Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

Ever wanted to be a superhero? Start by using the decoder below to figure out your Batman name…
… I wonder if this is the way the real Batman got his name in the first-place.

LINK: Videogum.

WHERE: NYC Baby (and beyond, check Santarchy.com for listings of other locals)
WHEN: December 10th
WHAT: The one day (and night) when Santas of all shapes and sizes carouse, cavort, and cajoule on the streets, leaving their own merry brand of mayhem in their wake. Before you strap into the suit and throw-back a beer, remember the rules though…
1. Don’t fuck with kids.
2. Don’t fuck with cops.
3. Don’t fuck with security.
4. Don’t fuck with Santa. (It’s okay to fuck a Santa)
Complete details after the jump…

LINK: NYCSantaCon.

Like graphic design but aren’t that good? Even better, know what you’re doing enough to break all of the rules in the most aweful of ways? This is a contest for you…

First meet your client:
“Excellencico (established in 1996) is a global leader in providing a focused, broad range of services to a world-class, international, region-centric clientele. Excellencico harnesses evolving, dynamic e-technologies to provide unparalleled levels of synergistic e-products to a heterogeneous set of unperpendiculated e-applications… Our logo needs to be simple and yet detailed, complex yet spare. We prefer that the logo convey the forward-thinking nature of our company without looking too futuristic or flashy but we also don’t want anything too conservative or neutral. “Just right” is the vibe we are looking for.”

Sounds good, right? Better make it bad, the winner gets a sweet prize pack including One Laserdisc player. One copy of Robot Monster (1953), considered to be one of the worst of the worst films ever. Two pairs of 3D glasses. One bag of popcorn.

This is fun marketing done right. The deadline for entries is tomorrow.

LINK: Howlowcanyourlogo.

Place your bombs using the mouse. Blow them up with the space bar. Remember though, there’s only so many bombs and everything’s got to go for you to make it to the next level. Yup. Click the pic to make the jump.

LINK: Arcadecabin.

Here’s how it works: Each sheet of wrapping paper has 50 QR codes that link to 50 exclusive holiday videos. Snap a shot with your bar-code reading smart phone and – BOOM – the outside of that present just become more like a film festival than something you’d ball up. Videos include “Drunken Carolers” “Car vs. Fruitcake” “Santa Distracted by his Phone” and more. Mega high-five to Justin Gignac, long-time friend o’ the doggle, for inventing it… and getting me to blog again just so I could post it.

$19.99 gets you a roll.

LINK: Qrappingpaper.

My favorite thing about coming back to the internet after all these months? Seeing what the kittens have been up to. Can you spot the secret kitten?

If you can watch this just once, you’re a better man than I.

Here’s the drill:
- Click over to Google Translate.
- Set it to translate from German to German.
- Next, copy the following code in to the window: “pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk”
- Push Translate.
- Click Listen.

Fun, right? Whoever figured this out is my new hero.

LINK: GoogleTranslate via Gallozone.

There are so many jokes – so many easy and obvious jokes – that could be made here (stuff about stocking stuffers, and finding out whether the carpet matches the, er, beards)… but what’s the point. 100 Santas took it off and took off running through Queens Saturday to raise money for NY Cares. Fun, right? And it’s not even SantaCon yet. Complete details and pictures after the jump.

LINK: Gothamist.

Deck the halls with Red and Green sets, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Grab a pair or you’ll be rejects, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Please ignore
the bit about rejects.
Nothing rhymes,
nothing rhymes,
with Green sets.

It’s true, the Zoomdoggle gang isn’t much for writing songs, but we do know a thing or two about balls. Only 900, extra special, super-fun, limited edition, holiday sets were made. Buy a pair at a special price for the Buck-head in your life.
Be warned though… they’re going fast. Act now or it’s Scrooge-ville supreme.

LINK: Buckyballs.

I know what you’re thinking, ‘A point n’ click adventure? Really?’ Yes really. This one is really cute. Really well designed. And really good times. Click the pic to get the game, then do your best to help the little robot escape the factory. Read the rest of this entry »