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Greatest Animated Sports GIFs of 2011

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Hello, friends, and welcome to our grand retrospective of the year 2011, and the sports happenings to which we bore witness. As we did last year, we are taking a look back through the lens of the humble animated GIF.

What is an animated GIF? Well, here's an example of a GIF I sent my associate Spencer Hall last year, and his reaction over instant message.

Spencer: oh god
Spencer: [expletive]
Spencer: I'm dying
Spencer: help
Spencer: my stomach hurts

Like him, I laughed uncontrollably. Why? I don't know! It just hits this mystical forbidden note of funny. That is what GIFs tend to do. Others document ridiculous moments, and still others are...

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