By Multiphasic on The Dull Rich Death of American Cities

I keep asking myself how this pattern can be reversed, how we can keep non-atomized existence accessible for those of modest means. And I keep coming up with either a) plague, b) bees, or c) even more bees. And the rich people are already killing the bees.

Posted on June 17, 2013 at 11:44 am 3

By nutmegger on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

Chumbawamba is maybe not the band you think they are?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumbawamba

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 7:35 pm 1

By anegativenancy on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

So you're bemoaning a lack of originality on a site that #encourages #rampant #hashtag #use #likeitsgoingoutofstyle? #ruserious #seriously #comeonnow

Sarcasm aside, if you're taking issue with something that is a consequence of the central features of Twitter, maybe it would be better to not be on Twitter?

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 4:32 pm 1

By The Future is Here on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

I do think using "spoiler alert" as an of-the-moment idiom sort of retains a certain respectibility, as long as it's used with some irony, for example, to answer a rhetorical question with sarcastic emphasis: "Are people on Reddit as funny as they think they are? (Spoiler Alert: Nope.)"

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 3:27 pm 2

By hockeymom on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

Eh. I make so many legit, bad decisions during the day, I can't worry about twitter phraseology.

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 10:06 am 7

By zaws on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

Well, sure, all snowclones will eventually become annoying if only by mere overuse, but also keep in mind that 10 years ago we ha

Posted on June 11, 2013 at 7:32 pm 2

By Eric Spiegelman on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

Guys, what's with this trend of people answering the phone with "Hello?" It's like so overplayed.

Posted on June 11, 2013 at 7:26 pm 10

By libmas on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

@dntsqzthchrmn Careful. He's got three grafs on "Huh." that he's been saving up for a special occasion.

Posted on June 11, 2013 at 5:57 pm 3

By antarctica starts here on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

I am actually fine with this article but everyone is guilty of at least one of those things.

Posted on June 11, 2013 at 5:36 pm 4

By dntsqzthchrmn on Woah! It's Lame Twitter

"Like trolling itself, the phrase doesn’t actually mean much of anything." Trolling doesn't mean anything. Huh. Tell me again where you work?

Posted on June 11, 2013 at 5:07 pm 8