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The… Er… Anatomy of a Twitter Meme

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This is a transcript of the #giantblueglowingcock Twitter meme from March 9, 2009. This meme, started by myself and @brlittle, managed to make the front page of Twitscoop – that is, until they decided it was too naughty and they pulled it.

The meme is, of course, about the movie The Watchmen, since anyone who has seen it knows that Doctor Manhattan spends much of the movie buck naked, and he is anatomically correct. And, he glows.

The premise of the meme is that after @brlittle came up with the preposterous #giantblueglowingcock hashtag (because of some of my off-handed remarks), we turned it into a game, where the object was to take popular ad slogans and replace key words with #giantblueglowingcock. Yes, it was unforgivably juvenile. It was also hilarious.

As you can see at the very bottom, this all started fairly innocently. Or as innocent as anything with the hashtag #giantblueglowingcock can be, anyway.

I’ve included people who were talking about the #giantblueglowingcock hashtag as well, even if they weren’t directly part of the conversation. I’ve tried to link up everyone’s Twitter usernames, in case you want to follow them (or block them?) as a result of what they said here – because even if they weren’t talking directly to us, they helped make #giantblueglowingcock bigger than Obama and stem cell research on Twitscoop, even if just for a few moments.

A few quick notes for the Twitter virgins: a hashtag, shown by a # sign in front of a word, is used to categorize topics of conversation in Twitter. Using the hashtag makes topics easier to search on in Twitter’s search, and in Twitscoop. Twitscoop is a website that displays real-time hashtag results, which lets users see real-time trends in Twitter conversations. They do, however, reserve (and exercise) the right to pull tags from their stats, lest an army of twelve-year-olds start spamming it with the f-bomb. (Unlike here, where an army of middle aged geeks spammed it with a ridiculous, made up naughty word, which is much, much more mature. No srsly. It is.)

Extra props to @brlittle for taking a screenshot before they yanked it. ‘Cuz you know, screenshot or it didn’t happen.

I’m afraid you’ll have to start at the bottom and work your way up – tweets are displayed most recent first, and I didn’t have time to reverse the order of all 15 pages of tweets about it. A few more thoughts at the very bottom.

Enjoy!

#giantblueglowingcock

broudy: Holy smokes. 15 pages of results for #giantblueglowingcock
about 2 hours ago from twhirl

ValerieStevens : @Essex_courier I haven’t seen the Watchmen but I am certainly curious now at seeing a #giantblueglowingcock lol
about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @snipeyhead Ah, OK. You have to leave off the # from #giantblueglowingcock
about 2 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: broudy search.twitter.com for #giantblueglowingcock
about 2 hours ago from Tweetie

snipeyhead: is in the car, trying to describe the full hilarity of the #giantblueglowingcock twitter meme to @lundegaard
about 2 hours ago from Tweetie

brlittle: @GeekParenting Another victim of the #giantblueglowingcock.
about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: Oh. XLNT: AOL .pfc files cannot be moved cross-platform. Eat a bag of #giantblueglowingcock AOL.
about 6 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @gkra Yeah. There’s a direct correlation. Trust me. :/ #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

gkra: @brlittle wait, so you’ve got a blistered palm, and are tweeting up a storm about #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from twitterrific

brlittle: RT @snipeyhead: @brlittle As am I! 😀 Already uploaded the screenies to Flickr: http://tinyurl.com/daqe7c #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle As am I! 😀 Already uploaded the screenies to Flickr: http://tinyurl.com/daqe7c #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead Yes. Yes I did, and together our little group bluecocked Twitscoop. I’m kinda proud of that. #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @gkra On Mars, yes. As previously noted. #giantblueglowingcock
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @RickBakas Rick:Thanks. I was just retweeting stuff I found funny. @snipeyhead and I originated the #giantblueglowingcock tag. 🙂
about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @snipeyhead You’re welcome, and thank you to all the #giantblueglowingcock participants for making my Monday at home recuperating more fun!
about 8 hours ago from TwitterFox

snipeyhead: @brlittle Bwahaha! @gkra discovered there is a #giantblueglowingcock channel on freenode irc
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

ryleyleckie: Hahaha RT @alUrdun I love the fact that #giantblueglowingcock is trending so strongly on twitter. Watchmen’s great mark on the culture.
about 8 hours ago from Tweetie

snipeyhead: @josefnankivell I blame the #giantblueglowingcock on @brlittle. He started it. Honest!
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

babydad: #giantblueglowingcock think i’m slow to get a joke from an RT, twitterbrain not firing on all cylinders today 🙁
about 8 hours ago from TwitterGadget

