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Classic Books Retitled to Boost Web Traffic

Mike Lacher of McSweeney's Internet Tendency has a list of great works of literature that have been retitled for SEO purposes. I'll tackle the first — can you figure out the rest? 7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism - "Animal Farm" The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World 8 Surprising Ways West Egg Is Exemplary Of The Hollowness Of The American Dream 6 Shockingly Evil Things The Turn-Of-The-Century Meatpacking Industry Doesn't Want You To Know 5 Insane Ways London Could Become a Dystopia (And How It's Not That Far From Reality) 1 Weird Thing Caddy Smells Like I personally do not take much stock in SEO, so just reading these overly descriptive, list-centric titles makes me gag. However, you can't help but admit...

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24 Weeks

My heart skipped a beat when I woke up yesterday morning. I had reached a new milestone. My baby is now considered viable by the American medical community. And how can she not? Baby girl is growing larger and stronger every day. I can now see my belly do "jumps" as she hiccups. She reacts to sounds and light. She keeps me awake at night (yep, she's definitely a night owl) with her incessant tumblings. The best part? She dances in my stomach whenever I play the piano.   My SIL — a musical genius who has a PhD from Juilliard — says that our baby cannot not be musical seeing as both J and I have both have had extensive classical music training. And...

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