Article Archive for January 2012

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: Mega Mack Playtown – The Sequel
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 7 January 2012
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Some of you might remember the Mega Mack playtown … Fun for kids … They’re bringing it back for CARS 2 – updating it … ” … three play areas for 1:55 scale die-cast vehicles. Launch characters from the big clock tower to the track, hang out in the winner’s circle or drive under the […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Disney Store Morphin’ Mater’s Make Mo’ Money Mocking Matty – Mwahahaha
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store on 7 January 2012
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Well, the Disney Stores have beaten Mattel to the cash register punch again with their Mighty Spy Morphin’ Mater’s. Drag Star Mater (You Can Also Call Me “Hot Rod Mater”) Dracula Mater (You Can Also Me Monster Truck Mater) (Or Office Space Cubicle  Mater) Materhosen (Or Beer Me Mater) (Or What Ale’s Ya Mater) So, […]

Surprise – Ticketmaster May Have Overcharged You
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Posted in Financial on 6 January 2012
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If you used Ticketmaster’s website to buy tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you’re in for a windfall. Well, a $1.50 per ticket order windfall. Because of a proposed class action settlement, Ticketmaster is being forced to credit $1.50 per ticket order (up to 17 orders) to customers due to the fact […]

The Twenty Best Selling Children’s Book of All Time
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Posted in History on 6 January 2012
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You get no wizard points for naming the Top 7 unless you name them in order of sales … and Dr. Seuss might be cheated out of some royalties … I find it hard to believe that the sales of Green Eggs and Ham or Cat in the Hat are not in the billions or […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: New TakeFive Amazon CARS Books/Video Database Catalog
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Retail on 6 January 2012
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In case you haven’t noticed, we added a new FRONT PAGE TAB and side LINK that is an online catalog database of all CARS World books & videos. It’s also an Amazon storefront. It’s broken out in CARS books for adults and all non-toddler kids, kid’s books, the comic graphic novel collections from Boom Studios […]

SOPA: Congress At it Again, No Other Problems to Solve
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Posted in Internet on 5 January 2012
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While very few are for internet piracy of movies & TV shows, the new SOPA bill + the Senate version (Protect IP) is so vague … How would SOPA work? It allows the U.S. attorney general to seek a court order against the targeted offshore Web site that would, in turn, be served on Internet […]

If You’re Looking For a 1969 Dodge Charger – It’s Bright Orange
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Posted in History, TV on 5 January 2012
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If you missed out on the Barry Diesel proto auction, here’s your chance to own a larger 1:1 scale CAR …It’s an actual General Lee from the TV series. Since it’s Barrett-Jackson, you know it’s not just some random orange painted Charger. Details below. You can flash the QR code to go to the website. […]

Decorate Your Walls – Ixxi
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Posted in Design on 5 January 2012
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On the surface and closeup, it’s really just a series of interconnected plastic tiles … But step back? You actually upload the photo you want and they’ll recreate it in interlocking tile format – whether it’s a pixelated pic … or a regular photo or if you have 600 photos of individual items like some […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: New Lego CARS 2 + New Friends + Sale
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Lego on 5 January 2012
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Lego has announced 8 new CARS 2 sets for 2012. They are in-stock already at the Lego Store (not all available at Amazon yet). (or click on graphic to go to the Lego Store) They are also having a rare sale including 50% off on the Pizza Planet truck (plus a couple CARS 2 sets) […]

Amazon’s Toys of the Year
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3, Toys on 4 January 2012
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It does not look like they actually want any voting … well, other than with your wallets. It’s funny that the Top 2 games are electronics games made back into 3D object game play. That Justin Bieber one is hilarious. In his world, I guess he’s taller than a Tour Bus … Did anyone buy […]