"One of Kllen’s followers gave her a brand new Mac computer for tweeting about his company. Another offered to make her a wedding dress. ‘I wasn’t even going to be able to wear one. But now I’m getting one custom-made,’ says Killen. Killen and her 21-year-old fiance John Slowick Jr. have been planning their September wedding for more than a year."

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Fuck it, turn on the hate machine.

Conan O’Brien Follows Fowlerville Teen on Twitter

"Conan O’Brien tweeted Friday afternoon: ‘I’ve decided to follow someone at random…Sarah Killen, your life is about to change.’ ‘I went from three followers to a few thousand within an hour,’ says Killen. And by Sunday, she had more than 15,000 people following her and hundreds trying to get in touch with her."

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Today in shit that makes you feel frustrated/angry/jealous without hurting your position in the world, and while actually improving your chances of whatever sort of success you ascribe to something like this.

Conan O’Brien Follows Fowlerville Teen on Twitter

March 7 2010
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(via meaghano)

The horror that Meaghan describes at hearing the above cliché is equal to my disdain for anyone who says it. “Die in a fire” means “I am an unoriginal asshole.”

Tell people to fuck off. Tell them to eat a dick. Don’t tell people to die, you little prick, and don’t reveal in the process that you get all your put-downs from BoingBoing.

Or I will throw up a little in your mouth.

I’m not watching the Oscars, I’m editing my screenplay.

Bitches.

"Ah well. What do I know about credit anyway? I’m black."

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Kia Matthews, Too Much Nick commenter

I love my readers.

via Reddit

Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

This article convinced me to turn off all the filters on my AdBlock and only block sites with actually intrusive ads, one-by-one, curating a blacklist rather than a whitelist.

Plus I’m adding Fox News just to fuck the bastards over.

I have a very low credit score (from past, now-paid debts) and no open credit cards. What now?

What credit card will accept me, let me pay off my balance each month, and not charge me anything for the privilege? Or is there a better way to build my credit without incurring any risks?

EDIT: I ask because I’m looking for a new apartment, which means proving to landlords that I can pay rent on time. This will be an issue until I am so loaded that I can pay a year’s rent all at once. Guess whether that’s happening any time soon!

March 7 2010
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madsimian:

Make This Man Commerce Secretary! | Talking Points Memo They really could just replace these guys with robots for all the integrity they have. Let the lobbyists fight over the joystick, keep them well lubed with donations, and I don’t think you could tell the difference.

This is gonna be really fun to watch until someone makes the exact same “gotcha” video for the Democrats now fighting the same filibuster power they worked so hard to use against Bush.

From the New Yorker (subscription only)

My blog just turned 3! Yesterday, actually. But damn is this thing old – I forgot Tumblr was even around in early 2007.

"‘Since Anonymous has come forward,’ said Marc Headley, who belonged to the Sea Org for 16 years, ‘more and more people who have been abused or assaulted are feeling more confident that they can speak out and not have any retaliation happen.’"

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Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse - NYTimes.com

The 4chan-born protests against Scientology have helped people turn their lives around and escape an oppressive cult.

That’ll do, Internet. That’ll do.

Still a Lie: A parody of ‘Still Alive’ from the game Portal, mocking Creationism. Horribly strident and surprisingly well-written.

Pirate Song

You can also find this by “I’m Feeling Lucky”ing the words lol limewire. It’s currently a trending search on Google. (via Urlesque)

The Office: Dwight’s Canada Song

Ohhh Tom Lehrer.