Why So Many Centenarians Are Tweeting
Plenty of people over the age of 100 are using Twitter, a new survey finds. We catch up with one of them to find out why.
Twitter, it turns out, knows no age limits. A full three percent of America’s centenarians are hip to the tweet, according to a new survey conducted by senior care company Evercare. That, my friends, is an awful lot of 100-year-olds sending 140-character messages.
We wanted to delve deeper into the trend to understand why centenarians were becoming so interested in the Twitter phenomenon. We were lucky enough to come across someone with firsthand knowledge.
We’re pleased to introduce eSarcasm Special Correspondent Bernard Faigenblatt, who has drafted up a special explanation for us. Bernard, the floor is yours.
Top 10 Reasons Centenarians Like Twitter
By Bernard Faigenblatt
eSarcasm Special Correspondent
10. It’s way less confusing than those cotton pickin’ cellular telephone machines, what with their fancy schmancy contextual messages and what have you.
9. That Ashford Kutchman character reminds me of my wife in her younger years.
8. Short messages are good; otherwise, it’s easy to lose focus and forget what we’ve already written.
7. Three words: Bennigan’s Early Bird Special coupons.
6. Short messages are good; otherwise, it’s easy to lose focus and forget what we’ve already written.
5. Less Viagra spam than e-mail — those ads are distracting.
4. Lots of good info on respiratory therapy (RT).
3. Quick answers. Delayed responses make me CRANKY. So does cold soup. Damned delicatessen.
2. Depends.
1. What the hell is Twitter, anyway?
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