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10 Sympathetic Blue Aliens
What's This?
This Power Grid is primarily about design and color. In the same way that you can always tell the bad knight by the spikes on his armor, the bride by the color of her dress, and the evil aliens by how many tentacles their ships have, there are certain design tropes that come up again and again.
Namely, have you ever noticed that if an alien has blue skin, then it's probably friendly? When we want an invasion, we picture little green men or red eyed robots, but when the aliens want to be our friends, or if they come bearing technology, spiritual healing, religious salvation, or simply some potential for sideboob, blue is our go to color.
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The Chiss
The Chiss are sort of the black sheep of this Power Grid. They were introduced to the wider galaxy primarily by the actions of one Grand Admiral Thrawn , the only alien officer of considerable... Read on...
The Andalites were one of the few, and the first introduced, allies of the unassuming human race in K. A. Applegate 's Animorphs series. They fight an unending war with the yeerk empire, and their... Read on...
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Stitch
Stitch , himself, isn't really all that sympathetic towards other people, although it is something that he learns quickly over the course of his movie. But he is adorable , and that's no accident.... Read on...
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The Asari
The Asari are the most dominant species in the galaxy of Mass Effect , one of the first species to discover the means to faster than light travel, one of the founding races of the current galactic... Read on...
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The Na'vi
The Na'vi were originally going to be much more alien then they wound up being. But, their strange fins and protuberances were toned down, and they became over large cat people because… And... Read on...
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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