Tag Archives: trending topics

#unfortunateteamnames

The Worcester Tornadoes. The Carolina Hurricanes. These are just a couple of teams I can think of off the top of my head that are named, somewhat unfortunately, after disasters that can and have partially destroyed the very cities that … Continue reading


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#bloopersinheat

Happy summer everyone! Today is the first official day of summer and this week’s topic will be celebrating that fact (I should have made a timely topic for Flag Day too, but that’s behind us now). Today’s topic is — … Continue reading


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#bygoneholidays

This week’s topic for Twitter is #bygoneholidays. Tweet some made up, real, or somewhat real “holidays” with the hashtag #bygoneholidays. P. S. If this blog post gets retweeted by 100 or more different people over the next 24-hours, I’ll send … Continue reading


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#baddrinks

This week’s topic for Twitter is #baddrinks. This one is intentionally very open ended. Make up a drink or a pun based on a real drink (soda, liquor, whatever) and if it’s even the littlest bit funny or clever, tweet … Continue reading


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#worsebandnames

This week’s topic for Twitter is #worsebandnames. The basic idea is to take a real band name and manipulate the name into something sillier or funnier or whatever you want! Just use the hashtag #worsebandnames and we’ll have a good … Continue reading


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#filmlessons

I know I do a lot of these that relate to movies somehow but whatever, everyone likes and has seen movies. So, this week’s topic for Twitter is #filmlessons. These are silly, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, absurd, or whatever else, lessons that … Continue reading


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#failedprequels

In honor of next week’s 12 year anniversary of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the most beloved of all the Star Wars movies, this week’s trending topic is — #failedprequels. The theme is making up titles for prequels … Continue reading


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#desirablevillains

Last week’s trending topic (as many of you are aware) was #unwantedsuperhero and — for the first time in the history of this 3 month old blog — this week’s trending topic is a sequel! The obvious choice here is … Continue reading


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#unwantedsuperhero

Today’s trending topic is #unwantedsuperhero. You can play along by tweeting a super hero (either by name or power) that no one wants, along with the hashtag #unwantedsuperhero. P. S. I’ll keep adding this incentive until the goal is reached: … Continue reading


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Trending Topic – #tiatm

This week’s trending topic is — #tiatm — which is short for Trip In A Time Machine, based on a joke in my stand up act (which you should come see). You can play along by tweeting something you’d do … Continue reading


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Trending Topic – #starwarsmashup

Let’s try another weak attempt at creating a trending topic! As you probably know by now, this is only for people on Twitter, but it’s never too late to join. This idea came along the other day when I was … Continue reading


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Trending Topic – #RhinoOrUnicorn

In case you missed it, last week I dropped the news that every Tuesday I would try to come up with a new trending topic on Twitter. Well, I’m going a little zany on this first one, but today’s hashtag … Continue reading


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Follow Friday – National Comedians

A look at some of my favorite Twitter feeds from national comedians. @robhuebel (Rob Huebel) – One of the members of the sketch group Human Giant and actor in films like I Love You, Man. I have favorited more of … Continue reading


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Follow Fridays

Follow Friday is a trending topic on Twitter that, unlike most topics, persists every week (obviously on Fridays). It normally involves a person using the hashtag #ff and listing one or more people on Twitter that they think others would … Continue reading


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Trending Topic Tuesdays

Twitter gets a bad rap sometimes because it seems unnecessary and a lot of the time it is. Though it can be useful too, especially in identifying breaking news or cultural trends. This is what makes trending topics on Twitter … Continue reading


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