The Strength of Weak Ties

It’s been awhile…since my last post about Twitter. I wrote this right after that post out of frustration so I let it sit. I’m posting it now for your “enjoyment.”

So, now I’ll be in more trouble with all the Twitter kool-aid drinkers, but oh well. I had some fun with the script of A Few Good Men. It’s meant as humor, nothing more, nothing less…breathe deep! Here it is:

You want answers?

We think were entitled to them.

You want answers?

We want the truth

You can’t handle the truth!

People, we live in an online world with tools like Twitter. And Twitter has to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, (insert your name here)?

I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.

You weep for Twitter and you curse @djakes. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that @djakes Twitter post, while tragic, probably saved lives.

And @djakes’ existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives…

You don’t want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at Twitter meetups like at NECC, you want @djakes on that wall.

You need @djakes on that wall.

We use words like blogs, wikis, and del.icio.us (but not diigo)…we use these words as the backbone to a life spent creating online communities.

You use ‘em as part of a 140 character punchline.

@djakes neither has the time nor the inclination anymore to explain to people who refuse to actually read the post, then question the manner in which @djakes wrote it! He’d rather you just said thank you and went on your way.

Otherwise, I suggest you grab a mouse and write a post. Either way, I don’t give a @&^%$# what you think you’re entitled to!

Did you write the Twitter Post?

I did the job you sent me to do.

Did you WRITE THE TWITTER POST?

You’re #%*&*&% right I did!!

I suggest the jury be dismissed.The Blogger has rights.

Captain (insert your name here)?The members of Twitter will retire to the antiroom.

What the &$#&$^ is this? I wrote the post, I’d do it again.

I’m going back to my office.

You’re not going anywhere @djakes

MP’s: guard @djakes

I committed a crime? A crime?

But it’s got 106 comments!

This is funny, that’s what this is!

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OK, let me have it…