This is pretty funny: the top 50 tweets of 2011: [link] My favourite:
"Sex is like pizza - even when it's bad, Herman Cain will still try to force it on you."
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Feb 04, 2012 2:04:10 am PST #20208 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
amyth - Feb 04, 2012 4:56:47 am PST #20209 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Tom, I was wondering how all the stuff with your dad was going to come up with the stroke and I'm glad to hear you say what you said. I'm so glad you're going to that class!
{{Sue}} that's so tough, with your mom.
msbelle, glad to hear some good financial news, re: health insurance! Yay!
Nora, I'm angry on your behalf.
I love Rookie.
Sue - Feb 04, 2012 4:57:35 am PST #20210 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Last night I dreamt that Scola took up knitting and became the famous/infamous unknown yarnbomber of Brooklyn.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 04, 2012 5:02:28 am PST #20211 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't duck, I turn towards gunshots, I step forward when I should step back--I'd make the shortest lived action hero ever.
If only you could overcome your aversion to cold; those are qualities one wants in a goalie.
Jesse - Feb 04, 2012 5:02:54 am PST #20212 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Last night I dreamt that Scola took up knitting and became the famous/infamous unknown yarnbomber of Brooklyn.
Now THAT's a plan!
DavidS - Feb 04, 2012 5:38:16 am PST #20213 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've found a new logical paradox that's worthy of a name like Zeno's Paradox.
I call it the Caffeine Conundrum, which is what happens when you're stumbling around dropping your coffee beans and spilling the water because it's hard to make coffee before you've had coffee.
flea - Feb 04, 2012 5:41:44 am PST #20214 of 30001
information libertarian
This morning I spooned several teaspoons of whole coffee beans into my cup instead of sugar, and only just missed pouring the just-brewed coffee in on top of them.
Tom Scola - Feb 04, 2012 5:42:36 am PST #20215 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That's why teamaking is so ritualized. You keep doing it until it becomes unconscious muscle memory.
sj - Feb 04, 2012 5:44:14 am PST #20216 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That's why teamaking is so ritualized. You keep doing it until it becomes unconscious muscle memory.
Unless you're like me on some mornings waiting for the kettle to whistle only to realize that I have not turned the burner on.
flea - Feb 04, 2012 5:44:26 am PST #20217 of 30001
information libertarian
ION, my son is being an incredible pain in the ass. I can't wait until that halcyon period of rational, thinking-of-others middle childhood kicks in. I mean, an 8 year old has her issues, but on a minute to minute basis is SO much easier than a 5 year old with entitlement issues.