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gawker.com - 1/8/2008

'The Simpsons' announces the death of print [Worst Medium Ever]

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Did you watch The Simpsons last night? Probably not, no one really does anymore! But no one really reads newspapers anymore either. Above, Nelson pwns an industry.

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