Oliver Payne

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-15

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Bernie Taupin, surely? ‘RT @sarahchurchwell: RT @paulmasonnews: How selfish of #eltonjohn writing songs that only singers can sing’ #pedant #
@sarahchurchwell oh yes, I see. Nice bit of pedantry. I am recalibrated. #ilikepedantry #
@belle_lulu Thank you for the ‘Optional Extras’ #ff, on - obvs - Friday. I am definitely extra, lol. #
@belle_lulu No! I LIKE it, lol #
<- this may be a joke #infiniteloop #
.@jennycolgan: Hitchens/clock/DE http://bit.ly/acyk9K ‘ He forgot 1916 Germany 1st EU move clock2 save wartime coal http://ow.ly/39qoi #
@rhodri You spelled ‘things’ wrong. *stright face* #
@clarehr genuine LOLZZZZZZZZ #
Take That away. It’s rubbish. #
.@3am My gf at the time in ‘93 bought me Davidoff Cool Water. I had no idea about the Robbie connection. *realisation from 17yrs ago* #
IF ANYONE PLURALISES TESCO TONIGHT I’LL KILL THEM #fuckoffcapscopIknowyouretrackingme #
Can they both go? #xfactor #
I’m watching Man Lab. Can Twitter please adjust accordingly. #thankyou #
@sarahchurchwell Your increased contempt for Gillian McKeith is probably due to your diet… #
@sarahchurchwell Have you read @bengoldacre ’s descript of G McKeith? “Gillian McKeith, or to give her her proper name, Gillian McKeith”ROLF #
@crazycolours No! I was thinking the same myself - nothing wrong with getting ahead! in reply to crazycolours #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-08

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:20:00 +0000

@indiaknight how about a jaunty ecard! with sound! (exclamation marks are all part of the oeuvre I think) in reply to indiaknight #
The height of success | The Hunting Dynasty http://ow.ly/32e7W #nudge #behaviouraleconomics #in #
RT @ruskin147: 105k behind Times paywall. James Harding says his reporters don’t feel cut off frm internet conversation-not what one told me #
@Rylie83 Yes, finger’s crossed for you too. in reply to Rylie83 #
“@salihughes: RT @JNRaeside: Really looking forward to having you back on the air, Candyman. #DannyBaker” #
What we do | The Hunting Dynasty | Sustainability Communications http://ow.ly/33mIx #
FastCompany’Watch Election in Real-Time /Twitter/Google/Facebook/Foursquare’ RT @indiaknight: Midterms in real time - http://pulsene.ws/e32r #
Virgin Media: Speedy | Ads of the World http://t.co/VIUC79s via @adsoftheworld #
@suzannemoore197 Yes, pointless EC - I got a bit confused (beer, wine) and thought ‘Harry & Paul’ was still on, and it was a piss-take… in reply to suzannemoore197 #
Table Connect for iPhone: Table Connect for iPhone - video demo launch! http://t.co/LJwD1U8 #
RT @mcdulwich: I knew Steve McQueen died of cancer but didn’t know caused by asbestos-impregnated face cloths wore to film Le Mans #film2010 #
@mcdulwich awww. Rather like the impregnated idea, but maybe not enough asbestos, yes, pipe lagging sounds more likely… in reply to mcdulwich #
“No one wants to be the weirdo in the group”, & other eloquent quotes in ‘The Power Of Influence’ (article US) http://ow.ly/34dUv #nudge #
@LBiLondon #ff @oliverpayne & @huntingdynasty - wellllll, you didn’t say can’t be yourself - interesting blog post on presenting btw in reply to LBiLondon #
“@GordonMacMillan: Access Northern & Bakerloo line platforms RT @AndrewGrill: LU and BT to trial Wi-Fi at Charing Cross http://lc.tl/wificx” #
@LBiLondon yes from your normal -followed the links through. in reply to LBiLondon #
@GordonMacMillan pleasure! Good tweets always deserve a retweet #ff in reply to GordonMacMillan #
@CuboGroup @mewbox @rylie83 thanks for #ff - back at ya #ff in reply to CuboGroup #
RT @gracedent: fact: there has been no wire in jools holland’s piano since 2002. he still hasn’t noticed. #
@MrsLard The Sugababes are a New Labour initiative to get yoof working again…. I think? in reply to MrsLard #
@gibbzer ermmm, that Chilean COULD be misconstrued, spesh as were all men, trapped together, for ages *do you get what I’m on about face* in reply to gibbzer #
Lovely - the real people behind the fake Twitter accounts: @CherylKerl especially funny ‘The great pretenders’ Guardian http://ow.ly/35qNp #
@ewenmacintosh OHH! @laurenotw’s the transexual chess prodigy from Wogan YEARS ago. @crazycolours #
I’m watching #xfactor stone-cold sober for the first time in ages. It sounds AWFUL. *opens bottle of wine* #
@mrstrefusis oh that would be way better than this right? I might turn over… what else is on? in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis DId you get into trouble for spending the food money on a dress (?). And are you eating plain bread for supper? *cheeky face* in reply to mrstrefusis #
RT @euanrellie: Americans now eat avg of 33 lbs of cheese p.a., 3x the 1970 rate. Cheese = largest source of saturated fat #
RT @SIRJoshuaToThee: Mister Jenson BUTTON doth Evade HIGHWAYMEN in Brazil by hiding behind TEN other Carriages. #f1 #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-25

