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10 Coolest Science Fiction Planets
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Earth Day is a holiday where we’ll all be thinking about what we can do for our little rocky ball three spots out from a medium sized yellow star. Now, we don’t want to steal any of our dear old Earth’s thunder, but there are a number of other planets we think are deserving of recognition.
Certainly Mogo, the sentient planet Green Lantern, has done his share to keep peace in the galaxy. Unicron, too, deserves recognition as a world devouring embodyment of chaos. So we have complied a Power Grid list of the 10 Greatest Non-Earth Planets to grace the canon of Science Fiction.
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Unicron
Unicron is the dark god of the Transformer's universe . In order to contain Unicron's evil, his brother Primus trapped them both in the form of metallic planets. Primus became the... Read on...
#4
Mogo
We have Alan Moore to thank for Mogo , the sentient planet and member of the Green Lantern Corp . Frequently referred to as "he" despite lacking a gender, Mogo is one of the most solitary of the... Read on...
#3
Tralfamadore
Billy Pilgrim , a World War II veteran who claims to have been abducted by Tralfalmadorians in order to be put on display in their interplanetary zoo in Slaughterhouse-Five , has this to say about... Read on...
Omicron Persei 8 is home to Futurama 's Omicronians, ruled by Emperor Lrrr and Empress Ndnd. The Omicronians have a history of invading earth, sometimes for good reasons (like when we turned their... Read on...
#1
Kashyyyk
Kashyyyk , the home of the formidable Wookie race, is a lush rainforest planet furnished here and there with the occasional swamp or coastal region. Most of the civilized life on the planet lived... Read on...
BACKThe Unintentional Hilarity of Twitter Spam Bots
Back Alley Internet is a recurring column in which we explore some of the weirder corners of the Internet and see what we can drudge up for your amusement and education. This week: We study the legions of Twitter bots that trawl the trending topics and spit out some unintentionally hilarious tweets.
Tweetosystem
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Eric Limer
You have to tew two tutus?! I have to tew two tutus too!
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Max
The Pizza and Pasta Foundation supports the federal SAUCE act. Ask your congressman to put some SAUCE on it!
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Eric Limer
I like how if you make a mistake typing a popular URL, invariably the site you find is all "YOU'RE WINNER!" It's uplifting for a second.
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Max
Spam for work involves a false teeth supplier and someone looking to buy magnetic plates.
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Eric Limer
So that improv show was definitely a good idea. Ben Schwartz, Zach Woods, Justin Long, AND Adam Scott. #EverythingWentBetterThanExpected
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Max
Got a lot crossed off my to-do list tonight, and I'm starting to feel significantly less freaked about about, well, life.
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Eric Limer
I need trephination like I need a hole in the head.
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Max
AIM CHAT: I like you, too. *belushis*
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Eric Limer
Listening to Call Me Maybe and cropping screengrabs of Twitter bots. It's times like this that I really love my job.
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James Plafke
Popular rapper Ladies Love Removed Eyes.
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Eric Limer
I am genuinely enjoying using So.cl to make weird picture mash-ups. I just made a collage of becks. http://t.co/ulGbDbwn
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Eric Limer
This Facebook IPO coverage needs to stop cuz I'm seriously sick of seeing Zuckerberg staring creepily at me from the top of every story.
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Max
Put on your poodle skirts and choose your favorite syrup because we're gonna have a sock-hop at the iHop.
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James Plafke
I just threatened my mom to email me something by telling her I'd discuss with her all the lady celebrities I'd have sex with.
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Max
New Hallmark Card: "I held an extended conversation with you without being able to remember your name" Inside: "I'm sorry."
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Eric Limer
To any of you bros who might like to ice me, I encourage you to act on that urge, bro.
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Eric Limer
If anyone is looking for some totally garbled, nigh-incomprehensible ad copy, I'm your man.
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Eric Limer
What? None of my Facebook friends are on So.cl? How can this be?!
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Eric Limer
"Does this mustache look creepy? Experts are blind; can't tell."
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Rollin Bishop
Lin Beifong is suddenly one of the best things about Legend of Korra.
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