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Ten Page Gallery of Internet-Themed Vanity Plates

We can't tell which is more sad, the ten pages of vanity plates all referencing some form of geekdom and Internet speak; or the fact that we could interpret almost all of them right away. For reasons unknowable, the Internet License Plate Gallery offers a compendium of the what the world's nerds consider appropriate for their tags and worth the additional cost or registration. If you fall into this variety of the w3bz0r35 133t, you can submit your very own version of automotive-brand girl repellent for all the world to enjoy. Some of our favorites are... More »

4:30 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,354 views, 66 comments

Latest by om nom de plume: TO POST PICS: leave the closing ">" off your image code and more »

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What's The Geekiest Car Thing You've Done Lately?

Besides spending countless hours on a blog devoted to any and everything with four wheels, of course. I just got back from supper with a fellow auto-journo and with the lone exception of ordering food, our conversation didn't deviate from cars for a second. "Is a 208 even a Ferrari? I mean, come on!" Our obsessiveness and behavior differs from Trekkies (or is that Trekkers?) only because of focus and how we dress. Though apparently I'm trying to change that last bit. Yes friends, I broke down over the weekend and bought a pair of wrestling shoes. To my attractive, non-pistonhead friends I will explain how wrasslin' kicks are dope for weightlifting and boxing. But to you nerds – brother dorks – you haven't experienced a downshift until you've done so in a pair of these. More »

12:15 PM on Thu May 24 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
3,610 views, 81 comments

Latest by discontinuuity: @Schalliol: Don't printers run on DC anyway? Like 6 volts or something? You probably could've simplified that circuitry a lot! more »