Just started watching this new show from BBC called "The IT Crowd." Netflix recommended it, and I'm always for a tragically geeky comedy. Fricken awesome. If you often get stuck fixing your friends computers, have a hot shop job doing IT, or make monthly visits to fix your mom's Acer, this show will rock. Take a look at this screenshot: highlighted are:

1. Camel Poster? Looks like from an O'Reilly Book. And every geek knows O'Reilly is the word of God.
2. Stupid Magnets. Even geeks fall prey to motivational magnets, most of the time they are motivating because they promote Viagara, Pain Pills, or something angsty and bitter.
3. Archaic Microsoft Software Reference Guide - It really took a book that thick to just get though half of the shit crammed into Windows 95. They make good bookends nowadays.
4. Lava Lamp. So I have a USB radioactive glowing sheep, but face it: geeks love things that light up.
5. Flying Spaghetti Monster. A Farce that went to far, if you don't know what a pastafarian is, you should probably google that.And last but not least...
6. VINYL!!! - Mad'ls to be exact. Whether wacky toys, expensive vinyl toys (guilty!!), or some beat up G.I. Joes, geeks are kids are heart... and in mind... And in humor.

And if this doesn't convince you of the awesomeness of this show... it was created by the same guy who did The Office (BBC thank you).

Urban vinyl, designer toys, upscale toys, collector figurines... no matter what you call them, these are NOT the toys you buy at Walmart. The BBC has an ongoing series called "Japaorama" where they focus on parts of the Japanese culture... a segment on urban vinyl was bound to happen. If you are still wondering why I collect these things, the clip below sums it up nicely. Via ToyBot Studios