Considering the questions coming out of Crashboy this week, you might wonder if he’s been getting close with da ganja.  How else would you explain his query regarding how better to improve the human body through non existent genetics?  It does however lead Art to ask that age old question… invisibility, or flight?

Some people have written in to say we talk about iPhones way more than we talk about Blackberry.  We’d like to remedy that.  If only there was some sort of big news coming out of the hallways at Research In Motion that would facilitate a conversation regarding the future of the “other” smartphone.  I guess we’ll just have to try and make something out of this minor shuffle they came up with this week.  No biggie.

Apple wasn’t exactly quiet either this week.  In fact, it’s quite possible they might have taken the first steps towards changing the way we go to school.  The nerds take a hands on look at iBooks 2 and the future of the text book.  The verdict?  Well,… listen and see.

All that plus, Star Wars Uncut, Bad Lip Reading, and just what the hell is a skeumorph??

So now that Steve Jobs is no longer with us, it’s time for pop culture to deify him.  And what better way than with a by the number bio pic.  Of course that leads to the inevitable question of casting, and it turns out the folks behind the project were big fans of early E.R episodes.

Have you ever wondered if hair color was related to people’s fear of going to the dentist?  If so, (firstly, you need to get out more) then you’ll be interested in a study that found redheads actually have a greater fear of getting drilled.  That  thanks to a study out of the University of We Should Probably Be Using Our Money To Research More Important Stuff Than This.

All that plus, what camera Annie Leibovitz wants you to have, the “fourth Jason Bourne movie”, and this week’s Ask Art puts our world renowned advice columnist in a tight spot.

“Quite strange.”

Bravo good sir!  Of course, the Bill had a few other things to say, including his take on Occupy Wall Street, and why you might want to get a drop cloth for your retinas.

Have you ever thought Uranus was boring? (don’t go there)  Scientist have for years thought it was pretty much the most boring planet in our solar system.  Not any more.  Certainly not after a series of explosions the size of Texas shook the blue planet last week.  What caused the explosions remains a mystery.  One mystery that did get solved this week is who exactly was responsible for the six foot Lego man who washed up on a Florida beach recently.

L.N. producer Ellen Smithee talked to the nerds recently about bringing a more.. balanced voice into the Flimm building.  Thus the welcome appearance of author and geekette Amber MacArthur who stops by to tell us why we’re never going to get a “dislike” button, and whether or not she really was in Girl Scouts.

CNN would never run with a misleading headline, would they?  If they say “Netflix takes up 32.7% of Internet bandwidth”, you can trust it’s really true, yes?  Well,……. no.  The nerds dissect that claim and in doing so discover the pros and cons of the popular streaming service.

All that plus, how Steve Jobs drove without a license plate, grown up goths, and what exactly the name of this week’s episode refers to.  All on Siri’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

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Of all the viral videos that made their way into the Flimm building this week, nothing tickled the nerds more than the viral sensation of four year old Ferris finding out who Luke Skywalker’s father really is.  (spoiler alert – it’s another character in the film)  This leads Crashboy to share a little bit of B roll love with us.  Confused?  You won’t be.

If you listened to last week’s show, you know all about the high tech ways you can scare your neighbors this Halloween.  This week we ease up on the gadgetry to show you a simple mirror that does the job for a fraction of the price.  And while on the topic of All Hallow’s Eve, the nerds look at a new movement to spread the Lord’s good word in October 31st, and the reasons why that might just be a tad hypocritical.

If you’ve been to London lately, you might be one of the people who noticed that Big Ben isn’t quite as… erect as he used to be.  Tourists began pointing out Ben’s increasing flaccid quotient to the powers that be in Westminster, and it turns out they were right.  (Well, even though Big Ben isn’t really the name for the tower, but we know what they meant)

All that plus, Andorra is a real country, the odd reasons leaves turn red in the fall, and an Ask Art Double Shot Flashback.©

The nerds are back, and the Flimm building is buzzing with excitement! (or that’s just the fluorescent tube that custodian Brian never got around to replacing)

We dive right in to the new season with a look at how the future is supposed to be…. according to some famous films.  Art catches Crashboy off guard by confessing a less than affectionate attitude towards a sci fi classic.

