What the Tweet?

Woots, Bond Villains and Food Porn

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Ray Gustini 1,424 Views Jan 12, 2012

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. 


This calls for a "w00t!" RT @sarahw: Michiko Kakutani puts her stamp of approval on THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON: http://t.co/ACcgzwZg @atrandomThu Jan 12 16:10:10 via HootSuite


From Kakutani? You bet. Maybe even a "Woot! Woot!"

Hollywood Real Estate Development Under Threat http://t.co/63KydDctThu Jan 12 22:55:42 via web


Watch that awful Ricky Gervais try and make a joke out of what's happening to that poor Hollywood real estate. He should be wearing a ribbon to support that real estate, not making fun of the fact people briefly don't want to gobble it up.

Hypnotist principal faces one year in jail, if guilty http://t.co/GC5qVdAjThu Jan 12 17:58:07 via HootSuite


Anytime you can put hypnotist before someone's profession, as a tweeter, you have to do it. Unless they're a professional hypnotist. That would just be confusing.

James Bond villains harm nuclear power's public image, says scientist http://t.co/MU85lmxoThu Jan 12 12:52:52 via twitterfeed


Other things that have been negatively impacted by the Bond movies: killer top hats, gardners who throw killer top hats, international crime syndicates, anyone who wants to control the world's supply of something, crazy rich men who kill their girlfriends and paint them gold, George Lazenby.

If you insist on making food porn, please do it right--PHOTOS: http://t.co/Omdkqi3P via @browbeatslateThu Jan 12 18:41:34 via SocialFlow



Slate has had enough of your underlit clementines and pork chops that might as well be veal chops. It's a dirty business, tweeting pictures of food you think is pretty, but show a little flair.

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