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  • John Carter, Email Addresses, and Beanbags

    John Carter, Email Addresses, and Beanbags

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    95% of High School students could not find Uganda on a map. When shown the map, 65% of them tried to change the channel.(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Peyton Manning meeting with Broncos. If this leads to Skip Bayless spontaneously combusting, John Elway should win a Nobel Prize(image) 14 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    PUTIN RETURN TO JOB NO ONE WANT HIM TO HAVE! HE LIKE RUSSIA VERSION OF JAY LENO!(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Bad news: “Disco Inferno” signer James Ellis died at age 74. Worse news: Disco Inferno, the wrestler, is still alive.(image) 7 hours ago via txt ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    No one’s best day ever started or ended in a beanbag chair.(image) 55 minutes ago via Favstar.FM ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I hope there’s a scene in JOHN CARTER where Tim Riggins brushes back his bangs, cracks a beer and says “Mars forever, QB1. Mars forever.”(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    No, I won’t see John Carter ever. Nothing against the film, just bitter that Hollywood rejected my Carter-based action film, “Billy”.(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Have you heard Mitt Romney’s new campaign slogan? Romney 2012: meh(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The ‘Family Size’ bag of Doritos is probably the meanest way to taunt an orphan in a grocery store.(image) 30 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Someone should tell old couples that email addresses are free, they can each have their own.(image) 2 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s slightly harder to stream copyrighted material than it was before Megavideo shut down. #FirstWorldProblems(image) 2 hours ago via iTweet for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    We have enough breakfast items for the toaster now, food scientists. Move on to the car heater vent.(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Sure my Facebook relationship says “It’s complicated”. That’s only because my girlfriend was written with C++ and Java(image) 4 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • The New iPad, Solar Flares, and Stop Kony

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Updated @ATT iPhone4S to iOS 5.1 & now it says 4G which is nice cuz I’ve always wanted 2 b unable 2 connect 2 the internet at a higher speed(image) 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I was blown away by how realistic the raindrops on the new iPad wallpaper looked until I realized they were actually a Chinese child’s tears(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If everyone really wants to #StopKony we should all just make our twitter pics green again. I mean, it fixed everything in Iran 2 years ago(image) 2 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Sending someone a msg on MySpace is like cooking a meal and tossing it out the window(image) 16 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Journalists: if you think the new iPad was disappointing, you should try covering RIM’s product announcements.(image) 4 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Hopefully this solar flare will burn my retna’s before I look at that pregnant Jessica Simpson picture again.(image) 5 hours ago via TweetCaster for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The media is clearly working for the Empire, telling you all it’s a solar flare and not the Death Star testing its laser.(image) 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The Cleveland Browns announcing they are not pursuing Peyton Manning is like Snooki announcing she’s not pursuing George Clooney.(image) 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s International Women’s Day, or as Rush Limbaugh calls it Slursday.(image) 5 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The New iPad announced and a million Smeagols turn into Gollums.(image) 19 hours ago via Tweetlogix ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m so constipated, the doctor just showed me my poop’s heartbeat and gender.(image) 54 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    SXSW is basically just Coachella for people who shower.(image) 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I just witnessed a woman sneeze so hard her bra unsnapped. Take that Atheists!(image) 2 hours ago via Facebook ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If there’s anything Joseph Kony fears most, it’s Americans changing their profile pictures.(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    You should never use the word “nutsacky” when describing how a newborn baby feels.(image) 3 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Super Tuesday Results From Twitter: Santorum Takes The Night

    Super Tuesday Results From Twitter: Santorum Takes The Night

    Tuesday night was the biggest night of the 2012 Republican primary season so far, as ten different states took to the polls to vote for who they feel is the best candidate to represent the party come November. Off and on frontrunner and often-deemed “inevitable” candidate Mitt Romney won six states, while Newt Gingrich won one contest – his home state of Georgia.

    It felt like all eyes were on Santorum, however, as the GOP’s latest candidate to rise to the top had to have a strong showing in order to legitimize his continuation in the race. Santorum took three states – North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. And he the battle for Ohio was the closest race of the night, with Romney only edging him out by 1%. Many feel that this performance was good enough for Santorum to move forward with his campaign.

    Though pundits can debate who really won the night and who has the most momentum moving forward – one thing is clear. Rick Santorum commanded the most attention on Twitter.

    Here’s what Twitter has to say on their blog about Santorum breaking records:

    The data surprise of the night? With an unexpectedly tight race in Ohio between @RickSantorum and @MittRomney, the conversation on Twitter about Santorum spiked far higher than any of the other candidates. In just the hour between 6pm and 7pm PT, there were nearly 40,000 Tweets referencing Rick Santorum. In fact, this is a new 2012 Election Twitter record. Our previous highest candidate spike belonged to Newt Gingrich, on the day he won the South Carolina Primary.