ChurchHTucker: @brlittle We’ve secretly replaced Helen’s regular coffee with #giantblueglowingcock — Let’s see if she notices.
about 8 hours ago from web

josefnankivell: @snipeyhead There is only one obvious & worrying reason as to why you would you create the hashtag: #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

babydad: I’ve got mine, have you got yours? #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetChat

gkra: @snipeyhead but would the #giantblueglowingcock stand on its own without the movie?
about 8 hours ago from twitterrific

@MargoEve: @snipeyhead Oh don’t kid. The #giantblueglowingcock was the staring role.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @cerebus19 @snipeyhead Whoo… I am all #giantblueglowingcock ‘d out. Thanks, I needed that!
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

RickBakas: @brlittle A hash tag is that ‘#’ symbol in front of #giantblueglowingcock. It helps you search a subject on search.twitter.com
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @justlikeanovel the #giantblueglowingcock was a perk, but the movie would stand alone without it 😀
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

gkra: @snipeyhead I have not seen Watchmen, and hence, #giantblueglowingcock yet.
about 8 hours ago from twitterrific

justlikeanovel: @snipeyhead I keep hearing about this #giantblueglowingcock from Watchmen. That’s one more reason on why I want to see it. #dirty
about 8 hours ago from web

ChurchHTucker: @fitzwillie I’d walk a mile for a #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: One last note before I go…all the TwitSpammers that just picked me up over the last hour can bite my #giantblueglowingcock.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @gkra er… Watchmen #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @gkra Have you seen the Watchment yet? Its…. huge…. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

gkra: @snipeyhead @brlittle why are you both so obsessed with a #giantblueglowingcock?
about 8 hours ago from twitterrific

snipeyhead: @derekobrien Hehe – I seriously haven’t laughed that hard in ages #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @ValerieStevens @jasonbuck we were playing a game b/c of the movie the Watchmen, replacing popular ad taglines with #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from web

derekobrien: Just followed @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy @BinaryKitten#giantblueglowingcock was too funny not too.
about 8 hours ago from web

snipeyhead: @BinaryKitten LOL!! Thats a horrifying visual #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

@MargoEve: broudy http://twitpic.com/1yhw1 – This just made my #giantblueglowingcock year!
about 8 hours ago from TwitPic

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead I laughed so much, #giantblueglowingcock was coming out of my nose.. urmm i man.. :S.. nvm
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: broudy they went all lorena bobbitt on our #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: How I spent my Monday morning, instead of looking for a job: http://twitpic.com/1yhw1 #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle Its not even showing up anymore – I’m sure they hacked our #giantblueglowingcock right off
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : “Everything We Do is Driven By #giantblueglowingcock.” (Ford)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: @brlittle I think you’re right – #giantblueglowingcock went from HUGE to nothing in seconds
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : “When #giantblueglowingcock absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” (FedEx)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

BinaryKitten : “The #giantblueglowingcock sign means happy motoring.” (Esso)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 OK, last one: Xerox, the #giantblueglowingcock Company.
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead#giantblueglowingcock keeps going, and going and going” (Energizer Betteries)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy One more, just to show my age…Orson Welles: “We will sell no #giantblueglowingcock before its time!”
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle did we already do: #giantblueglowingcock – it takes a licking and keeps on ticking ?
about 8 hours ago from Tweetie

cerebus19: @snipeyhead @brlittle broudy There’s always room for #giantblueglowingcock. (Jell-O)
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy How do you spell relief? #giantblueglowingcock! (Are we repeating these yet?
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy @BinaryKitten Well, there’s our fifteen minutes, shot to hell. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

gchance: @ValerieStevens Go see it in IMAX. #giantblueglowingcock #tinyblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: Hey! #giantblueglowingcock fell off Twitscoop!
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

BinaryKitten : damn #giantblueglowingcock no longer big enough on TwitScoop.com
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

ValerieStevens : Okay just an FYI the hashtag #giantblueglowingcock is a lie I just saw a trailer for the movie and it should be #tinyblueglowingcock lmao
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy Nothing comes between me and my #giantblueglowingcock. (Calvin Klein jeans)
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: RT broudy: @cerebus19 @snipeyhead @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock The best a man can get.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead Yo quiero #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy It takes two hands to hold a #giantblueglowingcock. (Whopper)
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: RT @RickBakas: @ValerieStevens I don’t know what the hash tag is…but now I’m curious #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 Pardon me, do you have any #giantblueglowingcock ?
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Funny name. Serious #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @snipeyhead @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock The best a man can get.
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

