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The internet presents tremendous opportunity. You can manage your life, shop and even find your soulmate. Through this cosmic system of packet switching and wireless transmission, unwritten rules of communication emerged. These rules were born of mistakes people made in their use of the internets, in combination with best practices for effective communication. These rules are known as internet ettiquette. Every now and then, one of our own, an urbanite, gets a hold of the internet, and unfortunately, “they get deep in the game, but got the rules missin’” to paraphrase Tupac. In the world of hip hop, you have people who make the most of the internet and those who totally make an arse of themselves. We chose to discuss the low road. These are their stories¹.

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Listen up folks: Its not a pandemic. Only one confirmed death to date with treatment available. Not that it should not be taken seriously, but let’s not ignore a few coincidences. 1. Swine flew just happens to have ties to Mexico and those traveling across the border. This just happens to come on the heels of heated debate on the subjects of immigration and border control. The conspiracy theorist in me is throwing a fit, but the patriot has him under control. 2. The name signifies the flight of a pig, which denotes the impossible actually happening. What say you?

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I’m a shoe snob. I’ve got the t-shirt to prove it. I saw this commercial and I had mixed feelings. Its the Knicks Al Harrington promoting what he touts as an affordable, weather resistant, high-performance basketball shoe. My initial thoughts were along the lines of And1 and Shaqs, but I’m curious about its quality. At $34.99 and made only available at KMart, I’m admittedly a little skeptical. But apparently, “You don’t need money to play this game, you need shoes.” -Al Harrington. Read more for screeenshots and more details.

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