bittersweetdb
No kidding. RT: @orimisac: Brazilian press covering Tea Party: A guy called "Tancredo" saying Latin culture is inferior. That's self denial!

ColinPeters
If she becomes president I will not only be out of this country, I may well leave the planet.

bluesagain
@ColinPeters You don't have the vote in the US, I suppose? Being a Canadian (unless I got that wrong). Pity.

remotevoices
@bittersweetdb that should be going into the "in transition" thread!

bluesagain
@fashpo Wonderful. He knows how to give interviews, Mr Gibson does.

bittersweetdb
@remotevoices OK, I can do that

remotevoices
@bittersweetdb

vesper_dbs
NSFW (and self-employed people) http://i.imgur.com/8TL0A.png ;-)

ColinPeters
@bluesagain Yes, I am Canadian (zed, eh?), and I don't get to vote here.

vesper_dbs
there ya go, "soccer" fans :> http://i.imgur.com/PfVPA.jpg

bluesagain
@ColinPeters Oh well. It's their country. We don't get to cheer in the SuperBowl either. Go Colts!

Gromit01
Mrs Gromit on Palin´s hand notes: her constituents will think that´s homespun and charming. No hi-tech for her, just like them.

ColinPeters
Minimalist designer capsule hotel in Kyoto: 9 hours http://www.monocle.com/section...eb-Articles/9-hours/ (via @Coudal Partners)

Gromit01
No liberal elitist auto-prompts for Sarah.

LillyLyle
@ColinPeters Not even in local elections? I get to vote for city council, MPs Scotland & Euro reps.

ColinPeters
@LillyLyle As far as I can figure out, I can't vote in city or state elections here either.

LillyLyle
Just saw "The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice" by Ozu, fr. 1952. Hardly any cars on the streets of Tokyo. Men using slide rules. Saddle shoes

LillyLyle
@ColinPeters Have the americans FORGOTTEN "No taxation without representation" ?

LillyLyle
The world population has doubled since the 1950s. In a waiting room where there once sat 5, there now sit 10. It's a tangible difference.

bittersweetdb
@LillyLyle @colinpeters Privileges only apply to citizens. Permanent Residents can FOAD (as soon as they pay their taxes).

bittersweetdb
RT: @marquisdd: Come on now "gocolts" trending higher than "New Orleans" neither #saints nor #whodat on the board.Show your colors, bitches!

NewroUgh
@ColinPeters I don't think the Capsule Hotel will catch on in Europe, not in the foreseeable future. We do have Etap http://etaphotel.com

LillyLyle
@bittersweetdb I guess that's what they call "hard love"

ColinPeters
@bittersweetdb Worse, I'm not even a permanent resident. I'm on a visa.

ColinPeters
RT: @djweir: RT @alienated Wes Anderson's Spider-Man reboot: the trailer http://bit.ly/d0VXdp

insanefool
Sorry, the super what...?

bittersweetdb
#saints #whodat Where is the trend, people!

LillyLyle
@insanefool there's apparently some kind of bowling competition on

bluesagain
Goodnight, permanent residents of Twitter. O give me a home Wihere my posts never roam For it's here that no anecdotes play Above 1 4 0

ColinPeters
RT: @haverholm @newscientist Stephen Hawking a galactic artist? Graffiti found in the cosmic microwave background http://bit.ly/bVOH0o

ColinPeters
That doesn't say "S H". It says "SEX". Subliminal seduction all over again, people. Someone has been airbrushing the universe.

bittersweetdb
Makes you think that maybe Saints fans are out of the house doing something else besides playing on their computers. Wonder what? #whodat

GreatDismal
RT @catherine_mayer: Fantastic. Listen to @GreatDismal on conspiracy theories http://bit.ly/dBigPn Thanks to @ColinPeters [Ah, Paris...]

NewroUgh
Binshells Construction System http://www.binishells.com/ ... I wonder what it takes to get planning permission for one in the UK?

Gromit01
RT @netwurker: Leonardo da Vinci's resume: http://www.cenedella.com/stone...a_vincis_resume.html

Gromit01
@bittersweetdb I have some interest in the Superbowl - I want to know whether we'll be congratulating the NOLA locals, or taunting them.

Gromit01
@ColinPeters They're looking at it upside down - it actually reads; "HI".

Gustavius
Back from a day on the road, visiting my mum. She's turning 60 tomorrow!

Gromit01
@NewroUgh Has Roger Dean gone into the hobbit-hole construction business?

bittersweetdb
@Gromit01 Commiserating, not taunting, for heavens' sake! #saints #whodat (you get better drinks for commiserating, if it's necessary)

bittersweetdb
We are ordering sushi delivery (who knew!) to watch the superbowl: geaux #saints #whodat

Gromit01
@bittersweetdb "Get me another margarita pronto, loser! And make it snappy, or I shall taunt you a second time!"