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@psmith I’m afraid the ‘tea’ bit still places you firmly Northern (’dinner’, or ’supper’, and you’re home and dry :)) in reply to psmith #
If you’re not watching Genius on Beeb 2, then do. #
“@MariSmith: To find the exact URL for any of your Facebook posts, it’s the timestamp. Mouseover > right click > copy link. #fbss10” #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-04

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:20:00 +0000

Teenage kicks - Steve Henry’s Blog - Blogs - Brand Republic http://ow.ly/2KfEc #
I tweet since 30 Jan 2009. My #first5 followers were @Number10gov @OGILVY @rorysutherland @alextanner1 and @cookcem. http://bit.ly/first5 #
Argh. The packers are in tomorrow. Move Wed. Weird. Not dealing with it well #
@CandaceKuss Weybridge - I\m stalking @mislip, lol. Bit of a change from the New Forest. Closer to town though. in reply to CandaceKuss #
@mrstrefusis THank you - hope so! :-$ in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis Ahem. I’M the one who leaves IT DOWN thank you! lol (true). in reply to mrstrefusis #
The #twitrank dude’s a you kid, and he’s realised he left a bug in the code so the ‘don’t tweet my results’ checkbox doesn’t work. Oops. #
@daddycaniburnit Ta muchly… I have no stuffed animals to move, which is a relief, lol. in reply to daddycaniburnit #
RT @bobbyllew: For those who don’t know, the fellow I’m tweeting with @DougRDNaylor= the man behind Red Dwarf. Yes, Lord Naylor is Twitter! #
RT @hwallop: Intriguing story. Germany pays off final WWI debts this week. Only then will war officially end: http://tinyurl.com/324qj47 #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-20

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:20:00 +0000

RT @rhodri: My friend Sarah has just described selection of potential woman partners on an internet dating site as a “shes-board”. Stunning. #
hoot out loud [RT @mislip: I just had to describe my management style - I said 'clumsy'. Quite a good answer I thought.] btw, not true #
Introducing @Meerkat360 - the real twitter account of the fictional ad agency in Matt Beaumont’s update of his novel E, called E2 (squared) in reply to Meerkat360 #
Actually, @Meerkat360 tweet have no charm. Instead follow @BoobsRadley. She’s funny ha ha. (I don’t know her - someone retweeted her.) #
*ripping cables out of wall* [RT @mrstrefusis: Beth-Anne, 40 st Lady GaGa impersonator, in 'Real People'. Her fav outfit: Crime Scene tape] #
@mrstrefusis OHHH! *goes off-grid* in reply to mrstrefusis #
(The size of a) House Of Gaga… [RT @mrstrefusis: Lady GigantiGaGa http://yfrog.com/bf62fej ] #
@mrstrefusis tremendous. Thanks for that. Kit for GaGa 1. Crime scene tap (lots) 2. Talc in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis Q: WHat does giant Lady Gaga do when she sees a cake? A: Poker Face in it in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis THis about Ke$ha too from @3am http://bit.ly/cYUqxm - ‘even Lady GaGa wouldn’t wear it’. Is La GaGa the new calibration point? in reply to mrstrefusis #
@crazycolours That’s an orgasm in installments. #imnotreallyadoctor #
@SamAtRedmag you know you can do paracetamol and ibuprophen at the same time right? in reply to SamAtRedmag #
My Family’s Crazy Gap Year is mental. Only a few hundred years ago circumnavigating the globe was like space travel. #channel4 #
@monstroso I was looking at software last week - you’re using MacDictate, and it’s good? in reply to monstroso #
@monstroso COOL! am about to embark on non-fiction book - can;t WAIT to try dictating first draft, lol. Ta for feedback *searches stockists* in reply to monstroso #
@monstroso yeah, I think we all write differently to how we speak. Excitement of MacDictate dying down now… #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-06

