Nobody Really Cared Anyway: A Not Brief Enough History of Inane Crap (part 1)

So, in putting the final touches on Inane Crap this week, I've been thinking of posting links to what were my favorite IC essays.  I started with a top 10, which then became a top 23 and then I decided to just go through the site (which I have to archive in the next month anyway) and hit some of the highlights of each year it's been around.  I'm doing this more for my enjoyment as it is because ...