{"id":8700,"date":"2013-02-04T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T14:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2015-02-25T20:38:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T20:38:04","slug":"twitter-blogathon-428","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=8700","title":{"rendered":"Blogathon 4\/13 Twitter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little while ago the lovely Chloe wrote &#8216;<a title=\"Chloe\" href=\"http:\/\/chloeaspencer.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/17\/why-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Tweet<\/a>&#8216;, a view on some of the benefits of using Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t that kind of article.<\/p>\n<p>This is just a look at some of the funny &#8211; and serious &#8211; Tweets that I&#8217;ve bookmarked, for various reasons, but chiefly because I like (and occasionally agree) with the messages they contain.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve deliberately mixed up the funny with the sarcastic with the ironic with the pointedly political.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Russell Brand. Never knowingly funny.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 Adam Postans (@couchpotatoadam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/couchpotatoadam\/status\/297836923295240192\">February 2, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This made me laugh out loud! <a title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jenmcx\/status\/297809521101922304\/photo\/1\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/K2LPIP4N\">twitter.com\/jenmcx\/status\/\u2026<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 jenny(@jenmcx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenmcx\/status\/297809521101922304\">February 2, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ok we have worked tirelessly through the night to genetically modify the new ratio nursery nurse and voila&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SueJones19\/status\/296555553914748930\/photo\/1\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hCs4tc7M\">twitter.com\/SueJones19\/sta\u2026<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 Sue Jones (@SueJones19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SueJones19\/status\/296555553914748930\">January 3<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me: Girls&#8217; night in!!!Cat: I&#8217;m a cat.Me: You&#8217;re my best friend.Cat: I&#8217;m not even a girl cat.Me: So it&#8217;s like a date?Cat: Get help.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 Jessica (@Schmoodles) January 24, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s complicated&#8221; is Facebook talk for &#8220;I blew him on the first date but he hasn&#8217;t called me back yet. He still loves me though, right?&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 Jessica (@Schmoodles) January 23, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>I just fell down the stairs holding a guitar and accidentally wrote a one direction song.<\/strong> \u2014 Y .(@notorious_stars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notorious_stars\/status\/290161810026414080\">January 12, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Going to our first Anti-Natal clinic tonight. Why so many pregnant ladies are against that particular South African region is beyond me.<\/strong> \u2014 Aled Wynne (@Aled25) January 10, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Ian Duncan Smith thinks \u00a370 a week JSA is too much. He also recently spent \u00a339 on breakfast, then claimed it back from taxpayer on expenses.<\/strong> \u2014 Harry Stopes (@HarryStopes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarryStopes\/status\/288776638043389956\">January 8, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>A zombie apocalypse could have happened in Washington, Tyne and Wear and I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;d have noticed the difference to be honest.<\/strong> \u2014 Jonathan Downing (@jonaoxford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonaoxford\/status\/282107293573718016\">December 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>I go to a lot of trouble picking out fruits and vegetables only to get home and realize they are a dozen donuts.<\/strong> \u2014 Crack You Whip (@CrackYouWhip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrackYouWhip\/status\/298424350724464642\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>At the supermarket I crashed my cart into some iceberg lettuce. So I get it, Titanic.<\/strong> \u2014 Adam Says Relax (@Adam14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam14\/status\/296807983650844672\">January 31, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Comfortably numb came on the radio followed by Stairway to Heaven and I drove 20 miles past where I was meant to be going.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 James (@jimmy_sharpe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmy_sharpe\/status\/296688186481049600\">January 30, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>i can&#8217;t say &#8220;balzac&#8221; or &#8220;penal colony&#8221; without giggling&#8230;so i guess i should stop forcing those words into every conversation i have.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 michele(@madamesnooty) January 29, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>You say stalker, I say fan club president.<\/strong> \u2014 Sergio (@SergioValenCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SergioValenCo\/status\/179297071701037056\">March 12, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>Belatedly read @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlgardner\">carlgardner<\/a>&#8216;s excellent summary of legal case against Jeremy Hunt <a title=\"http:\/\/www.headoflegal.com\/2012\/04\/25\/hunts-handling-of-the-newscorp-bskyb-deal-was-unlawful\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LVCPWjCE\">headoflegal.com\/2012\/04\/25\/hun\u2026<\/a> Hard to see how he gets out of this<\/strong> \u2014 John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnRentoul\/status\/195903588801847296\">April 27, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re being very cocky towards me.&#8221; reason given by @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metpoliceuk\">metpoliceuk<\/a> for arresting female student. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23policestateUK\">#policestateUK<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2012\/mar\/19\/police-payout-student-arrested-filming?CMP=twt_gu\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2ozToGAD\">guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2012\/mar\/19\u2026<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 Heather Brooke (@newsbrooke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsbrooke\/status\/181701275551924224\">March 19, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>I was told that I&#8217;m following the wrong people. If funny, witty, clever, caring andinsightful is wrong. Then I don&#8217;t want to follow right.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 maddie (@maddie11_Anders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maddie11_Anders\/status\/296265031753015296\">January 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little while ago the lovely Chloe wrote &#8216;Why Tweet&#8216;, a view on some of the benefits of using Twitter. 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