And speaking of sci fi classics, it looks like George Lucas had a busy summer.  Not only did he green light a new home building in Singapore that actually looks like a cool and interesting idea, he also released the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray.  Gee, it makes you wonder if he made any changes in the films.  Naw, he wouldn’t do that, would he?

Steve Jobs didn’t have the best summer.  On the positive side though, his biological father wants to meet him.  Leading the nerds to both ask the burning question…. “Wait… Steve Jobs is adopted?!”  He is indeed, and his background may surprise you.  You may also be caught off guard when Crashboy introduces us to ten myths about the U.S. space program.

Did you know men have a cycle, just like the ladies?  Well, neither did we.  The nerds poke holes in the claim that we get grumpy every 33 days.

All that plus, Carrie Fisher aims to get back in her Leia bikini on the season premiere of Lesser Nerds.

Harry: You realize of course that we could never be friends.

Sally: Why not?

Harry: What I’m saying is — and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form — is that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.

Sally: That’s not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.

Harry: No you don’t.

Sally: Yes I do.

Harry: No you don’t.

Sally: Yes I do.

Harry: You only think you do.

Sally: You say I’m having sex with these men without my knowledge?

Harry: No, what I’m saying is they all want to have sex with you.

Sally: They do not.

Harry: Do too.

Sally: They do not.

Harry: Do too.

Sally: How do you know?

Harry: Because no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her.

Sally: So you’re saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive?

Harry: No, you pretty much want to nail ‘em too.

If a company from Puerto Rico gets its way, we could be seeing iris scan technology in a lot more machines, including your cell phone.  But as one of the nerds points out, the chances of Minority Report becoming reality are not quite as close as some may think.  What is close however is using your cell phone as your wallet.  And if you doubt it, just ask the folks in New York and San Francisco who will be able to pay for goods using only their cell phone starting this summer.  The nerds do have one question however…. How?

Long time fans of LN will be familiar with the dulcet tones of Wired.com’s geek dad, Ken Denmead.  After all, he dropped by the studio last season for a chat about his new book.  Well, it’s deja vu all over again, as Ken joins the nerds for a chat about his follow up book, and his refreshingly candid answer to the question of why exactly he wrote it.

All that plus, the sandwich in a can, why Microsoft kinda likes Android, and an Ask Art that will have you wondering “How safe is my porn?”

Have Will and Kate signed a prenup?  Although a high profile legal firm is heartily suggesting they should (surprise, surprise), no one seems to know.  But with the big day fast approaching, the nerds look at the rumors and discuss the pros and cons of the happy couple planning ahead for their tabloid years.  Perhaps Kate is even planning ahead to the years of wrinkled cleavage.  Well, she need not worry.  All she has to do is grab herself the new La Decollete Sleeping Beauty bra, which promises to give leering men a smoother playing surface when they steal a glance.

Ahhh, those hands free faucets.  Thank goodness they’re here protecting us all from disease.  Not so fast says a study out of Australia.  It turns out those faucets are actually carrying MORE disease.  How?  The nerds investigate.   And while going over recent studies, they also delve into the one that shockingly claims Facebook to be a catalyst for narcissism. Who would have thought!

All that plus, an iPhone 5 rumor roundup, Art’s wise words of advice for the stripper community, and a painful look at Charlie Sheen’s less than accurate torpedo of truth.  All on Chuck Lorre’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Do smartphones make you sexy?  If you think so, chances are you’re a guy.  Chances are also pretty good that you haven’t gotten any for quite some time.  Maybe you should just go out in a two weeks and get yourself a brand spanking new iPad 2.  Crashboy tells us why he will be doing exactly that, and tips his hand as to who he will bequeath his now antiquated iPad 1 to.

Have you seen the new Old Spice commercial?  More importantly, have you seen the behind the scenes video about how they made the new Old Spice commercial.  The nerds take a look at the continued rebranding of a drug store fragrance also ran.

