The weird, wonderful world of Nerf

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Nerf is one of those brands that inspires deep, almost mystical loyalty. I hadn’t thought about Nerf in a long time, but this morning I stumbled upon a Fark.com Nerf Photoshop contest, and it brought back indelible memories of improbable reverse layups, sweet bank shots and ill-advised dunks made in bedroom Nerf basketball championships circa 1982. It made me want to find the latest in Nerf news and post it here on the blog. So here goes.

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