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.
#DC, loosen your ties!: Group lobbies for workaholics to have fun wapo.st/HVXvHi
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2012
Might also be a good idea to de-penny the penny loafers. If the loose, madcap look is what you're going for.
We had this before we had language huff.to/JO57I5
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) April 19, 2012
Pointing. Fire. Pointing things covered in fire. It was a rich cacophony of gestures and burning things.
RIDDLE SOLVED: The chicken came first... drudge.tw/JnE5dS
— Drudge Report (@Drudge_Report) April 19, 2012
That's it, no more riddles. Drudge solved all the good ones. But we've still got his nose from the last time we played "Got Your Nose!" Which he already knows, but riddle us this: where are we hiding it? (Shoeshine kit.)
Why is Amtrak wi-fi so bad? slate.me/JhOV2f
— Slate (@Slate) April 19, 2012
Transportation method-specific wi-fi complaints always come from a person currently using that method of transportation. All the time, every time. Because it would be unreasonable to single such things out at other points in your life. Really, who cares? (You, when you can't get wi-fi on the Acela to Boston.)
Lessons in the Art of Pillow-Fort Construction nyti.ms/I78ycr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 19, 2012
The couch is your foundation. Without it, you are on an island made of pillows where everyone can see you and Fort Throw Pillow is as good as surrendered to the hated French.
Mel Gibson's newest rant: 'I am earning money for a filthy little [bleep]sucker' nyp.st/I21HTw
— Page Six (@PageSix) April 19, 2012
And people said he'd have trouble finding work.
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