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@alexispetridis Seesmic’s not bad. Like Tweetdeck, it also has iPhone equiv. but no synching across platforms. We’re stuck in an arms race! in reply to alexispetridis #
@crazycolours IMHO the ‘fake it’ thing is bit flimsy, but rooted in the real assertion that you can control how you respond to the world. in reply to crazycolours #
@eproulx PSFK IMHO ROCK(s). Got any disco’s left? in reply to eproulx #
Don’t miss the apostrophe in ‘Who’re’. Can lead to confusion. *thousand yard stare* #
@Jason_Manford They’re an M.O.T. failure too, rather improbably - ‘obstructs vision’ apparently. ?! in reply to Jason_Manford #
9GAG - 35 Life Hacks You Should Know http://ow.ly/2wP24 A bit Esquire-ish @jeremylangmead ? #
RT @benkunz: Baby carrots repositioned as junk food. CP+B brilliance. http://tinyurl.com/2ut7936 #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-06

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@alexispetridis Seesmic’s not bad. Like Tweetdeck, it also has iPhone equiv. but no synching across platforms. We’re stuck in an arms race! in reply to alexispetridis #
@crazycolours IMHO the ‘fake it’ thing is bit flimsy, but rooted in the real assertion that you can control how you respond to the world. in reply to crazycolours #
@eproulx PSFK IMHO ROCK(s). Got any disco’s left? in reply to eproulx #
Don’t miss the apostrophe in ‘Who’re’. Can lead to confusion. *thousand yard stare* #
@Jason_Manford They’re an M.O.T. failure too, rather improbably - ‘obstructs vision’ apparently. ?! in reply to Jason_Manford #
9GAG - 35 Life Hacks You Should Know http://ow.ly/2wP24 A bit Esquire-ish @jeremylangmead ? #
RT @benkunz: Baby carrots repositioned as junk food. CP+B brilliance. http://tinyurl.com/2ut7936 #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-30

