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Gameboy Bricks Are What They Sound Like

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Some guy in the Netherlands is making Gameboy shaped bricks. They're bricks that look like Gameboys but can't play Tetris. He's charging €31.30 (~$46) per brick with worldwide shipping included. $46!? You could pave your sidewalk with real Gameboys for cheaper. There's a picture of some glazed ones after the jump, but he doesn't sell them that way -- you have to do it yourself. Just make sure to not to drink any of the glaze if it's lead-based. I know what you're thinking -- who the hell would drink glaze anyways? And the answer to that, my friends, is me.

A picture of some glazed ones, along with a Gameboy sidwalk, after the jump.

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Thanks to Fez and Sword, which is the way I dress for battle as well, for the tip.

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