Overheard on twitter (feeling bitter?)

flo

Looks like Brownstoner nailed it this time....

wondering whether we need to revisit the commenting policy...commenters seem particularly bitter and edgy these days.

11:07 AM Mar 18th from web

I wonder what it could be....Thoughts?

MOD

Huh?? is there a link or something to explain?

modsquad

Mamacita wrote: Huh?? is there a link or something to explain?

Whew! I thought I was slipping further behind the Curve.

pitu

Subject: Re: Overheard on twitter (feeling bitter?)

Flo wrote:
I wonder what it could be....Thoughts?

er, the classic political answer:

"It's the Economy, Stupid."

^^^ not name calling. It's the quotation. Blame Carville.

raw

Mamacita wrote: Huh?? is there a link or something to explain?

How can you not get it, Mamacita? I'm surprised at you!

MOD

oh... Ok.... I blame Bloomberg and Markowitz

flo

I got a link for you Mama. I got four.

http://www.urbandigs.com/2009/03/_feels_like_we_are.html
Actually reading the post above made me twitchy, angry and ready to sharpen a garden tool.

The post below though resonated with me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22rich.html?_r=1&em

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/03/overheard_in_tw.php (This is a Brownstoner post based on a tweet.)

And this, is the journalist's (according to the twitter page) twitterpage that led to the post above.
http://api.twitter.com/dorsteppa

jeffrey

Just in case this hasn't fully made the rounds yet...





Hah, nails it. =D>

flo

About to take a poop. Chirp.

whynot_31

...somehow those addicted to Facebook escaped this episode.

jeffrey

Overheard on Twitter, of course...