On June 3, 2014, I replied to @RonanFarrow’s little joke about the ubiquity of listicles with my own little joke. And, to my surprise, he retweeted it to his >$250K followers. Woah! It was my biggest RT yet…but within a few hours it disappeared.
Oh dear. What had I done?
Nothing, it turned out. Mr. Farrow’s account deletes retweets of mere plebeians at a regular clip. But my nanosecond of attention from a famous fellow joker gave a bit of a thrill, and my imagination went charging off on silly wordplay with the relatively newfangled word “Retweet” and the theme of (perceived) romantic rejection taken to the extreme. I challenged myself to tweet once per day at the (conveniently) devilishly handsome Mr. Farrow for a month, and the result is below.
He never replied. Can we blame him?
So. Yesterday: RT'd by @RonanFarrow. Shortly thereafter, RT deleted. Do you think he'll still call? #RonanRTs pic.twitter.com/KRgsXxLslF
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 4, 2014
Just sittin' here, wondering if @RonanFarrow ever remembers back to the time he RT'd me 57 Twitter-years ago. #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 5, 2014
You RT me, @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 6, 2014
I will always RT you, @ronanfarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 7, 2014
BREAKING @ronanfarrow: the RT is the new meet cute. I knew it. #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 8, 2014
Tis better to have had your RT disappeared than to have never been RT'd at all. @ronanfarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 9, 2014
One week since that glorious RT. How are you celebrating, @ronanfarrow? #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 10, 2014
I'm wild again, beguiled again /
A simpering, whimpering child again /
Bewitched, bothered, & RT'd
am I@ronanfarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 11, 2014
Sadly, it turned out my RT was NOT here to stay. @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 12, 2014
I wish @RonanFarrow would get the hint. And by hint I mean northbound Acela Express. #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 13, 2014
It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right, @RonanFarrow
Just RT it (RT it!)
RT it (RT it!)
No one wants to be deleted#RonanRTs #MJEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 14, 2014
You know nothing, @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #GoTEdition #AlsoFoxNewsEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 15, 2014
I’m just a girl
Standing in front of @RonanFarrow
Asking him to RT her#RonanRTs #AnglophileEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 16, 2014
RTs make the heart grow fonder, @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 17, 2014
Nothing will come of nothing.
RT me again, @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #KingLearEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 18, 2014
You know you love me
I know you care
Just RT whenever
And I’ll be there#RonanRTs #BieberEdition@RonanFarrow— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 19, 2014
"You RT me.
You really RT me!"#RonanRTs #AcceptanceSpeechEdition @RonanFarrow— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 20, 2014
RTs and marriage
RTs and marriage
go together like
a horse &…what?
Too soon?@ronanfarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 21, 2014
"He RTs, he scores!"@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #WorldCupEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 22, 2014
"A bird may RT a fish, but where would they build a home together?"#momcameinjune@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#FiddlerEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 25, 2014
What the world needs now
is RTs, sweet RTs
No, not just for some
but for everyone
And by everyone I mean me. @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 26, 2014
I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear
I RT a little prayer for you@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 27, 2014
Coffee, RT, or me, @RonanFarrow?#RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 28, 2014
"I gave him my heart and he deleted my RT."@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #LloydDoblerEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 29, 2014
"RT me," she said. "I'll give you shelter from the storm."@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#DylanEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) June 30, 2014
See I’ve been waiting ALL DAY
For you to RT me, baby
So let’s get UP, let’s get ON it
Don’t you leave me… @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 1, 2014
From here to RTernity, @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 2, 2014
It's so humid I can only RT.
(Your move, @RonanFarrow)#RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 3, 2014
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of a RT. @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#GodBlessAmericaEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 4, 2014
Bob Dylan: "I gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul."
Me: "Wow. I just want a RT."@RonanFarrow: ???#RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 5, 2014
Don't. Stop. RETWEET. ING.
Hold on to that FEELING!
Streetlight tweeple…@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MidnightTrainEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 7, 2014
It's been FIVE WEEKS since you RT'd me…How can I help it if I think you're funny even when you're mad? @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #BNLEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 8, 2014
RETWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT!@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#WorldCup
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 9, 2014
"It's the RT, stupid."@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MightCatchOnEdition#AlsoNotVeryNice
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 10, 2014
If @RonanFarrow RTs me from the moon & no one's online to see it, does it still_____?#RonanRTs #PhilosophyEdition#FillintheBlankEdition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 11, 2014
I just want your EXTRA TIME and your
…
…
…
RT!@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#WorldCupFinal #AllTheMarblesEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 13, 2014
I RT him, RT him, RT him /
And what he tweets I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#ReciprocityEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 14, 2014
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, RTs ain't what they used to be
No, no
Where did all the blue-eyed guys go?@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MarvinGayeEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 15, 2014
I will follow him,
follow him whatever he may tweet…@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #1963Edition #ToBeCont— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 16, 2014
…There isn’t punditry that's too deep / A joke so highbrow it can keep, keep me away!@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #1963EditionPartII
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 17, 2014
O Ronan, Ronan!
Wherefore art thou Ronan?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name…*shrug*@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 18, 2014
I'm. just. a. poor. girl.
Nobody RTs me…
Spare her a RT
from this monstrosity!@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#Bismillah!Nooooo!Edition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 19, 2014
Pop-u-lar!
Will you help me be Popular?
Teach me the proper poise
when I tweet at boys?@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs #WickedEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 20, 2014
Near….Far….
Wherever you are
I BELIEVE that the RT
can go on!
(And not be deleted.) @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#IcebergAheadEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 21, 2014
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms…
Come let me RT you
Come RT me again@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#LuckyAnnieEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 23, 2014
Romeo: Give me my RT again.
(They kiss.)
Juliet: You RT by the book.
…How about you, @RonanFarrow? #RonanRTs #ShakespeareAgain— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 24, 2014
I wish @RonanFarrow was RTing on the Midnight Train to Georgia. And by Georgia I mean Boston. #RonanRTs #Woo!Woo!Edition
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 25, 2014
"RTs lift us up where we belong! Where eagles fly…"
"RTs make us act like we are fools!"
Oh well.@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MoulinRougeEd— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 26, 2014
How can *I* forget you, @RonanFarrow
When there is always that RT there to remind me?#RonanRTs #NakedEyesEdition#NeverHeardOfEm— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 27, 2014
"RTs lift us up where we belong! Where eagles fly…"
"RTs make us act like we are fools!"
Oh well.@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MoulinRougeEd— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 26, 2014
Dylan: "I bargained 4 salvation & she gave me a lethal dose."
Me: "I bargained 4 a RT & grew more & more morose." @RonanFarrow #RonanRTs— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 28, 2014
I RT you
the right way
but I want you
to RT me too@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#MarvinGayeEditionVol2— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 29, 2014
RTs really matter
Anyone can seeRTs really matter
RTs really matter
…to me@RonanFarrow #RonanRTs#BohemianRhapsodyEdition— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 31, 2014
*drops mic*
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