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1:23am: Cross-wank!
I proudly present a wank that includes two topics close to my heart: Duran Duran and Nsync.

This is the message board for the official Duran Duran website. Tends to get mildly wanky - a favorite topic right now, for instance, is the age-old true fans vs. the fair weather fans who attended recent concerts only once the original line-up reunited.

But last night's Video Music Awards show has produced one of the funnier wanks in a long time. For those who didn't see it, Duran were suprised with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Unfortunately, the audio for the video tribute to Duran didn't work, and the awards were hurriedly and awkwardly rushed out. Nick, the keyboardist, quipped "I think we've been punk'd."

Add to it the facts that Kelly Osbourne and Avril Lavigne - both half Duran's age - were chosen to present Duran's award; that the Lifetime Achievement presentation was cut short because Duran were presenting the award for Best Dance Video, which went to Justin Timberlake; and last that Justin was included in a post-awards interview with Duran, and you have all the elements for wank aplenty. Durannies are simultaneously pleased and pissed:

Edit: Adding links as new wanktastic threads develop:

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As I mentioned, only mildly wanky, especially compared to the wank brewing within Nsync circles (e.g. "Justin didn't even thank Nsync in his speeches!") But then again, this one's just started, bless their little Durannie hearts.

Edit:I can't believe how many lurkers there are today. Fess up! It's all f_w'ers, isn't it?

6:14pm: The Crying Game -- Smallville Style
ubertodd is a very popular gay male slasher in the Smallville fandom.

Except that an anonymous says he's not. Ubertodd is ... horrified gasp ... a boring old GIRL!

And many well-loved folks are in on the conspiracy!

He/she's probably a skinny, supermodel type of girl too. Damn his/her eyes.

Edited to add: slodwick speculates this might just be a conspiracy to get this info onto F_W. Because it's not like we ever report wanks we see in passing on our friendsfriends lists. We have to create our wanks, there just aren't enough of them!

And it's not like female writers haven't craved the enormous cachet real, honest-to-goodness gay men command in the slash world and impersonated them before. Never, ever, ever! Sorry, slodwick, I'm just the messenger, don't shoot me.