Favor Ideas for a Geeky Wedding? 173
Rachel Grey asks: "I'm getting married in September to a fellow geek (in the MIT chapel, no less), and we're trying to find geeky wedding favors to give at the reception. Ideally these would cost $4 or less and would provide some instant fun for the guests, so that it doesn't matter if they actually take them home. Some good ideas we've had so far are tangrams (available in bulk for a little under $1/set) and micro Hoberman spheres ($4 apiece). Any more ideas?"
Manual Dexterity Tests? If that doesn't work... (Score:3, Funny)
I've been watching too much Futurama lately...
Re:How geeky? (Score:5, Funny)
Is the wedding night going to be webcast?
My Big Fat Geek Wedding (Score:4, Funny)
We geeks need to do more procreating or we'll just die out!!!
Re:How geeky? (Score:3, Funny)
Ooh, ooh... I know; a wedding cake.
:-)
Re:A Contrarian Suggestion (Score:2, Funny)
Where can I get free Italians for my wedding?
*snicker*
not that much.. (Score:4, Funny)
wedding customized... (Score:5, Funny)
Ideally these would cost $4 or less and would provide some instant fun for the guests, so that it doesn't matter if they actually take them home.
i'm sure you could get these for under $4 a piece...and hey, the reception could definetly become "instant fun" if people start using them!
My Big Fat Geek Wedding? (Score:2, Funny)
Seriously, though, I thought of those little XXX In a Box things that they sell at the checkout registers in bookstores. Like Zen Garden in a Box, and so on. I'm not sure if you could get them for your target price, but they would make cool favors. You could pick one that you like, or get a variety. They might be cheaper if you could get them in bulk.
You could try these:
Desk Toys [yahoo.com]
Mini Kits [runningpress.com] - this appears to be the original source for the kits.
Congratulations and good luck with your wedding!
Re:Other kinds of party favours... (Score:3, Funny)
This is Slashdot. The answer is "And that goes double if you're talkin' about the funky blue ultra-bright LED kind."
Re:duct tape? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry dear, I didn't realise what my geek friends would do with that much duct tape. We can try apologising to your brides maids again, can't we? I know those photos didn't make it too far on the internet, the link just got posted to a little visited site called slashdot. I'm sure those photos will never again surface to embarass your best friend. But you have to admit, they were right about being able to duct tape your father to the ceiling and the sticky would hold him in place. Honey, please tell me you are going to use that carving knife to cut me loose from all this duct tape, right? Please!
Some day we'll all look back on this wedding, laugh nervously and change the subject.
the AC
Hershey's Kisses ... (Score:3, Funny)
I myself had one in my pocket and gave it to my bride. Definitely confused her.
Re:Silly Putty (Score:2, Funny)
Dunno about you, but all I use it for is sshing into my home machine when I'm stuck on a 'doze box.
Re:Bleah... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:How geeky? (Score:3, Funny)
Yo DO know that's how geeks orgasm, don't you?
AOL CD's (Score:2, Funny)