Paula Poundstone (@paulapoundstone on Twitter) was nominated for a Shorty Award

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Most recent nominations for Paula Poundstone

Tony McCune I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #Humor because...she's...funny. :-)

jason I nominate @paulapoundstone 4 Shorty cuz she's American as apple pie &can wing it better than Colenal Sanders #tvshow

Joy RT @aek2013: Like @paulapoundstone as much as I do? Join me in nominating Paula Poundstone for a Shorty Award #Dona ...

aek Like @paulapoundstone as much as I do? Join me in nominating Paula Poundstone for a Shorty Award #DonateToHerSuperPAC

aek I nominate @PaulaPoundstone for a Shorty Award in #humor because...she has 1000% wit and eviscerates the witless and ha

ValHarris I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because she combines raw vulnerability w raucous hilarity. http://shortyaward...

Darl I nominate @PaulaPoundstone for a Shorty Award in #humor because...she qwik witted.

WizardBrian I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because...she's funny as hell.

Joy RT @Plant_Insect: I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because I can't ever forget Paula's "glug glug". Listen t ...

Розибэл Роман (RR) I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #celebrity for her rad, on-the-fly live-tweets of news/pop culture.

Розибэл Роман (RR) I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because she makes me laugh so much tis the healthiest high!

Steven Alexander I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because... she's funnier off-the-cuff than anyone!

Victor.C.Rocco I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because she is funny there i said it.

Linh Pham I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because of her hilarious humor and prescence on #WWDTM!

Brian Gryphon I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedian because of her fast wit & deadpan (not pizza) delivery.

Joy RT @bgryphon: I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedy because of her fast wit & deadpan (not pizza) delivery. http://t ...

Brian Gryphon I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #comedy because of her fast wit & deadpan (not pizza) delivery.

Joy #shortyawards @paulapoundstone #author because "There's Nothing In This Book That I Meant To Say" will change your life

Joy I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #humor because her tweets always make me laugh!

Joy I nominate @paulapoundstone for a Shorty Award in #celebrity because she uses her celebrity status to do good things.

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Twitter or Facebook?

Twitter! of course. I can't even believe you're asking. I hate Facebook, and I want you to know that when I was nominated for "Miss Facebook" I never said anything bad about Twitter, unless you know someone who works there.

Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?

Ghandi. "Still didn't hit anyone...Getting really hungry."

What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

140 characters of advice for a new user?

When you find you can break logs with your thumbs, and you haven't eaten, or bathed for days, you may be tweeting too much.

Why'd you start tweeting?

A friend of mine showed it to me. She showed me that she followed Shaquille O'neill. I knew right away I belonged on Twitter. It was like when Fanny Brice met Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl. Everything froze, and I heard, "Twitter, Twitter, what a beautiful name." I may have begun to sing. I don't remember. I blacked out. I still don't remember the the Shaquille O'neill tweet she showed me, but honestly, what could it have said? "I'm still way up here," or, "Gee, you guys look small. I wish I could hear you."

Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?

I often don't eat, or bathe for days, and my thumbs have grown unusually strong.

How will the world change in the next year?

Burlap will be a more popular fabric.

What are some big Twitter faux pas?

I used to just hand write notes in 140 characters, and deliver them door-to-door a few times a day. Boy, people don't like that. Embarrassing? You betcha.

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