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By Luke Anderson

I can barely remember a time in my life when the Simpsons weren’t on the air. That’s not at all uncommon to hear, as the show has been running for nearly two decades. If you’ve been a dedicated fan all these years, why not check out this cool Homer Simpson Phone?

The phone features Homer napping in a rather comfortable-looking chair. However, once a call comes in, he instantly wakes up and begins spouting off one of six memorable catch phrases. With only six different phrases, it might get old fast. You can pick one up for $44.

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By Andrew Liszewski

So it’s Friday and the weekend is almost here but before you can enjoy those precious 2 days of freedom you have to run out the clock at work. So if you don’t particularly feel like doing anything productive might I suggest this time wasting checklist. Just download the list here, print it out and follow the to-do items checking them off one by one as you go along.

The list basically walks you through a wide range of pointless tasks that will not only help you kill time but will also make it look like you’re being productive, or at the least make you look busy. Some of the highlights include:

- Stand up and silently count to ten
- Drink a cup of coffee while looking at the ceiling
- Pick up the phone and dial some random local number
- Silently count to thirty and hang up
- Go to the toilet, stay there for 3 whole minutes
- Write “Call ASAP” on a post-it

The site also has a Phone Call form that kind of works like a game of bingo. Each person in your office has the same set of words and every time a caller says one of the words on the form you circle it and gain points. The employee with the most points at the end of the day wins. It goes without saying that you’ll want to make sure these lists don’t fall into the hands of the higher-ups who rely on your hard work so they can spend every day of the week wasting time.

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By Andrew Liszewski

As part of their massive promotion for the upcoming The Simpsons movie FOX is converting 7-11 stores across the nation into full size replicas of the show’s iconic Kwik-E-Mart. This particular one can be found in Burbank California and was photographed by someone known as rdr07 on Flickr.

When I first heard about this promotion it sounded like a pretty cool way to advertise a film and now that I see the stores in their full glory they’re even better looking than I had hoped. Besides Bart and Milhouse sitting on top of the store it looks like a good number of Springfield’s more famous residents are represented as well. From Apu behind the counter, to Jasper frozen in time as Frostillicus, to Comic Book Guy hanging out in front of the store. There’s even boxes of KrustyO’s all over the place that I really hope are available for sale.

Check out rdr07’s whole Flickr gallery of the converted store here.

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By Andrew Liszewski

The Onion, truly America’s finest news source seems to have scooped every one with their list of the iPhone’s most highly anticipated features. If you can’t muster the mouse click to head over to their site to read the Infographic I’ve conveniently included the feature list below.

• Nanotechnology enables it to reassemble itself when thrown against wall
• Exclusive link to Google Street View so you can watch yourself using your iPhone at all times
• Takes Polaroids
• When moved from hand to ear, makes Lightsaber sound effects
• Prominent Apple logo
• Reproduces through asexual budding
• Has way, way more PRAM than the last thingy
• Comes with an iPhone hat, so people know you own an iPhone during the brief periods you’re not using it

Something tells me Apple and AT&T are none to pleased with the whole asexual budding reproduction feature. And I sure hope someone’s going to make a protective case for that iPhone hat. I heard it really picks up fingerprints.

[ The Onion Infographic - Apple's New iPhone ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Like the all-in-one pocket knife the Swiss Army Greeting Card has got you covered no matter what celebration, anniversary or milestone you may have forgotten. Each card covers the 36 most important holidays and personal celebrations (was there a vote for most important that I missed?) including birthdays, Valentine’s Day, graduations and even Labor Day for those who feel a card is necessary for that particular holiday.

Just check off whatever celebration the card pertains to, add a personal note if needed and sign on the dotted line. The card then folds itself into its own envelope and self-seals with the ‘Swiss Wink’ sticker on the outside.

The website claims the card is available in “four lively colors” but I’m not sure where or for how much.

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By Andrew Liszewski

If you’re a communist your kids aren’t going to grow up sharing your unique political ideologies playing with a Wooly Willy now are they? That’s why you need to replace the classic version of that toy with this ‘Create A Commie’ version instead. Just like with Willy you use a magnetic wand to position metal filings over the starting face to make eyebrows, mustaches, beards and even odd birthmarks.

Since the governments of the world are more concerned with terrorists than commies these days you also won’t have to worry about your children being black listed if they’re caught putting a hilarious mustache on Lenin, or tweaking Castro’s beard till it’s just right. The packaging even includes drawings of everyone’s favorite communists you can use for reference. I have to admit it’s quite interesting how the generic starting face can be used to accurately recreate so many famous communists… Coincidence!?!?

Get yours from Stupid.com for $6.95.

[ Create A Commie ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Wondering what to get your spoiled niece or nephew for their birthday? How about Nothing. Having trouble deciding on a gift for your friend’s 8th wedding shower? Might I suggest getting them Nothing. Or what about that Secret Santa where you drew the name of the guy who keeps stealing your lunch at work? Well I think it’s pretty clear that Nothing would make the perfect gift.

Besides maybe a mouthful of oxygen this clear acrylic sphere contains absolutely nothing. And to be honest it already seems like the perfect gift for a lot of people I know. Even the packaging is simple black and grey text on a stark white background that explains to the giftee that they have indeed just received absolutely Nothing as a gift.

And while the Nothing part might be free the packaging will apparently set you back about $6.28 from I Want One Of Those. That’s right, someone, somewhere is swimming in a pile of money because they thought of the idea to sell Nothing. I know what they’re getting from me for Christmas this year.

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By Evan Ackerman

Noticed anything odd yesterday? We did. It was April’s Fool all over the place, and people were having fun. Here are just a few examples:

R/C Battlefish

Each Piranhaz set comes with two battle fish, equipped with their own laser cannon. A quick charge from the remote and each fish is ready to go. Squeeze their sides to turn them on (you’ll see the eyes light up) and put them in the Arena. They will suck in a little water for ballast (just like a submarine). And then…FIGHT! Please use with caution when playing in fish tank with live fish - the lasers can blind them.

$29.99 From Thinkgeek.

Google TiSP

Google today announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)™, a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users’ plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will be offered entirely free to any consumer with a WiFi-capable PC and a toilet connected to a local municipal sewage system. “I couldn’t be more excited about, and am only slightly grossed out by, this remarkable new product,” said Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Products and User Experience. “I firmly believe TiSP will be a breakthrough product, particularly for those users who, like Larry himself, do much of their best thinking in the bathroom.”

Available for free (unless you want professional installation or the Enterprise version) from Google.

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By Andrew Liszewski

Walk into any prank or gag store and you’ll come to the realization that golf courses must be some of the most hilarious places on earth. There’s exploding or remote control golf balls, zany club covers and of course the never ending and always funny references to the ‘19th hole.’

Adding to the tradition of non-stop hilarity on the greens is the Pop Up! golf prank which appears to be a small spring loaded device that will cause a ball to come shooting back out of a hole after it’s fallen in. Of course you’ll need a clever distraction in order to slip the Pop Up! into the hole without anyone seeing but once it’s there you can be sure your prank will go down in the annals of golf history.

The Pop Up! is available from Bim Bam Banana for $18.

[ Pop Up! Golf Prank ]