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In case you haven’t heard, “When Obama wins…” are the new Chuck Norris Facts.

Case in point:

• The When Obama Wins blog. Folks submit these by email.
• The When Obama Wins live Tweeter view where most of these things are being generated.
• The When Obama Wins rotating microsite. This one takes the best and gives you a new one each time you visit.
• The When Obama Wins buttons

And as it turns out, the source, apparently, was innocuous enough: A typo.

Dan was twittering something about Alabama, but wrote “Alambama”. He joked that when Barack Obama wins the election, certain states will probably be renamed – Alobama, Califobama, Nevama, Massabama, New Yobama. Of course, I thought that was hilarious and started thinking about other things that would change once Obama wins. So, a few of us started twittering silly little things, thinking of it as an inside joke.

Funny how things work.