UPDATE ALL Ben materials and related cobaggery found here.
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(I can do it too, PP!)
I have a little something for you over at the Republic.
We appreciate the speed and thoroughness with which our readers and media outlets surfaced these allegations. Despite the turn this has taken, we believe this event, among other things, testifies to the positive and powerful role that the Internet can play in the the practice of journalism.
Also… “EAT IT COBAGZ!!!1!”
Oh Yosef, that style of post is soooo March 23rd. Actually, we were just gonna pulle a RedState and have the server be MYSTERIOUSLY down all day, perhaps A NEFARIOUS DOS ATTACK????!?!?!?!
I hate DOS. Windows 4eva!!!
Breaking news my ass. Yosef tricked me!
Breaking ass news? Where can I read about that?
Ok, so I’m a plain old tool for not being up on the news. This whole business has been amazingly hilarious. If only all the loafwads and branmuffins who ran around like flu-struck chickens defending this cobmuncher would step up and admit that they are the muffinmunchers and loafbags that they display themselves to be.
To quote, or plagiarize, I need this.
I wish I were as quick as Yosef. I think this is a perfect opportunity for the Post to hire THYCWOTI.
I second Seitz. Let’s get a true HYCW there without the egregious “forehead shelf” hair.
Hello, may I take your helmet?
Ummmm… NO!
Mitchell!!1!
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