By Nick Douglas
New York journal pronounces, "Twitter is the recent internet corporation correct now...the subsequent sizeable Thing;" the hot York instances calls it "one of the fastest-growing phenomena at the Internet;" Time journal claims "Twitter is on its option to changing into the subsequent killer app;" and Newsweek notes that "Suddenly, it kind of feels as if the entire world′s a-twitter."
due to the fact its construction in March 2006, Twitter has unleashed a torrent of self-expression from its six million participants worldwide, who ship and browse each one others′ "tweets," messages as much as one hundred forty characters in size. buddies use the location to make plans; kin use it to stick attached; politicians use it to foyer for votes; and humorists use it to ideal their craft. actually, Twitter clients have reinvented the vintage medium of the witticism in a domain the place an individual could be a Dorothy Parker or an Oscar Wilde.
Twitter Wit is the 1st compilation of Twitter aphorisms, with submissions starting from quotidian vignettes like "I wager in Sweden the Ikea directions are in English" to bumper sticker-type quips like "I imagine the chook of affection is the dove. My husband thinks it′s the swallow," and participants starting from celebrities like Shaquille O′Neal, Jimmy Fallon, Penn Jillette, John Cleese, and Steven Fry to common individuals with formerly unappreciated sharp tongues. that includes a foreword by way of Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, this licensed anthology of the thousand so much such a lot smart and noteworthy "tweets" relates the range of human event in hilarious bite-sized pieces.
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A D7-class Klingon battle cruiser. But I can’t get anyone at the bakery to take my call. ” Sarah handed him the sticky note, and Jim noticed a wad of tissue wrapped around her right index finger. “My neighbor’s four-year-old bit me,” she explained. ” he asked. “Dexter was just telling me he—” “I couldn’t believe it,” Sarah continued. “Little brat sneaked up on me while I was walking to my car. ” She showed him the wound—just some bloody, baby-tooth-sized dents. But as Jim watched, the dents welled up with blood.
But the longer he stared, the more convinced he became that there were people in the gloom. Several, actually. And they were looking at him. ” Jim asked. “Homeless guys. There’s always a couple down there. Nice shady spot on a hot day. ” Jim handed him the note from Sarah. “She wants you to call this bakery. It’s about some kind of . ” “D7 battle cruiser cake,” Rodriguez said, nodding. ” Jim watched Rodriguez step back inside and then held the door for himself. Before returning to the storage room, he glanced one last time at the end of the alley.
He pushed open the heavy steel door and was rewarded with a blast of bright Texas sunshine. The humidity was stifling. He immediately started to sweat. And almost immediately he spotted Rodriguez, leaning against the wall with a soda bottle in his hand. ” Jim said. ” “I’ve been running around all day,” Rodriguez countered. “I’m just taking five minutes to catch my breath. ” “I’m sorry,” Jim said. ” “I don’t mean you. ” Rodriguez pointed to the far end of the alley, which opened up next to the Botany Bay’s front entrance.