Article Archive for December 2012

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Kmart CARS $2.99
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 24 December 2012
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Good until end of tonight – which might be midnight? For those who don’t live in the midwest where you can get the Meijer price match, this is the second best price match deal … you can go to Kmart.com to print this page out or bring your local circular. Good luck! Thanks Brian T. […]

Good News – Canadian Strategic Maple Syrup Thieves Caught
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Posted in Food on 24 December 2012
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I guess when you try and steal maple syrup from the Canada Strategic maple syrup reserve, it’s not that easy to fence … hey buddy, would you like to buy a drum of maple syrup? How about a tanker load? “Two-thirds of the stolen syrup has been found,” police said in a statement. They face […]

Plot of Land in Manitoba – $10 (Not a Repeat From 1836)
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Posted in Financial on 24 December 2012
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In Reston, Manitoba (the one in Canada) will sell you a plot of land of $10 (well, technically, it’s $1,000 but once you start to build, they refund you $990. Looks like a lively town with all the amenities including phone service. 🙂 And hopefully the promise of golf though clearly in Canada, you tee […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: Meijer $1 CARS Sale (With Ad)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 23 December 2012
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Thanks for the heads up, “Benjamin A!” Meijer’s is having a nice Buy CARS for $1 Sale – can’t beat that deal … so happy shopping Midwesterners + Kentucky! 2-Day In Store Sale. Let us know if you score anything besides LM, Francesco, Finn & Mater’s – stocking stuffers or the 21th century version of […]

The Missing 12 Letters of the Our Alphabet
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Posted in Internet on 23 December 2012
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Man, it was hard enough remembering the current 26 – we could’ve had 12 additional letters to memorize! For this particular letter, we can actually point to its exact origin. It was invented by a scribe named Alexander Gill the Elder in the year 1619 and meant to represent a velar nasal, which is found […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: New Stunt Racers 2-Packs & Dinoco Stunt Show Playset
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 23 December 2012
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Looks like the Stunt Racers lineup are all rolling out … “Snosno” spotted the 2-packs at Target … I guess the selling point is the “STUNT MOTOR INSIDE.” And it looks like each CAR does 4 stunts – spin on its nose, spin on its tail, go forward and go forward on its back two […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Overspray Lenticular Radiator Springs Lightning
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 23 December 2012
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From about October 2008 to May 2009, for oddball reasons, RS Lightning and Cruisin’ Lightning McQueen were oversprayed with red after the tampo decals were applied – no one seemed to have noticed for the 8-9 month period at quality control – while technically a variant, it’s release was so common and by then, everyone […]

Amazon/Audible.com Free Audio Book “The Grinch That Stole Christmas.”
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Posted in Books on 22 December 2012
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Read by Walter Matthau. Free audio book download from Audible.com (Amazon). Click on link – sign in with your Amazon account. Put book into CART. Then checkout if you are done. It might confirm your credit card address but it does not ask to “purchase” since it’s free. You can listen in iTunes and the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Kabuki Mater is Deluxe
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 22 December 2012
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Kabuki Mater lives up to the billing as deluxe … Thanks for the nice photos, “John H.” Nice details throughout. The umbrella is nice also … Most of the entire Tokyo gang. Next to the Disney Store Kabuki Mater – the one accessory missing on the Mattel deluxe version are the two oil can “drinks” […]