Comments on: Twitter

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:47:19 +0000

SAm - Everyone reads my intellectual outpourings. Even the BBC.

Cap'n - I think you may be codding yourself. You write reasonable intelligibly, whereas laws are completely unintelligible. Unless they translated your stuff?

TT - It depends on whether there are any naked flames around. I just make damned sure there aren't any. Flashbacks are a pain in the hole.

Kate - I have some very strange followers too. I don't mind as long as they don't mind my ignoring them.

Stan - I must say the ones I like are the throwaway lines, the caustic comments and the odd good link. It's nearly time for me to take a peek into Twitter Hall.

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:42:48 +0000

Twitter is what you make of it. The content it sends your way depends on who you follow. If it’s a gigantic hall full of people, at least you get to pick the people in your hall, and you can evict anyone who bores or bothers you.

I find it handy for sending out lines, links and ideas that interest me, be they from books, news, science, arts, language or whatever. And it’s always likely to surprise you. Sometimes a throwaway remark will kick-start a very interesting conversation with someone who before that was a total stranger.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:31:52 +0000

Nope – I still haven’t used my twitter account since the first week after my son set it up – I found it very strange…. but even though I don’t use it – I still get email messages saying that someone I don’t know is now following me on Twitter.

Let them follow – I’m not going back there!!!
.-= Kate´s last brainfart .. January Projects =-.

By: tt

tt — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:59:26 +0000

At least you won’t explode like the Hindenburg.

By: Cap'n Con

Cap'n Con — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:49:17 +0000

I once wrote a report for a company I worked for on a public policy issue when they were making representation to the government in the UK. When I was reading through the relevant piece of legislation many months later I recognised my wording in a number of places in the relevant Act of Parliament.

I am THE LAW. Anybody wants custom-made legislation give me a call … and yes I do do Bar Mitzvahs. Closed Wednesday afternoons for alcohol. The value of your investment in me may go down as well as up.

By: SAm Crea

SAm Crea — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:45:19 +0000

Tom Dunne or some of his researchers read your blog I think… talking about twinning, and how its only for local politicians to go on junkets… Sounds familiar doesnt it?
.-= SAm Crea´s last brainfart .. Award ceremonies… =-.

By: Cap'n Con

Cap'n Con — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:03:35 +0000

Hi Grandad … ‘anonymity is the new wealth’ is mine … MINE, I TELLS YA, … all mine … you can use it though;) NO ONE ELSE. I’LL BE WATCHING.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:42:07 +0000

JA – It’s OK. I could never understand Haiku either.

Cap’n – Who said that?

TT – I have never tried farting helium, but I imagine the resulting high pitched squeak wouldn’t have quite the same effect?

RhodesTer – And the rest? Would you want to miss out on all that beautiful prose? Not to mention the wit?

By: rhodester

rhodester — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:06:10 +0000

I wish you’d posted this on Twitter instead. It would have read..

“I joined up with this Twitter lark a long time ago, just to see what all the fuss was about. I still haven’t found out. It is very difficult”

I would have gotten the point in one tenth of the time.
.-= rhodester´s last brainfart .. Douchenozzle =-.

By: tt

tt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Make sure you fart helium.