MatchesMalone: @steelydaniel Backlash from, 1) confusing story and b) #giantblueglowingcock Buy the Trade Paperback, if still available….
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

somnambulant: hah.. the biggest (see what I did there?) trending topic on TwitScoop is “#giantblueglowingcock“. http://tinyurl.com/cpy4bt
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @cerebus19 oooooh good one! #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy With a name like #giantblueglowingcock, it has to be good.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

JM71: @jasonbuck #giantblueglowingcock – must be a Watchman reference surely?
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

alUrdun: I love the fact that #giantblueglowingcock is trending so strongly on twitter. Watchmen’s great mark on the culture.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Think outside the bun.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy Between love and madness lies #giantblueglowingcock. (Obsession)
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: RT @snipeyhead: Its official – #giantblueglowingcock is bigger than Obama http://www.twitscoop.com/
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead “If you find a better #giantblueglowingcock, buy it!” (Chrysler)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

jasonbuck: RT @ValerieStevens Could someone tell me what this hashtag is for or is it a joke #giantblueglowingcock (nuff said – @jasonbuck)
about 8 hours ago from web

mferrier: I’d like to see a Watchmen heat map of where peoples’ eyes are drawn when the #giantblueglowingcock is on the screen. My guess: distracting!
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy #giantblueglowingcock: Better snacking. (Sunkist)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead Who’s behind those Foster Grants? #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Toshiba. Choose #giantblueglowingcock.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle LOL Awesome! #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from web

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead “Nothing comes between me and my #giantblueglowingcock” (Calvin Klein underwear)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: Its official – #giantblueglowingcock is bigger than Obama http://www.twitscoop.com/
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

ftalk: wow i love that the largest Buzzword on scoop right now is #giantblueglowingcock! Ha!
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

deathwarmedover: I don’t quite understand #giantblueglowingcock but i’m intrigued
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: http://twitpic.com/1yhkj #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle ROFL that is SO awesome…. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: broudy @brlittle @snipeyhead @fitzwillie #giantblueglowingcock: Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. (Just had to leave it)
about 8 hours ago from web

toddtyrtle: Ah, looks like #giantblueglowingcock is going around. Back in
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @MargoEve Hehe – I’m surprised @lundegaard hasn’t joined in on the #giantblueglowingcock fun
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Good god. We just showed up HUGE on twitscoop. #giantblueglowingcock.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead Seeems I just can’t get enough of that #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

elazar: @snipeyhead “She LLLLLLLOVES the #giantblueglowingcock!” 😛 Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back FTW.
about 8 hours ago from Spaz

snipeyhead: @josefnankivell All #giantblueglowingcock, all the time… lol.. (I blame @brlittle. – he made the hashtag…)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

TeeMonster: @ValerieStevens That’s a reference to Dr. Manhattan from WATCHMAN #watchman #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Target. Expect #giantblueglowingcock. Pay less.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle If it’s not #giantblueglowingcock it’s just plain old dirt. (Supersoil)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 Just do it #giantblueglowingcock (unless someone already beat me to that one)
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

jasonbuck: RT @ValerieStevens Could someone tell me what this hashtag is for or is it a joke #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from web

josefnankivell: @snipeyhead Its all about #giantblueglowingcock with you isn’t it!?
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: broudy @brlittle @snipeyhead @fitzwillie #giantblueglowingcock: So easy a caveman can do it.
about 8 hours ago from web

snipeyhead: @brlittle Let your #giantblueglowingcock do the walking.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @BinaryKitten LOL nice one! #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

@MargoEve: @snipeyhead For this entire #giantblueglowingcock thing, I may just have to admit I love you.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead Does she… or doesn’t she? #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: broudy Dude, you’re on a roll. Or on #giantblueglowingcock.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

danzisko: @ValerieStevens Something to do with Watchmen, I’m sure. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

@MargoEve: @snipeyhead “What would YOU do for #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy @fitzwillie #giantblueglowingcock: Good to the last drop.
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: @ValerieStevens It’s basically for the juvenile amusement of people with gutter minds. Or something like that. 🙂 #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Eat fresh.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead “I am stuck on #giantblueglowingcock, and #giantblueglowingcock‘s stuck on me.” (Band-aid)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Obey your thirst.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle With a name like #giantblueglowingcock, it has to be good.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

