Comments On: Better Late Than Never? by Anthony Hecht

Re: Better Late Than Never?

very bad homo — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:10:25 -0800

I am sure one of his grandkids is helping him with it.
Posted by very bad homo

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Fortuna Mandolin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:04:18 -0800

@3 thats totally my ringtone.
Posted by Fortuna Mandolin

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Patti — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:23:41 -0800

#22, Twitter changes long urls to tinyurls - automatically. No understanding of tinyurls necessary.
Posted by Patti

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what i have become — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:03:03 -0800

Don't kill him!
Posted by what i have become

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Bill W. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:03 -0800

To me the Twitter shows a bit of sophistication for his age so I am quite impressed with McCain. For example, he uses a Tinyurl for the links to videos because of the Twitter limit on the number of characters that can be used.
Posted by Bill W.

Re: Better Late Than Never?

lostboy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:25:58 -0800

@20 paraphrased:

There are no rules, but you have to do it a certain way.

Posted by lostboy

Re: Better Late Than Never?

#53381300p — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:37:36 -0800

@13 it's not about rules as there are no "rules". the whole point of twitter is short conversations with others and you can't have conversations if you are just talking to yourself. oh wait, self-indulgent navel gazers LIKE that kind of thing.

it's like going to a party, people are trying to talk to you, but you're too busy telling yourself (and laughing at) your own jokes. if you don't want to form a group of reciprocal friends on twitter then why are you even there?
Posted by #53381300p

Re: Better Late Than Never?

chemical ali — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:31:11 -0800

I like oatmeal! Where's that cunt I'm married to?
Posted by chemical ali

Re: Better Late Than Never?

exelizabeth — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:01:00 -0800

ICU81MI. Hilarious!

Posted by exelizabeth

Re: Better Late Than Never?

mc — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:53:11 -0800

He's too old to be using twitter just like Dan's too old to brag about his sex life on the Slog.
Posted by mc

Re: Better Late Than Never?

eclexia — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:50:48 -0800

@3, it's "pride" not "price". Rhymes with "stride".

A modern day warrior
Mean mean stride,
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean mean pride.

Posted by eclexia

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Chris down in The Couv — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:56:58 -0800

"I am taking Beau to the train station."

"I am putting my hand down his pants at the stop light."
Posted by Chris down in The Couv

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Morons, Inc. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:34:04 -0800

Whatever you think of McCain...he's still an elected Senator.

Which is 100 times the achievement of most Sloggers and their families combined.

And if you think Obama condones such irascible behavior, think again...you loudmouths will not find a home in the Obama White House...but John McCain would....because both want to build up the People, not tear them down.
Posted by Morons, Inc.

Re: Better Late Than Never?

wench — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:59:05 -0800

@8 - I could care less whether people return follow me. Let's be honest here - how much gratification do you really get from knowing that someone auto-followed you? It may be good twitter manners, but it's bloody stupid. I'm glad to see someone bucking the trend, whether it's from ignorance of the "rules" or not.
Posted by wench

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bleh — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:29:13 -0800

When you google ICYMI, the third result is from soundpolitics.com. Definitely a FOX NEWS type acronym.
Posted by bleh

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SeattleExile — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:27:33 -0800

I'm definitely under 25 & didn't have a clue about ICYMI - I guess I assumed it was some sort of FOX/Conservative acronym, like WWJD except about politics? But then I don't use Twitter, so I don't really count.
Posted by SeattleExile

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Will in Seattle — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:07:59 -0800

I probably have about half marketers following me, but that's their prob.
Posted by Will in Seattle

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The CHZA — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:01:39 -0800

I've been forced to do twitter for a class, and aside from LeVar Burton and Shaq, there aren't many interesting people on there. Plus fucking internet marketers have started following me like flies to a dead dog in a wheelbarrow.
Posted by The CHZA

Re: Better Late Than Never?

#53381300p — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:44:27 -0800

hmm, yeah, he should be posting on twitter about baby animal pictures and ""There's always some holiday for kids." Fucking kids." (get off my lawn!) right slog?

with your 31 updates, 430 followers but only 6 return follows - http://twitter.com/strangerslog - you are a paragon of advice on how to use twitter.
Posted by #53381300p

Re: Better Late Than Never?

ICYMI — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:34:17 -0800

In Case You Missed It -- that's more like 40 year old mommy blogger lingo than teen lingo.
Posted by ICYMI

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Joey the Girl — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:20:50 -0800

I'm over 25...what does ICYMI mean??
Posted by Joey the Girl

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guy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:09:06 -0800

@1: remember he's ex-military, and the military do love their acronyms...
Posted by guy

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Senator John McCain — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:02:38 -0800

The Metamucil might finally be kicking in - w00t!
Posted by Senator John McCain

Re: Better Late Than Never?

Will in Seattle — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:47:35 -0800

I agree. Twitter, other than for media types or people with their own linked stories or blogs they themselves write, is over.

It's like he's trying to become a 20th Century Man, and we're in the 21st Century, man.

Today's Tom Sawyer mean mean price ...

(le sigh)
Posted by Will in Seattle

Re: Better Late Than Never?

McBain — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:24:14 -0800

i can't wait for twitter* to die. so boring.

*replace twitter with john mccain
Posted by McBain