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Kirstie Alley slammed over deleted Ukraine tweet

<p>Ballroom dancing champion and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who’s been posting live updates from inside war-torn Ukraine, has called out Kirstie Alley for tweeting that she doesn’t know what’s “real” and “fake” about Russia invading his home country.</p> <p>Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who’s been posting live updates from Ukraine has called out Kirstie Alley for tweeting she doesn’t know what’s “real” and “fake” about Russia invading his home country.</p> <p>“I don’t know what’s real or what is fake in this war. So I won’t be commenting. I’ll pray instead,” Alley wrote in a since-deleted tweet.</p> <p><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/New-Project-3.jpg" alt="" width="585" height="503" /></p> <p>Chmerkovskiy then posted a screenshot of the tweet, writing, “Dear Kirstie, We haven’t spoken in a while, but I clearly remember being right next to you while you were organising trucks of aid during hurricane Sandy and I remember all that you were saying to me about situations where innocent are suffering.”</p> <p>“That same energy is needed right now.”</p> <p>He added, “No one needs your prayer if you don’t know what’s real or fake.”</p> <p>The US Dancing With the Stars alum has been in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, as Russia’s attacks on the country continue.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">“I’m safe,” he assured fans on Friday. “We haven’t been told to move, and I’m just following instructions. That’s all I can say.” He also shared that citizens are “being mobilised” and “the whole country is being called to go to war.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">It’s unclear if he was including himself in that, but it’s unlikely as he became a US citizen in 2019. The pro dancer’s wife Peta Murgatroyd who’s also a <em style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none !important;">DWTS</em> alum pleaded on social media for his safe return.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">Meanwhile, Alley took down the tweet and posted instead, “I’m sorry that I’m not an expert on APPARENTLY EVERYTHING. like some of you jack wagons. It’s OK to admit you don’t know things.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">She added, “OMG people are obsessed with hatred. they wait to pounce like rabid dogs no matter what is said. They will TWIST any words to fit their hateful agendas. I think these type of people are the saddest people on Earth.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">However, it only took a few days before she was posting links to her 1.5 million followers of places they can donate to help Ukraine.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;"> </p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, Arial; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;"><em>Images: Twitter &amp; Getty </em></p>

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Sacked journalist hits back over "racist" royal tweet

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A columnist who was fired from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> over a “racist” tweet about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s baby has released a follow-up essay blaming “snowflake sociopaths” and “cancel culture” for her firing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Julie Burchill lost her job after mocking the name of the Sussexes’ daughter Lillibet Diana on Twitter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What a missed opportunity,” she wrote. “They could have called it Georgina Floydina!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The journalist took to Facebook to announce she had been sacked after working for </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for five years, claiming she had been complaining about the paper rejecting her “edgy column ideas” recently.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill reiterated that she wasn’t “upset in the least” about losing her column in a </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9686037/JULIE-BURCHILL-reveals-wont-silenced.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">new essay</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> published in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Daily Mail</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Newspapers with no original voices will decline even more rapidly than they would anyway in the digital age. It’s ironic that a conservative newspaper which castigates cancel culture cancelled me for castigating wokery.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill insisted her tweet was “sober, wry and entirely without racist intent”, and that she could not “stress enough how much I deplore the murder of George Floyd”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What I was mocking was the type of people who - like H&amp;M - live in gated communities while espousing BLM’s politics of social upheaval, without giving any thought to the damage that pro-BLM riots do to poor and black Americans.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This goes against research conducted by </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summers-black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelming-peaceful-our-research-finds/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Washington Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> last year which found the Black Lives Matter protests involved very little violence and property damage from protesters. Instead, most of the violence reportedly came from police or counterprotesters directed at BLM protesters.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has attributed the backlash to a “sexist and misogynist element” within “wokeness”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We live in an age of cultural insanity, a topsy-turvy land where men are women, harassment is justice and the Left are jostling to tug their forelocks and call for those of us who criticise royalty to be punished,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill also touted her new publication on Substack - an online platform that allows writers to create and send email newsletters to paying subscribers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In the autumn, I’ll be back with my book, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome To The Woke Trials</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">,” she wrote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And thanks to Twitter, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and a pair of hypocritical fibbers whose fantasy land is so fragile brilliant journalists (me) must be silenced in order to maintain the illusion - it will have a whole new ending.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Daily Mail</span></em></p>

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‘Racist’ tweets take aim at Harry and Meghan’s baby

