

Madra said...
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Lexy said...

My sister is getting me a pair of converse from solecreator but they were supposed to be for my birthday on the 15th but I am being so fickle with my designing it changes every day!! my current swaying is to make them look like tardises to hide my fairly-big-for-a-petite-girl feet.

Anonymous said...

I'M GOING TO A MAKE YOUR OWN STEAMPUNK JEWLERY THING AT MY LIBRARY :D

Libby said...

I went to the Lego store last week at Disney Westside (or whatever we're calling it now.)

This was right after our annual trip to the T.Rex Cafe right next door for my son's birthday.

And when I snuck off to buy b-day presents for my son, I also acquired a Chewbacca minifig keychain for myself!

THAT'S geek glee.

Fiona said...

I couldn't help but show the Star Wars/Transformers image to my hubby. Of course, his first comment was "I don't know what's with the gray Optimus Prime, though." Any ideas?

Erica C. said...

OMG... I love that the guy is wearing a Burger King crown and just crossed out "Burger."

Amanda Mac said...

I luuuurrrrvvveeee the first pic! I laughed and laughed. My 7yo DS loved it, too!

Mama Jem said...

This is so weird. I actually just stopped by to give you this link before I knew of this post.

Wookie the Pooh

Great fun for Star Wars and Disney geeks. My youngest loves Pooh bear so it is very close to my heart.

Trish said...

What? Ridden on a horse? With a Burger King crown? That is pure genius!

Wolvie Girl said...

I want that shirt so bad. One...two...five! Three, sir! Three!

Amanda the Geeketeer said...

*giggles insanely* Love it :) Esp the first pic, that was awesome.

Hm....can't say that I've seen anything really geekly lately...

Unless you count trying to make chibi-fied figurines of fave games/movies out of oven-bake clay and failing....

Kierra said...

Where...do I get that shirt online? Oh my god, WANT!!

Kristin said...

I must check out the Monty Python reenactment.

Marilyn said...

Not particularly geeky but hilarious no less: The The Impotence of Proofreading

He-Man said Hey

Dune re-dub (There's some mild language but nothing you don't really hear on TV already) They also redub The Thing and Predator which are also hilarious but have some language so I didn't feel comfortable linking them here. And I highly recommend anyone to check out their Episode III trailer. This was all my friend and I quoted at Celebrations at Indianapolis. The Sphere o' Fear!

You've probably already seen this one: Star Wars as told by someone who has never seen it

I'm so going to Kinkos for these because my printer is lame.

The People's Mario Eh Comrade?

Star Trek meets Monty Python.

I have more but... yeah. I've already overexposed my geek. :P

Barb said...

Love love LOVE love love loooooove Python... kudos to Brandon for doing all the parts himself! Thanks for finding something to make me smile this evening! :)

Konica Croft said...

im not sure how to get you the picture but my husband has 2 transformers at work on his desk one is optimus prime and one is starscream (i think) well he set them up so that optimus was standing arms over his head and sward in hand, and the other was kneeling in front of him with his head off laying to the side and the caption was "there can be only one". if you want the picture let me know!

Rhiannon said...

Loving the Holy Grail re-enactment! It totally just made my day. Might have to go and watch the movie now...

Nef said...

Three geeky cheers for everything on this post! Double points because I just got this shirt from woot and wore it to work yesterday.

velvetkitten said...

~laugh~ I just saw this geekiness. My city is having a huge fan expo this weekend and as a publicity stunt this happened in a park down the street.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/08/26/darth-vader-stormtroopers-take-over-trinity-bellwoods/

Hira Animfefte (Xera Anymphefte) said...

That first image looks like the work of the photographer who goes by powerpig on Flickr--Chris McVeigh. Here's another gem of his:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerpig/4049490903/in/photostream/

Also, I covet that T-shirt. Wherever did your husband find it?

Amauriel said...

Loved the Python re-enactment! Part 4 was EPIC!

Also, I'm both embarassed and proud that I've seen every link everyone has posted so far (except for Jen's Holy Grail). I've watched the Star Trek/Python mashup at least 20 times.

Here's one that's been in my head lately: Patrick Stewart's Alphabet

Also: A Japanese Glee Commercial

and there's a fantastic TV show on the BBC called "All the Small Things" about a rogue church choir. Check out the promo here: What's My Age Again? It's Glorious!

AEisMe said...

I also was going to tell you about Wookie the Pooh series by James Hance. (His Wookie stuff is on his Facebook.) I love the other stuff he does. He's got Muppets, Star Wars and comic mash-ups. All together awesomeness.

Jade said...

WANT. THAT. T-SHIRT!!!!!

Seriously, SO want that t-shirt. Where-oh-where can I get one?

Shawnette said...

Oh yes, star wars meets Monty Python-a-MAZ-ingly humorous--as is an evening with my family when we mute Holy Grail, turn on closed captions, and say all the lines ourselves (this is my adult family members, not kids). We may have also been caught doing this with Aladdin. And Beauty and the Beast. And the Sound of Music. But that's it! I swear! We can quit whenever we want to!

Charlotte said...

Oh wow, that first pic is awesome...but what's up with the grey Optimus Prime!!? Did they kill him again? XD

Heidi D said...

And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on
high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou
mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the Lord did
grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and
anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats...

Ahh, the silliness. SHRUBBERY!!!

Lissy said...

Found these on a few sites... I would so collect these if they were real! Just the right amount of sweet, cute, girliness, and still really geeky... Hardest part would be choosing a few. It'd have to be all!
Hello Kitty Mashups

But I still love my StarWars M&Ms and all of the galactic heros type toys... :)

jilly-bear said...

Want! The shirt that is and the video was so funny!

