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Post by devil-may-care on Jul 25, 2012 20:30:18 GMT
Dit, if you click on James' address in your tweet and then on his profile page, you'll get to see your tweet. But as amie8 says, you need to make sure you click on 'all' tweets. Glad to see you've joined the dark side!  ;D |
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 25, 2012 21:50:31 GMT
I had a tweet from the former F1 driver Taki Inoue today - he's a bit of a legend because he was just so hopeless ;D (he used to crash a lot, and after one incident managed to get himself run over by the medical car that was coming to his aid). I also notice that Richard is going to be doing standup comedy in New York tonight. Crikey, does that boy know how to pick tough jobs?! I noticed Adam Ferrara was asking which club he'd be in, so maybe he'll have some support from his TG US counterpart  |
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Post by amie8 on Jul 25, 2012 21:54:51 GMT
Assuming Hammond's standup gig is part of his TV show? Otherwise, he really is starting to spread himself a little thin!
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Post by dit on Jul 25, 2012 23:05:12 GMT
The only way to check that yours has reached its target is to do the old search thing, and make sure you click "all" tweets, or you will only get a selection of them. Dit, if you click on James' address in your tweet and then on his profile page, you'll get to see your tweet. But as amie8 says, you need to make sure you click on 'all' tweets. Now you see, that's what I mean. I've gone through all the tweets both on his profile page and on a general search under 'James May' and it's just not there. It turns up on my own page but there's no sign of it on his, so presumably it's not landed there. The other thing I don't understand is that I'm sure some people have said they get all of James' tweets as texts. I filled in the correct details about my mobile but nothing's come through. Did I dream that bit? Oh, and in the meantime I've re-sent my first message, then found it on my page. So if it has gone through properly and I'm just looking in the wrong place, now James will have received it twice and will think I'm an idiot. Why do I make a fool of myself like this? And am I the only person who cocks up these things?.....and I've just realised that that one hasn't come up on the James search page either, though others addressed to @mrjamesmay are up there, tweeted long after I did. So it looks as if I'm tweeting into the ether! I hate technology sometimes! Help! |
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Post by amie8 on Jul 25, 2012 23:39:34 GMT
Deep breath, Dit.
I saw one from you come up last night, but I haven't seen another one since. Are you sure you tweeted it to James, which you do from the box on his page, or did you just tweet it into the ether?
When you tweet, watch out for the little "your tweet has been sent" message to confirm it has gone correctly. It could be there, but lost amongst the mass of detritus on his page.
Don't panic - you'll sort it out!
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 25, 2012 23:55:48 GMT
Well, Hammo's definitely trotting around NY at the moment - someone I know on Twitter works there and she's just spotted him |
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Post by dit on Jul 26, 2012 0:13:33 GMT
#BreathingIntoBrownPaperBagToAvoidHyperventilating
(sorry!)
OK, I think I may have got it now. In fact, James may have got it (see what I did there?) more than once by now, due to my incompetence, so I hope he'll accept my apologies!
You've all been very patient with me.....
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Post by amie8 on Jul 26, 2012 0:14:15 GMT
Oh, by the way Dit. If you get a tweet from some woman you've never heard of, it's me!
Feel free to block. I'm easy!
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Post by devil-may-care on Jul 26, 2012 0:16:46 GMT
I've seen two of your tweets, dit. They've made the journey to James. ;D
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Post by dit on Jul 26, 2012 0:19:03 GMT
Oh gawd, he's going to think I'm a crazed stalker, bombarding him.....
Panic? Me, panic?
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Post by amie8 on Jul 26, 2012 0:20:32 GMT
Oh gawd, he's going to think I'm a crazed stalker, bombarding him..... Compared to some of his followers, you're not even in the ballpark ;D |
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Post by dit on Jul 26, 2012 0:28:27 GMT
And there was me, thinking I was pretty savvy about the great doings of t'internet!
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Jul 26, 2012 6:25:01 GMT
I love watching Twitter @mrjamesmay when the man has just tweeted. There's an explosion of replies that come so thick and fast that you can't keep up with trying to read them. (Well, he has got over three hundred thousand followers now.) And, if you reply, before you get to see if it's arrived, your tweet is already at the bottom of the page! It' a bit like a simmering pot that suddenly comes to the boil and spills over! |
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 26, 2012 8:24:04 GMT
My Twitter friend in New York actually caught Richard's standup set! Apparently he's being far too modest when he says he was awful as he was pretty funny (she's not just saying that because she's a TG fan - she's a serious comedy fan too, and often crosses the pond for the Edinburgh festival). A lot of material relating to his recent man-part related tribulations that had the blokes in the audience crossing their legs. Can't wait to see it!
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Post by amie8 on Jul 26, 2012 11:08:08 GMT
James is calling for examples of teenage poetry for Manlab. The more embarrassing the better.
