Today on The Daily What Geek: The Emmy nominations are out

Elsewhere on the Internets: 

• Seriously: George Zimmerman claims Trayvon Martin's death was "God's plan"
• Trending: People stealing giant Hasselhoff cutouts from a chain convenience stores
• Unfortunate: An Olympic torchbearer's misspelled commemorative tattoo
• Nailed: Capitol One, for preying on consumers, to the tune of $210 million

Lunchtime Lady: Chanele Wilcott Lunchtime Leisure: Oswald the Elephant (via) Lunchtime List: 10 Famous Roles Almost Played By Bill Murray

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Today on The Daily What Geek: New web series Written By Kids, featuring Joss Whedon

Elsewhere on the Internets:

• Suspended: Comments on Rotten Tomatoes, because Batman fans were being d*cks
• Saved: A litter of stray kittens in Brazil, by a dog who'd once lived on the streets himself
• Arrested: An alleged former Nazi, at the age of 97

Lunchtime Leisure: Eat Your Dinner (via) Lunchtime Lady: Elaina Christina Lunchtime List: 10 Toys From The '90s That Are Making A Comeback

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Today on The Daily What Geek: The evolution of PC games

Elsewhere on the Internets:

• Busted: A lettuce-stomping Burger King employee, by 4chan
• Upheld: The Boy Scouts' ban on openly gay troup leaders and scouts
• Frisked: The man with the world's largest p*nis, by the TSA
• Signed: Johnny Depp, for Wes Anderson's next movie
• Awesome: An NYC bus driver, who caught a 7-year-old girl who fell from three stories up
• Clarified: Louis C.K.'s support for Daniel Tosh in the aftermath of his rape joke
• Richer: Canadians, than Americans, for the first time in ages

Lunchtime Learning: Where Do Seedless Watermelons Come From? Lunchtime Leisure: Heroes Rise (via) Lunchtime List: The 10 Greatest Young Adult Series Of All Time

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Today on The Daily What Geek: Darth Vader interviews himself... as a child.

Elsewhere on the Internets:

• Arrested: At least 12, after a drunken river rafting adventure devolved into a drunken brawl
• Greeted: Hillary Clinton, with shouts of "Monica, Monica!" upon appearing in Egypt
• Denied: A Comic Con fan, by Michelle Rodriguez, when he propositioned her at a fan panel
• Deceased: Donald J. Sobol, the author who created Encyclopedia Brown
• Required: Masturbation, discussion of past sexual abuse, to pass "human sexuality" class at Western Nevada College
• Amazing: A coffee ad from 1652, which claims that drinking the brew doesn't make you poop

Lunchtime Learning: 10 Ways You Can Use Your Smartphone For Science Lunchtime Leisure: Didi's Adventure (via) Lunchtime List: The Most Awesome Cats In Art History

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Today on The Daily What Geek: All the latest from Comic Con

Elsewhere on the Internets:

• Banned: Politicians, from speaking at this year's 9/11 memorial ceremony
• Happening: The long-rumored Twins sequel, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Increasing: Plastic surgeries, in the age of social networking
• Protested: A ban on outdoor grilling, in a suburb of Pittsburgh
• Horrific: A University of Washington student's suicide, over chronic blushing
• Engineered: A non-browning apple, currently under review
• Debated: Whether David Letterman spoiled the ending of The Dark Knight Rises

Lunchtime Learning: Why Does Getting Hit In The Testicles Hurt So Much? Lunchtime Leisure: Perspective (via) Lunchtime List: The 35 Best Tumblr Pics From 1990

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Today on The Daily What Geek: All the latest from Comic Con

Elsewhere on the Internets:

• Investigated: The psychology of Bronies
• Awesome: AMC will stream Breaking Bad online for free for Dish customers
• Predictable: A South Carolina funeral home has added a Starbucks
• Fitting: Christian Bale and Nicholas Cage will play Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
• Controversial: GM's new "love it or return it" offer
• Accused: Romney, of getting booed on purpose in NAACP speech, "to appeal to white racists"

Lunchtime Learning: How One Dad Got Lawn Darts Banned Lunchtime Leisure: TRI (via) Lunchtime List:  The 20 Best Arrested Development Recurring Jokes And Inside Gags

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Today on The Daily What Geek: The new Marvel box set will blow your mind

Elsewhere on the Internets: 

• Linked: DNA at an Occupy Wall Street protest, to a 2004 unsolved murder
• Released: One of 169 Guantanamo Bay detainees
• Apologetic: Daniel Tosh, after he was criticized for saying that all rape jokes are funny
• At War: Old Spice and Taco Bell, over "fire sauce"
• Finally: The MLB stadium guide to craft beer
• Named: A new language, after Stephen Colbert
• Controversial: California's high-speed rail plan

Lunchtime Learning: A Brief History Of The Wife-Carrying World Championships Lunchtime Leisure: Lee Lee's Quest 2 (via) Lunchtime List: The Creepiest Twins On Film

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