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A ‘racist’ tweet about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby has seen a UK lawyer suspended from her job.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joanna Toch of Family Law Cafe had responded to a tweet from UK columnist Julie Burchill, who wrote, “What a missed opportunity. They could have called it Georgina Floydina!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This was seen as a callout of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who had both spoken out about racism and the Black Lives Matter movement in the past.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In response, Toch commented, “No Doria? Don’t black names matter?” in a reference to Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JulieBurchill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JulieBurchill</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoannaToch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JoannaToch</a>'s Twitter accounts have now been deactivated. Well done Twitter 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️ <a href="https://t.co/hbf18KLQgo">pic.twitter.com/hbf18KLQgo</a></p> — Cromwell (@Cromwell606) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cromwell606/status/1401940093917614086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After deleting and apologising for the tweet, Toch was suspended from her role.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am very sorry for the comment and what I saw as a joke. I’ve fought during my professional life against racism which is abhorrent. I’m not a judge and I have children of colour and I apologise unreservedly,” she wrote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a statement, the directors of the law firm said, “FLC considers her comments as offensive, unacceptable and highly contradictory to the inclusive manner in which FLC has always and will continue to work with members of all communities in managing the challenges of matrimonial and family disputes.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill also lost her job at </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> due to the offending tweet, with many followers taking issue with her referring to the baby as “it”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an initial attempt to defend the tweet, she responded with: “I called the baby IT as a nod to non-binary bollocks … Have a good time with your pearl-clutching life-wasting woo-woo, ya clowns!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill’s social media activity has caused her trouble in the past, having been found to have defamed journalist and activist Ash Sarkar in a series of tweets and Facebook posts in December 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burchill and Toch have since deleted their Twitter accounts.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: 9honey</span></em></p>

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5 of the funniest tweets from actor Sam Neill

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actor and wine maker Sam Neill has taken to Twitter with ease, much to the delight of his fans and other celebrities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jurassic Park</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> actor frequently documents life on his farm with his animals that have names of celebrities as an “insurance policy”. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It doesn’t always end well,” he told </span><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/sam-neill-farm-animals-interview.html">Vulture.</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Meryl Streep was killed by a ferret recently … Hugo Weaving was another unfortunate end, but he died happy. He was a ram. He was doing what rams do — he fell off the back of a female sheep.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also shares videos of his grandson, as seen below.</span></p> <p><strong>1. Sam playing with his grandson</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">My grandson . Hilarious . Great kid . Don't worry ...picks himself up, laughs and back into it . <a href="https://t.co/cyuOOHfztO">pic.twitter.com/cyuOOHfztO</a></p> — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1121741516031057920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 April 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a popular tweet by fans, but you have to watch until the end to really appreciate it. </span></p> <p><strong>2. Getting angry at James Corden for being a “murderer”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Neill played Mr McGreggor in the reboot of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peter Rabbit</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, who met an unfortunate end thanks to Peter, who is voiced by Corden.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He let his anger be known in the tweet below, calling Corden a “murderer” and that he has “no idea why HE’S [Peter Rabbit] the hero &amp; not old Mr.McG.”</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Spent this morning listening to the excellent <a href="https://twitter.com/JKCorden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JKCorden</a> as Peter, voicing the Badger for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeterRabbit2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PeterRabbit2</a>. I couldn't be Old Mr. McGregor again because ...well...he died . Peter Rabbit's fault. No idea why HE's the hero &amp; not old Mr.McG. Peter Rabbit MURDERER ! <a href="https://t.co/ubx5jV9U1A">pic.twitter.com/ubx5jV9U1A</a></p> — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1151684396534996995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">18 July 2019</a></blockquote> <p><strong>3. This selfie with a “random fan”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neill makes a point for his twitter feed to be humorous and refreshing as he “enjoys Twitter”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He told </span><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/sam-neill-interview-about-twitter.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cut</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> about how he got started on the platform.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They [co-workers in Two Paddocks office] told me that social media was important,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’d never heard of it. I started Facebook, but I didn’t like it at all. It filled me with existential dread.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“But I found I enjoyed Twitter. The economy of 140 characters was really appealing; every tweet was like a lame haiku”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although he usually posts photos and videos of his farm animals, he made an exception for a selfie with a “random fan”. The fan just so happens to be Chris Hemsworth.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Yours truly plus random fan .<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThorRagnarok?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThorRagnarok</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TaikaWaititi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TaikaWaititi</a> took this as best I remember. <a href="https://t.co/aU1nW1B8bI">pic.twitter.com/aU1nW1B8bI</a></p> — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/917554962997035009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">10 October 2017</a></blockquote> <p><strong>4. Singing with pigs</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Neill lives on a farm in Otago, New Zealand, he has “so many free-range animals that they’re almost feral”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He shared with his Twitter followers a “duet” with his pig.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Singing With Pigs. My old pig friend is always up for a duet . Its more his kind of song really . Took me years to learn Pigsong . It's paid off bigtime. <a href="https://t.co/a3mprZ6AMR">pic.twitter.com/a3mprZ6AMR</a></p> — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1088972409229664256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 January 2019</a></blockquote> <p><strong>5. Getting mistaken for Hugo Weaving</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although people might recognise Sam Neill from somewhere, it’s clear that not many know who he is.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neill documented an experience with a fan saying that he’s Hugo Weaving.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">LIFE IN THE CITY<br />Coming out of my local with a coffee this morning , a bloke with a dog yells "Are you an Actor ?'<br />"Yes' I say.<br />"Who are you then ? " he says <br />"Hugo Weaving" I reply<br />"That's right..apparently you're good"<br />"Not really" I mutter as I walk away <a href="https://t.co/00lt7jJBA2">pic.twitter.com/00lt7jJBA2</a></p> — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1145886981722820608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">2 July 2019</a></blockquote>