    So Santorum received the load of tweets on Tuesday evening, with Romney spiking at about 29,000 tweets per hour and Gingrich hitting a little of 15,000 in the hour around the time he was called the winner of Georgia. Ron Paul failed to make a significant impact on the social site when compared to the other candidates.

    Of course, Twitter chatter doesn’t mean that you’re the most popular candidate on the interwebs. Santorum got the good, the bad, and the commentary from the Twitterverse:

    Santorum came close, fought the good fight, and continues to make sure this is a competition and not a coronation. 8 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    CNN assigned Santorum purple. I wonder if that makes him uncomfortable. 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Big surprise. CNN projects Rick Santorum wins North Dakota Caucuses. 11 hours ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Shorter Santorum: I’m a libertarian. Except when it comes to anything fun, which is #omgsatan!!!!! 11 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Did you follow the primaries on Twitter? Let us know in the comments.

  • Randy Moss, Google Play, and English Major Drinks

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Anybody else notice that because Rush Limbaugh wouldn’t support contraception his sponsors had to pull out?(image) 56 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Lime of the Ancient Mariner” #englishmajordrinks(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Randy Moss to work out for Saints. Gregg Williams has $1000 for the first Saints employee to knock him out.(image) 6 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    So today is like the first season finale to the GOP’s Game of Thrones.(image) 3 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I was going to make fun of “Google Play” until I remembered that iTunes is still called iTunes.(image) 1 hour ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The Pitcher of Dorian Grey Goose #EnglishMajorDrinks(image) 6 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I missed the part where we were all transported back to 1987 when we cared what Kirk Cameron thought.(image) 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Advertisers are abandoning Rush Limbaugh. Where will Summer’s Eve find a spokesperson now?(image) 14 hours ago via SocialOomph ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Randy Moss is working out for the Saints. That’s a good fit. He’ll appreciate that they pay with straight cash, homie. #Bountygate(image) 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Pinterest is a website that updates daily with whatever was on Reddit three days ago. #TheMoreYouKnow(image) 3 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Tequila Mockingbird #EnglishMajorDrinks(image) 3 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Always thought “quite frankly” meant doing things the way a guy named Frank would. Sorta like “that’s so Raven.”(image) 22 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Nothing like seeing a 9-year-old kid beautifully play the demo piano at Costco to make me feel like a complete failure.(image) 48 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    What’s your favorite thing on a string? Probably not tampons. Maybe a yo-yo? #KotexForReal(image) 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    As a parent I often wonder if there’s anything I could’ve done differently to prevent the jealousy between my twins Lisa & Hog Face.(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Cyrano de Sazerac #EnglishMajorDrinks(image) 2 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Rush Limbaugh, Movie Bands, and The Beer Cave

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Your books are better than some juice. Something something something Bruce. I’m not great with rhymes. Caboose. 2 hours ago via WhoSay ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Rush Limbaugh is what’s created when the formula that made Swamp Thing is instead poured over YouTube comments and a glazed ham. 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    #MovieBands Terminator- The Rise Of Florence And The Machines 9 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If I could eat dinner with anyone, alive or dead, I’d pick John Candy because I bet he’s like really really hungry by now. 3 minutes ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s hard to diet because food. 1 hour ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I was not dressed warmly enough to enter the beer cave. #firstworldproblems 1 hour ago via twitterfeed ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    #MovieBands The Quick and the Grateful Dead 43 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    iOS 6? Isn’t that the operating system that Skynet uses? #RutRoh 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    50 years ago today, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game. 50 years ago EVERY day, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 times after a game. 20 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Taking painkillers is a perfectly rational response to being Rush Limbaugh. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The Doctor Zhivago-go’s #MovieBands 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Free Hipster Band Names: Its Better On Vinyl, The Canvas Totes, Yoga Patrol, The Raw Diets, Drinking Out Of Mason Jars, Bon Over. 3 hours ago via UberSocial for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    JUSTIN BIEBER TURN 18! VERY EXCITING! THAT MEAN HE ALMOST OLD ENOUGH TO CRINGE AT ALL AWFUL THING HE DID! 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Canadians watch US politics like Americans watch Jersey Shore. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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  • The Lorax, Shamrock Shakes, and Snooki’s Pregnant