Nara said...

Frasier
Speaks Klingon


Don't watch this next one if you're not ok with strong language and overt sex talk. No, really. Don't. It's really, really funny, though. **** me, Ray Bradbury

K said...

GAH! Two of my worlds collide! Brandon Hardesty is my SIL's brother and to see him here on your website has prompted me to leap from a mere lurker to comment! Eeeeee!

Love the shirt. :)

Anonymous said...

LibrariansdoGaGa

The only geeky thing I have seen, and I love it! -Darnie

Kari M. said...

Thanks for leaving me with a grin from ear to ear over the African Swallows!

Krickette said...

I bought this shirt and I absolutely love it. The only thing I don't like about it is that nobody gets it! I saw it and before I read anything at all I knew just what it was. I was so happy I geeked my pants!
However, I am left with the knowledge that none of my friends are as cool as me, which is sad.

Doodlebug + Friends said...

Not particularly interesting to most, but I love the fact that my boss and I carry-on non-work-related conversations about all things geeky. Yesterday's conversation was about the music soundtracks for Firefly/Serenity and how just listening to the music we could instantly see the exact scene in our heads. Same thing with Dr Who music. Why must our day jobs get in the way of such important conversations??

Jessica B said...

I haven't found anything terribly geeky, but John's shirt reminds me of a computer game I used to play called Worms:Armageddon. Ever heard of it? In the game, you would control a team of worms with the objective of annihilating all other worms on the screen. My favorite weapon was the Holy Hand Grenade - it had a three second timer, then you could hear a chorus of "HALLELUJAH!" before it exploded and decimated half the screen.

Good times...

D.L. White said...

I don't know if this qualifies, but this was definitely a geeky glee moment for this english lit geek...

Shakespeare's Who's On First

Eme said...

I love this blog, and reading all the comments.

Watching the Monty Python re-enactment cracked me up and totally reminded me of Weird Al's White & Nerdy.
"I memorized Holy Grail really well. I can recite it right now and have you rotflol."

As to other geeky stuff... Hmm, well if you love old school video games and great art there's always Glenn Brogan

My name is Michelle. said...

Where most people would usually say, "If it looks like a duck...." My husband and I are always saying, "If it weighs the says as a duck....."

Kelly said...

If that's the same guy I think it is, he did an amazing re-enactment of the dinner scene in Jurassic Park. Very talented.
He also did a hilarious rendition of "What's this?" from Nightmare Before Christmas.

P.S. Where did you find that shirt!? I love it.

Molly Malone said...

The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! I love it! I was practically raised on Monty Python, so I MUST have that t-shirt! Thanks Jen!

Kelly said...

I found this too. I'm really bummed that it's almost all sold out and the women sizes don't really fit most women.

Ghostbusters shirt

Kaycee said...

I totally and completely need to either buy the Orlando shirt or this Holy Hand grenade shirt for my husband!!!! Please please please let me know if you ever see either for sale online!! :)

Quote Master said...

If you like geeky reenactments, then you need to see the scene from the Princess Bride that a guy redid with his cat. The bloopers at the end might be even funnier than the actual reenactment!

T.T. said...

LOL. That first pic really did make me smile.
I would have to recommend Shamus Young's 'Twenty-sided' blog for my geek glee. He posted this earlier this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjzLggAKis

Silent Star Wars...ah the classics

lawnajo said...

Have you guys seen the newest episode of Phineas and Ferb? They go to a convention and there ends up being a war between the fans of Fantasy and the fans of SciFi. It is hilarious. I totally thought of you guys when I saw it.

Ali said...

Crocheted Holy Hand Grenade

i-cant-talk-now said...

did you see Nathan Fillion's tweet from earlier this week? You remember Nathan Fillion, right? Mal from Fire Fly? well, look at this photo he posted...Steam Punk Lightsaber

i-cant-talk-now said...

Also there is this strange and wonderful news,

How the Washington Shakespeare Company came to offer Shakespeare in Klingon


Don't you love that remarkable moment when roSenQatlh and ghIlDenSten exit the stage and Khamlet is left alone to deliver the immortal words: "baQa',Qovpatlh,toy'wl"a' qal je jIH"?

vmdesign said...

Have you ever had the pleasure of seeing MacHomer? It's MacBeth... as in Shakespeare... in a one-man show with a cast of all the Simpsons characters. Confused yet?

I'll be honest--I'm not a big Simpsons fan, and while I like ol' William, he can be a little trying at times. This show, however, is one you should NOT miss. Check it out if he's ever near you.

http://www.machomer.com/

Syldoran said...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg2kDtJZos8&feature=player_embedded>Best geeky love song ever.>

Complete with twist ending.

The band, Kirby Krackle, hails from Seattle, so my state has something kinda cool.

mc49735 said...

Star Wars Uncut. It won an Emmy. And seriously, the fact that something like this exists just makes my day.

skeltzer said...

Oh my gosh I went to high school with Brandon Hardesty. Good to see he's still being all creative and such.

Sparrow said...

Troupe of morris dancers dressed as Daleks at the 2008 Whitby folk festival

Adelle said...

Check this out...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/

I want one! :3

Tindi said...

Want. That. SHIRT. That's my e-mail signature. The whole thing. I keep getting replies from one-time e-mails cackling at me. It's a great way to break the ice, I guess. :P

Sakara said...

Oh gods where did you get the Hand Grenade tshirt? I must have it in my life!

Alyssa said...

I just ordered this shirt from Etsy for a friend because we are both Harry Potter geeks to the extreme! http://www.etsy.com/listing/42628557/expecto-patronum-tshirt

Diane said...

Have you seen this? He has a few others posted, but Vader looks like he's right up your alley.

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