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July 16th 2014

Cowabunga! 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

In celebration of our fab new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Shirts and in anticipation of the release of the brand new reboot film which hits our shores on 17th October we are dedicating this blog post to Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello.  I am proud to present to you 10 things you (probably) didn't know about everyone's favourite ass-kicking reptiles.

1. The turtles started life as a brainstorming session between friends Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman in 1983, they found the idea of a slow, cold-blooded reptile with the speed and grace of a Japanese ninja very funny and the concept grew from there.  Using money from a tax refund and borrowing from Kevin's uncle they formed Mirage Studios and self published the very first issue of the Turtles comic.  From humble beginnings...

2. This original comic series was actually pretty adult, the turtles would slash and stab their enemies with their weapons and they even killed off Shredder in the first issue!  They even liked to drink a spot of booze and throw around a swear word or two, but then don't we all!  Shredder was brought back to life in 1987 when he became the Turtle's arch nemesis.

3. Shredder was inspired by Kevin Eastmen seeing a large cheese grater and inquiring "Can you imagine a character with weapons on his arms like this?"

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July 18th 2014

The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 108

Eddie Munster! It is the weekend!

So a brightly decorated corner of a of family living room, on top a three legged table, inside a neon lit gold fish bowl. Let us be your over active often forgetful pet goldfish while we merrily swim about in circles of retro movie mayhem. We'll hide in our underwater castle of cinematic greatness, before we end up on our back forever destined to be flushed away into the great abyss of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 19th JULY

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) ITV London 3:15pm-5:00pm (1 hour 45 minutes)

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July 17th 2014

Our Top Funny Tees That'll Have You in Stitches!

Always up for a giggle, we've been busy little Bees this year collecting some of our favourite Funny T-Shirts from all our our bright and colourful sources, just in time for you all you guys and gals to snap up and start spreading some fun in the Sun!

To help give you guys a little heads up to some of our top tees that are sure to put a smile on your face, we thought we would put together a little list of our favourite designs that have been inspired by some of the most iconic movies, TV shows and personalities ever!

Take peep and try not to smile....we dare you :)

Maroon Vader Stormtrooper Selfie Star Wars T-Shirt from Chunk

Everyone's at it! The Selfie has taken the galaxy by storm and Darth and the Troopers have joined in on the craze as you can see on this fab new design from Chunk Clothing!

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July 11th 2014

The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 107

Cinnamon bagels! Is it the weekend?

So on a blistering hot sunny afternoon tucked away in the rear of a bustling garden party as youngsters run a muck with water pistols and elders fall foul of drunken shenanigans let us be your ever so manly expert at everything Barbeque Chef as we light our coals with retro movie magic, we'll cook until tastefully charcoaled mouthfuls of cinematic classics before we fall into a deep meat coma of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 12th JULY

Beethoven (1991) ITV2 2:40pm-4:25pm (1 hour 45 minutes)

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July 12th 2014

Our Top Uses of The Batman Logo...

All of you eager-eyed shoppers out there may have spotted at TruffleShuffle.com has gone totally Superhero mad this week! We've just released out simply HUGE collection of Marvel accessories including mugs, bags, belts, notepads, money banks and more! Phew!

With such a super amount of of superhero gifts going up, our minds have been swimming with all of the classic logos which has made us spot some amazing uses for some of the mo iconic designs in the hero world.

Take a look at some of our Our Top Uses of The classic Batman Logo....

Bat-Shelf

Bat-beard

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