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Snooki is pregnant omg, I bet she gives birth to a vodka bottle with hair extensions.(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Dr. Seuss could’ve been the greatest rapper alive.(image) 16 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I hope Snooki doesn’t have problems delivering her baby. She’d hate to hear the doctor say “we have a little Situation here”.(image) 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees. Unless I get paid, then I shill SUV’s.”(image) 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Snooki has confirmed she is “with child.” Your move, pro-lifers.(image) 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    #ShamrockShake Finally! The entire nation can get Cancer and Diabetes in a single cup!(image) 6 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Really hoping that @Snooki has triplets… I really wanna get started on this chocolate factory.(image) 8 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Oh fuck…#ShamrockShake is back. Don’t let your memory fool you into thinking you liked it America. You hated it.(image) 4 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The Trix rabbit should just get himself some Honey Bunches of Oats, it’s a far superior cereal anyway.(image) 21 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Google’s new anti-privacy measures are so intrusive, it just informed me that I’m feeling lucky.(image) 43 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Hard to believe that Justin Bieber was born in Ontario 18 years ago today and nobody has sent a killer robot back in time to stop it.(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Teach kids about irony by visiting a landfill exploding with promotional wrappers, circulars & bags decorated with “The Lorax.”(image) 1 hour ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I made you in My image. The thing is, I’m an asshole.(image) 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Never set a goal that takes longer than you can stay sober.(image) 3 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Wow. This is the longest Oscars ever.(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Jaleel White, Kid Rock, and the Daytona 500

    Jaleel White, Kid Rock, and the Daytona 500

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Danica Patrick has wrecked three cars in four days. Even Donte Stallworth is appalled by her awful driving ability.(image) 20 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Producers say the new “Dancing with the Stars” cast will strive to redefine “Dancing” and “Stars.”(image) 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Someday, when Jaleel White is on his deathbed, he is going to look back at his time on Dancing with the Stars, and think, “Did I do that?”(image) 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If we stop neutering our dogs then the Terriers have won.(image) 13 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Which religion lets you eat as much pizza as you want without getting fat?(image) 4 hours ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Just got a look at the iPad 3. Coolest feature: it has a pool. An actual pool.(image) 44 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I believe in the separation of Rick Santorum and elected office.(image) 20 hours ago via WhoSay ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Iran & North Korea should switch Supreme Leaders for a week just for fun.(image) 37 minutes ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The sun is too bright for me to see my iPhone screen. #firstworldproblems(image) 1 hour ago via twitterfeed ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Romney and Kid Rock. It’s always beautiful when the right people find each other.(image) 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Dancing with the Stars is to dancing and stars what our nation’s politicians are to integrity and leadership. #DWTS(image) 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    List of people in descending order of coolness: 1. Mitt Romney 2. Malcolm Gladwell 3. Tim Pawlenty 4. Niles from Frasier 5. Kid Rock(image) 6 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Santorum is probably scrambling to get Eminem or Insane Clown Posse’s endorsement right now.(image) 6 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If you don’t believe the US military engages in torture, try sitting through “Act of Valor.”(image) 15 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    My sources are telling me Buffalo Wild Wings is being investigated for altering the ending of last night’s Daytona 500…(image) 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Breaking News… Michael Bay actually directed the Daytona 500 last night(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Angelina Jolie’s Leg, “Undefeated” Part of Twitter’s Most-Tweeted Moments of The Oscars

    Now that we’re a couple of days removed from The Academy Awards, what’s your take on the night? Do you still think The Artist deserved best picture? Have you had time to ruminate on Billy Crystal’s performance as host – and does that change your opinion? How about Angelina Jolie’s leg – you have that one out of your head yet?

    Here’s what we do know about the night: According to Twitter, many of the most tweeted moments of the big night didn’t have anything to do with people actually winning awards. But the most buzzed-about moment did. And it came when Undefeated won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

    Undefeated is the story of a losing high school football team in a poor neighborhood in Memphis and how one coach helped turn them around. One thing that have might bolstered the tweet volume surrounding Undefeated’s win was the excitement of one of the film’s directors. T.J. Martin shouted that it would be “f*cking amazing” if their fellow nominees could join them in sharing the award. The expletive was bleeped out on the TV broadcast.

    Congrats to Oscar Winning FilmMakers @dan_lindsay @TJMckayMartin !!! And Coach Bill Courtney!! #Undefeated LET’S GOOOO!!! 1 day ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The next most-tweeted moment came when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis presented an award whilst crashing cymbals.

    Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell hoping to remake “Drumline.” #Oscars 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Next came a moment from the Red Carpet, when Sacha Baron Cohen arrived dressed as the character from his upcoming film The Dictator and promptly spilled ashes all over Ryan Seacrest.

    My mom always told me to pack two jackets for red carpets, always wondered why. Now I know. 1 day ago via WhoSay ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The fourth most-tweeted moment came when Angelina Jolie struck a very leggy pose while presenting an award. Her action even spawned a parody Twitter account (Angelina Jolie’s Leg).

    Look at meeee!! 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Last buzzworthy moment came when Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie won the Best Original Song Oscar for “Man or Muppet.”

    Back to the drawing board…but congratulations to Bret on his #Oscar win for “Man or Muppet”! Maybe he needs me to help take care of it… 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    On Monday, we got a different report from Twitter analytics company TweetReach. They said that the Cirque du Soleil performance stole the night.

    Along with the top moments from the actual broadcast, Twitter has unveiled the results of their #BestDressed Red Carpet vote, and here are the winners: Jessica Chastain (24%), Michelle Williams (22%), Emma Stone (20%), Penelope Cruz (18%), and Miss Piggy (16%).

