December 2010
57 posts
@parasitehilton
You are Mac/Groveland? I’m in Highland Park… when are we going to get a beer at the Groveland Tap (in your area) or Plums in mine?
serenebabe-deactivated20101212 asked: I'm in Saco. We own a house in Sanford where we were our first two years. I'm not a fan of living in Maine, though I grew up spending summers near Bethel and will always consider our summer place there as close to the ideal as anything gets.
My parents moved to Akron when I was in college (late 80s) so I don't know any of the spots. As for places I love in Mpls/St....
My parents moved to Akron when I was in college (late 80s) so I don't know any of the spots. As for places I love in Mpls/St....
gilesmarie-deactivated20120313 asked: What song is your guilty pleasure?
serenebabe-deactivated20101212 asked: Where does your twitter/tumblr name come from? Also, I've seen you mention that you want us to know you're not totally "out of your league" with your wife (that she's hotter than you deserve) and I'd like to know more about that sense/concern/idea. (It had to do with you dating in college or something, I don't recall...)
So...
I am going to watching Raising Hope with the wife, but then I’ll be back to answer questions. I like answering questions because it allows me to be flippant while still focusing on giving a real answer that means something.
http://flyoverjoel.tumblr.com/ask
Swearing
I swear a lot in person. I mean a FUCKING lot. I just don’t do that much in writing because it seems so permanent. There’s something about it staring back at me, that makes me feel weird.
That being said, have a beer with me and things are different. I can deny you as a source.
My Last Tweet
For Reference http://twitter.com/#!/FlyoverJoel/status/9766354668232704
Seriously, quit fucking up the concept of deconstruction you amateur academic hacks. If you spent three weeks “deconstructing” your paper topic, you fucking didn’t. You just placed your subject matter within a historical context or perspective and didn’t really derive any alternative or deeper meanings from something that...
November 2010
41 posts
Social Media Lunch
On LinkedIn, people want you to schedule lunch. On FourSquare, people tell you where they went to lunch. On Facebook, people post pictures of mundane lunches. On Yelp, people review their lunch. On Tumblr, people describe in exquisite detail their favorite lunch. On Twitter, people tell you about the hour they spent in the bathroom after lunch.
simplycharli-deactivated2011072 asked: What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
rachelfabulous asked: Please tell me three things you love about yourself and three things you hate. Go.
flyoverfi asked: What bear is best?
blanddiva11-deactivated20121020 asked: What has been the happiest moment of your adult life?
simplycharli-deactivated2011072 asked: What is the one question that you do not want anyone to ask you?
wwwesty-deactivated20110220 asked: Are you wearing comfy slacks today or going straight for the gray sweatpants.
Questions
Okay, I’m going to grab another rum and coke, say hi to the wife and be ready to answer a question or two before I call it a night….if you have a question.
http://flyoverjoel.tumblr.com/ask
Truthful Tuesday
I still don’t know what I was trying to schedule with this Outlook invite.
@randomisms
I couldn’t figure out how the hell to reply to your upcoming 30th birthday post, so you get your own dedicated post in my stream—lucky for you!
So the “only in my 20’s thing is bull, you can get away with just as much stupid shit in your 30’s as you do in your twenties—the hangovers just hurt more. I’m 36 and I do things that are just as stupid now, just...
flyoverfi asked: Why is your wife so awesome?
wwwesty-deactivated20110220 asked: Have you yet heard the musical stylings of The Suburbs, PIL, The Replacements, The Radiators or The Gear Daddies? I have a hunch you'd get the theme and would enjoy the "flyover" tunes.
piratescove-deactivated20130203 asked: If you are not doing anything what are you most likely to think about?
serenebabe-deactivated20101123 asked: If you had to choose tumblr or twitter, which would you give up? Why?
So yeah, I've got an hour to kill before bed
If you want to ask a question….
http://flyoverjoel.tumblr.com/ask
Holiday Traditions
I won’t be home for the holidays this year. Staying home for Thanksgiving because I already went to Cleveland in September and November and the wife and I will be in England for a wedding at Christmas. It is a little disappointing, but I’ll survive. We’ll be seeing Fiona’s parents very soon and I got to spend some quality time with my family very recently. The one thing I won’t miss out on is...
Don't Point That Thing at Me: How To Not Get... →
My Dear Things,
Many of you have buttonholed me to canvas my views as to how not to get followed back on Twitter. Some have even been so bold as to ask how to get dropped or even blocked. I applaud this can’t-do stance. I salute this regressive thinking. Just like the nasty little man in The…
jusky: Today →
Wow. This is just amazing.
jusky:
Okay, so there are two problems with me trying to tell about why today was a really amazing day for me. One is that I’m going to have to explain what I do for a living and the other is that I don’t know how many of you actually care about books the way I care about books. I can’t do anything about…
I Hate Flash Intros
I just sent the following email to my Cleveland Browns Avidity contact—I’m the President of the Twin Cities Browns Backers and I HATE Flash Intros. If you want to know why I have a bee in my bonnet, I suggest going to www.clevelandbrowns.com and see what I mean.
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Hi Patrick,
As my liaison to the inner organization of the Cleveland Browns, I...
angelahelga asked: Tell me a story about Joel becoming a man.
On Twitter
Sometimes I like to drop an extremely esoteric tweet that requires Googling. This is only to remind you that I’m not the “midwestern tubby hot piece of ass guy who married a woman way out of his league” that you are used to from shitty sitcoms produced in LA where they’ve forgotten what the middle of the country is like.
Lock the Doors
I read an article today that Sears is now going to be open on Thanksgiving with early “Black Friday” specials. Reading this really pissed me off. Maybe I’m just a traditionalist, but on Thanksgiving the only things that should be open are gas stations, airports, grocery stores (in the morning) and bars (at night). Other than that, give people the day off to spend with their...
Rollin' and Tumblin': Topics →
HAHAHAHA!
muddy2561:
There is a list of topics that I haven’t tweeted about thus far. They are… Bacon Roofies Ed Hardy Pro Tips (any topic) Lemons (from life) Nickelback (Greatest Canadian band ever!) Fucklulz (no idea what this means) Fucktards (again, no idea) Zombies (I know what they are) Current status…
@CandyCrisis: On tweet theft →
Please don’t close your Twitter account. Since you are one of the most original people on Twitter it saddens me to think you might leave us.
candycrisis:
It has come to my attention that some of you think I stole this tweet:
http://twitter.com/CandyCrisis/status/29280099334
The reason for that accusation is apparently this Facebook status:
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@randomisms Top 15
In no particular order, I don’t claim these to be the best comedies of all time, just my favorites.
1. Major League - Not the greatest movie ever made but by far my all time favorite comedy… I don’t think a week goes by that I haven’t quoted this film. Plus, Cleveland wins. 2. Dr. Strangelove - I could watch this over and over and over and over again and ALWAYS laugh....
Dad Needs A Drink: DON'T VOTE →
Exceedingly well said!
dadneedsadrink:
People will tell you that you MUST vote; that it’s your civic duty as an American. They’re wrong. Well — to be fair — they’re close, but they’re oversimplifying it.
It is your civic duty to educate yourself on the issues and then vote. If you do the latter without the former, then that vote…