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:00 +0000

RT @TimHarford: The ten best jokes of the Fringe - http://goo.gl/nctC (You got two in top 10 @GaryDelaney ) #
Day One of writing an unsolicited book proposal *documenting publishers of similar books* *lost in a blizzard of submission guidelines* #
@TimHarford *grimace* Can you dispense knowledge my way? Do you have suggestion for publishing agent similar to your genre? *long, low bow* #
[@jeremylangmead: What do you think of Kanye West?..] Lacking humanity: defined only by his success, rather than illuminated by it. #
@TimHarford Thank you - much obliged. Luck needed it seems (as well as brilliance, clarity of thought, application… *collapses*) in reply to TimHarford #
Google’s lost it: I’m looking for ‘Daga Roba, Ethiopia’, and it asks me if it’s “near Bang Krang, Muang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, Thailand” #
Oh dear: Depressing chain-letter type tweets appearing. If you hate them, please #retweet *obvious joke face* #
*opens trashy magazine for the 1st time in half decade* “Breakcation - enjoying holidays apart” *closes trashy magazine for another 5 years* #
@indiaknight Christ! I’m just coming out of a 5 yr relationship and I READ ALL THESE UNSPOKEN RULES!!! #dealbreakers *Joins monastery* #
@mrstrefusis Novelty tie, no: Think I’m doing OK all things considered. (totally agree with holding pen as knife cf. @jojomoyes @salihughes) in reply to mrstrefusis #
.@indiaknight re: fingernails/cutting:agree. #dealbreakers must be systemic, not symptomatic.(Thinks apple core in car OK, rather than lazy) in reply to indiaknight #
@jojomoyes We ALL are I’m sure! Although I’m doing rather well, so feeling emboldened. *makes ‘I am 90% #dealbreakers free’ badge* in reply to jojomoyes #
#dealbreakersformen ‘I don’t know, what do you think..?’ ARRGGHHHHHH #
@mrstrefusis Giving myself leeway for the foundation #dealbreakers :Politics, Dog/Cat.At the mo I’m 100% clean! @jojomoyes @indiaknight in reply to mrstrefusis #
[RT @alexabrown: @indiaknight Professing to be in love with you but never letting you finish a...] sentence? #dealbreakers #
Giving cars names #dealbreakersformen #
The way #dealbreakers is going, I get the impression that anyone WITHOUT a deal-breaking habit, would also be a deal-breaker. *shakes head* #
lying about how much clothes/shoes/bags cost #dealbreakersformen #
.@rorysutherland Bears is a bit freaky! Never come across it thankfully. TOTAL #dealbreakersformen though. in reply to rorysutherland #
Actually, I think there’s only 3 #dealbreakersformen : Cuddly toys, lying about cost of clothes/shoes/bags, and not initiating sex. Done? #
So poor it’s brilliant CV - mon Curriculum Vitae animé D.ASMAR (CVDA) http://ow.ly/2tUho #
@jeremylangmead Croydon? in reply to jeremylangmead #
@indiaknight Double Dutch. Hence the puzzlement. in reply to indiaknight #
@RedFraggs Lovely pic! in reply to RedFraggs #
Channel 4 is too shouty at the moment - can someone nudge me when they put all the past winners back in? Ta. #
@RedFraggs Oh don’t be silly! in reply to RedFraggs #
YES #ubb The idiot’s in! #
Lee Evans getting the biggest TV audience he’s had in years… #igiveiti5minutes #
.@ScottSeaborn you’re not comparing like-for-like though: mobile devices vs PCs. OR sites visited across all devices. Can’t mix them up… in reply to ScottSeaborn #
For Your Eyes Only (& yours, & yours…)[RT @carrozo: Google search "This Document is Confidential" on .gov.uk (787)http://bit.ly/aIwIMo #
@jojomoyes DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE. RIng them. Don't send emails with bank details. It's never needed. in reply to jojomoyes #
"The Navy wanted 6 ships. The economists wanted 4 ships. We finally compromised on 8" Winston Churchill, early 1900's #
RT @TIME: The words and phrases you are using incorrectly | http://su.pr/19GfMf #
@sirich well, quoting rather than retweeting! Churchill spent 1 hour writing every 1 min of oratory: I am spreading pumchy content in reply to sirich #
@sirich (btw... Bacon has an fb page?) #lolzcopterrolfcanhazcheeseburger in reply to sirich #
@salihughes Oh SHE passed with flying colours - it's the others I'm not sure are mad enough... oh #wrongendofthestick #onpurposeforcheapjoke in reply to salihughes #
Keep hearing Radio4's show 'Crossing Continents' as 'Cross Incontinence': Expecting angry bedwetters. #
Tree just fell over in the garden. Much excitement (from me). Rain flooded river and undercut the tree on the opposite bank. That is all. #
@SarahDobbs URL shortners in reply to SarahDobbs #
@jojomoyes @EmmaK67 @jenniferehle Saw pitch at Rathbones for micro-lending proj. Lend>women=good, >men=bad. Men good in structured work only in reply to jojomoyes #
