A Very Nerdy Cracked Round Up

We're really letting our geek flag fly this week with an article about historical figures, one about video games and another about comic book movies. For those of you keeping track at home, (Mom?), this triumvirate of dorky content is known as the Nerd Trifecta and puts us in the running for the position of Exalted Mayor of Wuss Mountain. Make sure you vote.

If any of you readers out there had visions of the Cracked staff as tanned, athletic, steak-chomping mountain climbers, (though, at this point, how could you?), we're very sorry to burst that bubble with a week that's just full of nerd-friendly comedy.

JUMBO PIMP!

The 5 Pimpingest Historical Figures Who cares which historical figure can be considered the greatest leader of all time? We want to know which one would be most likely to make an iced-out cameo in a Snoop Dogg video. We're talking about pimping, here, folks.

Notable Comment: Many of the posters felt this article could have easily been a "10 list" and as evidence of both this claim, as well as our suspicion that no one actually reads these articles, suggestions included Oscar Wilde, Hitler, and Lando Calrissian.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

6 Singers Who Are Mistaken About Their Raw Sexuality Is Maroon 5's Adam Levine a modern sex symbol or does he look, (at best) interesting looking and, (at worst), kind of like a lizard/lesbian hybrid? You decide! (Actually, we already decided. He's totally the "Lizbian.")

Notable Comment: Thickener makes the bold claim that Beyonce isn't attractive and that Jay-Z's music is "stupid." We have never more passionately disagreed with any one comment in the history of this site, and we'd like to make it clear that the thoughts/opinions of posters, (especially Tthickener), do not represent those of the Cracked editorial staff. If Beyonce wanted to further discuss this matter over dinner or, perhaps, some light boning, or if Mr. Z would like to give Cracked a special shout out on his next album to let us know that we're all cool, we would totally be open to that.

WE SUCK AT NINTENDO!

The 10 Most Irritatingly Impossible Old School Video Games Remember the good old days? Playing games like Mike Tyson's Punch- Out, where you worked your way up fighting increasingly difficult opponents and wasting your entire god damn Saturday, (possibly your entire god damn childhood), only to lose to Tyson and collapse into a puddle of embarrassment and urine? Do you remember those fucking days? What kind of life was that?

Notable Comment: The comments section erupted into an enormous list of additional similarly impossible children's video games. In retrospect, it was really tough growing up knowing that no matter how hard you tried, you would inevitably lose, in some cases, to Mike Tyson but also, on occasion, as a Battletoad.

THE WORST OF THE WORST!

The 8 Most Cringe-Worthy Comic Book Movie Moments Who would have thought a movie about a bunch of giant turtle monsters would have just one moment that stood out as too ridiculous? Not Vanilla Ice's agent, that's for damn sure.

Notable Comment: CT wonders, "Um, has anyone mentioned Spider- Man 3. Emo Peter Parker!" What? Yes, we did. We mentioned Spider-Man 3 and even used the word "Emo" when describing Parker. In the list you're commenting on. We're baffled.

SPORTS MOVIES WORTH DISOWNING A FRIEND OVER!

The 5 Least Manly Sports Movies [A short play based on what we presume took place in the editing room for Field of Dreams] Director: You know, I could really use a few more close ups of Kevin Costner's bland, emotionless face. Screenwriter: I'd like some more exposition about land foreclosures, too. I have a ton of beautiful, additional dialogue about the delicate inner workings of banks and land acquisition, but nowhere to stick it. Director: Let's... let's cut out all this shit about baseball. [Curtain]

Notable Comment: Howabominable points out that Kevin Costner "could be replaced by a mannequin and a voice actor and his movies would improve tenfold." Honestly, that really sounds like a terrific sports movie franchise in the spirit of Air Bud. Think about it. A mannequin as a catcher. A fucking mannequin! You're not gonna knock him down, and there's no rule that says a mannequin can't play ball. Are you listening, Mr. Costner? Because MLB: Mannequin League Baseball just may be the only good baseball movie you'll ever make.

VIDEO!

A Brief History of the Sitcom Go from racial intolerance to Fonzie and all the way back to racism in about three and a half minutes!

NEWS!

The News on Cracked Anchorman Lex Friedman interviews Bill Clinton, makes you think about him sexually (as if you weren't already), and brings you the week in douchebaggery. It's all the news you'll ever need, assuming you only need to know the ten stories that are easiest to make dick jokes about each day.

12.6.07:

"This is the worst party ever, I thought we'd be eating off naked whores."
by NeoRudeboy

Editor's pick:

Long-distance food fights was an intergral part of the Chinese army's training. Private Tuong carefully loaded his weapon. .
by Grunt

12.5.07:

"Bachelor number two: If I was a small, South American country, what would you do?"
by AceJustice

Editor's pick:

"We understand that, Mr. Bond. But which one of us is the real Colonel Nguyen?"
by MyersGuy

12.4.07:

"I don't like you, McClucken. You're a loose cannon, and you give the force a bad name. But, dammit, you get results."
by Stretch

Editor's pick:

"Look! It's a chicken!"
by borrett71

12.3.07:

LakeON, apply directly to the forhead!
by Technohawk

Editor's pick:

Unfortunately, the zombie could swim, too.
by alexthehoopy

12.2.07:

"Ha! My costume is sure to win most original this year! No one could possibly...

...DAMNIT!"
by planB

Editor's pick:

Nothing says "Army espionage" like dressing as a bear that's on fire.
by AbombNation

12.1.07:

Karl and Jerry had real talent in the machine shop... unfortunately, they only used this latest invention to get drunk, knock the masts off of sailboats and then yell "Good luck, fuckers" at the stunned occupants as they sped away.
by pizzamogul

Editor's pick:

When the giant robot war-spider orders waterskis, you damn well better have waterskis.
by LordJirom

11.30.07:

To their misfortune, the balloon is actually powered by the phrase "Oh, shit! Shit shit shit shit shit!!"
by AbombNation

Editor's pick:

Tom knew there were easier ways to get his T-shirt off but he just couldnt think of any at the moment
by Worzel