What the Tweet?

AIG, Illegal Acts, and the Death of Snooky

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Ray Gustini 2,050 Views May 13, 2011

Here at The Atlantic Wire, we respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. Sometimes, though, we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite head-scratchers



AIG Will Not Be Treated Like Some Slut Who Grew Up Without A Father Figure http://bit.ly/iYDP0Yless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply

That's what got Bear Stearns in all that trouble.

Person of Interest, Two Broke Girls picked up at CBSless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Reply

It's a good thing these are the names of TV shows. This is not the kind of news you want on the first day of the post-Charlie Sheen era.

The 6th Floor: An Illegal Act and an Invitation to Dance http://bit.ly/kBydO9less than a minute ago via The New York Times Favorite Retweet Reply

We can only assume this has something to do with @dealbreaker's AIG tweet

Deportation Cancelled for Woman Who Called 911 http://abcn.ws/jTy5Axless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply

We would give a great deal for this to read No Joke: Deportation Cancelled for Woman Who Called 911. The 140 character limit strikes again.

The problems in America's schools are hard to dramatize, so the entertainment industry gives us Cameron Diaz's breasts http://su.pr/2Fas44less than a minute ago via Su.pr Favorite Retweet Reply

Yeah! Hollywood needs to start putting its money where Cameron Diaz's breasts are

Whoever came up with this click bait deserves a raise.

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