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WHY OLD PEOPLE LOVE THE TWITTERS: “To a person with short-term memory loss, Twitter serves a vital function: every time the user announces, ‘Going across the street to get ice cream,’ they notify not only their 30,000-odd ‘followers,’ but they also establish a record for themselves so that if they end up across the street wondering what on earth they’re doing staring at a pint of Haagen-Dazs, they need only check their Twitter status for the magical answer. And then they can ‘tweet’ about their ice cream, which is important!” [Sara's NBC Gig]
:where did I leave my teeth?:
“Meghan says she likes this O-face the best.”
Maybe this will spawn LOLolds
I can has metamoosil?
Memento 2: McCain’s Twitter
SenJohnMcCain
just had the new flavor metamucil. . .blonde daughter (Cindy?) upset about some Republican boy. . .why, oh why can’t I be allowed to die?
posted 23 minutes ago from TweetDeck
Internally valid: Jinx!
SKS? Bay Area News? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!1!!111!one! Everybody knows Meghan hates the Republican party, right? After all, doesn’t she wish to destroy it? Maybe not, but that seems to be her prerogative when speaking to fellow GOP gays, right? http://www.shortsshortsshorts.com/?p=2100 ….
Or maybe she just fears the power of the carrot people, but who knows.
And of course McCain’s father, John, broke new ground for the over-70 set when he used his own Twitter account to chronicle his touching transformation from a well-respected senior United States senator into a banal, know-nothing codger with no dignity.
Now come on — that’s just ridiculous, Sara. He was never that well-respected to begin with.
It will be interesting to learn what SKS said about this at Suxorz. I started the podcast yesterday, it’s been running continuously and I’m about 1/3 of the way through.
…is someone “twittering” him in that photo? Because if so, I think he may need some napkins.
Hengh!!11!!! You and you kids, the Twitter was far better back in my day, when I could crash planes with impunity and the coloreds work pork pie hats.
Who tied this onion to my belt?!
Twitter can also double as a modern day LifeAlert system, with which adorable old women can text their friends to say “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”
Also, look for the ever-popular “Where’s the beef?”
…that is some excellent “teabagging” technique WALNUTS!, Joe Lieberman must be a very happy man!
Looks like the old man has also finally mastered getting the Betamax in his Commons Area to tape-record television programs for later viewing:
heading to CA this afternoon to tape Leno - watch tonight8:03 AM Apr 13th from web
Help, help. My last twit says merely “This conversation doesn’t exist.” Is it the Alzheimers?
Real Americans don’t eat that elitist European Haagen Daz. They eat Bordens iced cream which is available in regular vanilla or chocolate. These olds do not care at all for the fancy flavors like “French vanilla” or “butter pecan.”
Haagen Daz is made in Brooklyn.
dave666: In addition, its completely made up name and incorrect use of umlauts makes it the perfect American ice cream.
Woodwards Friend: True. The olds prefer “Freedom vanilla” and “bitter pecan.”
dave666: Damn. There goes my fantasy that it was made by nude Danish milkmaids spanking themselves while they churn.
dave666: Brooklyn? How is that any different from Paris or Leningrad?
What the shit? Are the comments on SKS’s NBC article actually exhibiting some primitive vestiges of humor? I thought they were just supposed to whine about how SKS is NOT FUNNY and shouldn’t joke about these IMPORTANT ISHUEZ. Last I checked, it was like Layne’s AOL comments, but with srs librulz.
Zadig: Maybe Wonkette commenters invaded over there but for the most party, during the primaries, it was about 50/50 sane commenters. And the 50% or so not for Barry or Hillary were at least somewhat civil in their discourse. It hadn’t disentegrated to redstate or Politico level of nuttery.
Texan Bulldoggette: I just can’t help but think about how some dude actually started and maintained a blog about how butthurt he was over a column by an unassuming ginger man, Jim Newell.
I just can’t help but think about how some dude actually started and maintained a blog about how butthurt he was over a column by an unassuming ginger man, Jim Newell.
I find that Xanax helps with intrusive thoughts like that.
The olds also love the facebook. This is why I have to delete every drunken picture or dirty comment so that my aunts sister does not know I’m a freak.
Twitter is to allow Dick Cheney to track you so he knows where to send the hit squads.
Luke Warm: Olds will be the end of the facebook. I don’t get it. I always assumed that parenting an adolescent requires a certain amount of beign neglect. “Flip the mattresses” every so often in a thinnly veiled search for your kid’s porn and weed stash but go no further.
TGY: I think you’re on to something…
“I’m not paranoid, but why are you looking at me like that?”
I was at the seance where that picture was taken. The ghost of Long Johnny Wad took a particular interest in the senator…
Woodwards Friend: I’ve always thought that if parents have done their job well up to that point (and of course barring any mental problems for the kid), that degree of involvement would be enough. I know for a fact that I would not be able to deal with the knowledge that my kid was getting up to the same sort of shit in high school/college that I did.
Thanks for fixing the link YOU IDIOTS
HaHa I’ve been on Facebook for years now ignoring friend requests and posting nothing of any interest. A couple of sweet high school kids who added me so they could have a thousand friends or whatever finally figured out that they could delete me and so not have to look at pictures of my latest incision or pictures of what old drunk people with meandering tatoos look like.No,I haven’t said a word about it to any of them.I had some fun looking at their stuff when face book still looked good and I’m glad they grew up with some brains and good sense.
Twitter now does interest me if it helps me remember why I have my coat on and I’m standing by the front door. Thanks Wonkette!
shortsshortsshorts:
You know, I remember not so long ago when shorts^3 laid down the hammer for people who promoted their own blogs on Wonkette. My, how times have changed.
Of course the key difference is your blog does not suck. I’m guessing ~synthesis~ will have to run for its money in a year’s time. Keep it up, and screw any Italian traffic wardens who want fact checking and quality control.
Tommy Says Soooo, Jugdish!: Yes, many years ago they had a map of Scandanavia on the top of the Haagen Daz. This was in the 70s and considered a consumer rights outrage, just as important as that made up Nader crap about exploding GM Pintos, etc.