The Invader Scarf: too geek for chic

You can't get much dorkier than a) knitting or b) reminiscing about your misspent youth jerking the stick with Space Invaders. Combine the two, however, and you'll be the most fashionable kid at Legoland. Add a random sampling of mystery QR codes and Mister Green Jeans himself will be asking you for couture tips. Best get your order for the $66 Invader Scarf in soon though, Lendorff Kaywa is only knitting 500.

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[Sammybeany @ Dec 20th 2007 7:50AM]

Jerking the stick, eh? Wow.

[Richard @ Dec 20th 2007 2:24PM]

Get used to it. Ricker loves to use the dirty homoerotic talk in his posts.

"In stock and ready for delivery by that chubby man who's fond of children."
"Jerking the stick..."
"Hike up that skirt boy, Asus' is hoping for a diddle of your effeminate side... (y)ay, clap clap, bounce bounce."

He tries too hard to be funny every single post, and when he can't be witty, he resorts to this kind of crap. Every now and then he's funny; but not this time.

[JB @ Dec 20th 2007 3:20PM]

The original Space Invaders arcade machine had no stick. You must have been playing with your buttons.

[Byzil Mystwing @ Dec 20th 2007 7:59AM]

I would like it better if it had the little PC ship at the bottom or something

[Flashpoint @ Dec 20th 2007 8:00AM]

If I was Microsoft, I'd be producing lots of gaming clothing like this.

I bet you I could sell a Gears of War Leather Jacket with a big image of each character on the back of it for $300 (I had T-shirts made with "Cole Train" and Marcus Pheonix for $20 each)

Or a Master Chief Leather Jacket.

Or a CRYSIS leather jacket.

[Andrew @ Dec 20th 2007 10:52AM]

You'd.....actually....wear this? This scarf is halfway fashionable, with the high contrast pattern and wintery colors. These jackets you describe are just...eh...tacky.

[Andrew @ Dec 20th 2007 11:11AM]

Hah now I remember where I remember your name from. You're that douche that went way off topic about the HID lights by bragging about a BMW-superior Mercedes Benz S-class. If you're into those gay leather jackets, something tells me you don't drive an S-class.

[brian @ Dec 20th 2007 2:35PM]

A master chief leather jacket sounds a little gay. Although not as gay as a master chief leather G-string, now thats gay and uncomfortable (its starting to chafe a little bit)

[Mike @ Dec 20th 2007 8:08AM]

at otakon 2006, someone bought my Doom II pre-release baseball cap for $75...

[Froggy @ Dec 20th 2007 8:05AM]

forget that. what i need is the design, I'll have my mother in law make on for me for free... :D

[Froggy @ Dec 20th 2007 8:07AM]

no one should point fingers. especially after. eeewwwwwwww

[Wwhat @ Dec 20th 2007 8:12AM]

I like how they went the extra mile for the picture with the hiring of a girl and using a studio and such.

[StrangeBum @ Dec 20th 2007 8:16AM]

I kind of like the scarf. I don't really wear scarves, seeing as how it doesn't get near cold enough in Arizona to constitute one. However, it's still sort of cool.

Also, I like the new comments look guys! Very geek chic in of itself.

[Lee @ Dec 20th 2007 8:26AM]

At £32 + shipping for the scarf i think i'll give it a miss. Space Invaders or not $70 is a bit steep !

[Alex @ Dec 20th 2007 8:40AM]

Knitting is geeky? Cool, one more notch on my geek holster then.

[Eric J. @ Dec 20th 2007 9:39AM]

Hate to get geekier than thou, (no I don't) but wasn't the original Space Invaders all buttons, not joystick?

[Alan Strangis @ Dec 20th 2007 12:58PM]

LOL! That's the first thing I noticed in the article too! Voted up!

[Thomas Ricker @ Dec 20th 2007 1:04PM]

Not in Japan (or on Atari)!

Thomas

[lance-o-matic @ Dec 20th 2007 9:51AM]

Ahahaha..
The QR barcode reads

"insert coin for extra Life"

[silverblackvoid @ Dec 20th 2007 10:42AM]

:-)

[silverblackvoid @ Dec 20th 2007 10:43AM]

(insert your witty scarf joke here)

[Kat @ Dec 20th 2007 11:00AM]

Knitty.com has a pattern for space invaders socks, and a pattern for a binary scarf. I take offense to the notion that knitting is geeky.

[Andrew @ Dec 20th 2007 11:18AM]

Flashpoint: That's cute, you're like 12.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 20th 2007 11:13AM]

"douche" is a word that describes a device for a part of a woman's body that YOU WILL NEVER SEE.

[Bombaclaat @ Dec 20th 2007 11:45AM]

I'll take 2

[melloncollie @ Dec 20th 2007 12:23PM]

I want one. It'd go nice along-side my 8-bit tie.

[jncojoke @ Dec 20th 2007 4:11PM]

the image is probably for looking up info about the company that made the scarf those codes are really big over here for doing cell phone check outs in stores and automatically mapping the address to a store, i think the scarf is cool

[Nik @ Dec 20th 2007 4:47PM]

The code says "Insert coin for extra life" :)

[Jim @ Dec 21st 2007 3:09AM]

And the one on the back says "Game Over!"

[Lemmy @ Dec 21st 2007 6:22AM]

Umh... am I the only one to think that this is merely a badly designed copycat attempt at the space invaders scarves over at http://www.b2d4.com?