Oh Hai Readr

By DAVID DAY

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This weekend, some of the most powerful meme-dreamers and LULZ-makers come to MIT for ROFLcon, a two-day symposium on what internet celebrity is, how memes form and everything in-between. As the official media sponsor, we needed to do something extraordinary. So we thought to do what no other paper has done: bring teh internet to print. Hey, if w00t can make Merriam-Webster, it can make our paper.

It also fit perfectly in with our Spring Dining Guide (NOM NOM NOM!), a review of Boston's cheezburgers called "I Can Has Cheezburger" (natch), and a soapbox on dining from our resident LOLspeak blogger. We also have a special ROFLized Bean Counter while Media Farm takes on internet news. Needless to say, we turned off our Microsoft AutoCorrect.

Elsewhere, you'll find a list of top memes, a story on ROFLcon, an interview with Leeroy Jenkins, many headlines in LOL-speak, names in l33t-speak, the occasional 12-year-old-on-AOL-speak and one extreme ad.

So sit back, take a deep breath and enjoy.

Kthxbai!

DAVID DAY | DAVID@WEEKLYDIG.COM