  • The Artist, Danica Patrick, and Miracle Whip

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Today we have fallout from the Oscars dominate Twitter. And people are buzzing about the postponed Daytona 500 as well – some are even offering their own thoughts on the cause. Plus, we’re not sure what the miracle is about a certain sandwich spread.

    Enjoy!

    I feel like Miracle Whip doesn’t understand what the word “miracle” means.(image) 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    SOURCES: Danica Patrick is spending the Rain Delay at a Daytona Amusement Park, riding the bumper cars to practice for the race #Daytona500(image) 2 hours ago via TweetCaster for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It cannot be easy being married to Meryl Streep. It must be impossible to tell when she is faking it.(image) 14 hours ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    That dog from Frazier was really good in “The Artist.”(image) 3 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Some people walked out of the Artist when they realised it’s silent. I walked out of the Iron Lady when I realised it isn’t.(image) 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    somehow, somewhere, Nick Nolte just stumbled out of a handicapped stall, then flipped off a homeless guy, not realizing it was a mirror.(image) 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Octavia Spencer’s win shows just how far we’ve come since Billy Crystal performed in Blackface. #TheOscars(image) 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Check me out! Leg!!(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Daytona 500 delayed again because NASCAR fears mixing rain with a Danica Patrick debut will wipe out half their drivers within 25 laps.(image) 3 hours ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Congratulations to J.Lo and Cam Diaz for igniting no boners just then #Oscars(image) 19 hours ago via Mobile Web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Grossest Word of the Day: Instagramateur(image) 30 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    My noise cancelling earbuds broke, so now I have to use the ones that came with my iPhone. #firstworldproblems(image) 1 hour ago via twitterfeed ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It looks like the last calories Angelina Jolie consumed were when she drank that vial of Billy Bob Thornton’s blood.(image) 3 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “That is SO 5 minutes from now.” -Hipster Merlin(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Cirque du Soleil Oscar Performance Steals The Show According To Twitter

    We’re already aware that Twitter was pretty much dominated by Oscar discussion on Sunday evening, but what part of the show really set users’ thumbs in motion? Was it host Billy Crystal’s opening routine? Was it when Meryl Streep shocked with her Best Actress win? Was is when The Artist won Best Picture as the close of the ceremony? No, no, and no, according to Twitter analytics company TweetReach.

    Apparently, Oscar viewers were most compelled to tweet by the high-flying acrobatics of the Cirque du Soleil performance.

    TweetReach tracked over 2 million Oscar-related tweets Sunday night and they say the biggest spike in activity was 18,718 tweets in one minute during the Cirque du Soleil performance.

    The twitter chatter was varied in its assessment of the performance, but it no doubt had people talking:

    “When I think movies, I think Cirque Du Soleil!!!” – Nobody in this dimension #oscars 11 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    That Cirque Du Soleil performance was AH-MAY-zing!!! 11 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Wow! #Oscars. Cirque Du Soleil. I. Am. Speechless… 11 hours ago via Plume for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Listen close and you’ll hear thousands of people Googling how to spell Cirque du Soleil right now. #Oscars 11 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Here’s the Cirque du Soleil segments, courtesy of Mediaite:

    TweetReach’s list for the top ten Twitter moments from the Oscars includes some big award moments as well as some of the comedy bits (like Zach Galifianakis & Will Ferrell) and J-Lo’s possible wardrobe malfunction:

    1. Cirque du Soleil performance.
    2. Octavia Spencer wins Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Help.
    3. Hugo wins for Best Visual Effects.
    4. Meryl Streep wins Best Actress for The Iron Lady.
    5. The Artist wins Best Picture.
    6. Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell present Best Original Song award to Bret McKenzie for The Muppets.
    7. Christopher Plummer wins Best Supporting Actor.
    8. Jennifer Lopez and her possible wardrobe malfunction.
    9. Jean Dujardin wins Best Actor for The Artist.
    10. Angelina Jolie presents Best Adapted Screenplay to The Descendants.

    What was your favorite moment of the night? Let us know in the comments.

