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Tim Blair

, Monday, May, 31, 2010, (1:46pm)

 

After only two hours, newbie Twitterer Iowahawk scooped up 291 followers. In half a day, the Hawk’s assembled a following of 468. He’s a jet-fuelled Jim Jones! Let’s just hope he doesn’t take this batch of followers down to Sutton Lake Marsh, where the … unpleasantness occurred, lo, those many years ago.

Other 24-carat, 140-character characters you might enjoy:

S_dog. Leader of the Australian pack.

Garth Godsman. News harvester. Sees all.

• The Wog Blogger. Also happens to be an excellent cook.

Jim Treacher. Chick magnet. And SUV magnet.

Robert Candelori. Runs Sydney’s finest Italian restaurant.

Achewood. By that Achewood guy. Who does Achewood.

Gareth Parker. Whip-smart blogging graduate.

Vex News. First with the worst. Lives inside heads.


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Chick magnet. And SUV magnet.

I shouldn’t have laughed, but I did before I even knew it was happening.

Nicole of Ohio, US (Reply)
Mon 31 May 10 (06:01pm)

Twitter!! I just don’t get it. I can do Facebook, although i don’t really get that either - posting your every thought for the world to see. Who cares? But the comments on Twitter are so out of context, I am left completely bemused and confused. Please explain!

confused (Reply)
Mon 31 May 10 (06:39pm)
smike replied to confused
Tue 01 Jun 10 (02:06am)

Sorry, but I can’t help with the explanation. That people with any creative talent and insight waste their time producing content there is beyond me. Just compare any random tweet to this 138 character gem.

Spiny Norman replied to confused
Wed 02 Jun 10 (03:43am)

I dunno about you smike, but I think the format suits Treacher quite well.

wink

He’s the only reason I go there.

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