Northwest University might need a bit of rebranding following last week’s live sex toy demonstration that landed the institution in hot water.  It turns out keeping your students after class and showing them exactly how to use a f#*k saw is not considered sound pedagogy. Who knew?  (Maybe the same people who knew that 50% of men might very well be carrying the HPV virus.)

All that plus, when the world is going to end, listener feedback, and what exactly (or to be more specific, how much) a Florida prison inmate had stored in a very private place.  All on Chuck Lorre’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

What would an episode of Lesser Nerds be without touching on a bit of sex, or in this case sex.com.  It turns out the most expensive URL in history has an appropriately sordid past including, fraud, Tijuana, and 11.5 million dollars.  Of course you don’t need that kind of money for a bit of naughty fun in the comfort of your own home.  Now that Ubisoft is marketing the first “adult” game for the Wii, all you need is £17.91 and a few friends with questionable taste who will put up with a bit of your nonsense.

Speaking of nonsense, politicians have been using their higher office to good use as of late, as we can see through the impending death of the Easy Bake oven which last week saw itself dealt a mortal blow by elected officials with the law on their minds.  But perhaps we speak too soon…. after all, Mattel isn’t giving up that easily.  This thing might just keep on popping back up like a Whac-A-Mole.  That thought takes us to Florida and the case of a technician who insured himself work by writing a virus specifically targeting the carnival game he was in charge of repairing!

All that plus, a FML ripoff, Lesser Nerds listeners on iPhone vs GPS, and a surprisingly accurate quiz that tests your exact level of nerdiness.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually cared enough to do that.  Alas, the “choose your own adventure” books are distant memories from our past.  Or are they.  It turns out one of the founders of the books is attempting to stage a comeback, in tablet form.  Will it work?  The nerds are hopeful.

The nerds are less hopeful however about Apple’s new subscription model that lets you virtually subscribe to your favorite magazine.  The lads from Cupertino seem to be aiming for a bigger piece of the pie than the magazine industry was ready for, and Google is breathing down their necks.

We also spend a bit of time this week helping those sitting at their desks stuck in a productivity gap.  Art takes us to a virtually indescribable web based time killer, and Crashboy tips us off to the idea of rebooting your computer when you find yourself procrastinating.  Why?  Listen and see.

If you watched the events in Egypt and wondered at the possibility of a similar internet shut down happening here, you’re not alone.  The idea of a decentralized internet to keep Big Brother’s hands out of your tubes is occupying the minds of many people, including a Columbia law professor who is trying to build a gadget to keep your internet private.  Maybe he could also help them come up with a way to stop our new wireless technology from interfering with current GPS.

If you’ve found the relationship options on Facebook to be limited and not really applying too much to you, you were probably very happy this week at the announcement of their LGBT options, as well as a few more confusing ones that were clearly written by a lawyer.

All that plus, the confusing death of Uncle Leo, erotic Jurassic Park fan fiction, and what the world looks like through the eyes of a hot booty.

Please get rid of that embarrassing picture of me from St. Patrick’s Day last year.  Thanks.”

What do you suppose the chances of that working are?  Probably about the same as the chances that a new service to erase your pictures from the internet will fly.  The nerds give two thumbs down to the idea of turning your online images into a time bomb.

Hey, you know that fancy new car you bought… the one with the awesome keyless entry system?  Yeah, turns out it’s actually really an easy way for thieves to steal your car without breaking a single window.  Want to know how?  We chat with the Swiss Mister who did the study and ask him why he didn’t actually steal anyone’s car.  Maybe the thieves in South Africa are getting a double dip if they do this.  After all, they’re already stealing the SIM cards out of the traffic lights in Johannesburg, and using them to make lots of expensive phone calls.

Speaking of phones, one company has now made it easy, a little too easy, to file your taxes using only your smartphone camera.  How does it work?  Crashboy tells us.  Then Art reciprocates by telling us about up’n'coming rapper Chet Haze.  Aside from being the only rapper in recent memory named “Chet”, he also has another distinguishing characteristic…. a very well known father.

