The Week in Gay Geek: You Don't Know Jack, J. Bone, Death Note and more

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on October 19, 2007

Sadly, Question Four no longer cares:
If you were a gaymer in the late 90s, you probably remember You Don't Know Jack, which was like having a game show on your computer. Jack came with a snarky host who'd insult your wrong answers as well as memorable bumpers preceding each question -- like the saccharine jingle that announced Question Four as "The Question that cares".
The game faded after a brief moment of near-ubiquity, but a new web version of You Don't Know Jack is here. A new "Dis or Dat" round debuts every day. See if you can identify the openly gay celebrities in "It's fun to stay at the I-R-A-N" or separate the insults Donald Trump threw at Rosie O'Donnell from ones Hugo Chavez made about the President in "Everything's Not Rosie".

There are some obvious, bawdy puns I'm resisting, right now::
Out comic artist J. Bone has posted the Batman and Robin parody he did for the superhero romance anthology comic Love in Tights, "Fruit-Bat and Swallow: All that Glitters" I've been a fan of Bone's work since I first saw an Elasti-Girl sketch he did, but I admit I was a tad annoyed that the first gay-themed story in Love in Tights was so full of sexual innuendos.

Yes, I am that much of a nerd:
Ever dream of working the reference desk at the library? Then check out "I'll Get It", a game where you have to help library patrons help find the answer to their questions. You mean it's just me?

Building blocks of geekery:
Over at AfterEllen.com, our sister site, nogal4u takes a look at the fun world of customized Lego figures. Be sure to check out the hilarious clip Monty Python and The Holy Grail re-made with Lego. Because I am a total nerd, Lego always makes me think of how I learned the phrase"man hours" at a traveling exhibit of Lego sculptures at a major department store.

Link of the Week:
Since one of my favorite comics makes its anime debut on Adult Swim this weekend, (please be good, please be good) check out some Death Note 'shipper comics. I have to admit the idea of Near having a snuggle pillow with L's image printed on it is as cute as it is creepy.