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There comes a time of year when we're all either staring down the barrel of a new beginning or hoping for a chance to do it all over again, which is a position that, oddly enough, a lot of our favorite geek pastimes have also been in.
The Batman movies woke up after a decade of binge drinking with Joel Shumacher and decided to go cold turkey. The James Bond franchise took a good hard look at that invisible car and decided it was time to get back on the treadmill. And Dungeons and Dragons decided that 3.5 was so last decade, and decided to dye it's hair 4 for a while and see if it could pick up some of those hot video gamers that everybody kept talking about.
Since Tim Burton mostly just remakes other people’s work nowadays, it was definitely appropriate to include him on our reboot list for the least Tim Burton-like remake in his repetoire.... Read on...
Wizards of the Coast puts out a new edition of Dungeons and Dragons every now and again, and it is the stuff that internet flamewars are made of; the defining characteristic of separate... Read on...
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In 2000, The Punisher series was basically on the brink of irrelevance. No one cared anymore; Frank Castle had gone through too many ridiculous storylines (including literally becoming an avenging... Read on...
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The 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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