  • Limp Bizkit, Daytona, and Chris Brown’s iPhone Problems

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Congrats to Limp Bizkit for signing to Cash Money records! To celebrate i also put a bag of trash into a slightly bigger dumpster.(image) 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m starting to think Chris Brown might not be a great guy.(image) 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    With the recent acquisition of Limp Bizkit, Busta Rhymes, and rumors of tracks with Ashanti, YMCM is poised to be the hottest label of 1999.(image) 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Chris Brown has been accused of stealing a woman’s cellphone outside a club. Looking forward to their duet in two years.(image) 6 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If #Obama cured cancer the Republicans wld say he’s trying to mandate what kind of cells we can have in our body(image) 20 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Chris Brown steals a fan’s iPhone. Siri must have been terrified.(image) 8 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Danica Patrick crashed during a Daytona qualifier today, successfully qualifying herself as a woman.(image) 22 hours ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Looks like Chris Brown finally crossed the line with this cell phone theft.(image) 18 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Here at Daytona. Danica Patrick will sit on the pole for tomorrow’s Nationwide race.(image) 11 minutes ago via Seesmic ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    My laziness just reached a new level when I was too tired to download an app.(image) 56 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    White guys who take shirtless pics of themselves in their bathroom mirror will most likely die in an alcohol-related wakeboard accident.(image) 1 hour ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If I’ve given you a card at your birthday party, know I bought it a half-hour ago and signed it on the dashboard of my car 5 minutes ago.(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Meryl Streep could take a dump and it’d get nominated for an Oscar.(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Thought I saw an overrated pop star in the distance. Turns out it was just a Nicki Mirage.(image) 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    [Image via reddit]

  • JK Rowling, Gas Prices, and The Male Dictionary

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    #MaleDictionary “I let you win in Words with Friends” = “I lost and don’t know how to deal with it” 7 minutes ago via CoTweet ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Does JK Rowling’s new novel become the most-anticipated book of all-time? It’s like god announcing a follow-up to the Bible. 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I am annoyed JK Rowling’s new book will be published in English. They never release new literature in C++ anymore. 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    #MaleDictionary : I’m hungry. = I’m hungry. 19 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s halftime at the debate. Would love to see Madonna come on and blow Santorum. #CNNdebate 18 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    #MaleDictionary Let’s watch a movie at my place = Let’s do everything except watch the movie. -LaurenwithAXE 15 minutes ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Guns don’t kill people. Rick Santorum kills people in public restrooms then texts pictures of their corpses to Jared Leto. 18 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Last night’s GOP debate was overshadowed by the palpable sexual tension between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Gas prices are higher than Wiz Khalifa 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The toothpaste tube is never empty. Car companies should hire Colgate to design their gas tanks. 2 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Getting up early to siphon gas from neighbors makes me sleepy. 8 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If I worked at Paramount, I would offer Meryl Streep one billion dollars to go to the Oscars as THE DICTATOR. http://t.co/xQdwEUEq 19 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I don’t care if they were on sale, Alfred. I’m NOT WEARING SUPERMAN BOXER-BRIEFS! 13 minutes ago via Batcomputer ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Lennon & McCartney wrote our most enduring and beloved ringtones. 22 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Technically, anything can be a scratch and sniff. 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “I’ll keep your legs warm while you’re telling a few racist jokes on a boat.” -Khaki pants 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Biz Stone: Too Much Twitter Use Is Unhealthy

    As more and more outlets pop up and more and more people rely on existing networks for communication, it’s no surprise that many of us feel addicted to social media. I’m sure your mother or maybe even your doctor has told you that spending all day on Twitter is not advised. But now, one of Twitter’s founders is saying that same thing: spending all day refreshing your tweet stream is unhealthy.

    Speaking at a business gathering in Montreal, Biz Stone had this to say when asked about people reported to spend hours upon hours straight on Twitter:

    “To me, that sounds unhealthy. I like the kind of engagement where you go to the website and you leave because you’ve found what you are looking for or you found something very interesting and you learned something. I think that’s a much healthier engagement. Obviously, we want you to come frequently.”

    Twitter is addicting – there’s no debate there. It’s appealing because of the entertainment value of some tweets and also because of the real-time info factor. Stone went on to say that “nobody thought [Twitter] was a good idea.” Apparently, people thought it would never be useful.

    Some people would still agree, as the topic of citizen journalism continues to be a hot debate. Just how important is Twitter to the world of real-time information?

    As far as Stone’s suggestion that Twitter overload is a bad idea…

    Biz Stone says spending too much time on Twitter is unhealthy. That might explain my carpal tunnel syndrome, near blindness and scoliosis. 42 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Biz Stone of twitter says looking at your twitter feed 12 hours a day is not healthy! Allright. we’ll do 6 on Facebook.6 on Twitter then. 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    no shit…it’s unhealthy to stare at anything all day“@BlakkaEllis: twitter co-founder says it’s unhealthy to stare at tweets all day” 55 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Biz Stone had another interesting thing to say regarding Twitter’s structure. Although many people have clamored for Twitter to extend the character limit beyond 140, he provides a compelling reason why they won’t do that:

    “One of the wonderful things that’s emerged is that there’s a lot of creativity that comes from constraint.”

    A recent Nielsen study revealed that as a whole, American spend 565,156 minutes on Twitter per month. American spend a whopping 53.4 million minutes on Facebook. Do you think we are addicted to social media? Let us know in the comments.

  • Bot or Not Lets You Test the Human Element in Any Twitter Account

    If you’re active on Twitter, you’ve probably encountered plenty of bots – fake users that spam the hell out of you with links, free iPad offers, and other dubious things. These accounts are just a part of the Twitter experience, and many times they are incredibly easy to spot.

