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10 Hacked Tweets We Want to See

Emerald Catron — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:45 +0000

Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.

Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.

The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's really hard to choose.

Who Rolling Stone Left Off Its 'Funniest People On Twitter' List

Smethanie — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:05:20 +0000

Rolling Stone released its list of "The 25 Funniest People on Twitter" Monday, and while yes, we know lists are subjective and only so many people can be crammed into one, we'd like to take a stab at cramming some people you'll probably disagree with us on into our own.

Let's start by saying all the people included on Rolling Stone's list are very funny, funnier than most in the

Follow Playboy Playmates On Twitter

Steven Bohner — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:38:36 +0000

I am always seeing websites creating galleries of Twitter images from Playboy Playmates. Needless to say, the galleries are usually top notch! But what other pictures are posted by these playmates that we don't get to see? Their are probably some gems that never make it into these "TwitPic Theaters". Well, now you can follow the these lovely ladies yourself in all of their photogenic glory!

RoboCop Statue Could Be Coming to Detroit

gary.chenoweth — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:05:59 +0000

Detroit might get a RoboCop statue after all. Just a week ago, Detroit mayor and former NBA great Dave Bing shot down a suggestions that the city erect a statue of its most famous fictional cyborg crime fighter. However fans of the film have stepped in, and have now raised pledges for more than the [...]

Howard Stern Gains Twitter Fans by Live-Tweeting 'Private Parts'

gary.chenoweth — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:55:18 +0000

Since joining Twitter earlier this month, Howard Stern has quickly amassed fans. On Saturday, he entertained them by live-tweeting an HBO showing of his 1997 movie, "Private Parts."

The stream of tweets became a sort of impromptu audio commentary, in which Stern shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes and trivia about the film

City Dump Named After Durst

JT — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:56:49 +0000

When the City of Austin asked its citizens to help rename Solid Waste Services, the people made their voices heard: An overwhelming number of those polled want it named after a certain Limp Bizkit frontman. According to the Austin Chronicle, Solid Waste Services hoped to re-brand itself by focusing less on wastefulness and more on [...]

Two BIG reasons to Twitter~

JT — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:52:28 +0000

Anybody that thinks twittering isn't worth it might want to re-think it. Look what what I got twittered to me from Ice T's "COCO" recently just for being one who follows her on Twitter~