is shitmydadsays on twitter fake?
So the big Twitter sensation of the last couple of weeks has been one for shitmydadsays (I will leave it to you to find, it's on Twitter though). It is written by someone named Justin whose bio reads "I'm 28. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says."
And the stuff that Justin's dad says is funny. Very funny. Extremely Funny. One of my favorites is "Your mother made a batch of meatballs last night. Some are for you, some are for me, but more are for me. Remember that. More. Me." This sounds a lot like something I might say, so I really identify with the pearls of wisdom that Justin is sharing from his dad.
And Justin's unnamed dad is really quite the philosopher with observations about the back yard and their dog "If you're the only one who shits in something, you own it. ", spices ""Love this Mrs. Dash. The bitch can make spices..." and of course his son's work ethic "It's watering plants, Justin. You just take a God damned hose and you put it over the plant. You don't even pay rent, just do it. Shit."
And the amazing Justin's dad manages to make all these great and witty comments in 140 characters or less. How DOES he do that?
Well, I call bullshit on the whole thing. I think that we're going to find out that Justin is some Hollywood sitcom writer putting together a viral marketing campaign, or some guy who will soon be rolling out SHITMYDADSAYS t-shirts (which, by the way, would sell like hotcakes given that with fewer than 30 Tweets shitmydadsays already has over 150,000 followers.)
Hey Justin, if you're reading this, I would love a shot at producing your clothing line.
But, I digress.
The only thing that gives me any slim thought that shitmydadsays might be real is the shit MY mom says. Like last night she pops up with "You want to talk Mexican, live in Mexico. You in America, talk American."
Real or not, shitmydadsays is really funny and if you are wasting time with Twitter anyway this is a nice diversion.
ADDED 12/17/2009
Shit My Dad Says
is now available for preorder on Amazon.com. Not sure why you would buy a book of postings that you can read for free on Twitter, but if you are a completist you should get yours through my link and help ME pay for my kids college.
Comments
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/mydadsays-twitter.html
According to an old school profile, he majored in Television and Film in college.
He lived in Hollywood. I bet when they dreamed up this whole viral marketing idea the first act of business was moving him out of there - because it'd be too obvious - and to San Diego.
All the interviews he gives say the same thing:
"Sam did have one stipulation after hearing about the experiment. "Keep the money from whatever you get. I have my own money," Justin recalled his dad saying. "I just don't want to do any interviews."
...The old man is just too grouchy to do interviews. Yeah, right.
I call BS.