Not that we are without anything to do on this fine Tuesday (quite the contrary) but Ryan had an interesting idea to see how long it would take to get a response to a post in Twitter. He posted a simple request for his Twitter friends to send him an email and within seconds came several replies.
Dusting off my account I posted a similar message and within five minutes had twenty-five replies, some responses coming from friends that I haven't seen on IM in decades (well it feels like decades). Where have all of you good people been? On Twitter? Really?
Apparently I've missed something.
Also, on behalf of Ryan, Ethan, and I we thank you for joining our most recent multi-level marketing scheme and want you all to know that your free ($8.95 shipping/handling) dish soap and toilet bowl cleaner should arrive in five-to-ten days.
Join the fray by reading through and commenting at the end.
[smacks forehead knowing he was skammedids]
I feel so... used.
Nothin' like a pyramid scheme...
Would've responded quicker even if Twitteroo refreshed faster.
Cool!
PS: Before this message is flagged as spam for being so brief, let me know that I'll be eagerly awaiting my dish soap
I can't really think of any good twitty remarks. Oh wait, that one wasn't bad.
OH THE HUMANITY!
I was thinking the same thing as Ara - was expecting to get an e-mail back about a great new opportunity to start my home-based business!
Ara, Chip have a I got a deal for you. Not only do you get the dish soap and the toilet bowl cleaner but I'm also going to throw in a copy of my new book: How to Get Twitter-Real absolutely free!
You used me.
Does the dish soap exfoliate? Can it remove blackheads? And what kind of sent is that toilet bowl cleaner? I like my toilet to smell like a Canadian forest.
It better be autographed!
Scandalous!
Do we get our choice of colours? A nice chocolate brown would go great in our upstairs bathroom, thx.
Includes a selection of fine aged soaps too right?
I saw it but didn't reply. I so would have been first because I'm a ridiculous Twitter hawk.
I'm late to the party again
Being the clean freak she is, my wife will love the fact that I sunk to responding to this scheme. I will wait by the door for the package with cash in hand...
Greg: what about refills, can I get refills?
> You used me.
Don't think of it as being used as so much being volunteered without you knowing.
> Does the dish soap exfoliate?
Sure. It also cuts down on carbon emissions and has cured cancer in labority rats (experiments were undocumented and carried out in Arkansas. Results may or may not be duplicated).
> I saw it but didn't reply. I so would have been first because I'm a ridiculous Twitter hawk.
Rex, do you have a day job?
> I saw it but didn't reply. I so would have been first because I'm a ridiculous Twitter hawk.
Replying is half the battle. Just think of the sudsy goodness that you're missing out on.
> Sure. It also cuts down on carbon emissions and has cured cancer in labority rats (experiments were undocumented and carried out in Arkansas. Results may or may not be duplicated).
Arkansas will definitely not be duplicated.
But thanks to everyone for playing. That was fun!
Maybe I should join Twitter?...