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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

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Bodum FYRKAT Mini Charcoal Grill

Even if you've made a serious investment in a state of the art grill for your deck, you'd be wise to get something a bit more portable for pop-up excursions. If you're going this route, might as well spend your money on something as sharp as it is functional. The…

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Chalkboard Weekly Calendar Decal

Instead of going through calendar after calendar and wasting all that money, consider organizing your week with this Chalkboard Weekly Calendar Decal Set. These wall stickers will help you get your shit done week-after-week and you won't have to worry about dropping money on a new calendar every December. The…

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1964/5 Volkswagen Pick-Up With Porsche Formula V

You ever open a fortune cookie to find that you actually got TWO fortunes inside!? It's like you hit the freaking lottery. That incredible two-for-one feeling is exactly what you'll get here, only magnified times a billion. The restored 1964/5 Volkswagen Pick-Up comes complete with a wonderful surprise waiting on…

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BUILD Modular Shelving

According to something we read recently, the most requested service from the popular gofer/assistant/helper site Task Rabbit is the assembly of IKEA furniture. This is relevant because IKEA furniture sucks. You save on cost, but assembly sucks, moving it is the same as breaking it and the instructions are written…

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GWAR-B-Q Brew

The latest band/beer collaboration comes courtesy of the evil geniuses in GWAR. Unlike a lot of other artists, however, the over-the-top metal band partnered up with a seriously awesome brewery and another seriously awesome brewer. GWAR-B-Q Brew is a collaboration between Rob Chalmers, GWAR, and Cigar City Brewing - who…

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