What the Tweet?

Borscht, Monkeys, and the Pope's Tweets

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Ray Gustini 227 Views Jun 28, 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. Today, we're going heavy on the monkeys...

 

 

 


And what do they think about the Hugh Jackman movie about the boxing robots? Historically accurate or just more Hollywood glitz?

THE POPE TWEETS!!!! via MT @news_va_en Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVIless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply



The best--and loudest--tweet about the Pope joining Twitter we saw all day.

Important: Was William Shakespeare a stoner? | http://ti.me/kZSiwp (via @TIMENewsFeed)less than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet Reply



No way. He would have had to have been sober for Francis Bacon write all those plays for him.

The Golds Try to Add Cool to a Soup That's the Color Purple http://on.wsj.com/iJpw5jless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply


We'd like to modify Time's question: Is Rupert Murdoch a stoner? (Inside the tweet: the Gold family is considering "a sexy new look" for its canned Borscht, including rebranding it as "power beet juice." We'd stick with the timeless classic, but that's just us.)

Video: 'Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay' Becomes Internet Hit: http://abcn.ws/krH6aoless than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet Reply


The digital age has been kind to monkeys who have adventures.

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