Have you seen yourself retweeting?
It has finally come to this:
And by “finally,” I mean several months ago:
If there was any doubt that Twitter is a massive, global cultural phenomenon, we bring you: Twitter “Stalkings”, now available on Etsy.
Tel Aviv-based Gabby Nathan of TattooSocks.com tells us several hundred pairs have been snapped up since the company started selling the $13-$23 (shipping not included) nylons last August.
I’m guessing there are no takers for a Fail Whale design.
fillyjonk »
19 January 2010 · 3:28 pm
They SAY “follow me” but they don’t list a username. That seems a little non-functional. If the idea is to get someone to come up and talk to you there are probably better ways.
Also, re “Whale” – that’s a word most women really don’t want to be associated with. (Too many years of schoolyard taunts for me, coupled with too much bodily insecurity.)
Roberta X »
19 January 2010 · 9:59 pm
“Follow me:” also inscribed on the soles of the sandals worn by Roman meretrīces. Um, not there there’s, like, any double meaning.
CGHill »
19 January 2010 · 10:03 pm
Of course not. That would be, um, meretricious.
fillyjonk »
20 January 2010 · 5:54 am
Ah, the things you learn from the Internet. I love Roberta’s factoid.
(I may actually have known that once, but forgotten. Great Books was a long time ago.)
Michael Bates »
22 January 2010 · 12:40 am
That’s the next thing: Fail Whale accompanied by the words, “These undergarments are over capacity.”