I like a Poll that surprises, piques curiosity, and/or reveals or reinforces the ties of a community. It’s also fun when it winks at the audience.
Inspired by recent goings-on in Ambridge (the fictional village from the radio soap @BBCTheArchers): What is the meaning of oleaginous?
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) August 29, 2017
Could your taste buds tell the difference between Peppermint and Spearmint gum in a blind tasting?
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) August 26, 2017
Are the nouns blog and post synonymous, i.e., is "I wrote a blog about the concert" ok?
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) August 5, 2017
Confession: My favorite with-meal beverage right now is seltzer water w/a teaspoon of raw apple cider vinegar. Is this gross?
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) June 29, 2017
There can only be one guitar emoji. Which should it be?
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) June 15, 2017
I wish it was easier to _________ in my workplace kitchen:
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) June 13, 2017
ps Does uncured bacon behave like cured bacon? Please say yes.
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) June 5, 2017
Sometimes when I reheat my coffee at work, I kneel down & primp my hair in the window of the microwave. My colleagues surely think I'm
— Lynne Blaszak 🍀 (@girlgloaming) March 29, 2017
Favorite alt-spelling of "what?"
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) February 18, 2017
Mr. Goodyear or krackel?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) January 31, 2017
Trump hasn't buttoned his suit jacket. Should America take it personally? #TrumpInauguration #InaugurationDay #buttonup
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) January 20, 2017
When it comes to folding fitted sheets,
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) January 18, 2017
New Year, new audio book, new vocabulary lesson & quiz. Complete this sentence: "It is common to see an 'ungirt' man at the ___________."
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) January 5, 2017
Devastating a gingerbread house, shingle by shingle, window by window, by consuming it puts me in a
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) December 19, 2016
Here's another word I learned this week. "Importunate" is an adjective meaning…
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) December 8, 2016
My audiobook reminded me of the word "fulminate," meaning
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) December 5, 2016
Which of the following is not allowed in an @amazon gift message? #blackfriday
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) November 26, 2016
The line "Essentially they tax us relent-less-ly" reminds me of…#HamiltonMusical #HamildocPBS
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 24, 2016
I relate to Alexander Hamilton's penchant for… #HamiltonMusical #HamildocNYC
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 24, 2016
Thinking his campaign would have been smart to politely request she call him "Mr. Trump" instead of "Donald" starting w/1st #debatenight…
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2016
I wish she'd be tougher on him, give him some of it back, shake head, scoff, break in, look him in eye & call him liar. You? #debatenight
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2016
I'm sick of Trump using the word/phrase #debatenight
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 20, 2016
Do you remember reaching the conclusion that you would live striving to trust others, embrace difference, tolerate ambiguity? When was it?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 16, 2016
Generalization: The volume of my tweets tracks closely to my mood & outlook. The more I'm tweeting, the ________ I'm likely to be feeling.
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) October 15, 2016
The winner of #MissAmerica is named
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) September 12, 2016
Still thinking about our town's brush w/greatness this week. Writer Mary Karr shared she has a weekly dinner date w/
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) September 11, 2016
My tiny but adequate "sleeping cabin," booked blind via Hotwire, cost
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) August 18, 2016
A museum docent giving a tour should be a great
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) August 17, 2016
Do you listen to your personalized "Discover Weekly" playlist of suggested music on Spotify? (I try to.)
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) August 14, 2016
What 1987 movie is namechecked by Indie rockers The Amazing in their aforelinked song "Circles?"
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) August 14, 2016
Will the word PokéStop be added to the the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016? @OED
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) August 12, 2016
Favorite sandwich of all time?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 9, 2016
On my Reuben sandwich…
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 10, 2016
Do you remember losing either of your front teeth?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 8, 2016
On a scale of 1 to @NewYorker Copy Editor, how warmly do you feel toward the comma?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) July 4, 2016
Em dash?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) May 12, 2016
If you find a black sock in the light wash does it negate the sort?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) May 8, 2016
A Twitter account for my houseplant.
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) May 5, 2016
I got 699 followers but you ain't one. Why not?
— Lynne Blaszak (@girlgloaming) April 5, 2016
