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Tuesday Trending Topics: Marvel's Balls Out Bailout

Published Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:25:36 -0600

Last updated Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:25:50 -0600

And if you think that's linkbait, lemme tell you… it could have been much, much worse. But the silly jokes just write themselves on today's trendingest topic, so head to the forum and join the BCers who are already doing that very thing.

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