Geek Fashion Accessory of the Week: Wii-Mote Cufflinks
Sorry to switch the weekly geek apparel up on you, but these things were just too grand not post. Every wanted to wear something incredibly nerdy, but not have women shrink from you in repulsion because you’re wearing an armpit-stained Punisher skull t-shirt? Ever wanted to own something wearable that was as classy as it was nerdy? Cufflinks.com (also?holy shit, there’s a Cufflinks.com) offers these sterling silver, uh…cufflinks, featuring the Wii-mote and the nunchuk. They do cost a substantial $150, but when you read the text on the ordering page…
For those times that you are away from your beloved gaming system, at least you can pretend to pretend to be fighting your evil nemesis, Gargamel.
…you know they need the money for more drugs. (Via the intriguingly named Tasty Booze)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.