@mrstrefusis Am chain-eating Continental Almond Thins. This is your fault! (bought for aborted high tea visit, lol). nom nom nom nom... in reply to mrstrefusis #
@jojomoyes yes seems to be. Fascinating insight from a micro-lending company. There's Zoopa for 1st World lending too, if so inclined. in reply to jojomoyes #
"I like the [American] South - but of course, I’m prejudiced” Emo Phillips #
@jimmygilmore I don’t understand Jimmy - what do you mean? in reply to jimmygilmore #
@jimmygilmore Oh I see, yes. I’m guilty of bashing the South without ever living there - although bashing vicariously through Emo Phillips. in reply to jimmygilmore #
@mrstrefusis THe rain made a tree fall over in our garden! Big cracking noise and everything. *boy face* in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis well, oddly not as much rain as I’ve seen. The prob is it’s been so dry. The ground shrank, and is now engorged inconsistently. in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis HOOT! Yes, taken out of context those words have a whiff of the Bill Clintons about them. (Could’ve phrased that better…) in reply to mrstrefusis #
.@indiaknight: @salihughes @jojomoyes @hencehemmo *turns up in a campervan* *adjusts ‘further’ sign on sun visor* #
@Rylie83 what is back? In your heeed. in reply to Rylie83 #
I love that @BritishMonarchy still isn’t following anyone. Please don’t change. #
@Rylie83 still uploading.. but won’t be long. #
@indiaknight Q: What was the worst thing about the Mrs Doubtfire costume? in reply to indiaknight #
.@ndiaknight @hugorifkind You’re thinking of Old Spice - Robbie never slept with her. (Wayne Rooney did, though.) #
what a waste of a day. #
He’s doing that weird stuff again! “@50cent: The return of Saddam Fuck around if you want to http://twitpic.com/2irmvp” #
@mrstrefusis Yes! Good lad. White is ALL colour. AND, object green, is in fact everything BUT green, as it absorbs all other colours in reply to mrstrefusis #
@LibertyLndnGirl Why not try twitter dating then? lol #halfjoking in reply to LibertyLndnGirl #
@VictoriaCoren Is it your money you’re betting? How does it work… in reply to VictoriaCoren #
RT @adbroad: Brand manager’s dream. New app simulates creative dept. For each assignment–200,000 comps http://nyti.ms/bHwqkK #
@Herring1967 yes , he’s overuled often. It seems he has the casting vote in a tie in reply to Herring1967 #
“@DrSamuelJohnson: Fully 2 in 5 of Britain’s Youths do work on Admission to University; I counsel them to work on their HARMONICKS” #xfactor #
Malaria on next singing a Sleeper song? #xfactor #
.@mrstrefusis [RT @SIRJoshuaToThee: I Haunt anon @polposoho 's Attracktive Younger Sister POLPETTO. Toute la est Calme, Luxe et VOLUPTÉ.] #
@mrstrefusis we shall go. you gave dates, i did in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis ~~did~~ must check and get the diary done. Going to the party conferences - I got invited thru Think Tank in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis Diary a bit bleugh what with the impending DOOM of moving, and all that that entails *sadness* in reply to mrstrefusis #
@mrstrefusis Yes - totally excitied. Miss the Cons one though - workerising. You are de-holiday-ed now? in reply to mrstrefusis #
@markwnek That’s a looonngg flight though huh? Are you sorting a new gig over there? in reply to markwnek #
Fallen angels or risen apes? (Creationists can #unfollow now) “William H. Calvin’s A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MIND (2004)” http://ow.ly/2wnXT #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-23

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@tgoodmanh mine’s gone from a 3 to a 2, with a 1 on the ‘tash #twoofusinthisuniversenow in reply to tgoodmanh #
Ditthree [RT @KirstieMAllsopp: Ditto RT @ruskin147: The Reunion on R4 is one of my favourite radio progs, this week's on Dome was a corker ] #
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RT @Glinner: Once again, Modify Headers on Firefox is the way to watch those Daily Show clips outside of the US. http://bit.ly/dvrNrr #

[@oliverpayne] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-23

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@tgoodmanh mine’s gone from a 3 to a 2, with a 1 on the ‘tash #twoofusinthisuniversenow in reply to tgoodmanh #
Ditthree [RT @KirstieMAllsopp: Ditto RT @ruskin147: The Reunion on R4 is one of my favourite radio progs, this week's on Dome was a corker ] #
is not available on any comparison websites. #
RT @Glinner: Once again, Modify Headers on Firefox is the way to watch those Daily Show clips outside of the US. http://bit.ly/dvrNrr #