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Spare the tweet. Spoil the child.

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Dr. Benjamin Spock: @babyboomers My bad.

From Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge:

“Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand children’s needs and family dynamics. His ideas about childcare influenced several generations of parents to be more flexible and affectionate with their children, and to treat them as individuals…”

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 23rd 2009

Posted In: 1900-1950

The Measure of a Man: Archimedes

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Archimedes: Unsuccessfully tried to measure the surface area of one of my big round pies…ugh.  From now on, the pies are square.

[oh snap, math humor!]

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 22nd 2009

Posted In: Comically Old

Trump Says “You’re Tweeted!”

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The Donald (Donald Trump): New this season on The Apprentice: I’ve digitally remastered videos of myself from the 80s and 90s to compete against each other. Can’t wait to fire myself.

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 21st 2009

Posted In: 21st Century, Entertainment

Just Another Day at the Office

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Office Space

Bill Lumbergh: @petergibbons What’s happening? Yeah… we’re putting new cover sheets on all the #TPSreports. Did my DM get lost in your tweetstream?
Submitted by Brett Abel — Thanks Brett!

[from the 1999 film Office Space]

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 18th 2009

Posted In: 1990s, Entertainment

Fan Tweet Thursday: Diff’rent Tweets

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From Twitterstorian “LC” comes this 80s flashback…


LilArnoldJ: What you tweetin’ ’bout, @Willis?

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 17th 2009

Posted In: 1980s, Entertainment, Submitted


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