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The CIA’s first tweet just might be the tweet of the year

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I thought I’d post a screencap of their tweet, because you know that the original tweet will eventually be edited down to this:

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Florida Friday

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Since my work is pretty portable and my schedule is fairly flexible, I can do the Good Fiancé thing and run errands for the Future Missus during the day. I ran one such errand early this morning in South Pasadena, which gave me the chance to walk along the water. Save for the sounds of a few passing cars in the distance, it was incredibly quiet, and the water was very calm. It’s a rather nice way to start a busy Friday.

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Regrets / I have a few / But then again / Too few to mention

There’s a down side to my life: I’ve missed every episode of Dexter, The Wire, Modern Family, most episodes of How I Met Your Mother, as well as most reality shows. I didn’t see There’s Something About Mary, Titanic, Armageddon, Donnie Darko, and The Wedding Singer until years after their releases. I have yet to watch Avatar, Gladiator, any of the Fast and Furious films, and yes, even The Dark Knight.

On the plus side, I won’t have this guy’s regrets:

dont waste time

Thanks to Marty Yshikawa for the find!

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A scene from life in Florida

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We’ve got NASA and the sort of bugs that come with a warm climate, so this is the sort of “launch control” work we do all the time.

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Headline of the day: “Chinese Citizens Observe 25-Year Moment Of Silence For Tiananmen Square Massacre”

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When The Onion nails it, they really nail it.

Their all-time classic, eerie in its prescience, remains this one:

our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity

 

 

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Sign of the Day: “Technically speaking, alcohol is a solution.”

technically speaking alcohol is a solution

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It’s technically correct, and we know what kind of correct that is:

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The “Hello Kitty” Avengers

Disney’s acquisition of Marvel has made for some pretty good movies and the oh-so-well-done Marvel Cinematic Universe, much to the relief of comic book fans everywhere. Imagine what would’ve happened if Sanrio had bought Marvel instead:

the hello kitty avengers

(Yes, I know that the Winter Soldier isn’t in the Avengers…)