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The palace bungles Princess Eugenie wedding tweet – can you spot the blunder?

<p>The official Royal Family twitter account was forced to delete one tweet about Princess Eugenie’s upcoming wedding because of a glaring error.</p> <p>The Queen’s granddaughter is set to say “I do” to her fiancé later today in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle – the same location as Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding earlier this year.</p> <p>Although it is the second royal wedding of the year, the error in the tweet led fans to question whether less attention is being given to Eugenie’s nuptials.</p> <p>Can you spot the mistake in this tweet?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 275.97402597402595px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821307/2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/a6f0971ae6f14875a778ebcfa720ace4" /></p> <p>The tweet bungled the name of Eugenie’s partner, referring to him as Mr Jacksbrook rather than his correct surname, Mr Brooksbank.</p> <p>The account, which has 3.81 million followers, quickly received backlash for the typo.</p> <p>One person replied: “I believe “Bank Jacksbrook” is his super secret spy name.”</p> <p>Another said: “It’s Jack Brooksbank, or Jacksbrook to his rapper crew.”</p> <p>The tweet stayed on the account for 40 minutes until someone alerted the Royals to the error.</p> <p>The tweet was later reposted with the correct spelling.</p> <p>Eugenie, 28, will have a traditional church service which will be followed by the newlyweds embarking on a carriage ride through the streets of Windsor.</p> <p>Guests will then move to the Queen’s residence for an afternoon reception at Windsor Castle.</p> <p>In the evening, there will be a formal sit-down dinner at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, the residence of her parents Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.</p> <p>The following day, the newlyweds and their friends and family will be enjoying a festival-themed afternoon party.</p> <p>Princess Eugenie first met Jack when she was 20 years old while at a Swiss holiday resort in Verbier.</p> <p>Will you be tuning in to watch Princess Eugenie’s wedding tonight? Let us know in the comments. </p>

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Backlash: Why Donald Trump's tweet has offended people across Britain

