Crass, informal writing is not a modern invention. Graffiti was the twitter of yore. Behold the tweets of Ancient Rome: (NSFW language) http://www.pompeiana.org

Crass, informal writing is not a modern invention. Graffiti was the twitter of yore. Behold the tweets of Ancient Rome: (NSFW language) http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%2... VIII.2 (in the basilica); 1880: The man I am having dinner with is a barbarian. Herculaneum (on the exterior wall of a house); 10619: Apollinaris, the doctor of the emperor Titus, defecated well here #pompeii #swag