Yea, what’s our geography knowledge test scores rank again? I would hate to be an country who scored below us … No, you don’t get just one guess, you get FOUR as all three geniuses missed this AND it went back to the dude who then then bought a vowel … though he did buy [...]

The internet is great. If you’ve ever thought … I would like to see the scores of EVERY NBA Slam Dunk Competitor from 1984 to 2011 shown in an easy to see grid plus a link to every freakin’ dunk on YouTube … now much would you pay? How’s about free? Yep, it’s all true. [...]

The Nat Geo Channel is launching a new TV series called, “How Hard Can it Be?” They are apparently going to tackle the age old question* – can you fly a house away with just balloons … (*age old – as in 2 year old) Looks like YES and YES! … Holy snickey, there is [...]

It’s Super Grover Week at Sesame Street! New videos and games … Click on the text link or the graphic above … And in case you missed it – one of the greatest books ever written is now it’s own interactive app read by GROVER! (wave skinny furry blue arms over head time!) The Monster [...]

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2″ when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is [...]

The Comcast Xfinity App was already very nice … You get an interactive TV grid that makes the BEST TV REMOTE EVER. Scroll through the channels at lightning speed, tap on a show to get the “info” box (above) … click on WATCH ON TV and it CHANGES THE CHANNEL for you! Also great for [...]

Everything you wanted to know how to operate a Muppet … (okay, spoiler and magic of muppets alert – if you don’t want to know, don’t read, cover your ears and go lalalalalalalalala). Via HOW STUFF WORKS … and yes, EVERYTHING and MORE than you might want to know. Tweet This Post

And the winnah is:  tenchihouse ! Their contest entry was made on 2010/12/13 at 5:54 pm Their Contest Entry Favorite Sci-Fi Character was: Lady Penelope of Thunderbirds That was a bit freaky once I realized the connection to Gerry Anderson…*ooooowheeeeeoooo* Congrats to TENCHIHOUSE! Please contact Tizmanian (at tizmanian(at)takefiveaday(dot)com ) to send us your mailing address [...]

Beginning Wednesday, December 15, sales site Gilt will sell one new 2011 Jetta for $5,995 — a 63% discount off the regular price of $15,995 — for three consecutive days beginning at noon ET. Those with smartphones get first shot Wednesday (12/15) at 9 AM Eastern, 12 Pacific – on the website, you have access [...]

If you want “internet video” on your TV, there are four main choices.* The first two are mainly for the average person who wants minimal fuss and the other two choices are for those who enjoy the fiddling. As you know, there are hundreds-thousands of TV networks (both old school and internet only) “broadcasting” on [...]