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The LEGO Life of George set is really quite an interesting concept for geeks and children alike. In the box, you receive a Play Mat, many pieces of LEGO fun, and instructions telling you to buy the free application on your iPhone that is titled “Life of George.” Yes you need the application; no [...]

When you’re young, sledding down an icy hill can be thrilling, even if you choose to go down sledless. Hitting bumps hard means extra bonus points, and there is no such thing as emergency trips to the chiropractor the next day. As you age though, sledding can be a lot more painful than it used [...]

Sometimes, I wear something that makes me smile a little in the middle of my day. I think of it as my own, little private joke with myself. It cheers me up a lot when something bad happens and I feel like things are getting too hard to go on. If you’re a guy, [...]

Do you often start showering when you realize that you either left your shampoo or shower cap or facial wash somewhere on the bathroom sink? Nothing is more annoying than having to get out of the shower to get whatever it is that you need in the middle of your bath. So to make [...]

Get ready to show people who the boss is the next time somebody calls you a windbag because the Laser Airzooka will let you show them exactly how much wind you have. You probably won’t be able to use the power of air to knock someone through a wall, but that’s probably for the [...]

The Lightnight Reaction makes the perfect accompaniment when you’re playing Truth or Dare or one of those games that don’t really have rules that are set in stone. Think someone’s lying? Was someone unable to complete the dare assigned to him? Then no worries, the penalty is just one [...]

‘Tis the Season for ugly Christmas sweaters. Even if you don’t like wearing sweaters, you can fit right in with your dorky relatives this holiday season with these Ugly Christmas Sweater T-Shirts. Imagine the fun of fooling your family and friends into thinking you’re wearing the ugly [...]

I admit, I was a little sad when I saw these Baby Fortune Cookie Slippers because they looked extremely adorable but I have no baby and my size 7 adult feet can’t possibly fit in them. But while there aren’t any fortunes in the Cheeseburger Plush Slippers, they’re just my size, the [...]

If you are old enough to read this, then you are old enough to have a story about how things used to be. Your granddad tells them, you dad tells them, and your older siblings do as well. They all start off and end with a tale of how hard they storyteller had it [...]

The high-five can get pretty old and weak during times of triumph. Instead, celebrate life’s major victories with your bestie by throwing on some Buddy Bumper Balls and slamming into each other. Bounce, bop, and bump with the Buddy Bumper Ball! Step inside this translucent blue ball and let [...]

Do you know what you’re supposed to do when you’re being chased by a swarm of angry bees? How about fending off a shark when you’re out swimming and happen to see one approaching you? These are obviously situations you won’t normally find yourself in, but that doesn’t mean [...]

Back in my younger years, we used to use an ice luge if we wanted to chill our alcohol quickly. Well, they weren’t very practical and the mess is enough to make anyone avoid them so for indoor and “adult” parties you’ll need something a little more real-world. The Helter Skelter Drinks Chiller is [...]

Did it happen or was it really a myth? There are a lot of stories floating around in space (and in cyberspace). You might have heard of this and that, or that so-and-so happened in this certain country, but until proven, they’re all just myths. Which leads us to the question–how much do you [...]

Have you ever been to a party that was on the dull side, where one of the guests or hosts decides to pipe up with a corny (and sometimes over-used) joke to try to break the ice? A few feeble laughs are usually generated but these do little to liven up the party and [...]

In the classic movie “A Christmas Story,” the young boy Ralphie has quite a few low moments, such as being forced to sport the pink bunny suit, the ’oh fudge’ bar soap treatment, and being told that he’ll shoot his eye out every time he talks about the Red Ryder [...]