ColinPeters
@GreatDismal Found by @fashpo (of course)

Gromit01
10.00am Monday here. No Superbowl for me.

bittersweetdb
@Gromit01 I submit that you might not get served at all, with that kind of an attitude! LOL #saints #whodat

LillyLyle
Snow crash.

ColinPeters
RT: @ballardian: The Long River, "a glimpse of what a Ballardian sensibility might create" [BLDGBLOG]: http://bit.ly/d6haRw

bittersweetdb
I can get behind that. #saints #whodat RT: @langfordperry: Rooting for a very close game, won in the last 2 minutes by the saints....

Gustavius
@LillyLyle Rim

remotevoices
Just read Inio Asano's What A Wonderful World! Vol 1 nice series of stories about characters. Fits well with his previous Solanin book.

ellouis
Canadians watching the NFL. Freaky. As if the French were following cricket... I am at friends' watching the game... I mean ad-breaks.

evilpenguin9000
Boo-urns!

evilpenguin9000
Not a great start for Saints. Need to get things warmed up here.

evilpenguin9000
Really wishing I had beer and wing for the SB instead of a side order of work.

bittersweetdb
@ellouis How are you getting the US ads? satellite?

evilpenguin9000
Shutout cancelled! Saints O shows signs of life

evilpenguin9000
Love it. Letterman and Leno spots rules it.

GreatDismal
RT @warrenellis: Look at this print by @McKelvie. He'll be taking pre-orders for it from tomorrow. http://bit.ly/aFAk9W [Love it]

GreatDismal
RT @MediaChoices: @GreatDismal BTW, someone interviewed at Tea Party Conf. cited seatbelts as part of large socialist conspiracy

ellouis
@bittersweetdb Canadian ads. We tried all channels. Canada is locked out. Damn them all to hell!

G_Robot
house all moved around. yay!

bittersweetdb
@ellouis LOL OK, I thought you got lucky if you have satellite dish supposedly can hack your way through, but don't know for sure.

vesper_dbs
@gustavius all hail Aquarius moms, they're the best! :-)

bittersweetdb
OMG this ING ad is way too obv green screen on the HD televisory machine.

vesper_dbs
A Game of Trons? ;-) > @netwurker: _A Series of Tron Games_: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwDKMiAfxFE

vesper_dbs
I wonder if I should filter all messages about handegg, ads and parties for the next 24 hrs ;-)

bittersweetdb
LOL longhorn/clydesdale love? what?

evilpenguin9000
Punxsatawny Polamalu? Hilarious.

GreatDismal
RT @lauraehall: @GreatDismal ie, http://bit.ly/NaSnF [Lordy... Thanks!]

bittersweetdb
Take it back, Saints! you can do dat! #whodat

bittersweetdb
Bud golden wheat sounds more like a breakfast cereal than a beer, to me.

evilpenguin9000
That's so you can drink it in the morning. RT @bittersweetdb Bud golden wheat sounds more like a breakfast cereal than a beer, to me.

Gromit01
@bittersweetdb Budweiser's almost exactly unlike beer, surely?

evilpenguin9000
Feels like I got fooled again.

evilpenguin9000
Smart or not Sean Payton has balls the size of church bells.

Gromit01
@bittersweetdb Score update?

G_Robot
ah, domestic bliss... clean, organized house, made bed, TM kicking ass on Guitar hero (Van Halen) ^.^

G_Robot
lil-sis-in-law should be here soon...

bittersweetdb
@Gromit01 6-10; Saints playing v strong, TOUCHDOWN!

bittersweetdb
@Gromit01 Er, 12-10 Saints!

ellouis
@Gromit01 NO just scored. They're leading 13 to 10

evilpenguin9000
Saints score! Its all coming together. Do you believe in miracles? What? Someone already said that?

Gustavius
@vesper_dbs For sure, my mom rocks!

bittersweetdb
Sorry @Gromi01, my tweet re conversion was lost to fail whale! 13-10 for the good guys, indeed

bittersweetdb
BOO STUPID COLTS GEAUX SAINTS!

bittersweetdb
Acura ZDX = epically ugly. Like HIDeous.

bittersweetdb
Prince of Persia looks pretty meh based on that promo. You lost, Gyllenhall?

bittersweetdb
2point coversion woo! #whodat!

evilpenguin9000
Peyton, five minutes left, down by 7. OT looks likely. Cmon Saints

bittersweetdb
whodat!!!!!!

bittersweetdb
WHODAT!

bittersweetdb
Is Peyton crying?

evilpenguin9000
BOOM! Love it Saints. Who Dat?

