We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. But sometimes we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.
Gene Weingarten is wrong about bacon-cats and journalism http://t.co/f0oSgBsQ
The Washington Post
washingtonpost
Is it bacon-cats or bacon cats? Sadly, our house style rules don't mention 'bacon-cats'. We do have a lengthy section on how to describe a former ambassador covered in duck fat.
"Surprise! I wasn't killed by John Wayne Gacy after all" | http://t.co/2iZ4vcve (via @TIMENewsFeed)
TIME.com
TIME
Is the worst surprise in the history of surprises, or the best? We're going with worst, if only for the initial, ghoulish "Surprise!"
Contraception, fireworks & egg-snatching are among the suggestions as MPs debate how to tackle misbehaving seagulls http://t.co/NtVcHHXx
BBC News (UK)
BBCNews
Ah, the English. Give them a problem and they'll put condoms on it, take away its eggs, or blow it up. It goes to show, warm beer is the essential ingredient of all crazy schemes.
Like Mad Men, but boring: http://t.co/lYX8wIFm #falltv #hbo
Slate
Slate
What's the show: The Archibald Whitman Variety Hour? Playboy Club: Shaker Heights? Every scene with Betty Draper? The suspense is killing us.
Parents of Adolf Hitler fight for custody http://t.co/jH8XcGh2
Huffington Post
HuffingtonPost
People probably saw this one coming.
STUDY: More Kids Sleep With TV... http://t.co/y7fmmQ2s
Drudge Report
Drudge_Report
But that's not going to stop the Zurich Film Festival from giving TV a lifetime achievement award.
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