<p><span>President Trump has received backlash in Britain after insulting a national point of pride, their healthcare system, on Twitter.</span></p> <p><span>On Monday, Trump targeted Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) when he tweeted that “thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working”.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working. Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care. No thanks!</p> — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/960486144818450432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2018</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span></p> <p><span>The comment drew criticism over the accuracy of the claims, mainly because the march he was referring to was focused on demanding more funding for the NHS following a decade of austerity measures.</span></p> <p><span>Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said, “I may disagree with claims made on that march but not ONE of them wants to live in a system where 28 million people have no cover” referring to the Republican goal of replacing Obamacare.</span></p> <p><span>“NHS may have challenges but I’m proud to be from the country that invented universal coverage — where all get care no matter the size of their bank balance.”</span></p> <p><span>UK labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted, “Wrong. People were marching because we love our NHS and hate what the Tories are doing to it. Healthcare is a human right.”</span></p> <p><span>Broadcaster Piers Morgan also called out Trump writing, “The US healthcare system is a sick joke &amp; the envy of no-one.”</span></p> <p><span>Despite the funding problems of the NHS, it is seen as a national point of pride in the UK and was even included in the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics.</span></p> <p><span>Trump’s tweet follows ex-UKIP leader and Trump supporter Nigel Farage appearing on Fox and Friends to talk about the march.</span></p> <p><span>In the interview, Farage blamed immigration for increasing pressure on the NHS and said it’s at “breaking point”.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">The truth is the NHS is at breaking point due to a population crisis. We haven’t got enough hospitals, doctors or facilities to cope. <a href="https://t.co/wG1ux7fi23">pic.twitter.com/wG1ux7fi23</a></p> — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/960518995781804033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2018</a></blockquote> <p><span>The march organisers, the People’s Assembly Against Austerity and Health Campaigns Together, said the UK healthcare system has been around since 1948 and during that time has been a “shining example to the world of what can be achieved when we put the needs of the collective good over the interests of a few wealthy individuals".</span></p> <p><span>“Unfortunately, our current government have been persuaded to increasingly adopt policies which represent those of your Government, they have decided to move us more to an American-style system which is widely acknowledged to be one of the most expensive, inefficient and unjust healthcare systems in the world,” they wrote in an open letter to Trump.</span></p> <p><span>“This is what our demonstration was about on Saturday 3rd February and tens of thousands of British people want to show their love for the principles of universal and comprehensive care free at the point of use, paid for through general taxation. We don’t agree with your divisive and incorrect rhetoric. No thanks.”</span></p>

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8 hilarious first tweets by celebrities

<p>Twitter was introduced to the world 12 years ago and since then has become a platform that continues to grow rapidly.</p> <p>It is a source of breaking news, great banter and a channel that many celebrities use to communicate.</p> <p>Here are some celebrities’ hilarious first tweets.</p> <p><strong>1. Betty White</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Hello Twitter! And they said it would never happen. Oh wait, that was me.</p> — Betty White (@BettyMWhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/BettyMWhite/status/189830836655366144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2012</a></blockquote> <p><strong>2. Oprah Winfrey</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY .</p> — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/1542224596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2009</a></blockquote> <p><strong>3. Neil Patrick Harris</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY .</p> — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/1542224596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2009</a></blockquote> <p><strong>4. Tom Hanks</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Testing... testing... Is this thing on??</p> — Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomhanks/status/7647265941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2010</a></blockquote> <p><strong>5. Ellen DeGeneres</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Tis my first twitt-er. Or tweet? Twit? Or tweet? <br />"Twit or tweet everybody." Is this anything?</p> — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/1306777707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2009</a></blockquote> <p><strong>6. Chris Pratt</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">first tweet. no followers. feel pretty good about it.</p> — chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) <a href="https://twitter.com/prattprattpratt/status/28665214354325506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2011</a></blockquote> <p><strong>7. Lionel Richie</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Hello?</p> — Lionel Richie (@Lioneltext) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lioneltext/status/322352982505160704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <p><strong>8. CIA</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.</p> — CIA (@CIA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CIA/status/474971393852182528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>

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12 hilarious tweets every married couple will relate to

