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Favor Ideas for a Geeky Wedding?
Rachel Grey asks: "I'm getting married in September to a fellow geek (in the MIT chapel, no less), and we're trying to find geeky wedding favors to give at the reception. Ideally these would cost $4 or less and would provide some instant fun for the guests, so that it doesn't matter if they actually take them home. Some good ideas we've had so far are tangrams (available in bulk for a little under $1/set) and micro Hoberman spheres ($4 apiece). Any more ideas?"
I've been watching too much Futurama lately...
Is the wedding going to be webcast?
Is the wedding night going to be webcast?
Does anyone else find it kind of telling that an article on X-Box posted at 02:47 has 106 replies whereas one about weddings posted three hours earlier only has 22?????
We geeks need to do more procreating or we'll just die out!!!
G4 Hackintosh
Ooh, ooh... I know; a wedding cake.
:-)
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You gave away Italians?
Where can I get free Italians for my wedding?
*snicker*
nah, the little key chain ones aren't that expensive...i've seen the 3x3x3 key chain rubik's cubes sold in dollar stores...they'd be fun...until everyone gets frustrated and starts hurling them across the room...
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
wedding customized condoms...you know, condom's where the package says "Dave & Rachels Wedding, January 24th, 2002", or whatever is applicable...
Ideally these would cost $4 or less and would provide some instant fun for the guests, so that it doesn't matter if they actually take them home.
i'm sure you could get these for under $4 a piece...and hey, the reception could definetly become "instant fun" if people start using them!
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
Sorry, couldn't resist that.
Seriously, though, I thought of those little XXX In a Box things that they sell at the checkout registers in bookstores. Like Zen Garden in a Box, and so on. I'm not sure if you could get them for your target price, but they would make cool favors. You could pick one that you like, or get a variety. They might be cheaper if you could get them in bulk.
You could try these:
Desk Toys
Mini Kits - this appears to be the original source for the kits.
Congratulations and good luck with your wedding!
Floating face-down in a river of regret...and thoughts of you...
This is Slashdot. The answer is "And that goes double if you're talkin' about the funky blue ultra-bright LED kind."
Kinky!
I'm sorry dear, I didn't realise what my geek friends would do with that much duct tape. We can try apologising to your brides maids again, can't we? I know those photos didn't make it too far on the internet, the link just got posted to a little visited site called slashdot. I'm sure those photos will never again surface to embarass your best friend. But you have to admit, they were right about being able to duct tape your father to the ceiling and the sticky would hold him in place. Honey, please tell me you are going to use that carving knife to cut me loose from all this duct tape, right? Please!
Some day we'll all look back on this wedding, laugh nervously and change the subject.
the AC
Hemos is like...sci-fi fans;he thinks technology is cool, but he hasn't bothered to understand the science it's based on
... give one to every client ... customer ... entrant ... whatever! and tell them to pelt the bride when the minister says "You may now kiss the bride".
I myself had one in my pocket and gave it to my bride. Definitely confused her.
Infuriate left and right
> they could play with color mixing and other fun uses for putty.
Dunno about you, but all I use it for is sshing into my home machine when I'm stuck on a 'doze box.
Don't tell me. You're having a bit of trouble in the dating department, aren't you?
Yes it will. We get to watch them play Dungeons & Dragons while monitoring Slashdot and watching an all night marathon od Dr. Who. ;)
Yo DO know that's how geeks orgasm, don't you?
You could decorate the entire hall with them and I'm sure you could get thousands and thousands of them for free!