#FF: Curated Favourites: May 2011, Part 1

Earlier this week during a conversation @alisonwestwood expressed enthusiasm regarding my Twitter favourites, which is (mostly) a curated collection of my favourite humorous, pithy, witty, sweet, cute, thought-provoking, and artistic tweets. When I'm having a bad day I often dip into it as I find it to be an instant mood lifter.

Twitter being what it is, much of this just vanishes into the stream history, so I'm going to start posting a curated selection on my blog twice a month, if I have enough, to give them a bit more permanence.

To begin, here's my selection from the first half of May.

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Walked past the bar on my way to bed. I think the Eurotechno I heard was going ööntz ööntz ööntz, instead of the usual oontz oontz oontz.Sun May 01 21:08:04 +0000 2011 via web Favorite Retweet ReplyWil Wheaton
wilw

Prediction: Gitmo stays open, Patriot Act still strong, Whistleblowers still punished, more carnage and waste in Iraq, Afghanistan.Mon May 02 03:44:45 +0000 2011 via Tweetie for Mac Favorite Retweet ReplyXeni Jardin
xenijardin

Wishful thinkin rt @WouterLombard: Bin Laden dead! Does this mean i can travel with my creams, liquids & eau de toilette in my handluggage?!Mon May 02 06:20:02 +0000 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet ReplyTalya Goldberg
TalyaGoldberg

Speculative: To end racism, we found new ways to define ourselves. But a new power elite rose. Fucking Sagittarians.Tue May 03 08:34:28 +0000 2011 via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplySam Wilson
GenreStories

My mother called to tell me she knew a girl that would date me, then we laughed SO uncontrollably hard that I had to remove my C-3PO mask.Tue May 03 15:16:31 +0000 2011 via web Favorite Retweet Replymatt
matttuff

@mandyjwatson Why Mandy? Why?Wed May 04 10:39:37 +0000 2011 via web in reply to mandyjwatson Favorite Retweet ReplySA Partridge
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Celebs, politicians & fat cats get idolized. This must change RT @kenyanpundit: What can we do to nurture the creative class in Africa?Thu May 05 12:55:08 +0000 2011 via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Replysiener
siener

I don't care if it makes my screenplay confusing, it is vital to my vision that the lead character be called INT. DAY. ESTABLISHING SHOT.Fri May 06 16:39:12 +0000 2011 via Birdhouse Favorite Retweet ReplyAvery Edison
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Announcement: "Skype to be renamed Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail MSN Video Chat Bing"Tue May 10 06:40:29 +0000 2011 via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyJonathan Abrams
abrams

I'd just like to thank @halvorson and the Brain Traffic team for arranging a tornado warning so that we could tour the fire station.#confabWed May 11 02:54:26 +0000 2011 via Seesmic for Android Favorite Retweet ReplyKerry-Anne Gilowey
kerry_anne

I turned my iPhone onto "Airplane mode" and threw it up into the air. Worst. Transformer. EverWed May 11 13:57:07 +0000 2011 via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyKyle Judah
KyleJudah

CITING MODESTY CONCERNS, HIPSTER WEBSITE REMOVES “SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE” MALE IMAGES FROM SIT ROOM PHOTO http://is.gd/tk5X6QWed May 11 18:57:14 +0000 2011 via Tweetie for Mac Favorite Retweet ReplyBen Smith
benpolitico

CT tech elite gather at #netprophet and all they can tweet about is the t-shirt cannon. #fail ?Thu May 12 09:20:44 +0000 2011 via web Favorite Retweet ReplyAnya Klaassen
AnyaFK

Maybe he's born with it. Maybe it's Suave Young Gentleman From Milan™.Thu May 12 12:00:03 +0000 2011 via Mobile Web Favorite Retweet ReplyRyan
secretsquirrel

Reading O: The Oprah Magazine and with features like "The O List" & "The O Food" you'd think the beauty section would be called "The O Face"Thu May 12 13:18:39 +0000 2011 via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyJelisa Castrodale
gordonshumway

"I'm at my unhappiest when I'm not writing, but I hate writing." To paraphrase @laurenbeukesFri May 13 09:24:40 +0000 2011 via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyKhaya Dlanga
khayadlanga

*Oprah voice* You get a retweet! You get a retweet! You get a retweet! Everybody gets a retweeeeeeeeet!Fri May 13 10:23:06 +0000 2011 via ÜberSocial Favorite Retweet ReplyKhaya Dlanga
khayadlanga

Unfortunate how the lampposts above Pres Zuma's poster look like giant shower headsSat May 14 12:14:56 +0000 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet ReplyMarianneThamm
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