Tag Archives: Twitter

It’s Aromando, say it right

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Matt Aromando

My last name is spelled A-R-O-M-A-N-D-O. It is pronounced like ah-roh-mahn-doh or maybe it’s are-o-mon-doe.* People have an unbelievably hard time knowing how to spell or pronounce “Aromando” even though, for the most part, it’s pretty phonetic. I don’t really … Continue reading →


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Making the Family Proud

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Matt Aromando

I’ve always wanted to do this and thanks to SeanClarke26, BryanHeg, and katesbrad for indulging me the first time. This is gonna be a thing guys, I’ll write up a story and then ask for word suggestions on Twitter. I’m … Continue reading →


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How do I let people know I’m trying?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Matt Aromando

I want to become a successful blogger. I think what I write about is interesting, entertaining, and informative. I post a couple of times a week and promote my posts through a variety of channels in hopes that people will … Continue reading →


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Something about Instagram and Facebook

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Matt Aromando

The big internet shock from the other day is that Instagram was purchased by Facebook. I have mixed feelings about this. My immediate reaction is that this is bad for innovation. A large, well established company buys a small but … Continue reading →


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How I’ve Influenced the World

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Matt Aromando

It’s been said a person would need to be a narcissist to be a stand-up comic. It’s probably true, I’m certainly not a counter example to this. I have an act, a blog, a Twitter, and Facebook and Google+ pages … Continue reading →


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Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 3)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Matt Aromando

I have a smartphone. The auto-correct feature for typing is pretty good and allows you to add words to the dictionary it might not otherwise have. As it would be, I have 217 words that I’ve added to my dictionary … Continue reading →


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Monthly Mottos: October

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Welcome to my newest feature, Monthly Mottos, where I will be assigning a motto to each month of the year during that month! Hey, why not? It worked as a tweet the other day. …so anyways, this is part 1 … Continue reading →


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#unfortunateteamnames

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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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Follow Friday – May ’11 Two Hour Mic Check

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Matt Aromando

The 5 of 7 comedians performing at next Thursday’s Two Hour Mic Check that are on Twitter: @orlandobaxter, @WilkinSean, @TedPettingell, @SteveDeNiceButt, and @ryanstaples.


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#failedprequels

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Matt Aromando

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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