Apr 11
Gold stars all round!
icon1 Fiona | icon2 twitter | icon4 04 11th, 2009| icon36 Comments »

I signed up and started using twitter just over 2 years ago. My first tweet was that I was procrastinating. Perhaps not a lot has changed! But over these two years I have met some very very funny people who have said some hilarious and often profound things. Just thought I’d share some of my favourites. Not all of my favourites have been included, some for, er, reasons of public decency and some because they are there to remind me of links and the like. Some of these need to be read in context too (particularly the Olympic themed ones!) But sit back and enjoy- there are some very very funny people out there!

Craig Overendneuraxon77I don’t not believe in God, I believe in paradox. *wipes hands* That should cover (confuse) everyone…

Carl Butchercarloscomputers@SaschaV Yeah no #zombies up here but we do have to watch out for Velociraptors. They tend to lurk in the long grass and cane fields.

Ben Grubbbengrubb“Study’s show that watching Today Tonight reduces the risk of colon cancer and hepatitis c, but increases the risk of mass suicide.”

alf welchwhitsundaysNow that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants.

Fake Stephen ConroystephenconroyMy computer is asking if I’d like to help make Windows better. It’s nice to have one’s talents recognized.

In JokeinjokeI feel like I should be calling the police (whispers) “Hello? … I’m being followed… by 314 people… help mmee.”
sammyjopeterssammyjopetersI love reading my twitter stream, because even though it may not be true, I feel like I have heaps of friends. :-)

Fitzwilliam Darcymister_darcy@fifikins Hello, fine lady. You have befriending my good self. As a gentleman I give equal time to all comely ladies of marriagable age.

ASIO ASIOAgent @Fifikins’s identity compromised. Assumed captured. Contacting @MarthaStewart in order to commence negiotiations.

Miss Lily LilylaurenDwarf fortune teller escaped from jail; the headlines read: “Small medium at large” (via @moose73)

NickHodgeNickHodgewashington can haz a brazillian. no moar bush

Tom ReynoldsthomasrdotorgJust working out what goes best with a G+T. Discovered this: another G+T goes best. Eureka!!

Richard L. Taylorartywah@deswalsh calling the telegraph a NEWS paper is going a bit OTT. It’s certainly paper, but news?

Peter WellsfulltimecasualA can of deodorant exploded in my luggage. My clothes smell like a greek nightclub. :(

griffmiestergriffmiester@Fifikins tattoo. Is it going to be of a short man in a white suite yelling out “Da Plane, Da Plane!” ;)

SylviaPlathSylviaDiscountAre you ever using twitter and you suddenly think, “Who are you kidding? No-one gives a f**k what you think”? Just me?

craigsprycraigspryIf I wan an alien and all I had just jacked into the webz I would think that cats speak a strange version of english and humans eat bacon
Luis Mlu_luThe carpet cleaning guy came early. Typical male.


craigsprycraigspryNow that is just the limit, not only does Senator Conroy want to filter my web, he is also a Collingwood supporter

maxcelcatmaxcelcatDecember??? How the fuck did it get to be December already??? I wasn’t done with Janurary!

John Laceyjohnlaceyasks himself in moments of quiet desperation: What would @Fifikins do?

Miss Lily Lilylaurenmorning Twitter am currently busier than the kids section in crown casino carpark in a Saturday night. Grr

WarlachWarlachDo Telegraph journalists have to try to be awful or do they only hire people whose parents were siblings?

LisaLisaMareecant understand why the Professor in Gilligans Island could make a phone out of a coconut, but couldnt fix a hole in a boat. =/
Andrew SayerandrewsayerAmericans will go to bed tonight not knowing who’s running the country. Meh. We’ve gone to bed every night for the last year not knowing.


TerrorBiteTerrorBiteParticle physics gives me a hadron.

Mr OnthemoonfirstdogonmoonMiley Ray Cyrus to Carlton for pick twelve and box of paper clips

Lupis Yonderboyyonderboyyou know that part of your brain that tells you that you shouldn’t say and do certain things? we had a falling out. i’ve fired it..

Steve 'Doc' BatydocbatyJust a word of warning for you US folks: if the world ends up with Sarah Palin as President I’m never speaking to any of you again.

LisaLisaMareeis thinking she made a poor choice of top to wear today. Looks like a circus tent. Now expecting a couple of midget clowns to tumble out.


