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The Fights I Like To Avoid

Tue ,02/03/2010
Yo dawg!  I head you like bitin' other dawgs.  Here ya go!

Yo dawg! I head you like bitin' other dawgs. Here ya go!

Being a surly, slightly overweight nerd, I’m certain you’re thinking that I’m about to say “physical confrontation” and the fights I like to avoid.  You’d be wrong this time, however.  Certain groups of people tear into each other verbally or in whatever way, and I just get embarassed or bothered to the point that I can’t BE bothered.   Everyone knows everyone has an opinion or two of their own.  There’s just no need to force it out of most people.  The Fights I Like To Avoid…and why, after the jump. (more…)

Nontraditional Fathers and Sons

Fri ,26/02/2010
Talk back to me again, and you'll be riding high tide, you got that?

Talk back to me again, and you'll be riding high tide, you got that?

Today is my son’s birthday.  In honor of this, I’m going to write a little piece about some of my favorite father/son relationships.  However, as is my wont here at ManWithPez, none of these are what you’d consider traditional father/son relationships, ohhhhh no.  In fact,  only one pair is actually blood related.  Having said that, I think we’ll do without the typical rank structure I usually employ with these types of lists, and just jump in.  Who’s ready?  I know I am, and before I go on…Happy 7th, Alexander.  Daddy is very proud of you.  Fathers and sons after the jump. (more…)

My Favorite Toadies! (Spoilers)

Wed ,24/02/2010
Not the toad I meant, bu...ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

Not the toad I meant, bu...ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

You know, ThatCostumeGirl and I argued over whether or not to call this group of people Lackeys or Toadies.  Turns out, they mean almost the same thing, really.  There is enough difference, however, that it looks like she won.  So, Toadies it is!  Besides, it’s the cooler sounding term anyways.  Now, there will be some on the list that you disagree with.  Indeed, there are some that start out as toadies, and then distinguish themselves otherwise further in the story.  For however brief a time, however, they were all in glorious servitude, and happy to be so!  So, here they are in rank order:  My Favorite Toadies, after the jump! (more…)

Hot Nerd Crush: The Baroness and Chewbacca

Mon ,22/02/2010
How could THIS not work for you?  No matter who you are?

How could THIS not work for you? No matter who you are?

We’re goin’ back for the nerd crushes this week.  How far we goin’ back?  Waaaay back!  I figured if I was ever going to roll out some hot nerd crushes based on people who weren’t real, these two would be the ones to start with.  One’s a heartless well of all that is evil, and the other’s been known to rip people’s arms off when they don’t get their way!  I was introduced to The Baroness and Chewbacca both when I was a wee little BoyWithPez, but their influence has stuck with me throughout the years.  Find out why after the jump! (more…)

Top Ten Dragons (Spoilers)

Wed ,17/02/2010
You come in here trying to take my money?!  You get burned.

You come in here trying to take my money?! You get burned.

I like dragons.  There, I’ve said it, and I don’t care what the rest of you think.  As a child, I used to sit and doodle dragons all the time.  I think a lot of us did.  Mine were a little strange, though.  I had all the firebreathing, scaly representations you normally see, but some of mine had dog’s heads and bird’s heads.  I had read that Chinese dragons took all kinds of strange forms, and I drew things like that.  The fish head dragon, I’m happy to say, remains buried for everyone’s sanity.  In doing research for this article, however, I”ve found that the dragon seems to by underrepresented!  So, here’s my personal list of my favorite dragons.  I’m certain you won’t agree with some of these, but feel free to tell me yours!  Dragons, after the jump! (more…)

Sigourney Weaver vs. Chuck Norris

Fri ,05/02/2010
Reference for #2 down on that list.  I'll say it again...DAMN!!!

Reference for #2 down on that list. I'll say it again...DAMN!!!

Damn!  Go a week without kicking Chuck Norris’s ass, and people will notice.  So, here it is, because YOU demanded it!  You know…I just hadn’t noticed that we hadn’t had a woman fight Chuck Norris on one of these outings.  Actually, that’s not true.  A lot of thought went into picking who was going to take on Chuck’s brawn and beard this week.  I could’ve gone with any old piece of nerdbait cheesecake(mmmm…cheesecake).  But, instead, I decided to go with a badass chick that none of us can deny.  Sigourney Weaver vs Chuck Norris after the jump. (more…)

Streaming Theater: The New Hope Empire Strikes a Jedi!

Thu ,04/02/2010
Hey, look Chewie!  Those nerds over there are having a boring conversation!

Hey, look Chewie! Those nerds over there are having a boring conversation!

I’m a passing fan of Star Wars.  Now, I hear you bristling up out there.  Truth is, maybe I should have my nerd card pulled, because I think they’re awesome movies, but I’m never going to devote my life to Star Wars.  That being said, there are some zealous fans out there that have turned Star Wars, as creative a property as it is, into something more awesome that the sum of its parts!  Here are a few redubs and mashups.   And, while I know most of them are older,…I don’t really care.  Star Wars funny after the jump. (more…)

Justice League Unlimited Casting Call!

Wed ,03/02/2010

jluIt’s still one of my favorite cartoons!  Justice League Unlimited seems, sometimes to make better fiction with the DC Universe’s characters than DC does.  Actually, it doesn’t seem that way…it is that way!  So, let’s have a look at some of the characters and who I would cast in some of the bigger roles.  Granted, I’m not going to cast them all, because that roster is huge!  I’m going for some of the key people.  So, JLU Casting Call after the jump! (more…)

Twilight Poke: Twilight Moms

Fri ,29/01/2010
I find this horrifying beyond all words. (Except the one's you're reading.)

I find this horrifying beyond all words. (Except the one's you're reading.)

Picture above brought to my attention by good friend and ManWithPez.com website wrangler Succatash.  This would be one of the changes I’d like to make to the site.  Every so often, I’d like to upset some Twilight fans.  Why?  They’re so damn easy to rile, first thing.  Second, the above statement is 100% true.  Third…I just really fucking hate it.  Look for a Twilight Poke every so often here.  And remember this one thing…Vampires do not fucking sparkle, unless you’ve just hit them with spray-on glitter as a tool to set them on fire. 

Twilight sucks.  And not in a good way.

Simply the Nerdiest Friday Night…Ever.

Fri ,22/01/2010

What are you doing Friday?  Cause this is what I’m doing.  ThatCostumeGirl wants very much to see this.  I’ll be honest with you.  I’m a huge geek (per my fiance’s description), but this is probably a stretch too far for me.  I hope to be proved wrong.  But, this looks astonishingly, horrifyingly like H.R. Puffenstuff to me…and I HATED that show. (more…)