Every day, the internet produces an astounding amount of goodies and gems. Most hilarious, some amusing, but all worth at least a few seconds of your time. We here at Nerd Bastards try to bring you the best bits of news and nerdery the webz has to offer, with a bit of snark thrown in. But sometimes not everything makes the cut. Monday through Friday we’ll be bringing you our inbox leftovers, our forgotten bookmarks, the nerdy bits that simply slipped through the cracks. You can submit items to Nerdy Bits by emailing us at nerdybits@nerdbastards.com
ABOVE: This is truth behind Thomas the Tank Engine as imagined by illustrator Yui Abe.Uh, I wonder where they shovel the coal? [Geekologie]
Springfield from The Simpson, rebuilt as a LEGO town. At first I was like “Simpsons should do a LEGO episode”. Then I realized “Simpsons did it”. Season 25 episode 20, titled “Brick like Me”. [Kotaku]
Big Chief Studios, known for high-end, limited edition runs of Doctor Who and Sherlock figures, are offering a another Doctor Who figure – this time, acknowledging that fezzes are cool. [ToplessRobot]
Lighsaber keychain flashlight. A civiliaged r a civilized age. [ThinkGeek]
Evolution of the TMNT. 95-97 was a weird time. Oh, and that musical? Undervalued piece of symphonic history, that one is. [HalloweenCostumes]
A look back at the first 10 Marvel movies in this goose bump inducing sizzle reel. While everyone else is cheering, I’m stuck wondering if the song used in this is from the soundtrack for National Treasure? I am almost positive its the exact same one. [Marvel Entertainment]
If Harry Potter was directed by Edgar Wright. Everything is better Scott Pilgrim style. Can imagine Schindler’s List? [The Unusual Suspect]
In Hobro, Denmark, the Osterskov Efterskole school is teaching kids by LARPING out their curriculum. So when teacher presents a math problem to the class, do the students shout out “Lighting bolt, lighting bolt!”? [CosmicJokeUK]
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