All that plus: things real people DON’T say about advertising, when is a Cordoba NOT a Cordoba, and what exactly is happening in the bedrooms in the land of the flaccid sun.

Mystery #2 – what was the #1 topic on Twitter this year. I know, I know, it was Justin Beiber, right? Well…. wrong actually. But it was another really greasy accident, so we’ll give it to you.

Mystery #3 – How creepy can the internet get? OK, that’s not really a big one, but this week showed us the depths to which the intertubes can sink when Art points us in the direction of a site where you can sponsor a girl to get free breast implants. And as if that weren’t bad enough, we also look at the man who got revenge on his unfaithful girlfriend … through Netflix. Perhaps she just had too much of the slut gene. Think that doesn’t exist? Well, science would like to disagree with you.

All that plus, online restaurant reservations, a primer on ciabatta, and why the printing press and Jenna Jameson are not as far removed as you think. All on the official podcast of Julian Assange’s legal department, Lesser Nerds.

Speaking of mistakes, I wonder what the vibe will be around the Quaid Christmas table this month.  After all, Randy and his bride have holed up in a hotel in Vancouver and are in the midst of plumbing the depths of #1-Hollywood’s dark underbelly, and #2- their own nuttiness.  That doesn’t stop Crashboy however from having a bit of a crush on the fairer nutbar.

Speaking of plumbing the depths, that’s exactly what NASA’s been doing for the last few years.  After all, there’s not much left to do in space given all the recent cuts to the program.  So why not come up with a new life form that feeds on poison!  There’s no way that could end badly.

Ending badly is exactly what seems to be happening to the point and shoot industry, thanks to the fact that most of us are carrying a camera around in our pockets anyway.  But cell phones aren’t being used in the same way anymore, or in the proper places….

All that plus, mechanical trousers NOT made by an evil penguin, an update on the attention whore who implanted a camera in the back of his head, and by listener request, the nerds debate the age old question – what’s the best way to back up your porn.

After all, we lost Leslie Neilsen this week, so the nerds take a few minutes to give props to the man who gave us a few of the most quotable punchlines in movie history.  We also, in true net hipster style, point out a few errors being made in some of the quotes being attributed to the late great Mr. Neilsen.  However, our tweeting of a lovely montage of his funniest moments leads us into the dark underbelly of YouTube to see things we didn’t know were there (hint: it’s not sneezing pandas).

Tron is only a few weeks away now and Crashboy consolidates his intention to make it the movie to which he loses his tender 3D flower.  Ah, they grow up so fast.  Jeff Bridges grew up too, which is why the folks over at Disney whipped up some magic software to make him look younger for the film — a development he’s quite happy with!

If you thought you knew Edison, well you might want to think again.  After all, this is the man who gave us the cement phonograph, the ghost detector and the snuff film (no, we’re not making that last one up).

Are you surprised that there’s a guy who swallowed a pill to turn his stomach into a jukebox?  No, neither were we.  We talk about his possible motivations for doing it, and chances are you’ll be able to see Art’s punchline coming down 5th Ave.  We also look at a few things this week that we NEVER saw coming.  For example France becomes the first country to get a 3D porn on demand channel (hide your shock), Willie Nelson gets busted for pot (whaaaaaa??!!), and the server for Wikileaks is housed in a nuclear bomb shelter (what, are they paranoid or something?).

All that plus, Angry Birds for Christmas, information overload in the age of Gutenberg, and why Art thinks the electric car might very well be the next iPad (it apparently makes sense to him).

All on the official podcast of the Large Hadron Collider, Lesser Nerds.

Although we give short shrift to all things political this week, we did have to pause to marvel at the sheer audacity of the New York congressman who attempted to win his debate by placing his opponent’s ex-wife in the front row!  Not that it worked. In fact, he might have had better luck with Suzette, a chatbot program that fooled judges into thinking it was human by distracting them.

It turns out space may very well be the final frontier for some lucky volunteers..  this according to NASA who have announced plans for their “100 Year Spaceship.”  (interpretation? one way trip).  But for the less intrepid space lover, you could instead opt for the full operating manual of the USS Enterprise which was released this week!

