5 Events You Should Never Tweet Through.

Hold on you guys! I'm going to twitpic the pedestrian I just ran over.

Hold on you guys! I'm going to twitpic the pedestrian I just ran over.

Social media is addictive.

So addictive that people turn into alarming idiots when using it.

Including me.

I’m an alarming idiot.

Sometimes I’ll walk and tweet.  Crash into things.  Cars. Light poles. Toddlers.

Never a hot chick though.

Just once I’d like to tweet-walk and crash into that chick from Lost.

With her all naked and stuff.

It shows you my devastating addiction.

It’s about time I outline a few events you should never tweet through.

Or Facebook-status-update through.

Or Friendster-message through.

Ha!

Friendster.

Here we go.

You should never tweet…

1. While Driving Through A Major Intersection.

Let’s be honest.  Facebook and Twitter are driven by narcissists.  People who need to express every thought they have to an audience that wants to do the same thing.

Twitter is one narcissist yelling over another narcissist in an epic battle of douchebaggery.

Don’t believe me?

Then explain car accidents caused by people tweeting while driving.

Drive.  Come home.

Then tweet.

Trust us.  We’ve read your tweets.

We can wait.

2. While On A Date.

OMG you guys!  The guy I’m on a blind date with is so boring.  Had to check in with my twitter peeps.  lolz.

No, sweetheart.  You’re the one that’s boring.

There’s a reason why that’s your 320th blind date.

He’s talking about his parents.  I think he still lives with them!

Instead of giving your followers your non-refundable nuggets of wisdom, how about you work on that personality and try to make some conversation?

I swear this guy needs to get a nose-hair trimmer.  EW!

The point is, twitter is public.  Your tweet-by-tweet recap of a date only tells everyone that you’re still single for a reason.

And my nostrils are too sensitive for trimmers.

Relax.  That guy's heart will still be fucked *after* I check @aplusk's timeline.

Relax. That guy's heart will still be fucked *after* I check @aplusk's timeline.

3. If You’re Next To Paramedics Who Are Trying To Save A Human Life.

OK.

Wait.

Just re-read number #3.  Re-read it.  Digest it.  Process it.

I’ll wait here.

Done?

Do I really have to explain?

4. At Half-Time If You’re Actually Playing.

NBA and NFL players have been fined or suspended for tweeting while playing.  Think about this for a moment.

You’re playing in a stadium filled with thousands of people who have paid to watch you play.

That’s not enough?

You need thousands of virtual people to respond to you as well?

Disgusting.

Unless you play on the Cowboys.  You guys do whatever you want as long as you cover against the Redskins on Sunday.

Or else they said I’m “gonna taste my own cervix”.

I don’t think I have one.  But what if I do?

I don’t want to know what it tastes like!

5. At The Altar.

A couple last month tweeted during their vows.  Then they youtubed themselves and updated their Facebook relationship status to “married”.

At the altar.

Now consider their kid, years from now.

Hey dad, what are you and mom doing in that wedding picture?  On your phones.

Oh!  Well, mommy and I were ‘tweeting’ our love.

Are you sure I’m not adopted?

I know many people will come to the defense of tweeting-during-anything.

They’ll talk about how their online community is more powerful than their real friends.

They’ll say I’m an out-of-touch condescending douche.

But the truth is, their addiction has owned their ass.  They can’t decipher between the real and unreal.  Their make-believe world feeds their narcissism and gives them fleeting moments of happiness.

Hilarious.

For the rest of us, we’ll tweet and Facebook in moderation.  We’ll live normal lives.

We won’t twitpic a road sign while going 90 on I-5.

And fine.

I’ll trim my nose hairs.

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  • Wow.... Talk about social media running your life.
  • Well, in the UK you could get a big fine or even banned from driving using your mobile! When I'm socializing, I'm definitely not thinking of Twitter, Facebook etc.

    There is life after Twitter.

    Good amusing post - thanks.
  • What am I missing?#3 doesn't name names. While everyone else is talking about Mrs Ross, TN just made an accurate observation that could apply to a lot of people. The commenters demonizing and defending her are the ones who are calling her out.

    Unwad your panties...TN calls 'em like he sees 'em. Some are funny, some are wry, all are worth reading.
  • Why is everyone (and I say everyone because I don't feel like scrolling down again just so I can name names) assuming that #3 was meant to be "ha ha" funny? I've read several things on this site that have made me chuckle cynically, but they weren't actually funny. This is one of those things. I am appalled at the thought of someone Tweeting, or communicating in any other non-essential way, while someone else, especially a child, more especially their own child, is injured or dying. I don't know Ms. Ross, and all I know about the incident is what I read in the article posted in the comments here, and this one: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/1....
    I make no judgements about her actions, or lack thereof, since I wasn't there. However, if she truly did, as stated in the article for which I supplied the link above, Tweet one minute before the 911 call was placed, then that clearly shows the order of her priorities, and she deserves the backlash. Moreover, she deserves jail time. One minute can seem like the blink of an eye, but when you're struggling to breathe, one minute is an eternity. One minute can also mean the difference between life and death. One minute can make a great deal of difference in the quality of life, the difference between a good chance at recovery and life in a vegetative state.
    Regardless of what really happened, #3 on TN's list may not make us all fall down laughing, but it is a very sad but true sign of our times. Ms. Ross may not have Tweeted while her son fought for his life, but there are far too many people who would. I often find Tremendous News to be incredibly thought-provoking, even when it is funny. Ms. Ross' poor son's life came to a tragic end. Let's learn a lesson from all the possibilities and rumors, stop fighting over whether or not they're true, let the authorities do their jobs, and spend some good, quality time with our loved ones while we still can.
  • Why would you even feel the need to say that you are not going to come to this blog anymore if you are not going to come to this blog anymore? Because you are going to keep coming back and find out if there was a response to you saying that you are not going to come to this blog anymore. That is a little something I like to call an epic fail, my friend.