Nicholas ButlerloudmouthmanThe Queen will be marking the 50th Annivesary of Blue Peter. They dont expect much organising since they have one they prepared earlier.


Tim Moreillontdm911My McDonalds tall latte is rainforest approved. It’s comforting to know a rainforest approves of my coffee.


Alison YoungAlegryarocking an orange safety vest, bet you all wish you looked this good ; )


Andrew SayerandrewsayerOh well. Another 4 more years of training until the next Torrimpics

Andrew SayerandrewsayerJust came 2nd in the men’s 200mb download. The other guy won by 0.04kb

ThömmöThommoMy supply of ‘giving a fuck’ is running dangerously low.

Lupis Yonderboyyonderboy@praxxis i make my own RAM out of potato peelings, foil and whiteout..


Pants_pants_If you’re watching 7, welcome to ‘Useless Incidental Facts Hour with Bruce and Sandy’ #080808

EliseCalypso@fifikins- it’s like an old-fashioned march-past. if it’s good enough for Lakeside Netball Association, it’s good enough for the olympics.

Stephen CollinstribSarah Brightman, last spotted referred to as “mutton dressed as slut” » link to Think of Fug, Think of Fug Fondly #080808

Tom Reynoldsthomasrdotorg#080808 I predict couldron will be lit Barcelona style but using a trebuchet instead of a bow, and flaming dissedents instead of an arrow


Jody ConesExtremoSome people are that dense that if breathing wasn’t such an involuntary action, i’d be concerned for their wellbeing… Seriously…

Spidey SpigrrlOH on ROVE last night: World Youth Day, the biggest gathering of virgins since the line up for the new iphone. mwahahaha!

Jo WhiteMediamumJust finished editing boring financial newsletter. Only a financier would give Balance Sheet cap letters. How on earth do they get laid?

andrewandrewbarnett@coliwilso necrophilia is dead boring…


Jody ConesExtremoSo much bother for a freaking fruit store opening… WTF?!?!?!


Ashley AngellAshleyAngellSomeone needs to hit Twitter with a defibrilator.


WarlachWarlachI’m off to lunch to clear my head. Never argue with an idiot, they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Nicholas ButlerloudmouthmanIf I had a lover that went down as often as twitter I dont think id ever get online !

Stilgherrianstilgherrian@mpesce In last 36hr Twitter dominated by #eurovision and @MarsPhoenix. The two must be combined! JPL geeks in sequins & feathers r0×0rs!

andrewandrewbarnetttwitter is my morning writing exercise. the trick, which I’ve yet to master, being then to stop tweeting and start work.

andrewandrewbarnett@andrewdotnich a chick walks into a bar and asks the barman for a double entendre. so he gave her one.


Peter WellsfulltimecasualWednesday Afternoon. That beautiful moment when you realise next weekend is closer than last weekend. My heart hasnt been in it this week…

Andrew BoydfacibusWARNING: TOTALLY UN-PC COMMENT FOLLOWS! Re the Carson thing: A straight guy would know that she just needed to turn up naked to look hot.


Andrew Sayerandrewsayer“In a perfect world,spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with men who have enlarged their penises and taken Viagra.”


Rod SherwinthetappingmanSwans vs Kangaroos a draw. Kind of like sex without the orgasm :-(


Twila Marietwila_zonedDamn…. if I could just Carpe Diem like I Carpe Noctem, life would be so sweet…

Tim CarternotaphysicistFracking academic writing is about as enjoyable to read as the newspaper during an election..

agronaughtagronaughtGeorge bush, when 6 degrees of seperation isnt enough!


Will HughesWillHughesFreud is in my mobile, I think. I try to enter mum’s name, and it gives me “Stab” wtf?

Peter WellsfulltimecasualDroppin’ Tweets like Galileo dropped the orange…


Jo WhiteMediamumOMG found helpful person at Telstra. OMG. She probably won’t last long there ;)

NickHodgeNickHodgewoW! 990,122 until I hit a million tweets!


Danie WareDanaceaScoping down: SAHM duty calls and the washing up is leering at me in a discomforting fashion. *Sigh* I so need a wife.


jacquimcgirrjacquimcgirra little sad that Dame Edna missed out on being Australia’s next Governor-General, but happy with Quentin Bryce nonetheless

slick_senecaslick_senecaI think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They`ve experienced pain and bought jewelry. by Rita Rudner

Kee HinckleynazgulI need some caffeinated wine.

