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A guy literally “#tweeting” on the cover of an Amiga World from 1988

• snvzz 11y ago
  Amiga... was so ahead of its time.
  • tarikozket 11y ago
    They say Commodore was also so ahead of its time :)
• StavrosK 11y ago
  Yep, that's what tweeting was named after.
  • tarikozket 11y ago
    Really? I didn't know that and I want to be sure.
    • StavrosK 11y ago
      No, I just wanted to confuse people here :P s/No/I have no idea/
      • tarikozket 11y ago
        -.-
• oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
  He's not literally "#tweeting", he's literally "TWEET"ing. I know that's outrageously pedantic, but when you start using the word "literally", that's what you open yourself up to. I guess the metaphor isn't so obscure that there wouldn't be 'prior art'. Interestingly, the tweeting (calls and songs) that birds do is primarily used for "courtship" and functions such as "alarms or keeping members of a flock in contact" [1]. Pretty much sums up twitter, doesn't it? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_vocalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_vocalization
  • vblord 11y ago
    Even though he's not literally "#tweeting", I still think it's pretty neat that someone found this. I love when old things are related back to new things so closely. I don't think it's worth beating him up about the word "literally".
    • tarikozket 11y ago
      Actually you both are correct, thank you! :)
  • BerislavLopac 11y ago
    I'll just leave this here... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally