Gamers Foil Robbery By Taking Many, Many Punches
So a couple of thugs decided to rob a gaming cafe in Hawaii. This is notable for a few reasons: first, that the would-be robbers apparently decided to rob the cafe only armed with their fists; second, that the nine-or-so gamers who were in the cafe at the time of crime decided to fight back; and third, that this act of bravery got them all punched in the face several times, although they did successfully repel the criminals. Obviously, it would be nice if the nerds had managed to win without pummeling their attackers’ fists with their heads, but the real embarrassment has to be saved for the robber themselves. Jackasses. Thanks to all million or so of you who sent this in.
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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.