RickBakas: @ValerieStevens I don’t know what the hash tag is…but now I’m curious #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead I’d walk a mile for a #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy A #giantblueglowingcock is a terrible thing to waste.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

markhauge: @ValerieStevens it’s a reference to a character in Watchmen #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

RickBakas: @ValerieStevens go to search.twitter.com and enter that. See what you get. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead “Reach out and Touch #giantblueglowingcock” (AT&T)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

brlittle: @cerebus19 Wait, I thought the #giantblueglowingcock destroyed a tank…
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

fitzwillie: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 #giantblueglowingcock – a pinch between cheek and gums…
about 8 hours ago from TwitterFox

brlittle: @fitzwillie Is that a hint, Ken? #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @snipeyhead @brlittle broudy Put a #giantblueglowingcock in your tank. (Exxon)
about 8 hours ago from web

ValerieStevens : Could someone tell me what this hashtag is for or is it a joke #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 It’s all part of the service. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @nofb RT @BinaryKitten : “Kids and Grown ups love it so, the happy world of #giantblueglowingcock” (Haribo)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead You known, I’m beginning to believe the #giantblueglowingcock may really be omnipotent.
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: broudy @snipeyhead @brlittle It takes a tough man to make a tender #giantblueglowingcock. (Perdue)
about 8 hours ago from web

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy What can #giantblueglowingcock do for you?
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle Yeah, I’m passing ont he really obvious ones, like “The Other White Meat” #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @cerebus19 @snipeyhead #giantblueglowingcock : don’t leave home without it.
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

fitzwillie: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 #giantblueglowingcock – a little dab’ll do you.
about 8 hours ago from TwitterFox

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead “Kids and Grown ups love it so, the happy world of #giantblueglowingcock” (Haribo)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: @brlittle#giantblueglowingcock kills bugs dead.” (RAID)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy “Friends don’t let friends drive #giantblueglowingcock.”
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: So why isn’t the #giantblueglowingcock thing showing up anywhere? Nuts!
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @BinaryKitten Hee! #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: broudy @snipeyhead Broudy’s deliberately sniping all the really lewd ones, you notice. #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Lifts and separates. (Playtex Cross-your-heart bra)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle “It’s not your father’s #giantblueglowingcock anymore.”
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy No, wait. I think Ihave it. “It’s not a #giantblueglowingcock. It’s an adventure.” (US Navy)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead All because the lady loves #giantblueglowingcock (Milk Tray)
about 8 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead Melts in your mouth, not in your hands: #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy “I could hadda #giantblueglowingcock!” (V-8)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle#giantblueglowingcock: Tastes so good cats ask for it by name.”
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead I’m lovin’ it! #giantblueglowingcock
about 8 hours ago from twhirl

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy “Nothing says loving like something from the #giantblueglowingcock” (Pillsbury)
about 9 hours ago from web

snipeyhead: @brlittle “Nobody does chicken like #giantblueglowingcock” (KFC)
about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Hmm. Fahrver#giantblueglowingcock? No, maybe not.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Wal-Mart. Always #giantblueglowingcock. Always.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @brlittle @snipeyhead Tastes great, less filling: #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Betcha can’t eat just one.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

hipsterplease: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock “Touching is Good.” (Nintendo DS) You’re welcome.
about 9 hours ago from TwitterFox

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 Is it #giantblueglowingcock or Memorex?
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Flick my #giantblueglowingcock.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: broudy brilliant! #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead :::choke, snort::: #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

BinaryKitten : @snipeyhead #giantblueglowingcock For only it can save the universe!
about 9 hours ago from DestroyTwitter

snipeyhead: @brlittle “Every kiss begins with #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Avis: We try harder #giantblueglowingcock.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead @cerebus19 Nothing runs like a #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle#giantblueglowingcock: 100% juice for 100% kids.” (Juicy Juice)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

geekgirldiva: @cerebus19#giantblueglowingcock: “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him…better…faster…stronger…”
about 9 hours ago from web

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead#giantblueglowingcock melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”
about 9 hours ago from web

