We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our job easier. But sometimes, we have no idea what they are talking about. So after a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.

Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio a mythical golden sword called "Chang": slate.me/zkFrfW #ceremonies

— Slate (@Slate) January 30, 2012

They do things differently in Florida. For instance, we can't think of another that actually has bothered to name their mythical golden sword.

Ecstasy tablets come in all shapes & sizes, including the 'Simpsons,' 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and Obama bit.ly/zBMDle

— The Daily (@daily) January 30, 2012

Obama-sized drug doses are the most deadly of all. Because they're the size of a human being.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an Internet supergroup formed to defeat e-mail scams! | ti.me/AkEnGw (via @Techland)

— TIME.com (@TIME) January 30, 2012

You may think is a lot of pomp and circumstance for an Internet supergroup, but consider this: when was the last time Superman did anything to help cut down on your junk mail.

The 5 most mundane marriage killers huff.to/ybh77Y

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) January 30, 2012

The soft-sell technique may have been needed here, since the only viable alternative we could come up with was "The 5 lame ways you're screwing up your marriage."

"If you have an alligator in your backyard, I'll go and get it" - Meet US man keeping Louisiana's swimming pools safe bbc.in/AEsJEP

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 30, 2012

American gator-wrangling exceptionalism: the source of respect in the world, and safety at home.

Whether you're a snitch, a tattletale or a good citizen watchdog, Ga. lawmakers want to reward you. bit.ly/y5R7xy

— AJC(@ajc) January 30, 2012

Squealers, strangely, are not welcome.

A space colony on the moon? Not very likely but it's not so much the technology, it's the money. ow.ly/8LmUH

— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) January 30, 2012

America could do a lot of crazy things on the moon if we had some money. We all could.

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Ray Gustini