Shaquille O’Neal Is the Reason Twitter Exists
February 15th, 2009 by Evil Beet
I can’t stop laughing at this.
A lot of people ask me what Twitter’s about, and why I use it, and why it matters, and there are so many reasons for its coolness and it’s so hard to put into words the awesomeness of Twitter, but this is a good example. I’ve been following Shaq’s Twitter (it’s here) for awhile now, and every single thing he tweets makes me smile. It’s just so cool to get to know what this uber-celeb athlete is thinking every day, and to see that this gigantic dunk machine is actually someone who I would probably have a blast just hanging out with.
He spent Saturday in Mesa at an charity event LeBron James and Jay-Z put on, and apparently he was at a comedy roast and lost his voice laughing and cheering so loudly. How cool is that?? I would have never known that about this guy — I would have never seen him as a real person.
Twitter is so awesome.
If you don’t have an account, get one. And follow me, too! A lot of my best tipsters send me info via Twitter. That’s another reason it rocks!
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beet i just joined JUST FOR YOU! :) and am now on a mission to get all my friends to join and follow you. that is how much i adore you. alot.
Hey, thanks! What’s your Twitter ID?
k8_fern :)
I must say I still don’t get Twitter.
Each to their own I suppose. :)
hahha not even 1 of my friends is on Twitter but lets see what happens… hey you guys, be friends with me on Twitter!! hahaha and maybe explain to me how it works?? :S hahhaa
ok byee and happy valentines day
I don’t really have a use for Twitter but I gotta admit Shaq is hilarious… I am cracking up.
What really got me…. “Ok i admit it i at performance enhancing frosted flakes 2 yrs ago, lol”
A giant man saying “lol” and misspelling “ate” is just the funniest thing ever to me.
I tried so hard to avoid twittering….but I failed, thanks to you and insomnia. Within minutes I realized this is going to become horribly addicting…
I don’t really have a use for Twitter but I gotta admit Shaq is hilarious… I am cracking up.
What really got me…. “Ok i admit it i at performance enhancing frosted flakes 2 yrs ago, lol”
A giant man saying “lol” and misspelling “ate” is just the funniest thing ever to me.
(UGHHH sorry I keep forgetting to put in my name, and i can’t remember which e-mail I used. @___@)
I pretty much just love his bio:
VERY QUOTATIOUS, I PERFORM RANDOM ACTS OF SHAQNESS
I have a twitter and I just started following you. Yay.
And the real reason I’m posting a comment is because I just got one of those Gravatar things and I want to see my picture on here. LOL.
Hey! It didn’t show up! =[
I can see it!
Yay, it’s showing now. =D
Beet, you’ve had me tempted to join Twitter for a while, and I finally did last week. But the reason that sent me over the edge in HAVING to have my own account was Dave Matthews’ page. He is so freaking adorable, it kills me. He talks about bug farts. Seriously!
‘DaveJMatthews’ is his Twitter name, just in case you’re a fan.
But I am following you now too, of course!
It’s true!! Dave is super cute on his twitter, and he takes time to respond to as many messages as he can, even if it is just a simple thanks! I love him too much :)
Yeah it did! You’ve gotta clear out your cookies on your computer first before you can see your own new gravatar, plus it takes about 15 minutes to establish when you first put up your new picture.
I’ve had a Twitter account for ages but i’ve never known what to do with it, or why to twitter in the first place. I AM very curious to figure this shit out, though, I mean Twitter is definitely all the rage right now, and people fucking LOVE twittering, so I really want to get in there and be part of the whole thing. I’m Snowblood_G on Twitter.
Hey — there’s an update to the child father story. Apparently a 16 year old boy is claiming to be the father now. Sheesh.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/15/boy.baby.dad.england/index.html?iref=mpstoryview