<p>No matter how perfect you are for each other or how long you’ve been together, marriage isn’t always a walk in the park. From leaving the toilet seat up to not being able to agree on dinner, there’s so many little things all married couples disagree on.</p> <p>Instead of turning them into bigger issues, however, these hilarious husbands and wives have taken to Twitter to share their stories – and if you’ve ever been married, you’ll definitely be able to relate!</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It's my wife Carmens Birthday today please join me in wishing that I don't do anything to piss her off today.</p> — Scott B. (@ScottwB46) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottwB46/status/906906347303706627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">wife: Do that thing I like<br />me *uses a coaster*</p> — Josh (@iwearaonesie) <a href="https://twitter.com/iwearaonesie/status/902894103528177664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Nothing in life can prepare you for how much of marriage is spent just listening to someone cough.</p> — beth can't with this (@bourgeoisalien) <a href="https://twitter.com/bourgeoisalien/status/727302111197720576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Me [sits down to stack of pancakes and bacon]<br />Wife: What happened to eating healthier?<br />Me: Ugh. Fine. [puts single blueberry on pancake]</p> — Rodney Lacroix (@moooooog35) <a href="https://twitter.com/moooooog35/status/907293457819033600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It's not cheating. Or money issues. Leaving drawers and cabinets open is the true test of a marriage.</p> — Just J (@junejuly12) <a href="https://twitter.com/junejuly12/status/905089302991921152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Here, let me do that<br /><br />-me when my wife is almost done with some chore</p> — Simon Holland (@simoncholland) <a href="https://twitter.com/simoncholland/status/903398436040572929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Marriage is just texting each other "Do we need anything from the grocery store?" a bunch of times until one of you dies.</p> — Daniel Carrillo (@DanielRCarrillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielRCarrillo/status/621369679311867904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">To ensure the safety of others and prevent the demise of your marriage, never start a home improvement project with your spouse.</p> — Wἶղε Cհმɾოεɾ (@Wine_Charmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wine_Charmer/status/904035752576765954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">If you use karate instead of a knife your wife won't ask you to cut the vegetables anymore</p> — Josh (@iwearaonesie) <a href="https://twitter.com/iwearaonesie/status/905787741132251137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Relationship status: Married so long that my wife thinks I’m smelling up the bathroom on purpose</p> — Boyd's Backyard™ (@TheBoydP) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBoydP/status/906243548282069002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Understanding marriage is simply understanding that your wife's feet will always be cold</p> — Mr. Hook (@Phook75) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phook75/status/913515047179177984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">If your marriage can survive building an IKEA dresser together, it can survive anything.</p> — Northern Lights ☠️⚰️ (@PinkCamoTO) <a href="https://twitter.com/PinkCamoTO/status/913599114855755777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>Tell us in the comments below, how long have you been married? Which of these did you relate to the most?</p>

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The adorable British grandma who’s tweeting the Olympics

<p>We’re only a few days into the 2016 Rio Olympics, but we already know which <em><span><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Mavise42Mavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">Twitter account</a></strong></span></em> has taken the gold – and it doesn’t belong to an athlete.</p> <p>Branding herself as “Olympic Nan,” proud grandmother, Mavis, has been documenting the achievements of her British Olympian grandson, Adam Peaty. The talented swimmer broke the world record in the 100m breaststroke during a preliminary heat on Saturday and will go for the gold in the event on Sunday night.</p> <p>Mavis will surely be giving us up to date coverage through the games, but, in the meantime, scroll through the gallery for her sweetest tweets so far. You can just hear the pride in her voice.</p> <p>What are you proud of your grandchildren for? Let us know in the comments below. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/anne-marr-importance-of-community/"><em>Thank you to my community for helping me in my time of need</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/how-to-find-your-balance-as-a-grandparent/"><em>How to find your balance as a grandparent</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/funny-things-grandkids-say-part-5/"><em>The funniest quotes from your grandkids</em></a></strong></span></p>

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Queen sends her second tweet

<p>The Queen is perhaps the only 90-year-old we know that forgoes the thank you cards for a thank you a tweet.</p> <p>The nonagenarian sent her second ever message on the carrier service Twitter yesterday to express her thanks to people who wished her a happy 90th birthday on social media.</p> <p>She wrote: "I am most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill I have received and would like to thank you all for your kindness."</p> <p>The monarch signed off the rare message "Elizabeth R".</p> <p><img width="499" height="199" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/22867/royal-tweet_499x199.jpg" alt="Royal Tweet"/></p> <p>You may be wondering why Queen Elizabeth, who’s technical (but rarely used) last name is Windsor, signed of “Elizabeth R”. "Elizabeth R" is how the queen signs official documents. The "R'' stands for "regina", the Latin for queen.</p> <p>Most members of the royal family do not tweet personally – they are represented by official accounts managed by spokespeople. However, just in case fans doubted the sovereign's input, the Royal Family's official Twitter account declared: "This tweet was personally sent by Her Majesty The Queen."</p> <p>The Queen sent her first ever tweet in October 2014 when she opened a new exhibition at London's Science Museum with the message: "It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R."</p> <p>The queen has a history of embracing technological change, and was also the first monarch to send an email in 1976 when the technology was in its infancy.</p> <p>Do you use Twitter to connect with your family and friends? Let us know in the comments below. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/06/queens-scolds-prince-william/"><em>The Queen scolds Prince William on live television</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/06/queen-royal-ascot-fashion/"><em>The Queen colours Royal Ascot with striking fashions</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/06/best-moments-from-queens-90th-birthday-celebrations/"><em>15 best moments from Queen's 90th birthday celebrations</em></a></strong></span></p>

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