Comments on: Twitter my arse

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:24:23 +0000

Grandad, you speaketh the truth yet again. Tweeter is something i only heard of for the first time when i started blogging a few months back. And i cannot for the life of me think why anyone would be interested in the tedious details and inanities of someone else’s life.
A couple of years ago i met a girl i’d known in school on the bus. It had been years since I’d seen her and i was happy enough to chat for a while. But once she started up with drivel such as “I wonder what my mum will cook for dinner tonight, i hope it’s barbecue chicken pizza, yum yum” I swiftly took the only appropriate action. I bludgeoned her to death with a plastic fork and buried her in the Wicklow mountains.

The thank-you cards have only recently stopped rolling in.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:47:44 +0000

Of course I’ve seen your blog. I think. *wanders off to make sure*

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:10:49 +0000

GD, have you SEEN my blog? I seldom use it to put up full posts.

I used to be a fan of Britney and her boobies, but then she got to be too old.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:07:24 +0000

Jayzus RhodesTer! If you want to write a full post, then use your own blog.

So you are a keen fan of Britney and her boobies? I suppose it takes all sorts?

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:29:51 +0000

..and pet rock and Windows 3.1 and your Edsel.

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:27:14 +0000

Okay, I’m going to get all defensive here and say that I USE TWITTER, but not to tell people what I’m doing at the moment, which would be insanely stupid because, like, who cares? But rather to make inane comments like..

“Step aside, for this day is quickly reeling out of control and I wouldn’t want you to get crushed or anything.”

and..

“The lady at the Coffeebean laughed when I ordered a “synonym roll” and asked if there was another word for it.”

and..

“Well, here I am.. and there YOU are.. what now?”

BUT, most importantly, I can now follow Britney Spears (@therealbritney) on it and keep up with her day to day happenings..

“We were able to sneak away to Santa Barbara for a relaxing weekend! – Britney”

and..

“Just took the boys to the pumpkin patch!! ~Britney”

and..

“Brit is just spending a relaxing day with the boo boo’s. : ) posted by Brett.”

Now, I don’t know who this “Brett” character is, but I can’t tell you how thrilling it was to find out – in REAL TIME – that Britney was spending a relaxing day with the “boo boo’s”, whatever those are. I think that’s what the kids are calling “the girls” these days. You know.. the “boobies”.. so it’s good to know that Brit is relaxing with her boobies.

Or maybe it’s her kids. Yeah, that makes more sense, although I’m sure her boobies are with her too. It’s not like they’re removable or anything.

But now I have to go “tweet” about leaving this comment, so all I can say is that it’s not the forties anymore, Grandad; you’re going to have to “get with it” sooner than later, else you’ll be left behind with your vinyl records and eight tracks and black and white TV and Philco radio.

@rhodester

By: Maxi Cane

Maxi Cane — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:32:56 +0000

Yep, pretty much.

By: NaRocRoc

NaRocRoc — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:57:32 +0000

Thanks Grandad, altho I bow to your superior wisdom and knowledge!!

By: Keiron

Keiron — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:27:43 +0000

He’s almost convinced it’s a pipe Chris, don’t give the game away!!!

By: TheChrisD

TheChrisD — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:12:42 +0000

I made the pipe analogy, since I presumed it was something you do regularly and without thinking. Most of the time I tweet without thinking much, I just “do it”.

It’s really something you do when you want to ramble on, but don’t want to make a full post for something that’s 2-3 lines long