I love Twitter. STUPID: Did you know? The candy cane colors represent the friendship of Native Americans and European settlers. And the shape represents old people. There’s so much symbolism all around us, if we’d only look. WORDPLAY: My peppermint bark is worse than my bagel bite. I wonder if this would have been better [...]
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This is Twittering: Meta-commentary Digest, Episode 32
Here grow again (nothing is growing), including links. WISDOM: Just because I don’t care, that doesn’t mean I don’t disapprove. Actually, it does mean that. It also means I don’t approve. I just don’t care. Stop bothering me about it. STUPID: Too Big to Smell: The Inside Story of How Speed Stick and Right Guard [...]
This is Twittering: Meta-commentary Digest, Episode 31
Now it’s the time when it’s time for another meta-commentary digest. This week[1] I’ve tried something different: I’ve included direct links to the toots I’m talking about, so you (if you are on Twitter AKA if you are cool) can retoot or favorite the ones you like, if the mood should strike. I’ll see if [...]
This is Twittering, Episode 30: A Funny Thing To Say Edition
It’s time for a special edition of This is Twittering: Meta-commentary Digest. A few months ago, I started making jokes on Twitter with this construction: “If [something happens], I think a funny thing to say would be, “[some punchline—usually a groaner].” I like this construction because it’s a cop-out. I’m not saying the joke is [...]