Something Shinyhttp://somethingshiny.comDiversions for the easily distracted...enSat, 12 May 2012 23:05:00 PDTWordPress http://wordpress.org/The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/jbxvWzL2lms/TweetsAaronSat, 12 May 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/05/13/the-week-in-tweets-121/
  • Ok, fine, I admit Nordeast is super-awesome http://t.co/LKdfnMjX #
  • To clarify, Nordeast the place is fantastic, the beer, considerably less so. #
  • Did not see that coming… RT @currentplaylist 1:35 Barnes and Barnes – Fish Heads #

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    ]]>    Ok, fine, I admit Nordeast is super-awesome http://t.co/LKdfnMjX # To clarify, Nordeast the place is fantastic, the beer, considerably less so. # Did not see that coming… RT @currentplaylist 1:35 Barnes and Barnes – Fish Heads # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/05/13/the-week-in-tweets-121/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/_E90hCF33f0/TweetsAaronSat, 28 Apr 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/29/the-week-in-tweets-119/
  • I can't tell if my new shoes loosened up or my feet went numb. How long can toes survive without blood? #
  • YAHOO! should probably think about re-branding to YA-WHO? #

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    ]]>    I can't tell if my new shoes loosened up or my feet went numb. How long can toes survive without blood? # YAHOO! should probably think about re-branding to YA-WHO? # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/29/the-week-in-tweets-119/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/hicy--4P6q8/TweetsAaronSat, 21 Apr 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/22/the-week-in-tweets-117/
  • Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve will never be the same (it might be good (probably not)) #

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    ]]>    Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve will never be the same (it might be good (probably not)) # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/22/the-week-in-tweets-117/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/goR3WfTAR_o/TweetsAaronSat, 14 Apr 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/15/the-week-in-tweets-115/
  • I hate when you unknowingly reinvent the wheel, but it's a shittier version and then you realize you had the original all along #

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    ]]>    I hate when you unknowingly reinvent the wheel, but it's a shittier version and then you realize you had the original all along # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/15/the-week-in-tweets-115/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/sBLD7wmmZeE/TweetsAaronSat, 31 Mar 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/01/the-week-in-tweets-113/
  • An example of one of the reasons I don't understand why atheists freak out religious people: http://t.co/rcHQObMt #
  • I'm at 45th Parallel Distillery (New Richmond, Wisconsin) http://t.co/ZyCE6RL4 #

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    ]]>    An example of one of the reasons I don't understand why atheists freak out religious people: http://t.co/rcHQObMt # I'm at 45th Parallel Distillery (New Richmond, Wisconsin) http://t.co/ZyCE6RL4 # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/04/01/the-week-in-tweets-113/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/FGKL5wNN7v4/TweetsAaronSat, 17 Mar 2012 23:05:00 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/18/the-week-in-tweets-111/
  • Dear Denny's, thank for advertising on Hulu, but please Please PLEASE ditch the skillet sounds commercial. It makes me feel all stabby. #
  • Sign of spring: the Harley riders are coming out of hibernation. Low snow this year apparently kept food available all winter, still fat #

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    ]]>    Dear Denny's, thank for advertising on Hulu, but please Please PLEASE ditch the skillet sounds commercial. It makes me feel all stabby. # Sign of spring: the Harley riders are coming out of hibernation. Low snow this year apparently kept food available all winter, still fat # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/18/the-week-in-tweets-111/    Toyota correctly identifies, targets, and mocks Prius customershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/O0j73qeS2qg/VideosAdsD-BagsAaronTue, 13 Mar 2012 06:22:22 PDThttp://somethingshiny.com/?p=2465What is it with ads that make owners of a product look like ginormous d-bags? First it was the “Rock God” iPhone Siri commercial, now this.


    ]]>    What is it with ads that make owners of a product look like ginormous d-bags? First it was the “Rock God” iPhone Siri commercial, now this.0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/13/toyota-correctly-identifies-targets-and-mocks-prius-customers/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/aTsa-12Wumw/TweetsAaronSat, 10 Mar 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/11/the-week-in-tweets-109/
  • All song remix titles should use "extra long, repetitive, boring middle" as their parenthetical version designation unless granted a waiver. #
  • How NOT to replace 2 stop lights http://t.co/v3SUI04i #
  • Irony = "Brent Wittmeier of the Edmonton Journal reports that two newborns were named 'Unique' last year in Alberta" http://t.co/KQM6SkJ5 #
  • How long has NBC been running hour long http://t.co/yHy7YnLn infomercials on Friday nights? #
  • Would be great if "Kate Bush Tribute Band" was a death metal band or maybe Latin American pan flute band and never covered Kate Bush songs #

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    ]]>    All song remix titles should use "extra long, repetitive, boring middle" as their parenthetical version designation unless granted a waiver. # How NOT to replace 2 stop lights http://t.co/v3SUI04i # Irony = "Brent Wittmeier of the Edmonton Journal reports that two newborns were named 'Unique' last year in Alberta" http://t.co/KQM6SkJ5 # How long has NBC [...]0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/11/the-week-in-tweets-109/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/nOlrzkRaEoQ/TweetsAaronSat, 03 Mar 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/04/the-week-in-tweets-107/
  • Let's hope pirates don't use the internet. "Cruise ship adrift in pirate-infested Indian Ocean" http://t.co/tl2RYBf2 #

