Posts Tagged ‘Humor’

The Tweeter: Jerry Seinfeld, @SeinTime, Joins the Twitterverse

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Of the many words to describe the influence and greatness of Seinfeld’s career, one certainly at the top of the list is showmanship. He always knew how to hit the high note and walk away from the stage. He is still a paragon of comedy in society, and his latest endeavor sees the perennially funny entertainer is taking to the world of 140 characters and Twitter. Read more

Guillen, Gabbidon, and Other Gaffes: The Latest in Dumb Sports Tweets

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It would seem at some point athletes would learn not to go to Twitter when they are angry. Thankfully for sports fans, when emotions are running high, professionals don’t know where else to turn it seems. Here are the latest in what is a continuing and likely never-ending series collecting dumb sports tweets that lead to either embarrassment, fines, or a shutdown of the account. They do all share one thing in common: they elicit the question, “what were you thinking?” Read more

Stephen Colbert Leads Hilarious Twitter Attack on Senator Jon Kyl

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For years now, oblivious or simply stubborn politicians have felt the remorseless wrath of YouTube, with video evidence of every public word ever spoken available to point out anything the least bit hypothetical. Late night satirists have used this to consistently point out lies and double-speak, which is sometimes amusing and often disheartening. Few politicians seem to know what to do with YouTube, and how to use it advantageously (Anthony Weiner is a notable exception), but while they deal with that, one of the sharpest of satirists has taken to another social medium to call out the inane.

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10 Crazy Things People Say Right Before They Realize They’re Completely Addicted to Facebook

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If you’ve ever said “I’m not addicted to Facebook!” or “Yes! 2000 friends!” then you probably should read this article and figure out whether you’re addicted or not to the king of social networking, Facebook. Our international team of stalkers, I mean experts, has searched the world to determine the 10 crazy things people say right before they realize they’re completely addicted to Facebook.

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Twitter Thrives When Sports Underwhelm: The Funniest Tweets From a Boring March Madness Final

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One of the many redeeming qualities of Twitter is that when a big event in our culture takes place, and millions watch together and tweet together, should that event let down, Twitter comedy ensues. Hilarity is bred from heartbreak, disappointment, and sheer awfulness; the 2011 Oscars and halftime show at the most recent Super Bowl with the Black Eyed Peas come to mind.Last night, the March Madness championship game joined that group.

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The Sports Guy Bill Simmons Takes His 1.3 Million Twitter Followers to Facebook

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Since the announcement, the fan page has been increasingly in membership every minute. In fact, you can hit refresh every second and see the number of ‘likes’ increase incrementally. Simmons influence is paramount in the world of sports. Only a few professional athletes, and certainly no sports writers, have more followers on Twitter than Bill Simmons (as of this writing, Twitaholic has Simmons at 1.343.457, coming in at 201).

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Fünke Friday: Five Tobias Videos to Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Arrested Development Finale

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It was on this day exactly five years ago that Arrested Development aired it’s final episode, and every day since then fans have eagerly hoped for and awaited a return to the screen. For those that gave the show a chance, the reward was a show that was funnier and clever with every viewing. Jokes ran throughout not only an episode, but through the entire series, and to fully appreciate the comedic genius of Mitchell Hurwitz and company, the show needs to be watched from pilot to finale; and then re-watched a half dozen more times.

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