Let Google Big Data Help With Super Bowl Recipe Ideas
This week Google presented a fun list of the most-Googled snack ideas this past week, divided by state. We GeekMoms had some opinions about some of the search results.
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Super Bowl Ads Get Nerdy With Aliens, Scott Baio, and Avocados
This Super Bowl 50 ad brings together aliens, avocados, and Scott Baio to convince you to have a bowl of guacamole ready for the big game.
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Pokémon Super Bowl Commercial Wants You to Be the Very Best
If you’re the kind of person who watches the Super Bowl for the commercials, then enjoy the following early look at the upcoming #Pokémon20 spot from next month’s big game.
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Dadvertising: Super Bowl Recap
Last week I complained about the Similac ad that pulled a bait-and-switch on dads: “Hey, we’re all parents here! … And by parents, we mean moms.” But there were a couple of dad-centric ads this year during the Super Bowl, and for once dads weren’t portrayed as bumbling idiots. (Baby steps!)
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How Much Action Will There Really Be in the Super Bowl Today?
We step into the Wayback Machine to rekindle this post that asks how much action is there really in an NFL game?
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Are You Ready for Some Football? There’s An App for That
GeekMom Rachel shares Let’s Play Football with her son, and learns a little something in the process.
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This GeekMom Loves Football
The Super Bowl is on the horizon. Are you a crazy football fan? Find out how GeekMom writer Judy became one.
Continue ReadingWhy Football Is a Geeky Game (With the Super Bowl as an Example)
Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh proved he was a geek by taking a safety in the closing seconds of the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Continue ReadingA Picture for Superb Owl Sunday (GeekDad PotD)
It’s the day when Americans honor the majestic owl by playing a slightly popular televised football game.
Continue Reading10 Things to Do This Super Bowl Sunday
We’re sure there are plenty of geeks who love football, especially the fans of the respective teams taking part. However, geeks are also smart enough to take advantage of the fact that while the rest of the country is watching …
Continue ReadingSecond Screen Experience for the Super Bowl Commercials
As everyone in the entire world is aware, the Super Bowl is here! For about half of the viewers out there, that means it is time for the new commercials. I know the folks in my house do not take …
Continue ReadingCounterpoint: Why the New Star Wars Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad Is NOT a Travesty
It might not always be clear to our readers, but GeekDad’s writers don’t always agree on everything. So, in the interest of demonstrating that, I feel I must comment on Ethan Gilsdorf’s post from this morning about the new Star Wars …
Continue ReadingLucas Oil Stadium Built Out of Lego!
Whether you care about the Big Game this weekend or not, you’ve got to appreciate the work that went into this massive Lego replica of Lucas Oil Stadium. Its creator, a mechanical engineer named Brian Alano, started building the stadium about the same time they were breaking ground on the full- sized model, three years […]
Continue Reading10 Things to Do This Super Bowl Sunday
We admit it’s something of a stereotype that geeks are less likely to be watching the Super Bowl this weekend. We’re sure there are plenty of geeks who love football, especially the fans of the respective teams taking part. However, …
Continue ReadingThis Year’s Super Bowl Stadium, Built From Lego
If you’re in Indianapolis for the weekend’s big game, stop by the JW Marriott. There you can find a replica of Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Super Bowl is being held. The model, created by Brian Alano of Bloomington, Indiana, …
Continue Reading“The Dog Strikes Back” in New Volkswagen Star Wars Super Bowl Ad
Remember last Super Bowl’s awesome Volkswagen Passat commercial with the little kid dressed as Darth Vader? Well, they’ve managed to put together a very worthy successor to it, this time for the Beetle. Be sure to watch all the way …
Continue ReadingThe Top 10 Lessons We Learned From Super Bowl XLIV’s Ads
If the numbers are true, 106.5 million people in the U.S. watched Super Bowl XLIV this past Sunday, making it the most-watched program in American history. It stands to reason, therefore, that a lot of geeks were among the audience: …
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