    But sometimes you’re up in the air about whether an account is automated or being operated by a real life human being. Some journalism students at The New School in New York have developed a test that will tell you who’s really behind that Twitter handle.

    The Bot or Not test is the culmination of a semester-long project that had students analyzing thousands of articles and how they were linked and retweeted to the Twitterverse. They started out by tracking articles from three sites – Mashable, Read Write Web, and Tech Crunch.

    In order to determine the botfestation of the web, we focused on three popular tech media sites: Mashable, Read Write Web, and TechCrunch. Once a story was published by one of these sites, we tracked the number of times people shared it on Twitter within the first two and half hours after being published.

    We tracked 159 stories, which together were tweeted over 79,000 times by more than 18,000 distinct twitter users. We then built a multi-stage test to determine whether a user is a bot, or not. Next, we applied the test to our data to find the percentage of users that are bots.

    What they determined was that 15% of the accounts that they tracked were bots and an additional 16% were labeled “probably bots.” Only 33% passed the test and were labeled human (36% were “probably human”).

    To create the test, we gathered various criteria that demonstrated either very human or very bot-like behavior on a high-low scale. Tweeting only links to Mashable stories, for instance, is considered very bot-like behavior

    And now, you can enter any Twitter handle into the bot test and it will give you its best determination based on a few signifying factors. For instance, here’s what it said about me:

    It looks like it penalized me for posting a lot of links – something I admit to doing. But since I do reply to other users and because I don’t follow a suspiciously large number of people – I got the probably human nod.

    Here’s how another account was treated:

    Twitter bots are tough to battle, and they seem to pop up despite efforts to keep them at bay. But this nifty new tool will at least give you a little bit of information on any suspicions you may have,

    [Via Poynter]

  • National Margarita Day, Lent, and Texting For Beginners

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    It’s National Margarita Day! Who wants to salt my rim? 3 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The deli forgot the paper between my cheese slices, and now they’re stuck together. #firstworldproblems 39 minutes ago via twitterfeed ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I bet Rick Astley struggles with Lent. #L8 4 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Today is Ash Wednesday, the joyous day upon which we celebrate the life of Ash Ketchum and make vows to catch ‘em all in the coming year. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Live each day like it’s National Margarita Day. Actually, don’t. That’s alcoholism. Today only, live like it’s National Margarita Day. 2 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    When National Margarita Day falls on Ash Wednesday, does it mean Catholics must give up Jimmy Buffett for Lent? That shouldn’t be too hard. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Ash Wednesday is the day we all get together and watch the Evil Dead movies, right? 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Pop Warner has announced they’ll start using NFL rules in order to better protect their kids from injury. 15 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’d say you’re more of a mix between an Ewok and a hooker. RT @KimKardashian: I’m such a mix between Charlotte and Carrie! 44 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Texting for beginners: STFU = Shut the fuck up. LOL = Shut the fuck up. LMAO = Shut the fuck up. ROFL = Shut the fuck up. 1 hour ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Grandpa, grandpa! Tell us again about the time you whittled a 189 character idea down to a perfect 140 character tweet!” 46 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Don’t steal, don’t kill, put some stuff on your forehead, maybe sometimes don’t eat meat? Look, I’m clearly running out of ideas here” -God 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m dorky enough to know that there’s an Orc who looks like Alice Cooper in “The Two Towers”. 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I just had a cup of coffee so terrible that Stephenie Meyer is writing a series of books about it. 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Newt Gingrich’s hair looks like it was cut by a right-handed dude using left-handed safety scissors. 3 hours ago via TweetCaster for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Mardi Gras, Brady Quinn, and Doritos Tacos

    Mardi Gras, Brady Quinn, and Doritos Tacos

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    I don’t know, king cake. I prefer not to put myself in situations where surprise babies may emerge at any time. 1 hour ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    ‘Girl, you look as good as a King Cake. Let me put a baby in you.’ Top pickup line of the season/century. 1 day ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Not to sound all high & mighty, but I just smoked a bowl and bench pressed 200 lbs 28 minutes ago via TweetCaster for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day & Cinco De Mayo are the 3 most important religious holidays for belligerent drunks everyone hated in college. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Nicki Minaj gave up rapping for Lent, even before it was Lent. She’s truly devout. 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s almost Lent which reminds me of when God said, “A few times a year, to prove you love me, do some weird stuff.” 44 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    GQ should ask Brady Quinn about something he’s qualified to answer, like his thoughts on David Beckham’s performance as an underwear model 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The fact that Brady Quinn dumped on Tebow is not news. The news is that for some reason someone interviewed Brady Quinn. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m hoping to give up celibacy for lent. 1 hour ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Awwww yeah. 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m rooting for the divorced girl to win “The Bachelor.” It would be more improbable than Gonzaga winning March Madness. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Anyone who can stand Chris Brown has obviously never had the shit beat out of them or they are Rihanna. 1 hour ago via twicca ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    To avoid further controversy, people of Asian descent should only be described as “Linscrutable.” #Linsanity 1 hour ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I can’t walk through Costco without constantly being offered free, delicious food. #FirstWorldProblems 2 hours ago via iTweet for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Eating McDonalds is like bungee jumping: you know theres a chance you may die, but you take a leap of faith and hope you dont shit yourself 3 hours ago via twicca ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    How did anyone convince us that Nature Valley granola bars are food? 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Just re-read the Book of Revelation, and there are at least sixteen different references to sweater vests. 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If there’s life on other planets, they probably had the technology to create Doritos Locos Tacos hundreds of years ago. 5 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Mardi Gras 2012 Takes Over The Twitterverse

