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One day--possibly early next year--some enterprising sociologist from NYU or the University of Arizona will publish findings on why certain memes are predisposed to take Twitter by storm. Until then, it's anyone's guess. Which is a good thing, because there's no more welcome surprise in the Internet age than starting up one's computer and discovering the best and brightest of Twitter deeply immersed in pitching #sadchildrensbooks. A sampling of their most compelling ideas:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Who Was Mercilessly Bullied #sadchildrensbooks
"Are You My (Birth) Mother?" #SadChildrensBooks
The Babyeaters Club #sadchildrensbooks
@carr2n "Horton Hears A Proposal For Federal InterUrban Rail Subsidies" #sadchildrensbooks
Heather Had Two Mommies#sadchildrensbooks
Goodnight, Moon. Forever.#sadchildrensbooks
"Howl's Moving Outhouse"#sadchildrensbooks
The Berenstain Bears Encounter Mama Grizzly. #sadchildrensbooks
A Mold Grows In Brooklyn #sadchildrensbooks
Guess How Much You Owe Me #sadchildrensbooks
Charlotte's Web of Lies #sadchildrensbooks
Wikipedia Brown Makes a Bad Mistake #sadchildrensbooks
The Dead Cat in the Hat #sadchildrensbooks
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purgatory #sadchildrensbooks
Hansel and Greta VanSusteren #sadchildrensbooks
James and the Giant Mood Swing #sadchildrensbooks
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