A collection of tweets generously prepared and shared by Julia Evans for her Twitter memes challenge. While looking through them, I was struck by just how vacuous they are, yet in the context of Twitter's pages and apps, they seem to form the illusion of something more. Okay, not a lot more, but enough to keep us tap-tap tapping.
So, here is a random selection in all their inane glory. They have been partially sanitised, but there are still some words and ideas that could offend, so it's probably safer to say:
Warning - may contain strong language!
You have 20 friends.

WARNING: I have an attitude and I know how to use it!

When life gets you down do you know what you’ve gotta do? Just Keep Swimming!

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

One hand I extend into myself, the other toward others.

I speak less because I know there are very few who likes to listen.

Google can’t search me because I am on Facebook

Be good and shall always see good in everything and everyone and even in yourself.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.

I’m actually not funny, I’m just mean and people think I’m joking.

I may not be rich or popular, but look beyond that and see that I am a good person. Isn’t that all that matters?

Pay attention to your inner voice. Don’t override that voice – it’s who you really are.

It’s not about who hurt you, and broke you down, it’s about who was always there to make you smile.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become. -Carl Jung

I’m not perfect but I am limited edition.

I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.

There are two ways of spreading light to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Sometimes I really do not forgive people, I pretend that all is well.

If I had to describe my personality, I’d say good looking.
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Some links and thoughts to fill this otherwise empty space.
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