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    Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets

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    Image of science vs romance science vs romance
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Was the broken "less/fewer" grammar a clever concession toward reducing the obviously countable characters?
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    Nick Douglas promoted this comment science vs romance was starred science vs romance was unstarred
    Image of Nick Douglas Nick Douglas
    08/10/09

    @science vs romance: Yeah, sure.
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    Nick Douglas promoted this comment Nick Douglas was starred Nick Douglas was unstarred
    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Oh God, that is the worst cover ever.
    It looks like a college guide or SAT prep book.
    F-!
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    Image of momo momo
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    I was afraid when I saw this that it would be either overly-fawning or overly-damning as the author is ex-Gawker, but I think this review seems to be really balanced.
    As a person that would never ever allow himself to be confined to only 140 characters, I don't tweet, but as a person that recognizes that I need to get my name out there (for god knows why) I keep a Twitter (and a Tumblr) that just posts my blog stream. And for some reason, people follow this rehashing Twitter.
    I look forward to seeing this book filed with all of the books on MySpace. And Friendster. And AOL.
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    momo was starred momo was unstarred
    Image of GORDONGARTRELLE GORDONGARTRELLE
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    "Penn Jilette (Penn and Teller)"
    THANK YOU.
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    Foster Kamer promoted this comment GORDONGARTRELLE was starred GORDONGARTRELLE was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    08/10/09

    @GORDONGARTRELLE: I was going to put (Magic Asshole) but, you know, we strive for practical, not theoretical accuracy, I guess.
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    Image of Alaska Miller Alaska Miller
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    I hope you do this for This Is What You're Fat
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    Alaska Miller was starred Alaska Miller was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    08/10/09

    @Alaska Miller: I won't! TIWYF isn't new or groundbreaking in its curated-from-Tumblr process (like Postcards From Yo Momma, LATFHipster, Boner Party - does Boner Party have a book deal, yet? - and whatever else is out there/going to be out there). If they want a Weekend Plug, they're gonna have to make and consequently eat a bunch of the book's featured dishes on a live streaming camera, and at the end of my shift, I get to resuscitate one of them from Cardiac Arrest with crash cart paddles. Don't worry, I've already thought about this.
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    Image of Artychoke Artychoke
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Since you've got the galley and all, you think we could see an actual excerpt, and *then* talk a bunch of shit about it?
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    Nick Douglas promoted this comment Artychoke was starred Artychoke was unstarred
    Image of GlasgowRose GlasgowRose
    08/10/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    David Pouge? Does that rhyme with "rouge" or is it the American pronunciation, "Poog" (like "Noter Dame"?)
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    Nick Douglas promoted this comment GlasgowRose was starred GlasgowRose was unstarred
    Image of Nick Douglas Nick Douglas
    08/10/09

    @GlasgowRose: Rhymes with "Vogue."
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    Edited by Nick Douglas at 08/10/09 5:31 PM Nick Douglas was starred Nick Douglas was unstarred
    Image of phlox✔ phlox✔
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Call me when the Books On Tape version comes out.
    I know you're reading this Nick, and if it's not 'fleshed-out' by Ed Asner and Bernadette Peters I'm not buying it.
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    Image of muppet_baby muppet_baby
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    A few years back, my dad and I were driving in the car when "Toxic" by Britney Spears came on. The song had just come out and had proven to be a big hit, reaffirming Britney's status as a definite pop celebrity of my generation.
    I asked my dad what he thought of Britney; he gave it a few minutes' thought, and then predicted that she'd be a Trivial Pursuit answer within a couple years. I laughed off his claim at the time, but then, ya know, a couple years later she went umbrella-wielding nutso on us, and it looked like Dad was right.
    The feeling my Dad got about Britney in the car that night is the feeling I get whenever Twitter becomes profiled as a Thing Of Our Generation. I mean, it is, but ya know, so was Myspace.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Dude, you totally grade inflated Michael Ian Black. That was a C- at best, and definitely not as good as the deaf person one. Because deaf person jokes are always funny.
    Still no sign of the deaf team..."
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    08/09/09

    @Phyllis Nefler: I graded it based on apropos placement: a note on self-loathing, as the dénouement of a book on Tweets.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    I wish Odd Lot or Job Lot were still around because this reminds me of a book I’d find there. Right next to the imperfect t-shirts and other off-market stuff.
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    Edited by SpyMagician at 08/09/09 10:53 PM SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred
    Image of RandomLunatic RandomLunatic
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    I enjoy the heck out of Twitter and use it all the time, and I still think I'd only pay for a book of tweets with poop. I'd trade an old Tennessee Turd Bird for this book, is what I'm saying (yes, those existed). The whole idea of a book of tweets, no matter who does it, is patently ridiculous. Sadly, it will probably sell like hotcakes.
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    Image of jorel845 jorel845
    08/09/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Twitter Wit, The Authorized Book Of Tweets
    Paula Poundstone? What?
    Can you share any more of the actual tweets? That photo was kinda blurry.
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    allyzay promoted this comment jorel845 was starred jorel845 was unstarred
    Image of allyzay allyzay
    08/10/09

    @jorel845: You could just, like, click the links that were posted in the article to each person's individual Twitter. Trust me, you don't need a specific example -- they're all equally inane as the other, the actual quote used in the book is irrelevant.
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    07/13/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Joshua Ferris' The Unnamed
    So how would this work with a Kindle (if they ever distribute them that way)? Would you walk around with the screen facing out and the title page showing?

    Also, Same with parties in the New York Literati scene...? I guess you can balance your white wine and cheese on the status galley, spine facing out, of course.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/13/09

    @Glib and Bitchy: Ha. They'd never put a galley on a Kindle. That defeats the purpose.
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    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    07/12/09

    In reply to Gawker's 'Status Galley' Book Club: Joshua Ferris' The Unnamed
    I will stop at nothing to attain the hottest galley of the year: Frank Bruni's Born Round. Someone? Anyone? Please?
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    Phyllis Nefler was starred Phyllis Nefler was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/12/09

    @Phyllis Nefler: Seconded. Contact Phyllis or myself if you have the Bruni book. There's a significant bounty in these parts for its acquisition.
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    Edited by Foster Kamer at 07/12/09 11:45 PM Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
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