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.
Hobo planets, wanderin' the galaxy, just lookin' for a giant space-boxcar to rest in for the night. bit.ly/ySMAmv
— Popular Science (@PopSci) February 24, 2012
On a different day, this would have yielded a 700HoboPlanetNames hashtag. Because it did not, we're sharing our contribution here: 111 Ate, the Foodless planet. That's it, that's the joke.
Always a duck, never a goose #firstgradeproblems huff.to/AtFFy
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) February 24, 2012
Not to nitpick, but that's a good thing if you're playing Duck, Duck, Goose. It's a sign you're a skilled player that people don't want to pick as goose, because they don't want to lose to you. That's what we were told, at least.
Tyra Banks graduates from Harvard's executive education program, smizes wapo.st/wUPluC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 24, 2012
This is exceptional America's Top Model recall. 99th percentile, if such a thing could be grouped into percentiles
Bach in the Subways, Complete With Cellos (But No Lute) nyti.ms/zFJare
— artsbeat (@artsbeat) February 24, 2012
Well then it's not really Bach, now is it? The lute was big with Baroque composers.
Eyes, look your last - Britain’s last glass eye maker is retiring bbc.in/xhYGyd
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 24, 2012
But first: one last big score.
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