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By: Erin Young

Erin Young — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:47 +0000

Years limit of eighty seven

By: lupchoop

lupchoop — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:44:55 +0000

Simply “good run”

By: notaflyingtoy

notaflyingtoy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:55:38 +0000

How about “Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away…” I think it may have been used before though!!

By: TipografService

TipografService — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:45 +0000

What about “when the roman Maternus arrived in Ethiopia”? Or maybe “when Decebalus became kinf of Dacia”…
It could also be “LXXVIII years” or “as old as my grandma” :)

By: katy

katy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:28:36 +0000

dont get this????

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:05:17 +0000

13 years short of a century ago.

I’m such a nerd, I looked up the number 87 on wikipedia and learned the 87 is slang for anilingus… gross. Good thing he didn’t mention that in his speech.

By: Filia

Filia — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:25:07 +0000

sevenentachtig jaar or delapanpuluhtujuh tahun..

3 years before 90

or 7 years after 80

By: Damon Shiraz

Damon Shiraz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:22:34 +0000

I can’t find him on twitter plus I thought he died in World War 2. Are you sure this is real?

By: @RolfBabijn

@RolfBabijn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:58:33 +0000

About 2,743,632,000 seconds ago…

By: carol

carol — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:39:46 +0000

oitenta e sete anos

By: peach

peach — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:37:46 +0000

hahahaha whats wrong wif wrting 87 years huh?

By: Shilpa K

Shilpa K — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:46:47 +0000

Maybe thts how long Abe Lincoln wanted to live…..!!!! 87 yrs…would have made a great difference…..!!!!!!

By: davidlewis786

davidlewis786 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:49:59 +0000

The question was raised what’s so funny about this,…what isn’t? When humor is offered, even if it is not your taste, that doesn’t mean it isn’t funny to anyone. Lighten up. Try and see humor where it exists for what it is, even if it turns out to be stupid.

By: Dave fr Cnda

Dave fr Cnda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:58:45 +0000

quatre-vingt sept ans

By: Shelly B. Nelly

Shelly B. Nelly — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:54:21 +0000

10 x 8.7 or a factor of 8.7 & 10

By: Scottsoup

Scottsoup — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:24:48 +0000

“90 sans 3″

“Significantly less time that it will take for the Cubs to win their second World Championship…”

By: eSuiteOne

eSuiteOne — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:16:19 +0000

How about 7 and a quarter dozen?

By: alexsis

alexsis — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:46:14 +0000

hah;
even with my highschooler
brain i enjoy this.

By: dfsd

dfsd — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:14:19 +0000

what’s so funny about this

By: a

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:02:22 +0000

I don’t get it…it says Abe submitted this tweet from his “mobile”…wow…and some people are actually trying to help him.

By: billyboob

billyboob — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:33:07 +0000

wouldnt that be eighty score and 7 years ago

By: Fangarius

Fangarius — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:16:59 +0000

Confidentially, Abe, I’d be more concerned about going to the theater than your speech. Specifically I wouldn’t be sitting in the balcony.

By: jh

jh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:28:41 +0000

1010111 in binary

By: vpitanga

vpitanga — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:55 +0000

0 years plus 87

By: Katarina

Katarina — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:47:29 +0000

vuitanta-set anys ; this is eighty seven years in Catalyn

By: xSkywise

xSkywise — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:13:49 +0000

“Three quarter century and a dozen years….”

By: ToddKMeadows

ToddKMeadows — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:34:01 +0000

“Hey – like — a while back – yeah — like — in the stone age! You know?”

By: Ale

Ale — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:20:38 +0000

lmfaooooo tats awsomeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: NoM

NoM — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:06:28 +0000

87 ears

you said “a more creative way of SAYING” in spite of WRITTING

By: lorraine

lorraine — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:14:15 +0000

close to 90 years ago.

By: Plushomme

Plushomme — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:46:31 +0000

Or: I’ts 2 aces, 2 jacks, 2 queens, 2 kings and a five of hearts ago (blackjack)

By: Plushomme

Plushomme — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:41:25 +0000

It was 0b1010111 years ago

(binary)

By: jake owen

jake owen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:07:04 +0000

LMAO

By: Pulak Kumar

Pulak Kumar — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:54:23 +0000

By: Rogerio_RGR

Rogerio_RGR — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:19:40 +0000

Hey there!!

Good Morning…

it’s 8:19Am in Brazil….

More creative???

I don’t know…

and how about Pelé?

By: Kzirk

Kzirk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:26:58 +0000

omg some people really do not get this!!! its rhetorical!! (meaning its not asking you for an answer you bunch of idiots!!!) ha!!!

By: DragonMyst3

DragonMyst3 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:17:48 +0000

I love this! Made me laugh just to know someone in twitterverse has such an escapist sense of humor. Bravo! P.S. DON’T go to the theatre!!! Stay home and draft a second speech for…umm…Honolulu, HI?

By: VTG

VTG — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:59:57 +0000

yatty savane ? :\
or…

87?

By: Kirstie

Kirstie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:12:39 +0000

Some people just don’t get it do they – lol’ing at the comments below!

By: marcelo

marcelo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:48:49 +0000

Yes, 1044 months.

By: laurie

laurie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:39:08 +0000

Hey Abe,

How about: A long time ago, before most of you were born?

By: amber

amber — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:28:40 +0000

“4 scre n 7 yrs ago” – In twitterverse Mr. Lincoln.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:06:33 +0000

8.7 decades

By: thelatemrshunt

thelatemrshunt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:13:53 +0000

maybe he should ask @mashable

By: purple_sunlights

purple_sunlights — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:15:55 +0000

Clever One! :)

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:31:01 +0000

Four score and 7 years ago, our forefathers brought forth upon this contintent…… shoooo wawaaaa…
Only know the meaning of this because of the song Abie Baby from the musical Hair… and hey I am Dutch (Netherlands, Europe) so that’s quite an accomplishment!

By: Pepper

Pepper — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:20:39 +0000

for a laugh, he could have said “four score and 20 years ago” or “four to nothing, that’s the score, we win, pack up and head south, you guys” or “score four to parr, you’re in the bunker, lad” or…

By: John Bredehoft

John Bredehoft — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:36:57 +0000

Only Twitter can make the Gettysburg Address seem long-winded. (I discovered the site via a FriendFeed share of Oprah's Big Tweet. Brilliant.)

By: Social Media Evangelist

Social Media Evangelist — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:59:32 +0000

He sorely needs a Twitter expert :-)