    Anyway, I thought this post was pretty funny, except of course for the the infamous #3's unimaginable level of insensitivity and inappropriateness which was obviously penned by demons from the hoary netherworld and we should all stand up and proclaim our outrage accordingly.

    Except for that it was pretty funny.

    And NO ONE chuckled their way through Schindler's list, cogentdiss. That's messed up.
  • cogentdiss
    "I won't be reading this blog anymore." Really? You're the person who calls into conservative talk shows every day and says "I'm so offended that I'm never listening to your show again," aren't you? C'mon, admit it! Because no real person is this over-sensitive. Most would at least assume that TN was uninformed, and made an innocent blunder, but only someone suffering from clinical emotional lability would be offended enough to take their toys and go home.

    I just watched Mystery Diagnosis and laughed myself silly about a boy in a wheelchair who is slowly dying. Then I chuckled my way through Schnindler's List. If you can't find the humor in that, then you must be a humorless, boring person, and I'm sad for you. Truly sad.
  • How about if you're Perez Hilton getting bitch-slapped in the face by the Black Eyed Peas?
    Instead of fighting back, instead of calling for help.... she/he tweets "help, I'm getting beat up by will.i.am"
  • tmac20043
    to be fair, I would never trust green lasagna.....and I do agree with Erika, my mom would totally ditch twitter if I was in peril, unless I needed money, then she would break out her ROFLcopter....
  • Erika
    I don't understand the backlash here... is it because some of you are prone to tweeting during these moments as well?

    How could any mother focus on tweeting when their child is dying?! I don't care if it was next to the paramedics or at the hospital... there is a time and a place for everything and those are not them!! I tweet, I blog and I update FB constantly but never would I do so when one of my kids is hurt or in danger.... what kind of a mother was this Ross?

    I back up TN 500% on this one.
  • Good for you, Erika. Would you like a "Mother of the Year" award? Maybe you could publish a book for us mothers who should look to you for what we should and should not do. I didn't realize you were an authority on mothering. Thank you for clearing that up.

    What kind of mother is Ross? A good one who has lost her son. And doesn't deserve holier-than-thou judgements from people who don't even know her.

    Would I have done the same? Yes, I might have. She sent ONE tweet during that time, asking for prayers from her online community of friends. If I were in that situation and desperate for prayers and a miracle, I would do anything to get those prayers for my child.

    But here's the deal...what YOU or I would do means nothing. Everyone is different. Everyone reacts to situations differently.

    Neither you nor I have the moral right to judge another mother in such a crisis.

    As for TN, he knows I adore him. This isn't about "backing him up"...at least for me. I know his intentions and thankfully they are nothing like yours.

    I just wanted to put the facts out there since so much mistruth has been spread (not by TN, but by other individuals).
  • Erika
    Oh yes because you know all mothers should go tweet as their child lays there dying, right? I don't claim to be a good mother, even less the best mother and I don't ask for any awards... those are for petty people that seem to think that makes them better than everyone else.. maybe kinda like you... what I was doing was stating my thoughts on the situation which I have a right to do so spare me YOUR lecture.

    I feel for her, I have 2 daughters and cannot imagine the pain of losing a child but in my book she did something I as a mother would never do.

    End of story.
  • Salena
    She didn't tweet WHILE her child was dying, she tweeted AFTER her child had died and was asking for prayers for him and her family. Get all of the facts before you criticize people for such a serious thing.
  • #3 is just cold and hateful. I won't be reading this blog anymore.
  • You should also add: during jury duty deliberations
  • This is a fine example of a post that should never have been written.

    I'm totally open to criticism of all of us. I've tweeted everything I shouldn't, but picking on the Ross family.

    Not nice, in fact, it makes the whole post unfunny, and just plain mean.

    May you never experience the terror and sadness that Mrs. Ross did.
  • Excellent. Truth with humor, the best kind.
  • for the record, homicide investigators said twitter played NO part in the drowning of military mom's son:

    http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091217/BR...

    ...and she was in a waiting room in the ER when she sent out a prayer request, not next to paramedics.
  • Very well said. 100 other places/times could be added, but ....bottom line, Tweeting doesn't take the place of living in the moment and nothing is so important it can't wait, unless it's an emergency situation like a hurricane, uprising, etc. And in those cases, please Tweet when you are safe. Find your 15 minutes of fame elsewhere - you're the only one who realizes it's happeninng - you might see it on TV in the "Stupidest Pet Tricks" segment at best.

    Great advice in this post - heed it. Nothing needs to be said RIGHT NOW. It can wait five minutes, really. But more importantly, most times, no one cares!
  • Erika
    another little TN gem...
  • so true. i've never, not even once, read a tweet or status update that required that much urgency. i don't think you're out of touch regarding the online "community" - how can a bunch of nerds sitting behind computers be an actual community? we are not. oh, and don't worry about your nose hair - you are loved.
  • Kim
    I really expected to find sex on this list :)
    & the lady that referred to the Cowboys as "the c word" - shame on you ;)
  • "Having sex with wife; she seems distracted"
  • Bah. Cowboys. I liked this article until you said the "c" word.
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