35+ of the Freshest and Funniest Tweets of the Week (April 6, 2024)

Twitter is a friend to some and an enemy to many. It used to be a hullabaloo of fun and friendship and celebrity gossip, and now it seems to be the epicenter of all annoying internet takes. I was talking to a friend recently about people who you can tell are online vs. people who …
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‘In 20 years that I own the property, have not seen such mess inside!!’: High-strung landlord scolds tenant for having a mildly messy apartment

There’s a vast difference between your apartment being mildly messy and being at risk for bugs and mice. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with leaving clean clothes in the laundry basket for a few days or leaving the book you’re reading on the ground. As long as it doesn’t rub up against the people …
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Author criticizes reader for borrowing his book from the library: ‘It’s even better when you buy, not borrow, your copy’

I don’t think there are any institutions closer to universal goods than libraries. They provide a space for people of all ages to congregate for free and give them the resources necessary to better themselves. I spent so much of my time in high school and college in school libraries, and I was so much …
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‘You invented hanging out and drinking?’: Couple is ruthlessly clowned for their special ‘bottle night’ tradition

A good hang sesh is an art form, but crafting the perfect hang is like a dance. You can plan all the intricate choreography you want and have all the intention in the world for a good time, but if the feeling isn’t there, it’s nothing. You can’t force a vibe sesh. It must come …
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25+ Wild Tweets From Users With No Filter

Famously, the internet can be a pretty wild place. When we give humans the chance to hide behind avatars and usernames, they will say anything. And they have. Since the very first tweet was twote, folks have been saying things they would never say to your face. And sure, most of the time that’s not …
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‘Bluetooth headphones are $10 now’: Frustrated commuters accuse people who use speaker phone in public of ‘anti social behavior’

Living in a big city, you encounter all sorts of people displaying all sorts of behavior of which you may or may not approve. Every day on my commute, I see breaches of the social contract. People forcing their way onto the train before others have de-boarded, dudes taking up way too much room because …
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‘I know it smells crazy in there’: Movie theater allows dogs to attend screenings, people react weirdly

I am one of the world’s greatest defenders of going to the movies. I think it’s one of our most sacred rites as humans and to think that it’s in danger of going away fills me with existential dread. To gather to consume art, to pop the popcorn, dim the lights, and lose yourself for …
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‘It’s very telling’: Woman gets proposed to in cargo pants, commenters claim it spells doom for their relationship

If you’re that kind of person, the Instagram post of your proposal is one of the most important Instagram posts of your life. Couples go to great lengths to create the perfect setting for the perfect pic– the environment, the angle, and of course, the outfits. I personally never thought about what I’d like to be wearing …
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‘Leave them alone creep’: Woman secretly films couple’s photo booth proposal, gets roasted for invading privacy

In the age of social media, privacy has become a sticky subject. With everyone making content out of their lives all the time, it’s hard to say when to draw the line on if you want to be photographed. Everyone’s constantly mining their experiences for content, but some things are sacred. Not everything has to …
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’30-50 feral hogs guy’: Twitter users share the most memorable ‘Internet Main Characters’ in recent memory

Something weird goes viral every single day. This week alone, there was online discourse about a British woman freaking out over unshiny candy wrappers, an Alabama man getting stuck in a large vase at a wedding, the uncovering of illegal underground tunnels built by Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn, and a group of country boys falling …
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