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“A whimsical collection of the best tweets so far, pithy posts that say a lot in 140 characters or less. ” (Associated Press )

“Douglas has collected 158 pages of proof that some of the millions of typists on Twitter are laugh-out-loud funny. A few are masters of compression, able to illuminate our common humanity in a couple of lines of text. String enough of them together in the right order, as Douglas has done, and you’ve got a crowdsourced replacement for David Foster Wallace, without the too-long-didn’t-read factor.” (LA Weekly )

“No matter your opinion of Twitter, you can enjoy some laughs in these 140-character (or fewer) communiques from hundreds of folks, compiled by techno-smartie Douglas.” (Sacramento Bee )

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New York Magazine proclaims, "Twitter is the hot web company right now...the Next Big Thing;" the New York Times calls it "one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet;" Time magazine claims "Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app;" and Newsweek notes that "Suddenly, it seems as though all the world′s a-twitter."

Since its creation in March 2006, Twitter has unleashed a torrent of self-expression from its six million members around the world, who send and read each others′ "tweets," messages up to 140 characters in length. Friends use the site to make plans; relatives use it to stay connected; politicians use it to lobby for votes; and humorists use it to perfect their craft. In fact, Twitter users have reinvented the classic medium of the witticism in a site where anyone can be a Dorothy Parker or an Oscar Wilde.

Twitter Wit is the first compilation of Twitter aphorisms, with submissions ranging from quotidian vignettes like "I bet in Sweden the Ikea instructions are in English" to bumper sticker-type quips like "I think the bird of love is the dove. My husband thinks it′s the swallow," and contributors ranging from celebrities like Shaquille O′Neal, Jimmy Fallon, Penn Jillette, John Cleese, and Steven Fry to regular people with previously unappreciated sharp tongues. Featuring a foreword by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, this authorized anthology of the thousand most most clever and memorable "tweets" relates the diversity of human experience in hilarious bite-sized pieces.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: It Books (August 25, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061897272
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061897276
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #476,539 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Triumph of the Human Spirit Pretty Much, August 26, 2009
There are literally millions of books, and this one is no exception.

Flip it open for a quick lol. Start at the beginning to experience the story in its intended sequence. Or maybe read several pages and then skip to the end to see if you solved the mystery correctly. Twitter Wit lets you decide, as Douglas guides us on a dark journey into the minds of some of Twitter's most underemployed layabouts. Along the way, he examines the human condition and whatever.

This is totally the Dances With Wolves of Twitter books.
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33 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Physically Satisfying, August 27, 2009
I gave this book five stars even though it is not literally the most perfect book ever made. (That would be a little book I like to call Auto Repair For Dummies.) Here is a very even-handed review of the book:

PROS:
* Rolls up easily into a tube to serve as a make-shift telescope with startlingly clear 1:1 magnification
* Will work in a pinch to kill insects smaller than the book, if swung with gusto and palpated terror
* Contains tweets from many of my friends
* Found in the top drawer of every hotel room in which Nick Douglas has ever stayed
* Includes handy pull-out section for you to write in your own tweets
* Puzzles: Some tweets contain secret, anagrammed messages! (Page 82 has a DOOZY)

CONS:
* Also contains tweets from several of my mortal enemies (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
* Covers are very floppy, almost like they're made out of paper
* Smells delightfully of lilac
* Will bring a smile to the grumpiest of literate faces
* Prompts everyone who was in the book to write a silly review of it
* No answer key or teacher's edition

In the end, your annoying insect infestation won't stand a chance against this tiny powerhouse. I WILL IGNORE ALL REBUTTALS OF THIS REVIEW FROM INSECTS AND INSECTOIDS.

EDIT #1 8/28/2009:
The book is looking at me.

EDIT #2 8/29/2009:
Grammer, punctuation, and cockney rhyming slang corrections.
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35 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I can't stop laughing!, August 25, 2009
I am absolutely hilarious in this book. Nick did a great job of showing my depth. You will all love me, guaranteed.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Tweets are free; this book is not.
I laughed out loud at about 10-15 of the entries in this book.

with all the 5-star ratings I expected a better ratio- maybe closer to 40 laugh out loud entries... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kat

5.0 out of 5 stars Twitter wit
This was a fun book! If you have ever seen or used Twitter, it was just what you would expect. I loved it! People are very funny!
Published 3 months ago by Ronda Kirkbride

4.0 out of 5 stars More LOLs Than Most Other Twitter Books
Nick Douglas has compiled a very witty string of tweets; some will make you laugh out loud; some you won't get at all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Larry Underwood

3.0 out of 5 stars There's "wit!" and there's wit. This is wit.
The book is small, so cover to cover it doesn't take long to read. I sat down to read it prepared to laugh. Read more
Published 4 months ago by VistaLady

1.0 out of 5 stars Much like Twitter, this book is 1% funny, 99% self-indulgent drivel
I bought this book as a gift to a friend, but reconsidered once I thumbed through it. So bad. So so bad.
Published 4 months ago by EBS

5.0 out of 5 stars English Majors Hate This
The English snobs in my company hated this book when I showed it to them so much that I knew I was on to something.

It's funny I think.

Quite.
Published 5 months ago by Curt Finch

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!
It made me laugh, that kind of "from the inside like you haven't laughed in a long time laugh". How nice.
Published 5 months ago by K. Bourgeois

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOU 3-4 INCHES LONGER AND YOUR TEETH WHITER!
I've been carrying my copy around for weeks now and on-average, I've gotten laid at least 59% more than before I started carrying the book around. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ben Marvin

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not "that kind" of bathroom reading.
Basically, I'm in the book, but my boobs aren't and that's all I really bring to the table anyway. There's some funny stuff in it though.
Published 5 months ago by B. Siewert

5.0 out of 5 stars I woulda gave it six stars but...
...but the dude forgot to put the avatar I drew of him on the back. What an a-hole. Sheesh. Don't go asking for hand drawn, out of focused iSight photo'd, Dropbox uploaded, 2... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rabid Badger

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