Tweeters Never Prosper

[Johnny Unusual]

Fred and Barney meet The Thing!? How have I drank this much '80s cartoon pop culture without knowing about this!?

Edit: Ahh. A quick Wikipedia search reveals that it's not as awesome as it sounds.

I know.  It's... it's a friggin' cruel tease.

[Johnny Unusual]

[Darth Geek]

@david_tanenhaus
My favorite Civil War era monuments are the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.

[Johnny Unusual]

Before meeting Sherlock Holmes do random shit like cut tiny holes in ur shoes and smear it w lady deodorant and mustard to mess with him

[Johnny Unusual]

[RVR II]

What can i say
https://twitter.com/pitbull_updates/status/826476706835943428

I say it sux but that's just me...

[Johnny Unusual]

[Darth Geek]

What confuses me about the 280 character limit is that Twitter has admitted that the 140 character limit was arbitrary in the first place. So why are we just doubling an arbitrary number?

[Pastor of Muppets]

What confuses me about the 280 character limit is that Twitter has admitted that the 140 character limit was arbitrary in the first place. So why are we just doubling an arbitrary number?

Didn't they base that on the old maximum limits for SMS messages?

A character limit is important, because if people on Twitter could have unlimited characters, they might have to start saying substantive things instead of just punchy, meaningless quips that rile people up.

[Johnny Unusual]

WHY I WILL LOVE @HamillHimself FOREVER (THREAD OF 4):

When a friend's son (who was, so tragically, dying from an incurable illness) made a wish: to meet Luke Skywalker, it fell on me -- the only person the dad knew who worked in the film business -- to make a call.  1/4

Not knowing Mark, I called his agent and explained that this lovely boy watched Star Wars every day and wanted to meet NOT Mark Hammill, but, rather, the actual CHARACTER that he played (the boy's own mental state had devolved past the point of being able to grok that... 2/4

..Luke was fictional). The agent begrudgingly said he'd call Mark, but also said not to get my hopes up. 90 seconds later I got a call from @HamillHimself, who immediately said yes and gave me his home address.  3/4

He not only met with the boy, but spent hours answering question after question (sometimes the same ones repeatedly), AS "Luke." Even posting this now makes me teary. He was compassionate, kind, and patient. And it literally meant the world to this kid and his family.  4/4

[Johnny Unusual]

Hey Taco Bell
The Illuminati is not a frivolous subject

The less context there is for it, the funnier it is.

[Johnny Unusual]

Wow, there are some VERY salacious details in the Stormy Daniels interview:

[Edward J Grug III]

It's not funny, but I did really like this tweet:

@aSpaceCadette

the reason i hate modern open world games and especially ones that can theoretically "keep going forever" with meaningless spawns like in skyrim is because the the game's "end state" becomes "when you get bored" and i'm fucking sick and tired of "finishing" every game bored

[The Lurker]

You guys can move it, if it's too political...

[The Lurker]