What the Tweet?

Smurfs, Retro Cuisine and Swarming Jellyfish

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Ray Gustini 678 Views Jun 6, 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.

 


 

South Carolina's Myrtle Beach spared swarming jellyfish: http://bit.ly/jOBHzmless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply

 

To which the Atlantic Wire would counter-tweet: the swarming jellyfish were spared Myrtle Beach

Shell's new offshore gas mining monstrosity: The largest floating thing ever http://su.pr/2uwSa0less than a minute ago via Su.pr Favorite Retweet Reply


Aside from the aforementioned swarming jellyfish, that is.


The frenzied Twitter response to Anthony Weiner's afternoon press conference, in a single breathless tweet.

Meanwhile, in France: Are Smurfs communist anti-Semites? http://theatln.tc/mpDPPNless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply



Meanwhile, we tried to keep you current on the most pressing global matters.

 

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