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Boy Does The Wren’s Nest Have a Lot to Say — Twitter Round-up #4

Written on December 16, 2009 at 6:09 pm, by Amelia

Twitter round-ups are back!

Take a gander at who the Wren’s Nest (as in, the house itself) has been verbally assaulting lately. Be sure to follow @thewrensnest on Twitter for the full experience. You won’t be disappointed. Unless, of course, you hate hilarity.

Onward!

For the record, I found TYLER PERRY’S HOUSE OF PAYNE to be terribly misleading.

Maybe y’all call it Christmas decorating, but I call it gilding the lily.

A 1977 city guide classified me as “other things” and called my docents “pleasant ladies.” I give a C+ for effort.

What’s the proper protocol on a child left here? Is she mine now? Because I could really use an extra set of opposable thumbs.

Looks like @insideaccess has been chronicling my cronies of late. How cute. I suppose everyone deserves their 15 minutes.

Folks may poo-poo elective surgeries, but my bathroom remodel is DIVINE. I haven’t felt this good since 1932!

I feel a little violated every time a gaggle of English professors visits. What with their drooling and their penetrating eyes.

The Herndon Home kinda reminds me of myself 3 years ago. I wish that were a compliment.

The children in my east parlor have never heard anything as hilarious as our storyteller. I’m worried one of them is going to soil my floor.

Good news: my bathroom’s finally getting re-done. Bad news: the painter says “this place” is full of ghosts. Uh, I have a name, okay guy?

If Briar Patch cigars wasn’t filled with flammable cigars, I would want to be best friends. I, too, feel like home!

There’s a canine beast in my office. Its name appears to be Captain. As a pacifist and non-seaman, I object on principle.

I’m in a podcast! I think that means an alien version of me will emerge when I fall asleep. Not worried. I don’t sleep.

Do you lie awake at night wondering what PAUL BLART: MALL COP would look like in my backyard? Feast your eyes!

Scholar settles claim with James Joyce Estate. Good thing Harris descendants keep their grubby lil hands away from me! Wait.

There’s a wedding in my yard today. They better not disturb the delicate equilibrium I’ve established with the woodland creatures.

If George Thorogood preferred Brer Rabbit to bourbon, scotch, and beer, he mighta sung this song instead:

To the man who seriously asked, “How did people live in the South before air conditioning?” — your answer.

Miss Nannie, one of the docents, brought her remote control today instead of her keys. What the hell is a remote control?

When perfectly useful stadiums are replaced, it reminds you that not only old farts like me need preservin’.

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Part One: We Don’t Want You To Miss A Historic Preservation-Related Thing

Written on August 29, 2009 at 9:47 am, by Amelia

Throughout the week, Lain and I post some pretty darn interesting things (to people who like historic preservation) on a little website I like to call Twitter. Maybe you’ve heard of it.

We also know that some of you have not jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, and have thus missed those posts.

Not anymore, friend, not anymore.

We’re going to try to regularly round up recent tweets from @thewrensnest. Expect more links than you can shake a stick at. Oh, and just so you know, the museum itself speaks in first person on Twitter and has no shortage of opinions. I hope you enjoy.

Some oldies but goodies to set the mood:

Typing is hard. Because I’m a house.
(On Super Bowl Sunday) Note to self: please do not catch on fire today.
What happens when you have fresh paint on your outside and there’s a tornado warning? I’m about to find out.

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