All that plus, Angry Bird plushies (you heard us), why Facebook users should be nervous on December 11th, and the most disturbing personal collection we’ve ever come across – all on Winona Ryder’s preferred podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Hey, Georgie is thinking about making three brand new Star Wars films which would be sequels to the 6 extant ones.  Burning question – will there be Ewoks?  At least there was some good news from space this week – it turns out the moon has more water than we thought.  Which means we’ll be able to go there and completely tear it apart.  Yay us!

Are you using Ping yet? (naw, neither are we)  So we decided to get A List music geek and radio legend Alan Cross to answer the age old question – Who’s a bigger jerk, Zuckerberg or Jobs?

All that plus, Angry Birds, celebrity deathmatch (kinda), and why Penn Jilette might be to thank for the longer bath time of your wife.

As part of the big show this week, Art’s Uncle Leo joins us in the T dot (that’s what the locals call it) and actually manages to score a few red carpet interviews.  Our intern Steve also decides to get out of his van and catch a few of the films here.  He has a reviewing style all his own.

Perhaps one of the films from this year’s festival might one day wind up on the list of the most disturbing kid’s movies ever. Or better yet, might be released as a completely unnecessary director’s cut.  Lord knows there WILL be listing.

All that plus, last week’s poll results, The Big Lebowski enters the Matrix, and just how much does it actually cost to run iTunes.  All on Joaquin Phoenix’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

And we end our Facebook discussion with the news that Lady Gaga now has more Facebook fans than any one else in the history of social media.  ( number two?…. John Lithgow’s Friendster account…. interesting fact)

Which came first, the hit or the ad?  We look at the Apple effect, and why artists constantly jockey to be the featured song on Apple’s new ads.  Then we delve into the nebulous world of ambiguous sexuality with a look at the recent tribulations of Justin Bieber, and how they pale in comparison to the tribulations of women with large feet.

All that, plus sex in space, listeners reviews and calls, and why Prince thinks the internet is finished.

iPad’s love to be held too, and this week finds Crashboy enamored of a new magical iPad app that has the nerds pondering where books end and video games begin.

Iceland has had it’s fair share of face time this year, and it looks like they’re going to get a little more, seeing as how they just elected a TV comedian who was a joke candidate.  (His first order of business…. build a Disneyworld at the airport)

And this week we also look at artificial body parts: firstly on Oscar the cat who became the world’s first bionic cat by undergoing successful intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthetics surgery. (say that three times fast)  And secondly on Sarah Palin who seems to have decided there’s a direct correlation between her chances in 2012 and her cup size.

All that, plus, (hopefully)… the death of vajazzling.

Fortunately it’s not all about the battle of the sexes this week.  For example, it seems the display models of iPads are rife with bacteria.  You might not want to touch one.  Lord knows Crashboy doesn’t want to, ever since Art suggested he start playing Angry Birds.  We finally get his review of the game this week, replete with profanity.

Wondered why we had no mention of Star Wars in the last few weeks?  Yeah, neither were we.  But still, we decide to remedy, at least in part, that unfortunate imbalance, by giving props to an amazing video showing what Star Wars would look like if it had been made in 1950.  Then the nerds go bravely into new territory by presenting a dramatic reading from one of the hilarious chats on chitchatwithdave.com

All that, plus the legendary Dr. Demento drops by to talk to the lads, and gives a lesson in what it means to be graceful in the face of a changing world.

The nerds are getting down to business this week.  For example, just how much time and money was lost this week when Google turned it’s homepage into a Pac-Man emulator? More importantly, does anyone care?  If anyone does, it might well be a go getter like Alec Brownstein… the young whippersnapper who landed himself a job by appealing to the hubris of his potential employers.  How did it turn out?  We ask him ourselves!

Business is booming for the info ladies of Bangladesh – those two wheeled mavens of  modern tech who pedal their way through the townships doling out advice on anything from crop diseases to contraception. (two topics related only through alliteration)

Bill Gates used to be in the business of seeing the future (before HE started ridding the world of crop diseases).  So, ten years ago when he made some bold predictions about the future of computers, how well did he do?  The nerds have a look.  For example, did he predict the end of instant messaging?

