G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I thought I was following you already? Weren't you rocking a Matisyahu style beard? Lol, yeah I switched up the pic. Was in a Beast Mode type of mood. honorary_hog, did you already change your twitter handle? I can't seem to find you on there. Anyone else who's posted their twitter handle in here, I'm now following you (if I wasn't already) ---------- Post added March-20th-2012 at 10:04 AM ---------- personally, I'm looking forward to the drunk rants. Give us a heads up when one is coming Haha. I normally save my drunk rants for facebook. 140 characters or less doesn't work well with drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo2365 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think you might be sad, H_H, to know that Carl Edwards is not on Twitter. I use it to get my music and sports news. And I'm following you know so entertain me!! @Mongo2365 if you want to follow back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Haha. I normally save my drunk rants for facebook. 140 characters or less doesn't work well with drunk. booooo! /unfollows GACOLB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 booooo!/unfollows GACOLB Oh man you are on twitter? Guess I need to go make my page private now... just kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Lol, yeah I switched up the pic. Was in a Beast Mode type of mood. I knew I wasn't trippin'. I am following you now bro. @MLp33zy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just actually sent you a follow man feel free to follow back@JTPartlow21 TK pretty much can't stand me on there..... That's a GOOD sign. I'll follow you and others in this thread when I get home this evening. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 That's a GOOD sign. I'll follow you and others in this thread when I get home this evening. Thanks! TK and I are cool though always expect him to give me a hard time though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm @schmeff. I follow more people than I tweet, just like ES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm @schmeff. I follow more people than I tweet, just like ES. I was gonna say. I hadn't seen your screen name in a LONG time. Good to see you, pal. Hope you're well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 booooo!/unfollows GACOLB I mean my tweets are normally reserved for calling out the local sports media and getting into arguments with them. SHF is a fan so I think it's pretty entertaining. I knew I wasn't trippin'. I am following you now bro. @MLp33zy Yeah I thought I was following you already too. Anyway, I definitely am now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, now that you're into it be glad that you're not in China, where they censor you. Here's a list of some of the things they censor on the Chinese version of Twitter, Weibo: Blocked on Weibo Some examples: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Why the hell would commies censor evolution? That one doesn't make sense to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Why the hell would commies censor evolution? That one doesn't make sense to me Yeah ... I get Three-color cat, but there are some strange ones on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 In Japan, if your tweet DOESN'T have the word "upskirt" in it, they add it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yeah ... I get Three-color cat, but there are some strange ones on there. Lol, I missed that one. Trying to find out why that would be censored but not having any luck so far. Has to be something in China's history. Or maybe it was a symbol of someone/something. Still don't understand the censorship of evolution by commies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 To be honest, my line of thinking went like this. Do I really care what athletes/celebs have to say on pretty much anything? No. So really, there's no use for me to be on Twitter. Hell, any free agent news/signings are going to be posted on this board within two minutes anyway, I can handle a short delay I use Facebook to some degree, but started removing a number of people from my list who post random stupid garbage, motivational posters, etc. I figure Twitter would be even worse, just a constant stream of drivel I don't need. Hell, it's practically encouraged that you spout off any random thought that springs to mind. I'll be interested to see if you stick with it or get annoyed quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'll be interested to see if you stick with it or get annoyed quickly. I will too, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yeah ... I get Three-color cat, but there are some strange ones on there. Ah, think I found the answer to the three-color cat riddle: http://blockedonweibo.tumblr.com/post/12634332040/tortoishell-cat-or-calico-cat-sansemao Why it is blocked: Actually, a search for any colored cat, so long as it uses the term “色貓” is blocked. This is a reference to Deng’s famed 1961 proverb in favor of market reforms: “It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice it’s good” (不管黑猫白猫能捉到老鼠的就是好猫, or something similar: searching for the term shows several variations). Perhaps the term was previously used to mock the current system of “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Regardless, it is now apparently a sensitive topic (though you can freely perform a search for Deng’s proverb itself). BTW, that site breaks down the reasons for a lot of the censored words/phrases http://blockedonweibo.tumblr.com/tagged/blockedword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I was gonna say. I hadn't seen your screen name in a LONG time. Good to see you, pal. Hope you're well. Thanks man. I'm good - hanging in there waiting for the Skins to turn this thing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I wonder about the 140 character limit. There's a certain skill to writing short, but it's not easy. Mark Twain (or Samuel Johnson... or Blaise Pascal) once wrote "Sorry for this long letter, I didn't have time to write a short one." It seems that people sometimes get in trouble trying to make a point within the constraints of the short format. What keeps the Twitter gods from expanding that limit? What's so great about 140 characters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 It seems that people sometimes get in trouble trying to make a point within the constraints of the short format. What keeps the Twitter gods from expanding that limit? What's so great about 140 characters? I am pretty sure it has something to do with cell phones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I wonder about the 140 character limit. There's a certain skill to writing short, but it's not easy. Mark Twain (or Samuel Johnson... or Blaise Pascal) once wrote "Sorry for this long letter, I didn't have time to write a short one."It seems that people sometimes get in trouble trying to make a point within the constraints of the short format. What keeps the Twitter gods from expanding that limit? What's so great about 140 characters? IIRC, the 140 characters came about because that's the set limit on a standard text message. They originally envisioned twitter being used through cell text services. Something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, I enjoy reading sentences rather than essays on there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I don't give a tweet either. I don't need to know whats going on in the world every minute of the day. I especially don't need to know when a celebrity/athlete tells me when they take a dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 IIRC, the 140 characters came about because that's the set limit on a standard text message. They originally envisioned twitter being used through cell text services. Something like that. this is correct, twitter is based off SMS. They had the founder on Stern a while back and he was talking about how the idea is really just a text message you can eavesdrop on. That said, it is good because people have to be succinct. My annoyance with twitter is all the @ RT "" MT @@@ RT###RT@"" ---...<<<LOL. Come on people, I shouldn't need a decoder wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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