G_Robot
we should get going... where is lil-sis??

ellouis
Holy shit. That was awesome. 31-17 for NO.

G_Robot
oh, ok, she's staying home. guess we'll see her at dinner...

Gromit01
Went out at lunchtime, found a TV, saw the Saints interception/touchdown with 3 mins to go. Glory!

ColinPeters
I was out having my repast when I noticed a game being broadcast on the televisor. It appears the team with gold pants won.

ColinPeters
I understand this is significant to some humans. So, congratulations to you, humans.

ColinPeters
Listening: Polysics - Electric Surfin' Go Go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aL7tQhnwI

evilpenguin9000
Eating Chunky's Grilled Chicken and Sausage Gumbo in honor of the Saints' win.

mbravo
Cirque du Soleil touring show | Corteo | Cirque du Soleil http://ff.im/fzJvP

bittersweetdb
This whole tripling of one's tweets stat is pretty strange.

mbravo
Typography on Vimeo http://ff.im/fzO5G

GreatDismal
Tight Pants / Body Rolls http://bit.ly/cgY7DP from Mrs. GreatDismal

ColinPeters
@GreatDismal I'm beginning to think Mrs. GreatDismal is a bad influence on you.

GreatDismal
RT @GammaCounter: "Cheeta Fight" and other beautiful Asian cigarette boxes http://bit.ly/4OgH3d http://bit.ly/9dqGPT

GreatDismal
RT @GammaCounter: "Largest number of employees ever grouped before the camera" (12,000) http://bit.ly/bfasFQ

GreatDismal
@ColinPeters She gets me out of my comfort zone. Essential, really.

bluesagain
[Norwegian reaction to Saints' play Well I'll be damned] Detvarsomfaen! #whodat #sbnor /via @coltringus

twiliteminotaur
@G_Robot Eruption is so short!

GreatDismal
RT @somebadideas: the people who brought you smiling shiba inu bring you another japanese dog with... skills... http://bit.ly/9FJNIx

G_Robot
relaxing at home while @twiliteminotaur prepares for his work-week...

bittersweetdb
I only want to be your one life stand...tell me, do you stand by your man?

GreatDismal
RT @tweetmeme Every Violent Act in the 2010 Superbowl Ads: video Boing Boing http://is.gd/7V5qr

mbravo
Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration http://ff.im/fzZev

G_Robot
eeep! there was a gecko on my bed!

G_Robot
it was a very tiny gecko... i played with him and then put him outside.

twiliteminotaur
@G_Robot geckos in the house!

G_Robot
@twiliteminotaur he was taking pity on my no-pets-allowed sadness!

LillyLyle
@bittersweetdb It just doesn't seem to be going away, either. Seen any explanations of it anywhere?

remotevoices
Brakes on car went last night. Dropped at garage this morning. They are busy & not sure they will get chance to look at it today. Problem

LillyLyle
@remotevoices "Throw out the anchor"

evilpenguin9000
@G_Robot Did he try to sell you car insurance? Was he a member of the Violent Femmes?

mbravo
Urbanautica http://ff.im/fAcjc

evilpenguin9000
Puppy Bowl rerun! Sweet. Flipping between that an Angel episode on TNT.

vesper_dbs
Low polygonal violence in motion > @opiumblog: Pivot (http://cli.gs/p1D3d)

Fimb
Damn. The "3" mobile tarrif I was looking at doesn't include data / internet. I have NO need for 750 free text and minutes a month.. grrr

bluesagain
@G_Robot Your prince turned into a gecko!?

bluesagain
@remotevoices Toyota?

bluesagain
#coffeeshop Had to leave coffee shop after woman next to me started eating with her mouth open. Vile habit. /via @ianvisits

Gromit01
Letters to dead people: http://letterstodeadpeople.tumblr.com/

Gromit01
US telcos charge you when you use your cellphone to make a call, and also charge you for receiving a call on it? WTF?

Gromit01
Here we pay for outgoing calls, but not incoming ones. Seems fairer.

