Twitter Fail Whale

#watchthis As much as we'd love to see Mark Zuckerberg face Sergey Brin in some one-on-one, we will have to settle for this clip from Conan starring some of the worst mascots ever: a Netflix envelope featuring an unwatched copy of Tree of Life, and the Twitter Fail Whale. Are they ready for the NBA? [Conan] More »  

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