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  1. MT @FairylandCA: Name our two new sheep and win a behind-the-scenes tour of our animal dept! on.fb.me/LBnNz7 3:56 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
  2. Vernacular Eloquence, by Peter Elbow. #fridayreads 1:26 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
  3. Drachmageddon: bit.ly/LMxeP2 7:32 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  4. Which of these sentences in @NYTimes is a hanging offense? bit.ly/KGIDsF < @chronicle 7:29 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  5. @hubbit Gosh, it looks pretty three-dimensional to me. ;) 7:14 AM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to hubbit
  6. Bum-shaped nail polish bottles. "Truely" unique, it says here. bootiebabe.com/info1.html via @the_beheld 7:10 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  7. @ahundredmonkeys Not true. Assessment tool is deeply flawed. See @mgrammar: bit.ly/Jopcu3 1:34 PM May 24th via TweetDeck in reply to ahundredmonkeys
  8. RT @jocelynkelley: Blurbese: “a _____ debut” j.mp/J2ZdU6 12:36 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  9. Finally, the Internet does something useful: the P.G. Wodehouse quote generator. drones.com/pgw.cgi 12:34 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  10. Duly noted. RT @saalon: When life gives you lemons, squeeze them into the eyes of your enemies. 12:20 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  11. Malkovich, Malkovich, Malovich: My favorite of the Siri celebrity ads. bit.ly/JZj22K 11:54 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  12. "Pizza" becomes "picza" in Spanish-language promotion. bit.ly/KisjkE See also "Pecsi-Cola" in Argentina: bit.ly/10Ap1Z 11:44 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  13. Microsoft's new social network, so.cl, is pronounced "social." Not to us SoCal natives. via @duetsblog bit.ly/JAfdD0 11:29 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  14. Important advice! RT @Catchword: 5 Factors to Consider When Launching a Company Name - is.gd/QBT0iq 11:16 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  15. Gooder-er? Creamier-er-er? Not-so-superlative brand lingo, on the blog: bit.ly/JAe66v h/t @HildebrandBurke 11:15 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  16. RT @TheCrankyBuddha: Any commencement address that fails to point graduates toward the Eightfold Path is bullshit. via @twliterary 7:31 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  17. News to me: Umpty ("an indefinite number") was originally Morse code slang for "dash." Via @wordnik: bit.ly/MK0iWK 7:25 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  18. "The link you followed may be invalid, or an evil wizard may have cast a spell on our servers." is.gd/Tsbu4vn 7:21 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  19. To whom the peever peeves: bit.ly/MJZBwD < @languagelog 7:19 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  20. @DIYGene Or pulp fiction covers. 9:27 PM May 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to DIYGene
  • Name Nancy Friedman
  • Location Oakland, CA
  • Web http://nancyfried...
  • Bio Name and tagline developer, @VisualThesaurus columnist, bay swimmer, California native, skeptic. Lover of fashion, maps, brand lore, high/low culture.
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