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Epic Win: Awesome ’80s Malls

Jan. 26, 2010

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Submitted by Tina T, mallrat:

Malls back in the day were way better. They had that funky smell, and the stores were totally awesome.

Fortunately for you awesome ’80s mall fans, there seem to be geographical pockets where time has stood still and malls retain their ’80s-ness. Of course, the stores have probably changed, but the atmosphere remains intact.

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Epic Win: Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Jul. 25, 2009

Submitted by Anthony S

Celebrating its 40th anniversary last Monday, the Apollo 11 moon landing is an epic win, and probably the only epic win we’ll ever run that’s not tinged with at least a little bit of irony. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and the other guy — we salute you! (The third guy is Michael Collins, but how many of you could name him off the top of your head?)

For a great interactive history lesson, check out We Choose the Moon.

Conspiracy theorists: please make your case in the comments.

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Epic Win: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mar. 9, 2009

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Submitted by J Wallace

TMNT will always be heroes in a half shell. Splinter is the radical rat, Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines,
Raphael is cool but crude, and Michelangelo is a party dude. That’s how it is and how it will always be. When the evil Shredder attacks, those turtle boys don’t cut ‘em no slack. (and that’s a fact jack).
Have you seen the new TMNT? Whoever thought that was a good idea, should be fired and never allowed near a script again.
Here’s the original opening (and below the jump are the two newer renditions that are horrifyingly terrible in comparison – not to mention it’s just not the same without Townsend Coleman voicing Michaelangelo):

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The Far Side

Jan. 28, 2009

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Submitted by M Sanchez

We’d love to feature a panel or two of The Far Side for this post, but according to several other sites, it’s a sure-fire way to get a Cease & Desist letter from the creator himself, Gary Larson.

Instead, here’s a couple images from a Photoshop contest at Worth 1000 inspired by The Far Side.

larson-fish-pods

Is The Far Side where LOLcats learned to spell?

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Epic Win: Scratch n Sniff Stickers

Jan. 23, 2009

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Submitted by A Trammel

Remember how these were like special occasion stickers and only showed up on your really good papers/homework?

However, what we really want to know is: who on Earth thought that synthetic fried chicken smell on a sticker was something that anyone wanted to scratch, let alone sniff? The mind boggles.

What was your favorite sticker? Tell us in the comments.

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