What creepier way is there to try and pick up high school girls then behind the wheel of this 1979 Dodge Ram van with custom Star Wars graphics?

YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. If you do a Google image search for Star Wars Van this comes up on the front page. (woops, I just checked again and it turns up on the SECOND page.) Graphics were professionally designed and installed. Detail is excellent and there is absolutely NO FADING! This van started out as a lovingly cared for custom van. When I got it the headers, flares, front spoiler, and dash tach were still there. I am only the third owner. It had a custom interior at one time but much of it had been removed and the van had sat for a while. It came with lots of spares and ran great. It was the perfect blank slate…….. THe force was with us.

Good Lord that sounds like the deal of the century. No bids on eBay with a starting price of $9000? I’m shocked. Check out more pics after the break.

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Technically it’s not a Pac-Man ghost, but we’re calling close enough on this Japanese pen that features a built-in ghost stamp.

From the product page:

The design updates the ancient tradition of hanko (a personal seal used for official documents) by combining it with a modern ergonomic writing instrument. Conceived by the renowned Naoto Fukasawa for Shachihata, the world’s leading stamp producer, the pen is brilliantly lacquered, flawlessly detailed, and perfectly balanced.

Product Page ($50 via Bookofjoe)


Dragons are scary and everything, but they aren’t quite macho enough. That’s where this awesome ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage Skyrim mod comes in. OOOHHH YEEEAAAHHHHH!

Check out the demo after the break.

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The next time you lose your iPhone, you might need to look for it in 1969 because it could have traveled through time and space thanks to these TARDIS skins.

The skin is available for several gadgets like the iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook and the Motorola Droid.

Product Page (Prices Vary via digitalyn)


As if you already didn’t get enough on your smartphone, Angry Birds has gone analog—and for a limited time you can get the card and toy game Knock On Wood for only $15.95. That’s 20% off the list price.

Play your favorite app game in real life with the Angry Birds: Knock on Wood Game! The age-old battle between Angry Birds and the egg-stealing pigs continues, and the birds will have their revenge. Draw cards, build castles, and knock them down in this hands-on version of the touchscreen hit. First one to 100 points wins!

Angry Birds: Knock On Wood—$19.99 $15.95 (20% off)


Etsy seller TTGuitars is selling Skyrim-inspired Mandolins (electric guitars and basses can also be requested) that are made to order with a turnaround time of 2-3 months.

This is a unique OOAK hand-carved Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Dragon Mandolin in a Beautiful Metallic flecked Silvery Green finish. I created it to have hand carved wings, along with a copper-inlaid head in the neck piece and a pickup. This mandolin is a wonderful conversational piece and plays beautifully!

Product Page ($695)


Let’s fact it – when kids aren’t dragging them around, dolls are creepy as hell. That being said, Chucky, Talky Tina and every ventriloquist dummy on earth probably came from this abandoned doll factory in Spain.

Check out some pics after the break.

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DeviantArt user Joker-laugh created this fantastic custom Aliens Vs. Predator chess set. There doesn’t seem to be any details, but thankfully a number of photos have been posted online – two of which you can check out after the break.

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Etsy seller KnitnutbyJL is offering this handmade Dungeons and Dragons dragon scale dice bag which is knitted in grey yarn and covered with 144 aluminium scales. The bag, which can fit up to 30 dice, measures 4″ in diameter at bottom, and is about 3.5″ tall. A red, blue and gold version is also available.

Check out an additional image after the break.

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