No, not my mom. That would be disastrous. My mom’s baby sister, Aunt SO is on Twitter, and that’s almost as disastrous as my mom being on Twitter. If there’s one thing I am always grateful for, it is the sense of humor in both sides of my family. Even when people are not trying to be funny, they’re still funny.
Last week, my aunt called me and told me that she has been seeing some things I’ve been writing on Twitter with the ‘@’ sign. She wanted to know what I had done to her computer to make her able to “see all those things on Twitter.” I didn’t do anything to her computer, I told her.
I still don’t know how she got to it, but I suspect she was prompted by Yahoo! to join her Yahoo! buddy (me) on Twitter. She obliged and ended up on Twitter. “I don’t know what I’m doing,” she confessed – not that she needed to confess. It was quite obvious that she did not know what she was doing. “Why are you following me around on the internet?” she asked me. I wasn’t following her. In fact, as it came to pass, she was the one following me – literally — which explained why and how she could “see all those things on Twitter.”
She was on the Twitter homepage, and I was trying – unsuccessfully – to tell her what Twitter is for. That was when the spotted the famous Twitter prompt for an update:
To this, my aunt asked – in quite a defensive tone – “Who are they asking that question? Why are they asking me what is happening? What is their business with me?”
Before I could explain that Twitter really means no harm – I hope. Aunt SO went ahead and replied.
As most of you may already know, no matter how many times you tweet (i.e. update your twitter account), it will continue to ask, “What’s happening?”
But Aunt SO wouldn’t hear of it. “You see!” She yelled. “These people are still asking me what is happening. What do they want me to tell them?”
And that was how Aunt SO lived her brief life on Twitter. She is survived by her favorite niece, Vera Ezimora. Aunt SO will not be missed on Twitter.
For those that aren’t already on Twitter, what are you waiting for??? When you do join, follow me.
P.S. Thanks to you, Verastically Livin’ won the ‘Best Daily Read’ award from Nigerian Blog Awards!!! J
P.P.S. Category B of Nigerian Blog Awards is now open for nomination!! Go ye and nominate me in all the categories. Yes, precisely, I said all.
P.P.S. Category B of Nigerian Blog Awards is now open for nomination!! Go ye and nominate me in all the categories. Yes, precisely, I said all.
Hahahahahahaa! DEAD at "Nothing" loool
lollllll…that's 2 funny!
Congrats on your award!!!
Congrats on the award!
You are too funny! I know Aunt SO will be sorely missed from Twitter but I am sure we will all find a way to continue to live our twilives (Twitter lives).
Next time don't forget to log out of Twitter! lol.
Forgot to say, I like the new layout! Looks good.
Congrats on your award Vera, and lovin' the new layout. I'm with your aunt on the Twitter thing. I just don't get it 🙂
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways, I have an aunt who also joined twitter because my brothers and i were always talking about some tweet or some tweeter and then, next thing i knew, she was signing up.
Okay right now @eminakan is following my fav people and she likes @verastic which just means she may be coming here soon so i have to delete this comment
There are actually tears in my eyes, I'm laughing so hard.
I will tell aunt SO you are gossiping on the internet about what's HAPPENING in her life.
I like the new background. Reminds me of one short gown worn, pretty often, by one very cute and sophisticated housegirl in my estate.
Love the new background..lol@nothing
LWKMD!!!!!!
Totally hilarious.
Loving her innocence to the whole Twitter thing.
Congrats on the Award.
Your new layout is fabtastic! And your aunt? LWKMD!
LWKMD!!!!!!
Totally hilarious.
Loving her innocence to the whole Twitter thing.
Congrats on the Award.
HAHAHAHA!!! Congrats mama!
You are just too funny. lol
– LDP
Most Inspiring Blog-ger.
Ah Vera, you switched up the look of the site again?
LOLLLLLLLL. HILARIOUS aunty.
ps: I noticed you changed the look. It's lovely. Except the wavy lines at the back make me feel like dancing and spinning around & around. *Hugs*
Your aunt is sumfin else…lol.
Is she on Facebook. I think she will prefer that to Twitter. Plus- relatives in social media get as e be…
LOOOOLLLL That is too funny! LOL Ok I have nothing constructive to say, I'm here just to laugh
Have a good weekend xx
You did deserve Best Daily Read.
I understand your aunty joo. Twitter is a little confusing in the beginning. I still remember when i didn't know how to check my @ msgs for the longest. She should just stick to facebook.
Err….this layout…eziokwu m nine i'm not loving it.
that's quite a funny write up. since the web is like a circle with branches that means that both of you are following each other
Miss Fab: Tell me about it. What an exciting tweet, isn't it?
Blowing Blessings: Thanks, honey!!! To God be the Glory.
EDJ: Of course, she'll be missed on twitter *rolling eyes* My dear, I didn't forget to log out of Twitter o. I don't even use the desktop to handle my verastic business, and when I do, I always go incognito on Google Chrome. Thanks for the compliment! (on the new template).
Just Joxy: When I first signed up for Twitter, I didn't get it. But I guess that's because I wasn't really interested. It's pretty fun stuff — and addictive, too.
Seye: LOL!!!!!!!!! Chei. My aunt's presence on Twitter was not good for me at all. It was making me conscious of my tweets. Didn't wanna tweet anything that would result in a family meeting on my head. Off I go to search for your aunt.
Caramel: Continue laughing oh, onye ala. That's the one that will be laughing you. Yeye chic.
Enoch: You're just a strange being. How can my layout be reminding you of someone's dress? Mad man. If na agro dey catch you, just say it jare and leave my template out of it.
The Girl With The Red Hair: Awwww. Thanks, honey. Muchos gracias. I'm glad you like it.
~Sirius~: Abi oooo… that's some serious innocence to Twitter oh. lol. Imagine the likeness, asking what they want with her. It was like she wasn't the one who signed up for it. lol. Thanks for the congratulatory message.
Myne: Nne, dalu!!!!! My aunt is a character. Thankfully, she doesn't know I've been blogging about her. Tehehe. You love the layout, huh? Yay!!
Ms. O: Thank you, love. Congrats on your award, too. I voted for you. It musta been my vote that did the trick. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Le Dynamique Professeur: Thanks!!! Glad you laughed. Congrats on your award, too. E no easy at all.
Mizchif: I couldn't help it. One needs a change every now and then. Change is good — most times 🙂
Jaycee: Do NOT stop yourself. If you feel inclined to dance, then do just that.
Lucid: You're not serious at all. The Twitter she's on is itching me and you're suggesting Facebook. Mba oooo! Let her just jejely stay on her Yahoo mail. That's as far as she needs to go.
NogoBlogs: LOL. Well, you're in luck. It's perfectly okay to come here and laugh and say nothing constructive. Why shall you shy?
Mizchif: Yeah, I couldn't check my messages on Twitter either. More like, I didn't even know it was possible to do so. As for FB, biko, let her keep away! I don't want any social media network to connect us. We live together. I see her everyday. You don't like the layout?? Awwwwww. Why now? Maka why? You're "hurring" my feelings ooo.
Job Uche: I guess we are following each other. However, on Twitter, she's really following me. I'm the only person she's following on Twitter. I could teach her how to use Twitter, but I don't wanna! LOL.
Haha!Your aunt is quite funny!
Nawa this my rep as a mad man is becoming unnerving o.
LWKMD
LWKMD
dis has got to be the funniest post i've read in a while//vera, u're something else!