Tragically, I've just had a massive clearout, and all vestiges of teenage angst have been finally chucked (apart from half a bottle of patchouli oil)
In fact, I'll copy this into the Manlab thread.
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Post by jacqui on Jul 26, 2012 12:25:00 GMT
Yes i told him he should have asked earlier - i too had a recent clear out - a no holes barred clearout!!! ;D
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Post by amie8 on Jul 26, 2012 12:40:03 GMT
I should have added that it is LOVE poetry he's looking for.
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Post by ambergris on Jul 27, 2012 11:28:14 GMT
Hi dit. Just to say I've seen your latest tweet when searching @mrjamesmay, so you're definitely getting through. Welcome to the scrum! |
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Jul 27, 2012 18:42:56 GMT
Hi dit. Just to say I've seen your latest tweet when searching @mrjamesmay, so you're definitely getting through. Welcome to the scrum! Hi, are the names a secret? If so, fair enough. I'm on as me, Elaine Clarke @maid_of_Astolat. I only am sure of Antonia but it would be nice to recognise others from here. |
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Post by amie8 on Jul 27, 2012 18:49:20 GMT
I'm cunningly disguised on Twitter and have been ploughing a lonely furrow up till now, on the basis that followers are a responsibility. You have to keep them entertained. However, I'm thinking I might invite a few followers to join me. I'm dead boring, though. Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed.
Find me here: @msmediti
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Post by devil-may-care on Jul 27, 2012 20:23:52 GMT
I'm fairly easy to find: @1devil_may_care ;D ;D Just saw this on Twitter:  [Edit] oops, that's a bit big. Let me go fix that! [Edit#2] That's better! |
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Post by ambergris on Jul 27, 2012 21:47:19 GMT
I'm dead boring, though. Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed. I'm not very interesting myself - and I'm aware that I don't post here very often, so people might not feel they know me that well - but I'm happy to follow and be followed. The more the merrier: @lcherrett |
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Post by Vivienne on Jul 28, 2012 12:55:31 GMT
I'm quite boring also and get confused when replying to a tweet with many different other replies. I did have a porn site follow me today which I blocked. I am @barmorris.
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Post by jacqui on Jul 28, 2012 19:12:31 GMT
Hamster is certainly at home in goold US of A isn't he!? I'm jacqui16 i to am dead boring don't tweet often and its usually rubbish but feel free ;D I prefer to lurk and read although sometimes it just makes me cringe and i walk away for a few days to regain compsure  |
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Post by antonia on Jul 28, 2012 20:58:03 GMT
Don't think I need to stick my name out there.I'm the rambling nutjob with a Twitter addiction.There has to be a recovery system out there some were.12 steps of twitter maybe.
1st step admiting the problem.
Well thats step 1 done now I need the other 11 steps to complete and gain my dear friends back.Cause I feel sh*ty.(Pardon my French).
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Post by amie8 on Jul 28, 2012 21:54:30 GMT
I find Twitter to be a bit competitive, to be honest, especially when it comes to James. I try to rise above all the "ME! ME! ME!" stuff (not you, Antonia - he seems to have adopted you, which is nice) but the other day I found myself sending a whiny tweet because he'd ignored something I'd sent earlier. I'm a grown woman, fgs!
It's so easy to get sucked into the melee of people trying to elbow their way to the front. I need to step back from it for a few days, and go back into "read-only" mode.
Nice to see the few of you who have followed me, though
(please imagine an acute accent over the 'e' in melee. I don't know how to do foreign characters on here)
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Post by slfriend79 on Jul 28, 2012 23:24:06 GMT
Don't get down, amie8. I've Tweeted James a few time and he has never Tweeted me back. He probably gets so many that he can't read them all, he is followed by over 300, 000 Tweeps.  |
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Post by amie8 on Jul 28, 2012 23:28:15 GMT
Yes, I understand that. What I can't understand is my having reacted to it. It's not like me. Like I say - too easy to get carried away!
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Post by pie on Jul 29, 2012 2:05:00 GMT
I've found myself reacting in the same way - and I'm one who's been fortunate enough to have heard back from him. I'm amazed at how quickly it rises up. But I do remind myself about those 300,000 followers, how he's made less than 1000 tweets and two of them were in response to my useless drivel. When I think of those stats, my reactions are put back in their rightful place!  I'm still enjoying one aspect of Twitter: being able to communicate directly with James or indeed any other household name. It is something I never thought would be possible. I mean, seriously? It's quite amazing. |
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Post by From Afar on Jul 29, 2012 4:37:12 GMT
I'm still enjoying one aspect of Twitter: being able to communicate directly with James or indeed any other household name. It is something I never thought would be possible. I mean, seriously? It's quite amazing. I totally agree Pie, it amazes me that I can communicate directly with a celeb too! Not that any have replied to me though  but even so I still think it is fascinating  |
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
but even so I still think it is fascinating 