Plus, the best phony Twitter accounts, William Shatner gives Art a touch of Tourette Syndrome, and how we might be able to tell which space pioneer pleased the ladies more.  Oh, and if you thought vajazzling was gone… think again.

Then, it’s time to scratch our heads at the continuing bad behavior by one of our heretofore fave companies, Apple.  It seems the cops who busted down the door of the lost iPhone blogger were working at Apple’s behest. (In related news, cigarettes cause cancer, and Ricky Martin is gay.)

Following up on last week’s discussion, the nerds look at a site that playfully tells you how crappy your Facebook privacy setting are, and take the social network to task over their pathetic new security features.

And if that wasn’t enough, Art rails yet again about our culture of fear, as Crashboy brings us up to date on how people could actually hack your car. (and why they would even want to)  All that, plus our Geek Dad book winners,  why ICBMs have to fly so damned high, and in a listener suggested vajazzling update, the nerds scale the heights of awkwardness with a discussion of kagel.  All on this week’s edition of Lesser Nerds.

And that’s when things start to get a bit creepy… Crashboy introduces us to the Florida airport security worker who took a riot baton to his co workers after they made fun of his … riot baton.  Then Art takes us into the depths of the interweb to view the dubious offerings at “Crabrevenge“.  And if that wasn’t enough, both the nerds get the willies at the latest offering on ThinkGeek, the “Tell Me Your Secrets” Bear.

To make up for the creepiness, we look at Cupidtino, the new dating site for Mac heads, and marvel at the creator of a YouTube baby announcement video, who somehow managed to sneak away from his video editing software just long enough to create a few kids.

Plus, why you should quit Facebook, real life porn parodies, why Gilligan’s Island may not be as shallow as you thought, and what exactly is the beef train? (no, it’s not that).  All that and more on the official podcast of ROFLCon, Lesser Nerds.

If that tomato is a bunter and not a gasser, you’d be a Harvey not to make it Endsville, Charley

Chances are, you have no idea what the hell that sentence means — Lord knows, we didn’t. Well it’s a good thing you tuned in this week, so you can get up to speed on your Sinatra-speak.  And in honour of the Chairman himself, it’s bad-ass week here high atop the Flimm Building.  Not being particularly bad ass ourselves, we are happy to bask in the glow of others’ bad assery. First, we take a look at a Cambodian man with perhaps the worst job in the world… poking land mines with a stick.  Tell that to the pilots who have to be the first to fly through the Icelandic volcano cloud.

Of course, we all know these are things Chuck Norris does each day before breakfast, right?  Which got the nerds thinking: where exactly did all these Chuck Norris jokes come from?  Was there a starting point for all this craziness?  Well, a few emails and Skype calls later, we got our answer.

( His name is Ian.)

Now that many of us carry the Internet in our pockets, it seems interactions have changed somewhat, no?  We have a look at 10 things the Internet has killed (and five things it hasn’t), as well as the list of acceptable ways to whip out your smart phone in public.  Besides, what exactly are iPhones good for?  After all, people are dropping prototype 4G versions in bars.  Fortunately, Steve Jobs may not be paying too much attention, seeing as how he’s now trying to worm his way in to the concert ticket business.  We look at Apple’s latest move, as well as the questionable reasons CNN decided this week to report on “friends with benefits.”

Plus, defining “erotic capital,” why it’s fashionable to stick wax up your nose, and what John Cleese spent $5000 on this week (it wasn’t a dead parrot).  All that and more, on “Betty White’s favorite podcast” — Lesser Nerds.

And if iPads aren’t up your alley, maybe you’d like to know what former employees of super secretive Area 51 are saying, now that their 50 years of secrecy are up.  Or perhaps you’d like to know the latest disturbing trend in suicide bombing? Hint — if Pamela Anderson is sitting beside you on a plane… be very afraid.

