totally casual return thread

[Greg Nog]

Yeah, I followed him for a while, and then one day realized that he never said anything that funny; they were just kind of tame things, structured like jokes, with the name Steve Martin above them.  That was indeed a sad thing to realize.

[nonotyet]

While the quality of his movies has gone down in the past 30 years (I was set to argue for LA Story but then I looked it up and it was 30 years ago and I was amazed) the quality of his books has--well, first it has come into existence and then it has gone up. An Object Of Beauty was better than it had a right to be.

That being said I also do not have a Twitter because I am not funny.   

[peacocks]

I think you're pretty funny nny.

[coldforge]

Funny lookin?

[nonotyet]

...I'm rubber and you're glue?

Thanks peacocks, but I meant that I do not think I am or could be funny in the way you mentioned, in 160 characters or less and pre-planned. I hope that did not sound like I was fishing for internet compliments.  And yes, a lot of how I am funny has to do with my face and is therefore inaccessible to the internet.

[peacocks]

Well, I gave you one. So there.

[Thermofusion]

Steve Martin picks a decent banjo!

[Chet]

I caught an even bigger fish than @robdelaney, one that goes by the name of @colinmeloy.

[jm]

now dudes in Portland everywhere will know the name of MF Ian Patrick.

[davy]

I quite liked Shopgirl the book and Shopgirl the movie!

It may not have been the most groundbreaking concept or anything, but I felt like the story was told with refreshing subtlety in both mediums.

[elpollodiablo]

I remember really liking Bowfinger but I was probably 17 at the time.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

That said, I like that the word 'envisioned' implies that this conversation happened 5 years ago, as I told you my idea for this new social media site I was designing.

's why i chose it

[coldforge]

I tweeted about Elliott Gould today.

[elpollodiablo]

I liked that.

So I guess this thread's about Twitter now so, Jim, do you have any good beer/brewing follow suggestions?

[Greg Nog]

I liked Shopgirl (the book) a great deal!  And I like his banjoing.  I guess Twitter's just not the best medium for the dude.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

shopgirl the movie features jason schwartzman as a roadie for mark kozelek

important movie

[Thermofusion]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I think Three Amigos is the funniest thing dude ever did.

[Little Sixes Little Nines]

i just went and added a whole bunch of y'all on twitter.
name's @aftm, but i don't post things, so no need to return the follow

[jebreject]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I think Three Amigos is the funniest thing dude ever did.

Me too!

[Maaik]

Oh hey, I was wondering who aftm was. Now I don't need to wonder anymore.

I try to twurt funny. yeah.

[RoyBiggins]

me posting isn't really a return, since lately it means I return every couple days.  But a lot of times, it FEELS like a return, you know?   

Especially because each of my days at work is now approximately 3 days long, insofar as that is how they feel.

My old job got upgraded, so I have to do all the stuff I used to do, but also my phone rings every 45 seconds or so, and I have to stop whatever I'm doing and answer it and talk to a student who, about 1 out of every 4 times is an angry dick to me.  It's real weird. Wears on a guy.