LillyLyle
Thought: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4...n/pool-73492830@N00/

Fimb
@Gromit01 Seriously.. they pay for INCOMING calls??? WTF indeed!

mrphoenix
Who tore up all my wallpaper samples? http://bit.ly/c4OBRU

NewroUgh
Google started routing through googol network. ( 1e100.net )

LillyLyle
I made my local cafe a Twitter page - if you're at King's Bldgs in Edinburgh, follow them for advance soup advice: @the_spot_cafe

LillyLyle
"The idea of Scotland as a wine producer might gain credence as experts predict France may soon become too hot to grow grapes" #mindboggling

Fimb
W12: 2/10 (though did make it to 4/10 for a while!) #uksnow Trying to find inspiration for lunch. Its cold, I want comfort food

NewroUgh
The People vs. George Lucas http://www.peoplevsgeorge.com/ Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoc3roT81nU

mcdermott9976
@Fimb @gromit1 it especially sucks when you receive a call from a telemarketer calling from abroad and you have to pay to tell them off

Gustavius
RT @ambienteer: Noodles for lunch resulting in the 'sound of sleet' falling - http://bit.ly/djGM4B I think I'll have noodles for lunch too!

Fimb
@mcdermott9976 I really find it shocking! And your cell call prices seem fairly hefty too.

Gustavius
I'd like to see political candidates literally throw a hat into a ring when announcing themselves officially.

adoxography
So that's what's going on in LA http://bit.ly/9q2NyR

Gustavius
Here's another funny term, "jury rigged" as in makeshift...

LillyLyle
@Gustavius In some versions it's "jerry-rigged", as in "poorly put together by Germans"

JustinRoby
Beer is good for your bones. http://tr.im/NjOf

LillyLyle
@bittersweetdb abt an hour ago @neilhimself got a tweet from @eddie saying Twitter is working on the problem, but no explanation.

bittersweetdb
@Gustavius Jerry-rigged is how I've seen that.

GreatDismal
RT @GammaCounter: Lego Handbag. Auction for autism research http://ow.ly/14Y6X http://bit.ly/aA8ibv

Gustavius
@bittersweetdb Me too - but I keep coming across it written as "jury" I always thought it was "jerry" too. Maybe it is. Canadian thing?

Gustavius
@LillyLyle @epicvoyager @bittersweetdb Maybe whomever wrote "jury-rigged" was wrong. I've always thought it was "jerry-rigged" too.

bluesagain
@fashpo They can HAVE it! Know the feeling? :-)

Gustavius
Is it wrong and/or creepy for a man to publicly acknowledge a woman's beauty (with whom he is not involved in or interested in that way)?

shake_wgb
The Refuge on #Yelp: Pastrami. Some of the best pastrami I've had since the old Jew and the Gentile days (I miss th... http://bit.ly/du8HCi

GreatDismal
RT @alyankovic: Hey, @BillGates, you seeing this??? RT @ashleytisdale: went grocery shopping and now cleaning the house!!!!

headfirstonly
@Gustavius @bittersweetdb My dictionary only has jerry-built (shoddy) and jury-rigged (makeshift repair), poss from old Fr "ajurie" to aid

Gustavius
Some societal aspects puzzle and amuse me I guess.

Gustavius
RT @headfirstonly: My dictionary only has jerry-built (shoddy) and jury-rigged (makeshift repair), poss from old Fr "ajurie" to aid -Aha!

Gustavius
@headfirstonly Thank you, I have now learned something new for today.

vesper_dbs
France, thank you for Jules Verne, who's birthday we should all celebrate today. Also, your cheeses, wines and pastries are ok ;-)

headfirstonly
@Gustavius You're most welcome, sir

GreatDismal
Senior military figures caused "a great deal of angst" by science fiction movies http://bit.ly/bavJHi

jwomack
Acme has been contacted: http://tinyurl.com/yaw8bzp

GreatDismal
RT @trixiebedlam: I am convinced I can learn Japanese if I just constantly leave samurai movies running in the background.

LillyLyle
@Gustavius I looked it up in depth once, for a translation. Both are equally correct with about equal usage. "You say tomayto, I say tomato"

LillyLyle
I trimmed a bunch of junk followers on the weekend, but I was tired - so if I unfollowed anybody *real* by accident please let me know!

GreatDismal
@jwomack Coyotes are the ninjas of the canine universe.

bittersweetdb
@GreatDismal I once dreamt in Cantonese after a John Woo marathon

GreatDismal
Watching an urban coyote take advantage of available cover, at speed, is nature's coolest parkour.

LillyLyle
I love the lists people have put me on, esp. "super-awesome", "the erudite" and "good eggs" [I might get a bit of an ego swell]

mrphoenix
If I get bored/stuck I just treat it all as lines. Wiggly ones, straight ones. Just lines.

fduncan
@GreatDismal I'll believe it when I see it on youtube. That coyote doesn't figure as a protagonist's able companion anywhere, does s/he?

LillyLyle
@fduncan Acme Roadrunner Repellent (insert anvil here)

LillyLyle
@mrphoenix Sounds like that Neil Young song "Words, words...between the lines of age"