And oh what a year its been.

Big Spam, if you dont know, is a sassy love/hate letter to technology that we handwrite daily.

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It was really boring… and apparently beloved.

We considered it a compliment.

There was a lot of nice ones too, but hate mail is more fun to read.

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Then we introduced our seizure-inducing header GIF, which REALLY pissed people off.

Karim was really onto something when he called us a casino.

The design team decided that we were ruining TNWs reputation, as well as their own, with ourart.

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They created a beautiful new template for us to mess with.

At first we resisted, but its undoubtedly prettier.

Like the world doesntgetyou?

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Weve been there pal.

You see, we weregrowing weed plants in our office, and they were beautiful.

We were going to smoke the winner (and probably the losers) and film it.

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We named the competition the Jazz Cabbage Chronicles, which a fateful malfunction turned into Cabjazzle Chronicles.

No one was really that into it, so we finished it a bit early, heartbroken.

We had artists such as Zach Lieberman and Natalia Stuyk curate Big Spam with their favorite internet things.

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Our favorite had to be Omayeli Arenyeka, which weturned into an article.

Ok, this one was our bad.

Cant explain this onebecause we cant remember why we did it in the first place.

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Just because other people tell you to not do something, doesnt mean you should probably listen.

If we had done that, Big Spam would still be boring.

Know when to listen to others, and when to ignore everyone.

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We have and that angel is Deb.

But you could also sellyourshit.

Want to write a sweet note to your grandma?

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A new social platform emerges, and in no time its a cesspit.

The best part about Big Spam is… wait for it… its readers.

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Tech is cool, but people are better.

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If you read Big Spam, we hope you continue to do so.

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