Comments on: Tweets from the Night of the Long Knives http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100444 Lindsay Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:20:40 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100444 FUNNY! Scott's back :) FUNNY! Scott’s back :)

]]> By: Critical Reasoning http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100443 Critical Reasoning Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:34:36 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100443 Congratulations, you've just invented a new fetish. Congratulations, you’ve just invented a new fetish.

]]> By: trevor http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100442 trevor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:28:00 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100442 i suggest a night of the long knives-themed makeout party. i suggest a night of the long knives-themed makeout party.

]]> By: trevor http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100441 trevor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:25:34 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100441 good lord that was funny. Now could you please write something more than once a fortnight? what are they paying you for? good lord that was funny. Now could you please write something more than once a fortnight? what are they paying you for?

]]> By: Wayne http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100440 Wayne Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:49:48 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100440 deliberately - and am well acquanted with both tweets and with twits.... Actually I track the PM's as like Chretien he is a busy man of late. deliberately – and am well acquanted with both tweets and with twits…. Actually I track the PM’s as like Chretien he is a busy man of late.

]]> By: Simon http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100439 Simon Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:46:21 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100439 Support group, you say? Sign me up! Support group, you say? Sign me up!

]]> By: Lester http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100438 Lester Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:30:04 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100438 "Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive?" - Bahahahahahaha. That is all. “Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive?”

- Bahahahahahaha. That is all.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100437 Lord Kitchener's Own Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:21:35 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100437 <i>The non-topicality of the actors and scene is part of the humour.</i> Indeed, as was the case with the "Jesus gets a blog" post (which I thought was HILARIOUS, but didn't go over so well with EVERYONE). The non-topicality of the actors and scene is part of the humour.

Indeed, as was the case with the “Jesus gets a blog” post (which I thought was HILARIOUS, but didn’t go over so well with EVERYONE).

]]> By: sophiageffros http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100436 sophiageffros Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:06:53 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100436 I was - 13 in 1981.. and I have learned to close my mouth when I have an urge to debate the constitution.... I'm much sadder now, but the amount of parties I'm invited to has gone up by 300% I was – 13 in 1981.. and I have learned to close my mouth when I have an urge to debate the constitution….
I’m much sadder now, but the amount of parties I’m invited to has gone up by 300%

]]> By: sophiageffros http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100435 sophiageffros Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:04:46 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100435 Want to join my support group? Want to join my support group?

]]> By: sophiageffros http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100434 sophiageffros Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:03:33 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100434 Nu uh! I'm sitting in CHC2D and *I* find this hilarious. You just don't hang out in the right teenage canadian-political-history geek circles. They're out there. In fact, I'm considering founding a support group. Nu uh!
I’m sitting in CHC2D and *I* find this hilarious. You just don’t hang out in the right teenage canadian-political-history geek circles. They’re out there.
In fact, I’m considering founding a support group.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100433 Lord Kitchener's Own Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:50:37 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100433 Oh, I get that, it just totally drives me nuts is all. I wasn't born yet when Wolfe defeated Montcalm at Quebec either, but I know it happened. For the record, I was 6 on the "night of the long knives", but I totally understood this post right away. Oh, I get that, it just totally drives me nuts is all.

I wasn’t born yet when Wolfe defeated Montcalm at Quebec either, but I know it happened.

For the record, I was 6 on the “night of the long knives”, but I totally understood this post right away.

]]> By: Critical Reasoning http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100432 Critical Reasoning Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:35:18 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100432 The non-topicality of the actors and scene is part of the humour. This was the line that made me laugh: "JChretien: Hello? Hello???? This is the first time that I Twit". The non-topicality of the actors and scene is part of the humour.

This was the line that made me laugh: “JChretien: Hello? Hello???? This is the first time that I Twit”.

