When something is trending on Twitter, by the time I look at it, the news that it's trending is trending. posted by BlackLeotardFront at 8:01 PM on February 28, 2011 [8 favorites]
Of all the things to hate about Twitter, the goddam broken back button is the thing I hate the most. posted by mr_roboto at 8:02 PM on February 28, 2011 [4 favorites]
I used to like that hashtag before it SOLD Oh forget it.
There's a bunch of fish, a barrel and some dynamite here, sure, but it's all too easy, too messy, and doesn't make us any better for trying it. posted by mhoye at 9:01 PM on February 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
I thought genomics overused the word "random" before it was cool. posted by effugas at 9:15 PM on February 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Sometimes the Internet is like pioneer culture - you stop hearing from the Donner Party for awhile and then they text you and you look at their Facebook profile and you're like, "HOLY SHIT, YOU EAT PEOPLE NOW?" posted by voronoi at 9:22 PM on February 28, 2011 [9 favorites]
Ugh, this is so six months ago. Nowadays you've really got to make an image macro for people to care. I'd recommend Hipster Ariel in a labcoat or something. posted by delmoi at 9:23 PM on February 28, 2011
And by making fun of it, you've all decisively distanced yourselves from it. Just make sure everyone else saw that and next time you wear a fake mustache to a theme party no one will possibly suspect... posted by hellslinger at 9:38 PM on February 28, 2011
This is what happens when the intertubes get diverticulitis. posted by Burhanistan at 10:27 PM on February 28, 2011
Some of my favourites from my grad student friends:
Of all the things to hate about Twitter, the goddam broken back button is the thing I hate the most.
Yeah, when they switched everything to be all AJAX-Y it got really weird. There's a right way to use AJAX (Mefi load new comments) and a wrong way (new twitter). posted by thsmchnekllsfascists at 8:54 AM on March 1, 2011
I am currently having far too much fun with this. posted by maryr at 10:58 AM on March 1, 2011
#horrible
bad jokes don't get better with the addition of hashtags. posted by mrgrimm at 12:44 PM on March 1, 2011
That was some funny=ass stuff. Not so much so now, with everyone in on it. posted by Twang at 1:17 PM on March 1, 2011
#hipstercomment? ? posted by maryr at 1:26 PM on March 1, 2011
Some of them are acutally really hilarious, see beepbeepboopboop's comment. posted by shesaysgo at 3:18 PM on March 1, 2011
see beepbeepboopboop's comment
yeah, i saw it. :| the first one was cute.
but, really, for hashtag humor (which is pretty much played out anyway), the hashtag itself has to be part of the funny. there is nothing inherently funny (imo) about "hipster science."
Show me some funny with #iloveyoujohnnycakes, not fish-in-a-barrel #hipster ____. justmy2c. posted by mrgrimm at 11:48 AM on March 2, 2011
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