Art was right — it turns out the 3D revolution might just be driven by porn after all.  We look at that, as well as the teenager who got a very public and jaw-dropping revenge on his sister for ratting-out his secret stash of beer.

Plus, Lesser Nerds updates on vajazzling, California’s pot law, and the winners of our Kill Shakespeare contest.  All on this week’s jam packed St. Leocadia edition of Lesser Nerds.

Speaking of greasy salesmen, it turns out companies are bidding on advertising to YOU,.. in real time on the interweb!  Welcome to the brave new world of instant ads…  not quite like it was back in Mad Men times.  Good thing you can now get yourself a genuine limited edition Mad Men doll (Christina Hendricks actual measurements not included)

The Nerds wonder what Google thinks of Apple’s 120,000 iPad preorders. And remember a few weeks back when the nerds had a good chuckle at Amazon’s expense for suggesting Astro Glide lube to shoppers buying bulk communion wafers?  Turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg!

Plus, Ask Art this week poses the age old question,… what’s better – real Star Wars, or Family Guy Star Wars?  The answer might surprise you.  And we give full props to the fine folks at edgypodcastreviews.com, who apparently thought we were kinda keen.  Plus why James Brown’s body is missing… all on the special St. Swithun’s Day edition of Lesser Nerds.

We have a look at some revealing statistics from our old friends at IJustMadeLove.com, telling us that Valentine’s Day is a largely North American phenomenon (using a condom however… not so much).

We also travel back in time to the Victorian era to have a look at the steam powered vibrator! No, we’re not making that up.

Art discovers that “chatroulette” is not in fact a French dish, but rather a place where you can go to “play” with friends online, while Crashboy fills us in on how many oranges it takes to power an Apple.

If you’re singing karaoke in the Philippines, the nerds advise you to stay away from Sinatra.  But if you’re pushing 50 and have an impossibly small waist, the nerds advise you to pursue a career in IT.

And if that wasn’t enough, we get a visit from the founders and brains behind textsfromlastnight.com who drop by the Lesser Nerds studio high atop the Flimm building, despite being hungover from a Valentine’s Day filled with bowling.

All that, plus what Yakov Smirnnoff is up to these days… on our Valentine’s day edition of Lesser Nerds.

There are other more important things to talk about however.

For example, if you had sex in an MRI machine (good luck with that one), what would the scan look like?  You might not want to know.

We also look at the detritus created by 50 years of the space race, and what countries actually have a working satellite pointed at Crashboy’s pants.  (which you can be sure are not on the ground)   Plus, how the Swiss might very well be thieving swine, and why Amazon had kind of a bad week.

Meanwhile, the wussification of chemistry sets is lamented, while we examine exactly why a high school prank caused the bomb squad to descend on a San Diego high school.

We salute the golden anniversary of the laser, which probably wouldn’t have even been invented, if a British politician had any say.

Plus… Crashboy’s keen eye sees what customers who bought bulk communion wafers on Amazon also bought, and Art speculates on the genealogy of Nevada’s first male prostitute.  And a Star Wars and sex update… all on the special St. Abernathy’s Day edition of Lesser Nerds.

For the first, we go to Austria to speak with Gordo and Walter the creators of the Web 2.0 Suicide machine, who give us an update on when and how they’ll break through Facebook’s attempt to block them.

Then Art has a few words for the haters who think it’s pointless telling everyone you’re wearing a leopard skin bra as a way to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Crashboy tells us how to win a fistfight, drive a stick, and a few more of the 50 things everyone should know how to do.

Fortunately “Fight off an attacking shark” is no longer one of them since scientists are now getting sharks to text them when they come too close to shore.

We also discuss the quick appearance and disappearance of the trailer for The A-Team, and why Crashboy spent most of his summers in a rural hippie love cult.  And if you think we made it through an entire episode without linking sex and Star Wars… think again.

Plus, Ask Art, Uncle Leo, and a preview or our upcoming special Live on Location episode!