]]> By: Olaf http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100431 Olaf Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:25:47 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100431 Yea, I wasn't born yet. I bet if you surveyed my peer group, asking if they had even a passing knowledge of the event, about 1% of them would. Yea, I wasn’t born yet. I bet if you surveyed my peer group, asking if they had even a passing knowledge of the event, about 1% of them would.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100430 Lord Kitchener's Own Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:24:38 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100430 <i>Stupid contemporaries with the rap music and their makeout parties…</i> Whoa ,whoa, whoa there Simon!!! I see absolutely no reason that we can't have adequate levels of constitutional/historical knowledge, technological savvy and a love of social networking silliness, AND rap music and makeout parties. I'd just like to make clear for the record my own personal undying support for both rap music and makeout parties. Stupid contemporaries with the rap music and their makeout parties…

Whoa ,whoa, whoa there Simon!!!

I see absolutely no reason that we can’t have adequate levels of constitutional/historical knowledge, technological savvy and a love of social networking silliness, AND rap music and makeout parties.

I’d just like to make clear for the record my own personal undying support for both rap music and makeout parties.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100429 Lord Kitchener's Own Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100429 You may have used "Twit" deliberately (in which case, ha!) but just to be pedantic for a moment, I believe the most widely accepted term for a single post on Twitter is a "tweet". You may have used “Twit” deliberately (in which case, ha!) but just to be pedantic for a moment, I believe the most widely accepted term for a single post on Twitter is a “tweet”.

]]> By: Simon http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100428 Simon Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:19:16 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100428 LKO: Right there with you. I was 3 in 1981 so my contemporaries think it's nerdish-esque to know anything about Canadian history. Stupid contemporaries with the rap music and their makeout parties... LKO: Right there with you. I was 3 in 1981 so my contemporaries think it’s nerdish-esque to know anything about Canadian history. Stupid contemporaries with the rap music and their makeout parties…

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100427 Lord Kitchener's Own Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:15:18 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100427 <i>Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive?</i> LOL Allow me to quibble a bit though with the characterization of this level of knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs as "awesomely nerdish". I would have characterized the level of knowledge of Canadian constitutional history required to get this joke as "elementary and basic". Maybe I'm getting too old. Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive?

LOL

Allow me to quibble a bit though with the characterization of this level of knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs as “awesomely nerdish”. I would have characterized the level of knowledge of Canadian constitutional history required to get this joke as “elementary and basic”.

Maybe I’m getting too old.

]]> By: Simon http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100426 Simon Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:07:19 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100426 Scott: brilliance. Sheer, unadulterated brilliance. I am crushed that the only people I can share this with are too old to know what Twitter is. Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive? Resume being awesome. Scott: brilliance. Sheer, unadulterated brilliance. I am crushed that the only people I can share this with are too old to know what Twitter is. Why must awesomely nerdish knowledge of Canadian constitutional affairs and aptitude with pointlessly narcissistic interweb programs be mutually exclusive?

Resume being awesome.

]]> By: Wayne http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100425 Wayne Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:04:39 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100425 Chretiens ' Twit ' is perfect : it works on so many levels. I can almost hear him saying = Am a bizee man A don hav time to choke everyone! Chretiens ‘ Twit ‘ is perfect : it works on so many levels. I can almost hear him saying = Am a bizee man A don hav time to choke everyone!

]]> By: Olaf http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/tweets-from-the-night-of-the-long-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-100424 Olaf Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45309#comment-100424 Scott, may I ask what on earth was the catalyst behind this post? The concept is great, but the actors and scene strike me as slightly less than topical. When I think of twitter, my mind doesn't immediately connect to intergovernmental constitutional wrangling nigh 30 years ago. I'm not complaining, just curious. Scott, may I ask what on earth was the catalyst behind this post? The concept is great, but the actors and scene strike me as slightly less than topical. When I think of twitter, my mind doesn’t immediately connect to intergovernmental constitutional wrangling nigh 30 years ago. I’m not complaining, just curious.

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