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Sleep Tips, Parrot Ladies and Dwarf-Eating Carp

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Ray Gustini 288 Views Jul 21, 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 favorites.



Animal Planet Documentary Confirms That Heidi Fleiss Is Still a Crazy Parrot Lady http://tinyurl.com/3g8dth3less than a minute ago via TheWrap.com Favorite Retweet Reply



The pecking order for crazy animal people, in ascending order of potential strangeness: parrot, dog, lizard, snake, rodent, cat.

The U.S. heat wave has racked up 98 record nighttime highs. Have any tricks for sleeping? Let us know. We may want to talk to you.less than a minute ago via CoTweet Favorite Retweet Reply



Fine, but call before 7. After that we're busy doing our special sleep trick.



Don't say, "The place where they film Game of Thrones." Those are dwarf-eating tilapia and everyone at Comic-Con knows it.

Remember when Murdoch was called a "moth-eaten kangaroo"? http://wapo.st/qQu2Prless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply


We do not, but it does not surprise. Other Murdoch nicknames we would believe include: Marmite huffer, son of a motherless dingo, and Old Man Table Slap.

They are prying the keyboard from my fing ... psij opsjidfpsdjfpjfpsfkpasdaodsless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply


One of America's foremost What the Tweeters, struck down in her prime.
 

 

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