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Massive long technicolor dream about invading insectoid aliens. They could be thwarted with coffee and the color black. Also featured the Avengers (dressed in white, for some reason, even the Scarlet Witch) and, for some reason, Vince Noir. His pipecleaner legs are fucking haunting my dreams.

Then it had deleted scenes, including a cameo by Steve Martin that was deemed much too graphic, what with the bugs ripping him limb from limb on camera. "The studio demanded we keep this a PG-13."

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http://gawker.com/5213568/twitter-meets-mass-hysteria
Wow, Gawker, condescending much? Gawkerfail! (link via cleolinda)

fail!

E-mailed Virgin Mobile about a possible phishing attempt. They replied -- I swear I am not making this up -- with a request for my password.

"please let us know if we resolved your question"

http://www.afterellen.com/node/48877
"Moreover, even though sales rankings appear to have been restored throughout its site again, now that Amazon has also introduced this program code into its paperback listings, it’ll take awhile for them to completely clean up their system.. That is, if they really want to.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY: This situation has existed in plain view now for more than just one week or even just one year, and I’m sorry to harp on this, but it is apathy that ultimately emboldened Amazon to extend it’s gay and lesbian literary purge to its paperback division last week…"
(link from violetisblue)

ETA: The link seems to have disappeared (anybody?), but here's another: http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2009/4/glitch