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Have fun being banned dude. Hey, it's not me, it's the terms of service. I got banned last night, and I didn't even say the H-word.

Re: Deadhouseplantz

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This is what we call a litigation bomb. By precedent standards, b0bcat has to be banned, or else I could sue Gawker Media for libel defamation. Let's watch the fun unfold. Shall we kids.

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1. I'm not going to sue Gawker, I'm a graduate student in the middle of a research project. I don't have the time to jackoff in court. Besides, I love Giz in between classes or during boring lectures.

2. I'm not a closeted gay, I'm out of the closet. No, not really. But I guess some people on Giz think calling someone gay makes for a good foundation of a joke. I don't. I care more of who you are than what you are.

3. That whole situation of me being banned for making homophobic comments, even though I didn't make any, and then Brian Lam calling me a homo made for a funny night on the TotalFark forum. I want to be mad at Brian Lam. But man, the way he got ripped last night just makes it so hard to be mad at the little guy.

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