"To spread pleasure, provoke debate and pique interest": The Top 10 answers to The Golden Twits questions
With The Golden Twits reaching over 2,000 entries this year, and the closing for entries looming large, The Drum chose its favourite 10 answers to the entry questions, including a response from one Stephen Fry esquire.
The Golden Twits, which celebrates the best of Twitter, has received over 2,134 entries this year, will close for entries on Wednesday 28 November.
Here’s 10 of our favourite answers so far:
When tweeting what are your objectives?
@stephenfry
To spread pleasure, provoke debate and pique interest
@hull_libraries
To inform, entertain and keep typos to a minimom.
What is your biggest annoyance on Twitter?
@bored_ghost
Not enough ghosts, or boobs.
What do you tweet about?
@vix_pix
Gravy. I like gravy. I make gravy. My gravy is better than your gravy.
How would you describe twitter to non-tweeters?
@londonmidland
A text message to the world where everyone knows your number
@thisistamba
Like Facebook but with the joy of brevity. A fantastic tool to start your journey with a company or brand which feeds beautifully into other
What have you achieved?
@punditwatch_
I once got a 1000 retweets and someone copied my joke and entered it into Sickipedia. That's about it.
@GlamourMagUK
Our latest twitter takeover with Robert Pattinson (yes you read that right) trended WORLDWIDE. Happy GLAMOUR girls..
Why do you deserve a GoldenTwit award?
@WstonesOxfordSt
We are the most followed bookshop in the world and, if we win, we will improve tenfold our efforts to destroy the sun.
@50ShadesOfShit
Because it's bloody hard work thinking up new names for genitals.
For more information on the awards, see the Golden Twit Website.