We all need things to help pass the time. Sometimes, against our wills, we are trapped, waiting for something. Maybe you’re at the carwash place waiting for your car to get detailed. Maybe you’re waiting for the next L train back to Brooklyn. Maybe you just put your pizza rolls in the microwave and you’re waiting for them to cook. Maybe you’re bored at work waiting until you can go home. Maybe you’re in line to ride Space Mountain. Whatever it is, odds are you’ll have some downtime that you don’t quite know what to do with. This is when some of us turn to Twitter.

Twitter is great for the in-between moments when you want to be momentarily distracted from the task at hand. You want a little bump of funny added to your day or a little infusion of pop culture knowledge. But you usually have to sift through a lot of junk.