Jo WhiteMediamumEvery time I wake up to new followers I feel like Paul McCartney and how he makes money while he sleeps :)


Warwick RendellWarWraithHeh. @Adium got nominated for an award by about.com; that’s like getting nominated for Nobel by Paris Hilton


KittaKittaHad an epic fail when I tried explaining Twitter to my friends Dad. He said, “is it one of those late night sex chat things?”

Craig Overendneuraxon77RSS: The Never Ending Story.


MagnetoboldtooMagnetoboldtoo9.45pm and the tiny terrorist is ASLEEP! Adieu my lovelies, I gotz me hot date with the backs of my eyelids.

Jody ConesExtremoOh yea, looks like I’ve caught the ‘crazies’ tram back into the city… They make me feel conservative… ;-)

Laurel PapworthSilkCharmI can’t believe Beyonce got married. It seems like only yesterday she was running around as a half nekkid underage child star.

karenmarreekarenmarreeif there was an olympic event for procrastination i would win if i could get the entry forms done in time


chucknorris_chucknorris_Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.

Lizzie PBZBMartha Stewart just sent me tips on how to spring-clean my house. As if my Mother-in-law doesn’t pressure me enough…!!


Warwick RendellWarWraithIt would be a lot easier to buy fuel if it came with foreplay and lube


Michael Spechtmspechtawake again, this seems to be a habit


Jackjacklhasabeautiful. webcam works. headset works. god forbid they both work at the same f’n time.


Andrew BoydfacibusDear neighbour: how far do you think a shellshocked geek could shove that noisy leaf blower up your backside? Shall we find out? :)

Brad KellettbckI win at alcohol, but not at sober.


andrewandrewbarnetttrying to shift the brain onto work matters. but it’s telling me it doesn’t care that a dodgy update process is creating duplicate data.


Rich Horwoodjustrichlast night I dreamed I was the new yellow wiggle. I’m not sure what to make of that…


bethaniebethaniebiggest spider i’ve ever seen in our bathroom. it could have its own postcode


ThömmöThommoShort day, let me introduce you to long weekend. I think the two of you are going to get along just fine.


LisaLisaMareePlanning a ‘beers of the world night’ w/ Michael. Its like a contiki tour for the liver :)


Brendan CartledgebrentoeThere is a girl singing outside my window. “all by myyyself…” No wonder with a voice like that. If I had a brick, I would throw it at her.


Laurel PapworthSilkCharmis taking sexy back for a refund. It didn’t really suit her.

Mark Derricutttalios“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to walk in the rain.”

LisaLisaMareeis getting heaps done! Wahey! :D Now tomorrow’s task is to get just as much done, but to stuff that relates to my work :)


Andrew SayerandrewsayerGirls are like internet domain names, the ones I like are already taken. But I can stil get one from a strange country, right? Right?

Jo WhiteMediamumI have a hot date tonight. Ironing in front of the tv. Thinking about the vodka that will help it all along nicely.


griffmiestergriffmiesterI’m just waiting for the report “Mohamed Al-Fayed claims British Royal Family had Heath Ledger Killed”

ThömmöThommoWhen the shit hits the fan, @Thommo starts tweeting in the third person.


Raidekrazee1Found two cockroaches floating in a bucket. Was it a suicide pact, or a homicide disguised as one?

andrewandrewbarnettThe coffee tastes oddly metallic – I hope I’m not pregnant. That would be awkward.


NickHodgeNickHodgethis govt has more ministers than the anglican church

andrewandrewbarnetta colleague once tried musk lollies for first time, described it as tasting like going down on the girl who works at the perfume counter.

WarlachWarlachDealing with NSW Govt departments is like having tantric sex with an egomaniac: It takes forever, you feel dirty and are never satisfied.

I have many more that are gold starred, but they are from people with private timelines and are therefore not in the public domain, so I have not included them here. But waves to jackienopants, maab, pixel8ted and leslie_nassar! And also coliwilso who I cannot believe I have not favourited any of his tweets! Actually there are lots more tweets I probably should have favourited and I can also probably name a dozen or more other tweeters who crack me up- you kno who you are, or at least I’ll let you think it is you ;-) So which tweets do you have favourited?

