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The 8 Types Of Commenters You’ll Find On Every Internet Post

The 8 Types Of Commenters You’ll Find On Every Internet Post

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The internet’s many comment sections are notoriously treacherous waters.

13 Internet Slang Terms That Make More Sense When Abbreviated Rather Than Typed Out

13 Internet Slang Terms That Make More Sense When Abbreviated Rather Than Typed Out

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2. IDGAF.

The Taxonomy Of Internet Trolls

The Taxonomy Of Internet Trolls

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Are you a comment troll, one of those mythical creatures that pollute the comments sections of Internet articles and cause normal people to say “Honestly, who are these weirdos in real life?”

Band Names, Updated For 2013

Band Names, Updated For 2013

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Death Cab for OkCupid

Untitled Story About A Stripper

Untitled Story About A Stripper

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All stories are stories about sadness.

Gone Robotrippin’

Gone Robotrippin’

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I was floating through space, I was in a world I’d never seen before, I was wrapped up in a blanket on the floor of a strange bedroom.

In Prague, Part 1

In Prague, Part 1

Oliver Miller Oliver Miller
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Before the Law stands a gatekeeper.

Zenith On The Horizon: Junot Diaz, Garrison Keillor And American Boosterism

Zenith On The Horizon: Junot Diaz, Garrison Keillor And American Boosterism

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If Junot Díaz and Garrison Keillor seem like an unlikely pair, it is mainly for extra-literary reasons which get more attention than they deserve…

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