But in looking for something to live for, we come across the charms of Texas native Kayla Kromer, who drops by the Lesser Nerds studio to discuss exactly what compelled her to build a hamburger bed, a Millennium Falcon bed, and why she may be the only person in North America with a passion for Jar Jar Binks (but Crashboy is too shy to ask her what SHE thinks of the man who does Star Wars body paint – NSFW).

Crashboy tells us why kids today expected more technological advancements by now, while Art tells us why the senior circuit is quite fine with tech today, thank you very much.  Too bad they probably won’t be around to experience the advent of light emitting walls.

And we speculate on exactly what kind of coffin would be suitable for the late great Curtis Allina, inventor of the modern Pez dispenser (and yes, you’ll be able to see the punchline coming down Broadway).

Meanwhile, Crashboy continues to prove himself the brains of the operation by filling us in of what exactly gerontology is, while Art waxes poetic about the new German study declaring staring at breasts is good for you!  Too bad he’s too clueless to know what vaporware is.  The nerds bid adieu to Duke Nukem, who finally bit the dust this year, but declare 2010 the year of the tablet!  We preen at the rather unusual fact that if you google “C3PO fleshlight“, Lessernerds will figure prominently, and in discussing the potential dangers of sex toys, we learn the difference between a “doo doo” and a “hoo haw”.

Finally, the nerds go into the etymological differences between the words “geek” and “nerd”, and in doing so, discover why a psych professor at Bennington is probably both.

The answer was stunningly simple… a clip show!

After all, when people as disparate as Cyprian of IJustMadeLove.com or Tony Dyson, the creator of R2 D2 have dropped by the studio, it’s only right to share them at the end of the year.  2009 also found us talking to twitter sensation Roof Coffee Cup guy, (who almost got arrested for talking to us)  and Professor Jeff Eely who filled us in on the death of pinball.

As if that wasn’t enough, Paul Milo, author of “Your Flying Car Awaits” stopped in to tell us about being a space trucker.

What more could a person ask for this festive holiday season?!

We look at the “Twoddler”, a stunning and promising new technology that will be obsolete by the time you read this. If so, it will join the list of everyday things that have become extinct over the last decade.

Art Carlson confesses his desire to get an ultraviolet tattoo, while Crashboy reciprocates by confessing his crush on the girl who builds Millennium Falcon beds (the show’s not called “Lesser Nerds” for nothing).

We also look at rhinos, cougars and swine flu. Just in time for the holidays!

Crash Boy explains to a very bewildered Art how Apple will use it’s upcoming Tablet to bring back the 70s – vinyl album art and all.

Future humans: we discuss four ways we may – or may not evolve – or devolve: and continue to take potshots at Japanese culture by examining the marriage of a Japanese nerd to his virtual girlfriend.

Crash Boy fills us in on why his Call Of Duty disc is now making a lovely coaster.  And, in an early Christmas act of kindness, we show you why this podcast is your first source for new internet sex fads.

Plus: we find out if driving around with a cuppa joe on your roof is a chick magnet. Roof coffee cup guy pulls over during his morning commute to talk to The Nerds.

I don't really think that Marge is that MILFy.

I don't know if you really want people to learn the language by looking up entries on UrbanDictionary.com

Freerangekids.com points out that there has never been an actual case in the United States of a child being poisoned by Hallowe'en candy.

Life would be better without balls, let's face it. In this week’s episode, the fact that Art’s “not getting any” gives Crashboy a great app idea.  If you’re a sasquatch, you might want to get your partner to switch birth control methods.   Marge Simpson’s Playboy cover…. Run of the MILF?

Hey, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web… if you could go back and do anything differently, what would you change?   (plus while you’re at it, if you could tell Art what the hell a backslash is, that’s be great)

We review “Zombieland.”  Our review goes into depth on the Darwinian nature of mankind with a partial focus on Cartesian Dualism, as well as an overall Keynesian approach to the marketing techniques necessary in a post recession economic entertainment model. Or not.

Your testicles… Are they weighing you down?  Our Ask Art segment answers a few questions that should perhaps have remained unasked.  Plus, the nerds give all worthy praise to George Carlin, who wanted you to know your children are overrated.

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