​Yesterday, we brought you the story of the TimberTrolls, the hottest thing to hit Minnesota Timberwolves' online fanbase since... well, they're probably the hottest thing to ever hit the Wolves' online fanbase.

And while they've only been at it for about a month, the Spaniards have already accounted for a list-worthy trove of photoshopped photos and animated GIFs. So without further ado, and in honor of the No. 7-wearing basketball sensation that made Spain give a shit about Minnesota's NBA team in the first place, here's the top-seven Troll-inspired images thus far.
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Too much coffee, man.

​What a year.

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey wanted to be our governor. We got a brand spankin' new Twins ballpark. Michele Bachmann took the tingle out of Chris Matthews. And the Metrodome roof collapsed in the Blizzard of 2010.

All of that and more was caught on video. Take a look at 10 of the most memorable moments, and offer your own suggestions.

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Wingnut of the Year.

​Rep. Michele Bachmann took us all on another ride aboard the crazy train this year, questioning the president's patriotism, defending BP, proclaiming herself the queen tea partier -- and winning re-election in the 6th congressional district.

Here's a look back.

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Lindsey Vonn was our Athlete of the Year. Brett Favre wasn't.

​We named the UMD Football rushing attack, Joe Mauer, Jason Litzau, Dustin Byfuglien and Lindsey Vonn to our Minnesota Athletes of the Year list, and there was grumbling in the ranks: What? No Brett Favre? Nope. Not even in the honorable-mention category.

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Keeping us infromed.

​A lot of stories fly across our radar here at The Blotter on any given day. We never know what's coming next, and we're never really sure what readers are going to latch onto -- with a few notable exceptions.

With that in mind, here's our Top 10 list of the most-viewed stories of the year.

These are the stories you picked. See if they surprise you, and offer your nominations in the comment section.

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