What the Tweet?

Tim Burton, Hotel Marketing, and Larcenous Squirrels

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Ray Gustini 377 Views Aug 25, 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.

 



Happy birthday, Tim Burton! Name your favorite eccentric Tim Burton character: http://t.co/lLL7TMxless than a minute ago via Tap11 Favorite Retweet Reply


Can we say Limbo, the shifty, double-dealing baboon Paul Giamatti played in Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes remake, or would that be cheating?

New branding opportunities for hotel chains, post-DSK: http://t.co/xb0T5tY via @BrowBeatSlateless than a minute ago via SocialFlow Favorite Retweet Reply


We can see the sign from the highway now. "$49 a night. 10 channels of HBO. No sexually insistent Frenchmen. Free continental breakfast."

Blame it on the a a a a a ... pain meds, actually. http://t.co/xgl5PdLless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply


Twitter interventions are hard, especially when the feed won't even admit it has a problem with Twitpic.

VIDEO: And stretch… dog yoga on Odd Box http://t.co/4OcJeudless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply


Definitive proof that England has a California, too.

Ohio police investigating thefts of small flags believe they’ve got their man: a squirrel http://t.co/HBffa9wless than a minute ago via SocialFlow Favorite Retweet Reply


It's always the person you least suspect. Or in this case, the small fuzzy rodent you least suspect.

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