September 29, 2007

Dice stacking: I'd love to see this in person

What I love about this is how casual the guy looks the whole time:

From Boing Boing.

Sep 29, 2007 8:17:02 PM | I can't believe what I just saw, YouTube

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ucle michael

no Yahtzee with this guy for me!

Posted by: ucle michael | September 30, 2007 at 09:01 AM

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