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    ]]>    Let's hope pirates don't use the internet. "Cruise ship adrift in pirate-infested Indian Ocean" http://t.co/tl2RYBf2 # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/03/04/the-week-in-tweets-107/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/sR1ZJmb8540/TweetsAaronSat, 25 Feb 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/26/the-week-in-tweets-106/
  • So Facebook is pretty much the new AOL (the entire Internet as far as most anyone over 40 is concerned). #
  • Why would anyone print out an email at work containing only a YouTube link? Couldn't find a floppy to store a shortcut? #
  • Oh, who am I kidding? Every keg is the keg I'm looking for. For which I am looking? Gimme. https://t.co/gm7cPdf1 #
  • Oh, to be a Chicagite… Shootin' and Drinkin' (the order is potentially important) http://t.co/3In6ODcf #
  • When Kmart bought Sears they should have rebranded all stores to S-Mart (S stands for Sears). "Shop smart, shop S-Mart" #
  • Hey look, it's the Microsoft DS: http://t.co/1Cs0iizk. I'd make a second joke about the Kyocera Echo, but no on knows what that is. #
  • Curious George Michael #bandspluskidsbooks #
  • Paddington Grizzley Bear #bandspluskidsbooks #
  • Le Petit Prince #bandspluskidsbooks (sorta cheating, but it works on multiple levels) #
  • Captain & Tennille Underpants #bandpluskidsbook #

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    ]]>    So Facebook is pretty much the new AOL (the entire Internet as far as most anyone over 40 is concerned). # Why would anyone print out an email at work containing only a YouTube link? Couldn't find a floppy to store a shortcut? # Oh, who am I kidding? Every keg is the keg I'm [...]0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/26/the-week-in-tweets-106/    That Stupid Siri Ad with the Stupid Guitar in a Stupid Band [Video]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/7832UgLNx7k/FunnyGadgetsVideosAaronFri, 24 Feb 2012 06:36:54 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/?p=2458I’m not sure why I feel like a cat being petted backwards in a room full of rocking chairs every time this commercial comes on the television, but thank goodness someone fixed it.


    ]]>    I’m not sure why I feel like a cat being petted backwards in a room full of rocking chairs every time this commercial comes on the television, but thank goodness someone fixed it.1http://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/24/that-stupid-siri-ad-with-the-stupid-guitar-in-a-stupid-band-video/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/wb04uKKqoNc/TweetsAaronSat, 18 Feb 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/19/the-week-in-tweets-105/
  • Apparently David Lynch has an album called "Crazy Clown Time." Not sure if I'm more surprised that it exists at all or that it's not bad. #
  • Why does spinach salad make my teeth feel freaky-dry? #
  • After these mesages, we'll be riiiiight back! #

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    ]]>    Apparently David Lynch has an album called "Crazy Clown Time." Not sure if I'm more surprised that it exists at all or that it's not bad. # Why does spinach salad make my teeth feel freaky-dry? # After these mesages, we'll be riiiiight back! # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/19/the-week-in-tweets-105/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/n_9Mz_WHKAw/TweetsAaronSat, 11 Feb 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/12/the-week-in-tweets-103/
  • To whom may I submit my petition that the Red Hot Chili Peppers be forced to rename themselves the Warm Brown Turds based on recent albums? #
  • laptop <> alptop #

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    ]]>    To whom may I submit my petition that the Red Hot Chili Peppers be forced to rename themselves the Warm Brown Turds based on recent albums? # laptop &#60;&#62; alptop # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/02/12/the-week-in-tweets-103/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/C--MGGU_5yU/TweetsAaronSat, 28 Jan 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/01/29/the-week-in-tweets-101/
  • This stroller is awesome until you put a kid in it (@ Mall of America w/ 29 others) http://t.co/fJx5l6DX #
  • I just unlocked the “Mall Rat” badge on @foursquare! Time for a fancy pretzel. http://t.co/1VA01sno #
  • I can't be sure, but it sounds like my baby is fluent in Chinese. #
  • Let's ride horses. Then we'll eat hot dogs! http://t.co/8CioK5Wi #
  • "Uggs are pretty ugly but we can do better."
    "Bedazzle the f!@# out of them?"
    "Brilliant!!" #
  • To all those involved in, or responsible for NBC's "Chuck," thank you. #

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    ]]>    This stroller is awesome until you put a kid in it (@ Mall of America w/ 29 others) http://t.co/fJx5l6DX # I just unlocked the “Mall Rat” badge on @foursquare! Time for a fancy pretzel. http://t.co/1VA01sno # I can&#039;t be sure, but it sounds like my baby is fluent in Chinese. # Let&#039;s ride horses. Then [...]0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/01/29/the-week-in-tweets-101/    The Week in Tweetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SomethingShiny/~3/Gc4gjapAoQ0/TweetsAaronSat, 21 Jan 2012 23:05:00 PSThttp://somethingshiny.com/2012/01/22/the-week-in-tweets-99/
  • Did any adult ever use one of those mini-trampolines more than twice for exercise? How did they get so popular? #

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    ]]>    Did any adult ever use one of those mini-trampolines more than twice for exercise? How did they get so popular? # Powered by Twitter Tools0http://somethingshiny.com/2012/01/22/the-week-in-tweets-99/    nonadult