Twittermania |
by Gina Dalfonzo |
Inspired by Andrew Ferguson's article "Twits on Parade" in the new Weekly Standard, I've begun a limerick (in the spirit of the immortal "A tooter who tooted a flute)":
A twitter who twitted a tweet
Heard his tweet had been deemed indiscreet.
. . . And I'm stuck. Someone want to help out?
(It's interesting, by the way, that articles about Twitter keep bringing up bathroom-related examples of tweets.)
Said he, "I don't care
It's my right to share
with my public where I take my seat!"
Posted by: Gene | October 16, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Nice!!
Posted by: Gina Dalfonzo | October 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM
With his soul now embittered
Tweeted to "tattler twitter"
That "never the twain shall tweet."
That's my best shot, Gina.
Posted by: Jimmy Davis | October 16, 2008 at 10:24 AM
One
A twitter who twitted a tweet
Heard his tweet had been deemed indiscreet.
"Indiscretion", he tweeted
"By the masses is greeted,
So join them and fall at my feet."
Two
A twitter who twitted a tweet
Heard his tweet had been deemed indiscreet.
"Make me quit, then, you twit,
With superior wit,
Or else kindly get back in your seat."
Three
But with this one I have to issue an “indiscreet language alert”, because what began as an innocent play on verb tenses to coin a new word actually turned out, ironically, to employ a “word” to which vulgar meaning already attached. My apologies, but I would prefer to try to redeem a word than concede its eternal ignominy.
http://wwwuuwuu.tripod.com/misc/tweet.html
Posted by: Rolley Haggard | October 16, 2008 at 11:13 AM
But as a twit who was coarse,
continued to beat his dead-horse,
a rotting carcass he took for prime meat.
Posted by: Steve (SBK) | October 16, 2008 at 11:29 AM
We have so much talent here!
(Rolley, re: #3, while the idea is noble, I'm afraid some words may be beyond redemption.)
Posted by: Gina Dalfonzo | October 16, 2008 at 03:29 PM