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10 Greatest Geeky Mothers
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In honor of Mothers' Day, we're featuring ten of the best mothers from the geeky canon. Not all motherhoods are created equally — so much like divers, we’re taking into account both degree of difficulty and level of success.
Not that any of the have it too easy: You try raising a boy wizard, a superhero (or a family of them), or Luke Skywalker! (And no, Padmé isn’t on the list.)
#5
Martha Kent
Martha Kent had a fairly easy time of it, raising her adopted son on a farm in the heart of America. Smallville is a close knit, prosperous community with low crime rates. The most... Read on...
Helen Parr is the mother of three children and one very risk-prone husband. Her family has a history of frequent relocation, due to her husband's difficulty with keeping a low profile. ... Read on...
WARNING: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SPOILERS AHEAD. YO, FO SERIOUS. CLICK HERE TO SKIP AHEAD TO THE NEXT MOM . Sharon "Athena" Agathon is the mother of the only human-cylon hybrid in... Read on...
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Aunt Beru
Beru Whitesun , introduced to us briefly in Star Wars: A New Hope only to be burnt to a charred skeleton a half hour later, could be seen just as a purveyor of blue milk and mild disagreements... Read on...
#1
Sarah Connor
What would you do if a man from the future told you that you would bear a son who would become humanity's last great hope? No, not that guy. The other one. John Connor. ... 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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