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What's your best tweet?
If you're asking me it is probably going to be something about Nicolas Cage. As for what others think, who knows.
What are six things you could never do without?
something to write on. electricity. a lighter. inspiration. hate and Love.
How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
I continually link to articles or blogs I have written in the hope that someone will read them.
What's your favorite Twitter app?
The one with the picture of the white bird on the blue background.
Twitter or Facebook?
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
What feature should Twitter add?
Automatic acceptance of geographical location, preventing the red squiggly line of doom when I put an S where America puts a Z.
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
Where possible I will never shorten anything. I just try to find a new, shorter, way to say what I want to say.
Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Yeah, probably Scottish comedian @daftlimmy
Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
Kim Kardashian. I like her 4 incredible cheeks. But what she tweets is too far beyond the line of what is acceptable.
Why should we vote for you?
You have to vote for someone. It might as well be someone who will kill you if you don't vote for them.
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#NicCageIsGod or something derogatory about Chris Brown.
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
Absolutely every single one of the people who have followed me and subsequently voted for me here.
Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
How do you make your tweets unique?
The overuse of Scottish curse words.
What inspires you to tweet?
Freedom of speech and expression.
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Of course. I tell them to fuck off.
140 characters of advice for a new user?
twitter has allowed you to say what you want to whoever you want. if you can't say it in 140 characters, it's not worth saying.
How long can you go without a tweet?
Not very long. I get itchy fingers.
What question are we not asking here that we should?
what's your favourite joke?
How do you imagine Twitter changing?
It will become more and more important to journalists and media outlets. More so than it already is, of course.
Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
Anyone using it to try and change the world for what they believe to be better.
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
@daftlimmy and @Realdonaldtrump. Limmy because of his sense of humour, Trump because he is a maniac.
What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
that it is less important than other social media sites because you can't fill it up with pointless albums full of photos of nights out.
Why should people follow you?
If you hate the people I hate, you'll like it. If you love the people I hate, you'll get a debate out of it. Which is the whole point I think
Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
How do you decide what to tweet?
It can be a response to someone else tweet or something that just happened. Life decides for us, I guess.
Why'd you start tweeting?
Because I am mouthy, and convinced people want to hear what I have to say.
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes. It has given me a place to spout my "outlandish and often insulting, yet well thought out" points of view. (actual quote)
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Standing up for what they think is right. And slandering those they feel are wrong.
How will the world change in the next year?
2012 is going to be the year of enlightenment, if we can drag it back from the crooks intent on killing innocence and destroying the planet.
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
The spelling that some people think is acceptable grinds my gears. I mean, most computers & phones have inbuilt spell check. no?
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
Either much, much better. Or much, much worse. Or exactly the same.

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