February 03 2012
Speaking of Tweeps...
Had a grin about a tale in today’s Metro section. The whole kerfuffle swung on a single word, and how a paranoid US security service swooped on a fun-loving Tweeter. Seems a 26-year-old Pom named Leigh Van Bryan was out for revelry, not destruction – but the SWAT team took the other end of the pineapple. Here’s Leigh’s tweet:
Free this week for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?
Poor sod. Destroy was his vernacular for part-ay. The lad flew into LAX with a song in his heart, only to be detained by Homeland Security for 12 hours, then sent back to Heathrow.
Dabbling in our own double-entendres, can you compose a tweet that is meant in all innocence, yet may trip an alarm in the Fed bunker? Here’s one or two:
Tall ships in Syd Harbour this weekend. Might go down to vantage point and sink a few.
Rafting trip down Snowy on hold. Blast that Eucumbene Dam.
Comments
RobT — 03 February at 09:46AM
Driving through Lakemba, saw a real bomb.
Boniface — 03 February at 11:50AM
Just got my new wheels, wanna burn down the Harbour Bridge?
Boniface — 03 February at 12:04PM
Need to get pen ink off a $100 bill - what's the best way to launder money?
DA — 03 February at 12:07PM
One-day game at the G tonight - India v us. Can't wait for the massacre.
Em — 03 February at 12:40PM
I'm @Lindt Chocolat Cafe - let the demolition begin!
DA — 03 February at 01:05PM
Good to hear from you, Em. You may need LifeLine after that tenth PraLine.
Yours, the wordsmirth (I like it, JD)
DA — 03 February at 03:53PM
Nephew's first day of school yesterday. He spent all night loading his lunchbox. Went off, so nervous...
Nib — 03 February at 09:42PM
On platform waiting for the train to arrive... boy, I'm going to go everywhere tonight.
SK — 03 February at 09:58PM
This tweeting Melburnian golfer got into trouble because he failed to use any punctuation....
at commonwealth games looking dangerous playing with gun hoping to shoot about 80
Boniface — 03 February at 10:30PM
Holden car club on tomorrow, I am hoping to take out the premier.
Boniface — 03 February at 10:42PM
Flight out of LA cancelled, will visit Disneyland, plenty of time to kill
Mauve — 04 February at 12:05AM
Had a bad premonition about my squash rematch against Richard tomorrow in New York. It's gonna be 9/11 all over again.
Mauve — 04 February at 12:11AM
Dammit, just realised my 2000-hectare daffodil farm needs fertilising. Anyone know where I can get 920 kilos of ammonium nitrate?
Mauve — 04 February at 12:20AM
Saw Benji eating an awesome burger last night. Where can I get the same burger Benjihad?
DC — 04 February at 05:23PM
This is another real example I heard of this week, if less extreme than being thrown out of America. Some guy was on a social site and replied to... something or other with the message "I'm 12 and what is this?"
That is yet another meme but his account was promptly banned because he had 'admitted' to be under-age.