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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017

    My Friday afternoon: Explaining that "fisking" actually was a thing we talking about often back in the early blogging days.

    2:17 PM - 4 Aug 2017
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    13 replies 17 retweets 71 likes
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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        She said, "We're going to fisk the New York Times." Sorry, y'all.

        9 replies 5 retweets 39 likes
      3. Kat Capps‏ @KatCapps 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        She used the term fist, not Fisk in her original tweet.

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @KatCapps

        The hashtag is different language, and it's been their hashtag in all of these videos (as troubling as they may be on other grounds).

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        (My god, Chris, could you copy edit your tweets, please?)

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. ehengel‏ @ehengel 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Who are you @JohnCornyn ?

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Seth D. Michaels  🍁 🍂 866-OUR-VOTE‏Verified account @sethdmichaels 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        you're making me feel old

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sethdmichaels

        We are old.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. David A. Graham‏Verified account @GrahamDavidA 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        I can't believe no one knows this

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Vaughn Sterling‏Verified account @vplus 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GrahamDavidA @chrisgeidner

        the daily dish loved it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @vplus @GrahamDavidA

        It was a part of early blogging life!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Aurora De Lucia‏ @AurorasBlog 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner @vplus @GrahamDavidA

        Wait. What is it? I'm so lost? Is anyone here in a patient mood and wants to explain? 😬😊👧🏻

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. David A. Graham‏Verified account @GrahamDavidA 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @AurorasBlog @chrisgeidner @vplus

        David A. Graham Retweeted David A. Graham

        https://twitter.com/grahamdavida/status/893581465455398912 …

        David A. Graham added,

        David A. GrahamVerified account @GrahamDavidA
        She's saying fisk, y'all. Fisk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fisk#Fisking … https://twitter.com/eliotnelson/status/893580699114115072 …
        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      7. Aurora De Lucia‏ @AurorasBlog 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GrahamDavidA @chrisgeidner @vplus

        But what is fisk? I didn't see it in the dictionary

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. David A. Graham‏Verified account @GrahamDavidA 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @AurorasBlog @chrisgeidner @vplus

        Click the link to Wikipedia. It explains

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Aurora De Lucia‏ @AurorasBlog 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GrahamDavidA @chrisgeidner @vplus

        I'm so sorry! I somehow glossed right over the link in your tweet! Thank you!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Mark S. Zaid‏Verified account @MarkSZaidEsq 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Wait, "fisking" or "fisting"????????

        3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3.  👉🏻VOTE! 3 Days!!!  👈🏻 💙 ✊🏻‏ @KMR31871 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @MarkSZaidEsq @chrisgeidner

        I missed the beginning of this convo #InquiringMindsWantToKnowpic.twitter.com/FSvb6gP9sh

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Mark S. Zaid‏Verified account @MarkSZaidEsq 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @KMR31871 @chrisgeidner

        Apparently she said "fisking". Not nearly as interesting. My bad!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5.  👉🏻VOTE! 3 Days!!!  👈🏻 💙 ✊🏻‏ @KMR31871 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @MarkSZaidEsq @chrisgeidner

        Yet hilarious .... because apparently bunches of people all did a double take 🤣it was an excellent laughpic.twitter.com/HoqjgIrWdR

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. End of conversation
      1. Franklin 'No Sheds' Harris‏ @FranklinH3000 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        We're so old.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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