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Don’t get mad. Get GLAD
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy Old skool: “Get #giantblueglowingcock or get out” (Nintendo 64)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @cerebus19 @snipeyhead How do I spell relief? #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: broudy BWAHAHA – nice one! #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @nofb RT @brlittle: “#giantblueglowingcock: I can’t believe I at the whole thing.” || WOW, nice one!
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @cerebus19 @snipeyhead @brlittle Once you pop, you can’t stop #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @cerebus19 I was NOT going there #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead broudy “Doesn’t your dog deserve #giantblueglowingcock?” (Alpo)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead Finger Lickin’ Good #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: @snipeyhead ROFL! Oh lord… #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead#giantblueglowingcock: I can’t believe I at the whole thing.”
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead broudy I just have to: “#giantblueglowingcock: It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!”
about 9 hours ago from web

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: The best a man can get.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: It’s not just for breakfast anymore.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Play. Laugh. Grow. (Fisher-Price)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead “Snap! Crackle! #giantblueglowingcock!”
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @cerebus19 broudy “Where’s the beef? #giantblueglowingcock!”
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: The ultimate driving machine.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: Woosh: Frank Schaeffer (ex-fundie wingnut) obliterates Fatty McButtcyst: http://is.gd/mrbL #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: Think outside the box. (Apple)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: The road will never be the same. (Acura)
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @cerebus19 LOL excellent! #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

cerebus19: @brlittle @snipeyhead I’ve got one: “#giantblueglowingcock: We love to fly, and it shows.”
about 9 hours ago from web

brlittle: @snipeyhead I believe we did. Which is…scary. #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle HAH! (re: holiday inn) #giantblueglowingcock: Pleasing people the world over
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle lol wow – did we post that at the same time? Jinx! #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: Movie tickets: $40. Popcorn (lg): $25 A bounty of #giantblueglowingcock ? Priceless.
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle #giantblueglowingcock: It’s everywhere you want to be
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead ROF!L #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead Oh, wait, this is appropriate: “#giantblueglowingcock: It’s everywhere you want to be.”
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle Don’t dream it. Drive it: #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle wow, you’re good at this game! #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead “Please! Don’t squeeze the #giantblueglowingcock!”
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @brlittle @snipeyhead Apparently,
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

brlittle: “Reach out and touch some #giantblueglowingcock“?
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle LOL nice… #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: broudy @snipeyhead It’s her fault. #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: broudy What
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: #giantblueglowingcock: Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman. I dunno…
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

broudy: @snipeyhead @brlittle Who knew there was such hilarity about #giantblueglowingcock ?
about 9 hours ago from twhirl

snipeyhead: @brlittle lol douchebag. I hope you choke on a #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle Everything tastes better with #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle Hey, I wonder what would happen if we replaced commercial taglines with #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle everything should be full of #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead I swear I’m going to SEO your username to #giantblueglowingcock. 😀
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead @lundegaard If he’s reading your stuff, they’re full of #giantblueglowingcock.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle no one listens to me #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead Of course, you’re just the tech. Why should they listen to you on technical matters? #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle Clearly. #giantblueglowingcock is hard to escape.
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead Oh. Doh! Out of the loop. Plainly too focused on #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle They are afraid of how FB’s new homepage will impact, even tho I told him it would have NO effect #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle To add insult to injury, they aren’t even publicizing it until after the FB homepage launches #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle No no, the app hasn’t gone live yet, and his underlings want to wait until he is back to launch #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead Wait…the CEO’s travel schedule dictates a bug fix? #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

snipeyhead: @brlittle my morning is OK. That fscking app STILL not launching. They say tomorrow (ceo is out of town) #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

brlittle: @snipeyhead So, having a good morning? #giantblueglowingcock
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck

A few parting thoughts

While this is obviously a very silly example of the massive power of Twitter, it’s easy to see the potential for fast-moving, widespread exposure and discussion on a topic (even one as stupid as this). This whole thing started with two people – and you can bet that if Twitscoop hadn’t pulled the tag off the front page, it would have been even bigger and continued on even longer. This was a flash in the pan, for sure, but I think it’s a great demonstration of the immense power people using technology have today. (And no, I wasn’t being cheeky with the ‘bigger’, ‘immense’, and ‘longer’ remarks. Get your minds out of the gutter – I was being serious!)

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snipe

I'm a tech nerd from NY/CA now living in Lisbon, Portugal. I run Grokability, Inc, and run several open source projects, including Snipe-IT Asset Management. Tweet at me @snipeyhead, skeet me at @snipe.lol, or read more...

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I'm a tech nerd from NY/CA now living in Lisbon, Portugal. I run Grokability, Inc, and run several open source projects, including Snipe-IT Asset Management. Tweet at me @snipeyhead, skeet me at @snipe.lol, or read more...

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