Jan 31

Yes, 12 months ago today this baby gestated. Or was born or founds itself a tube to clung to amongst the many other intertubes…

Remember this? Not sure if much has changed. There are some posts I would rather forget about and some I am quite proud of, but my proudest achievement is sticking with it and having a post most weeks. In 12 months I have actually managed 145 posts and 3 pages, inluding this one, this one and this one!

Once upon a time, I had an anonymous blog. My friends had the address and I vented. And times were tough and people did need to be protected. And I did things that only your best friends and total strangers who didn’t have a clue who I was needed to know about. The strange thing is that in having a public blog where I am me, warts and all, has not meant that I have felt the need to hide things. Yes, I am selective about what I post about, but at no time have I felt the need to rant or vent or bitch or complain here.

I suspect it is because of the way I use Plurk and Twitter. There I am able to sprout off in 140 characters, get it out of my system and get on with things. It is more than microblogging. It is being involved in a supportive community.

So what am I going to do to celebrate? I suspect bake a cake! This one looks pretty good! Plus I have lots of carrots in the fridge so if anyone can suggest a different type of carrot cake I would be grateful! Thanks!

Oh and last, but, well, yeah, something about the least, or is that 733t? I am still amazed that people read my crap! And I also must thank the delightful Extremo who set up the blog and helps with technical stuff from time to time.

So it looks like I might be around for a bit more. So there.

Oct 20
A matter of influence
icon1 Fiona | icon2 twitter | icon4 10 20th, 2008| icon31 Comment »

@nickhac has developed a ranking of Australian Twitters based predominantly on their following. Yes, I could have embedded the list here, but 1) It is too wide for my blog design and 2) you should go and see Nick’s work in context with the comments that follow there!

The list has drawn much comment about the formula used, however I believe much of the debate is about the type of influence people have.

As at 11.30am (AEST) today, I appear to be ranked 28. Numbers don’t really matter to me, in the same way karma on plurk is fairly irrelevant to me, but what the numbers actually mean has got people talking.

I am not on twitter to promote or market anything (well sometimes I pimp this tiny blog, but I am not blogging to make money!) or for professional development. I do bounce ideas off people, find and share news and generally engage in community. For me, twitter is community. For others it is a platform to market and promote and to grow professionally and these are good and valid uses of Twitter.

I follow back most people who follow me. Often if someone is overseas I am more reluctant to follow back because it is hard to create community when I am twittering away whilst you are sleeping! But if someone directs an @fifikins to me then I (9/10) add them.

Because someone has a large following it does make them influential- people do want to read what they are saying and doing. However many they choose to follow back and how they choose to use Twitter is up to them. By choosing to follow someone you are deciding how influential they are. Ranking systems are always going to be open to criticism, but I think Nick’s formula is pretty accurate. Malcolm Turnbull’s foray into Twitter last week shows that he is influential! We have all tried to tell him how to do it better and he is listening to some things! By following him we are showing that what he says has some sway- no matter if we agree with it or not. We are listening to what he says and how he says it. He is trying something new and the medium he is using resonates with a lot of us.

I have (as of now!) 773 people who have chosen to follow my rants, raves, random stuff and verbosity! (Yes, you can be verbose in 140 characters!) I often wonder why people would choose to follow this ‘Thesis writing, retail working, sole parenting, music loving, verbose Aussie dreamer on the intertubes. G&T princess and meme queen.’

I am not influential! Perhaps I am, in the words of (Aussie) Kath effluential at times, but what I say doesn’t result in the world changing. Except perhaps when I call gin o’clock!

Aug 30

Apparently some gun toting, jebus loving Alaskan is set to become nominee for some weird religious sect political party in the US. On Twitter we have been amusing ourselves with some little known facts about Ms Palin. Here are some of my contributions:

  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin cooked a lamb roast for Tom Cruise.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin keeps her pownce account up to date and shares lots of links.
  • Little known fact: Kyle really liked Sarah Palin’s Australian Idol audition, but Marcia gave it a no.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin reads playboy for the articles.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin bakes dead parrots in pies.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin was Jeanette Howard’s bridesmaid. Or was it the other way around?
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin is repelled by garlic.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin won 8 silver medals at the 1908 olympics.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin can’t actually read…
  • Little known facts: Sarah Palin wants a cracker.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin is Margaret Thatcher’s mother.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin was an extra in Debbie Does Dallas.
  • Little known fact: Sarah Palin proofread the Magna Carta.

You can read more contributions from others here!

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