publication date: Thursday, March 11, 2010 (part of Round XLII)

category: Fads

clue: She hasn't even been a celebrity for a week, and she already has a killer following.

explanation: Killen was a random Twitter user who Conan O'Brien decided to follow on March 5th, giving her tens of thousands of followers overnight and getting her interviews on national television. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Ryan Dunn


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