    For all of Mardi Gras’ religious implications, it always winds up being one of the best parties of the year. And not just Fat Tuesday, of course – that’s just when we stuff ourselves so full of food that we long for a few-week fast. The Mardi Gras season has been in full swing for a while now in famous hub locations like New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, and various Spanish cities.

    And Mardi Gras has taken over the Twitterverse as people both inside and outside the party have taken to the network to talk King Cake, booze, and preparations for Ash Wednesday.

    ‘Girl, you look as good as a King Cake. Let me put a baby in you.’ Top pickup line of the season/century. 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If you see someone eating a salad today *walk over* *plate launch* “WEAK SAUCE BABAY!” *hand red lobster coupon* *single pistol* #FatTuesday 37 minutes ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy #FatTuesday! Check-in your favorite beer on @untappd today to celebrate and get a special badge for #MardiGras 2012! #drinksocially 1 hour ago via CoTweet ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I wish I was in new Orleans today #fattuesday 2 minutes ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Maybe if I flash the Orono PD in honor of #FatTuesday they’ll wave the 8 tickets I have to pay … #worthashot? 4 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Jumped off the float to toast Harry Connick Jr., Hillary Swank, Mariska Hargitay and Cyndi Lauper. Hail Orpheus! http://t.co/p2KWXNvL 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Mardi Gras, or as I like to call it, Drink Like Rick Perry Day. 44 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Show me your blitz!” ~ Tim Tebow at Mardi Gras 43 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    At this point, Mardi Gras has become a way of life, and I will be confused and disoriented when it’s over. 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s really inspiring watching the masses in New Orleans protest President Obama’s War Against Catholicism. #OccupyBourbonStreet #courage 14 minutes ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Is that a plastic baby in my king cake or are you just happy to see me? 15 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I love how New Orleans responded to Ash Wednesday by creating Sin Like Hell Tuesday. 1 minute ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Mardi Gras! Eat, drink and be merry! For tomorrow you’ll walk around with ashes on your forehead. Hangovers help that apparently. 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    PANCAKE DAY! IF YOU NEED SPECIAL DAY TO REMIND YOUSELF TO LOVE PANCAKE! THEN YOU LIVE LIFE WRONG! 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If you can’t make it to New Orleans, don’t worry. You can always watch the live stream of the parties on nola.com and feel super depressed that you’re missing out on all the fun.

    Have a Happy Mardi Gras, everyone – eat some crawfish!

  • Presidents Day, Kurt Cobain, and Cookies

    Presidents Day, Kurt Cobain, and Cookies

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    If Kurt Cobain saw “Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain” was a trending topic on Twitter he would probably kill himself again. 32 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain, the Foo Fighters have never been the same without you 2 hours ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain. Your career sort of stalled, don’t know what you’ve been up to recently. Hope you can get back to makin’ music! 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy President’s Day! There should be a “First Ladies Day” to honor the women who suffered while their husbands slept around with interns. 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    President Obama makes $400,000 a year while in office. Paul Walker made $7,000,000 for 2 Fast 2 Furious. Happy President’s Day, everybody! 2 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday, Kurt Cobain. If you were alive now, with a face that survived a gunshot blast, you would make better music than Chris Brown. 2 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    This year Im giving up Lent for alcohol 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Aaah! It’s a trap!” – Lint 11 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Sometimes I wish the United States could “clear history.” #presidentsday 18 minutes ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I have this tradition where every Presidents’ Day I eat like William Howard Taft for 12 months. 38 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Getting something “trending” on Twitter is roughly as useful as writing it in lipstick on the side of a bag of dog food. 53 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I changed the preferences, but my mouth still accepts all cookies. 🙁 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    My mom tossed my allergy medicine because she thought they were ecstasy pills #FirstWorldProblems 2 hours ago via iTweet for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’d rather have have that face-ripping-monkey rip off my face than to be stuck behind one of those extreme couponers in the grocery line. 3 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Michael Jordan, Angry Birds, and Quinoa

