Steven Wright is not Not Steven Wright
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Apparently, the real Steven Wright showed up yesterday on Twitter, forcing the previous Steven Wright to become Not Steven Wright ("Ah, Tweet mystery of life"). By my reasoning, the only way Twitter would have allowed the switch is if this second Steven Wright were the real deal. That should bode well for future tweets.
by Kevin Makice
A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.
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Apparently, the real Steven Wright showed up yesterday on Twitter, forcing the previous Steven Wright to become Not Steven Wright ("Ah, Tweet mystery of life"). By my reasoning, the only way Twitter would have allowed the switch is if this second Steven Wright were the real deal. That should bode well for future tweets.
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Since we’re talking about comedians on Twitter, Steven Wright’s small friend’s list includes Dave Attell and Jim Gaffigan.