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Threadless.com Ctrl+Z Reprinted Again!

Wow. I didn’t think it would happen, but Ctrl+Z got reprinted again at threadless.com. Now in black. I’m seriously thinking of buying this t-shirt again in Large instead of XL. I lost some weight playing DDR, and now all my t-shirts are too big. Sad, huh? But also happy, because now I’m less fat! Anyway, grab it before it’s gone, because this t-shirt is simply too awesome to pass up.

Japanese People Master T-Shirt Folding. Up Next, Potato Peeling!

That’s right, those Japanese people are at it again. Now they’ve got their sights on removing the skin from potatoes! Marvel as they cut a ring around a potato, dunk it in boiling water, then dip it in ice water! Afterwards, the skin just peels off! This is exactly the same technique I use to flay human flesh! I think the magic lies within the expansion and shrinkage of the potato during the boiling and icing. Or maybe I just made that up.

Seriously, though, I’m curious as to what the Japanese still have behind their sleeves. Cold Fusion, anyone?

Real Life Simpsons?

No, it’s not really a new series, just a promo for the newest season of the Simpsons.

The Sun Online Reports:

A balding actor plays Homer as he leaves work dropping some nuclear waste out of the window on the way home.

While a baby girl copies the scene where Lisa appears to be driving Marge’s car.

The opening montage ends with the whole family squeezed on the settee ready to watch the cartoon version of the show.

Interesting promo. I still think The Simpsons sucks though. Ever since Conan quit…

Final Fantasy XII Potion Commercial!

A new commercial for the Final Fantasy Potion I wrote about has been put online. It’s a typical love story. A guy wants the last Final Fantasy Potion, he sees a girl, their eyes lock. Guy casts Blizzaga on girl, y’know how it goes… While this commercial is totally awesome, it still hasn’t convinced me to spend $12.50 on a bottle yet.

Check out the commercial here.

Japanese Pick Top 100 Video Games of All Time

It seems Famitsu (a Japanese video game magazine) ran a poll asking readers to pick the top 100 video games of all time. Next Generation has the results:

1. Final Fantasy X (2001)
2. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
3. Dragon Quest III (1988)
4. Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
5. Machi (1998)
6. Final Fantasy IV (1991)
7. Tactics Ogre (1995)
8. Final Fantasy III (1990)
9. Dragon Quest VII (2000)
10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

Apparently, Japanese gamers like their RPGs! The whole list is pretty much dominated by RPGs with a Mario game here and a Sonic game there. Strangely, Super Mario RPG didn’t make the list.

Another thing I noticed was that Final Fantasy X-2 sat pretty high at 32nd place. It beat The Legend of Zelda. Think about that. The. Legend. of. Zelda. I think the Japanese have finally lost it. Seriously.