    Michael Jordan, Angry Birds, and Quinoa

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    There’s a loud kid in an Angry Birds hat in the airport. Where’s a shoddily constructed building full of pigs when you need it? 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday Michael Jordan! On behalf of Earth and the Looney Toons, thank you for saving us. 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday Michael Jordan! In related news, his Hitler mustache turns two. 2 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Happy Birthday Michael Jordan, exceptional skills and a shiny black head are two things we have in common. 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Now that Pat Buchanan is off MSNBC, who will speak for the xenophobic racists? 2 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Is it strange that, as a consequence of his crime, the Underwear Bomber will get free state-provided undergarments for life? 43 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If it’s any consolation, the Underwear Bomber’s actions almost certainly did cause the drop of multiple underwear bombs. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Receipts are short stories about how stupid and awesome last night was. 5 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Chris Christie won’t veto the marriage equality bill if we convince him gay marriage is the union between melted cheese and marinara sauce. 11 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If I see someone at airport holding a guitar & I don’t recognize them, I assume they play in a jazz fusion band. 20 minutes ago via WhoSay ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    God is like electricity. You can’t see how it works, but you know it has nothing to do with science and you’re probably going to hell. 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    WEIRD BUT TRUE: Quinoa is actually made from ground-up NPR tote bags. 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Jeremy Lin being underrated almost makes up for everyone else who went to Harvard being overrated. #Linsanity 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Bet those Valentine’s Day office flowers are beginning to wilt. It’s like watching someone slowly tear up $75 over the course of a week. 4 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Mountain Lion, Jeremy Lin, and Hot Air Balloons

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Want to try OS X Mountain Lion right now? All you have to do is hook a keyboard dock and mouse up to your iPad. 34 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Mountain Lion?” Yawn. I’ll update my Operating System when Apple finally gets around to naming one “THUNDERCAT.” 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Apple should have named Mountain Lion “Cougar” – OSX 10.8: an old operating system going after young users 4 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Jeremy Lin & Kim Kardashian are set to meet. Lin played against some awful defenses lately but this will be his easiest scoring opportunity. 26 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I can’t see Kim Kardashian dating Jeremy Lin. It’s like the game of Risk: Africa is one thing, but no one holds Asia. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I accidentally watched a show on Hulu Plus when I could have watched it commercial-free on Netflix. #FirstWorldProblems 52 minutes ago via iTweet for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Hey does anyone have an extra LinkedIn invitation? 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Isn’t all this talk about conraception and babies a little disrespectful to Jennifer Aniston? 1 hour ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    When you see “Sent from my iPhone,” don’t think it’s because I left the house. It’s because I haven’t left my couch. 1 hour ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The people whom Facebook calls “People You May Know” are often “Douchebags I’m About to Block.” 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Bart Simpson’s chalkboard was the original twitter. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Fuck it” – guy in charge of naming the hot air balloon 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Nothing says “I’m carrying $3 and a Guitar Center receipt” like a wallet chain. 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPad ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Chris Brown, Dave Mustaine, and The Best In Show

    Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.

    And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.

    Enjoy!

    Kim Kardashian wins best in show for her breed, Standard Blackman Retriever 7 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    A Pekingese named Malachy won Best In Show at Westminster. Malachy celebrated the win by having absolutely no idea what just happened. 6 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Kate Upton is a Chris Berman slap and Matthew Berry emasculation away from being the new matron saint of the sports blogosphere. 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Floyd Mayweather thinks Jeremy Lin is overrated, which is funny because Jeremy Lin has managed to be undefeated without ducking anybody. 1 day ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Jeremy Lin is asian people’s The Wire. 25 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    If Jeremy Lin dunked on LeBron James while wearing a Yankees cap and then celebrated by Tebowing in front of Brett Favre would ESPN explode? 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    RIP Chris Brown? Twitter has killed more black people then Hurricane Katrina. 14 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    RIP Chris Brown is trending on twitter. Looks like everyone’s been reading, “The Secret.” #RIPchrisbrown 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    RIP Chris Brown? More people have died on twitter than Alderaan. 6 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Condoms are like parents… they are there to protect you, but usually it’s more fun when they’re not around. 15 minutes ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Dave Mustaine Endorses Rick Santorum.” Pro-life, meet Megadeth. 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I bet Rick Santorum is psyched to have the endorsement of a guy who got kicked out of Metallica for snorting too much cocaine 3 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Maybe Dave Mustaine doesn’t know that Santorum also refers to a politician? 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    That empty parking spot turned out to be a Mini Cooper #FirstWorldProblems 23 minutes ago via iTweet for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Kinect would be more fun if you didn’t have to get off the couch. 1 hour ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Honestly, I’ve killed more people playing the Sims than Call of Duty. 2 hours ago via Buffer ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    It’s not so much that I had a great Valentines Day, it’s just knowing that so many people had a terrible one. 3 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto