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Friday IT Fun: Finding the Nerdy Side of Football

By Chris Paoli
01/13/2011

This week's links should appeal to every reader. Unless you don't like football, Jeopardy or the Internet. If that's the case, better luck next week. If you've found something you think other IT pros will appreciate, send an e-mail to [email protected] so we can include it in next week's edition. Also, keep up with us all week long on Twitter.

Norton Anti-Virus Online University Bowl (TBS.com) – The game still left a lot of unanswered questions to who is the best. Skip to 8:32 for the video. Or don't. Conan is funny, even when he's not talking about virus protection.
Jeopardy Computer will Destroy Us All (YouTube) – The line has been drawn in the sand. The machines have chosen their arena to battle man... Trivia.
If All Movies Had the Internet (FunnyorDie.com) – If all movies had the Internet, the top horror cliché would become the helpless girl tripping and falling on the cable modem cord.
Marshawn Lynch Used a Cheat Code (YouTube.com) – The funny thing is I actually thought of a Tecmo Bowl when I originally saw his run. But I didn't think of this.

About the Author

Chris Paoli (@ChrisPaoli5) is the associate editor for Converge360.

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