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''"Nerd News, Humor, and [[Take That Us|Self-Loathing]]"''
'''[http://www.toplessrobot.com Topless Robot]''' (which, despite [[I Thought It Meant|the name]], is [[Brain Bleach|usually]] [[NSFW|safe-for-work]]) is a blog dedicated to nerdy interests, run by Rob Bricken, a former writer for ToyFare, Anime Insider and Anime News Network. The site has become well known for its daily lists, entertaining contests which get hundreds of entries, and the notorious Fan Fiction Fridays, in which Rob gives the [[
* ''[[Rectified Anonymity]]'': Rob ''[[The Woobie|discovered]]'' it and popularized the nickname of "The Pokémon Story". He initially refused to run it. The Roboteers begged him. [[It Got Worse|He ran it.]] We needed [[Brain Bleach]].▼
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* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: [[The Pokémon Story]], the fans demanded it, Rob refused to show it for ages. When he finally caved the fans instantly regretted it.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do NOT bring up [[Michael Bay|Michael Bay's]] films. Especially [[Transformers Film Series|Transformers]].
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* [[Sanity Slippage]]: When reading the more horrific FFF entries, Rob tends to lose all coherent thought and just spam Toht/Scanners pictures, with the occasional "WHY GOD WHY?" and "[[I Need a Freaking Drink]]" comment.
** When in early 2011 he finally got around to the infamous ''FFVII'' fic "Beast & The Harlots", he went from typing using Toht's picture with the caption "HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE" in one section to '' "'''HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE'''" '' in a later one. And yes, the story really is that bad.
** The entire latter half of the [[
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Admit it, the way in which Rob introduces [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/fan_fiction_friday_the_other_story.php "The Other Story"] {{spoiler|(real title "How Videl Discovered Her Abortion Fetish")}} just makes you want to read it ''even more.''
* [[Serious Business]]: The competition in the weekly T-shirt contests can get... intense.
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]/[[Shadow Archetype]]: Abraxas is one of these to Rob, as well as being a [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]].
** It's ''Dr.'' Abraxas now. OH SHI--
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* [[Tempting Fate]]: Done in a few FFFs.
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'''Fic''': "I don't think you had enough Arthur, would you like to have some cocktail weenies?" asked Brain.
'''Rob''': *Toht* I STAND CORRECTED }}
▲=== Notable fanfics featured on Fan Fiction Friday include: ===
▲* [[Rectified Anonymity]]: Rob ''[[The Woobie|discovered]]'' it and popularized the nickname of "The Pokémon Story". He initially refused to run it. The Roboteers begged him. [[It Got Worse|He ran it.]] We needed [[Brain Bleach]].
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