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October 26, 2012

Google and Twitter: How Do They Work?
— JohnE.

Is this actually Cokie Roberts? I don't know, but I'm laughing anyway.

She's really jonesin' for some sweet, sweet Applebee's dessert. If I'm following this right, she gave up on finding the nearest restaurant after Twitter didn't give her directions and went straight to looking for the recipe. Alas, it appears that didn't work either.

Maybe one of you morons could help her out.

Update: It looks like a spoof, actually. Still, it's hilarious.

Update 2: Now I'm not so sure. She has some famous early followers, including Diane Sawyer, Bret Baier and a ton of ABC/NPR/Politico newspeople.

Update 3: Her first follower was NPR News, where she works. I'm guessing they had her start one. So, I'm going with real after all.

Also, I'm spending far too much time on this...

Posted by: JohnE. at 10:35 AM | Comments (107)
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1 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at October 26, 2012 10:36 AM (Ts9tU)

2 HAHAHAHAHAHHA

Posted by: bensdad00 at October 26, 2012 10:36 AM (zpAfQ)

3 Cokie, try this:

ALT + F4

Posted by: EC at October 26, 2012 10:37 AM (GQ8sn)

4 Not a verified account, but the only result I see for her name. I wonder....

Posted by: red sweater at October 26, 2012 10:38 AM (CUi62)

5 Senior news analyst for NPR. Emphasis on 'Senior'

Posted by: fluffy at October 26, 2012 10:38 AM (z9HTb)

6 Applebees? Never heard of it.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at October 26, 2012 10:38 AM (x4yyW)

7 First time in a few hours that I have had something to smile about.
Thanks for the pallet cleanser.

Posted by: Ball of Hate at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (AREf/)

8 With a name like Cokie maybe twitter thinks it a dog gnawing on a I- Phone...

Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (XIsD/)

9 Is this thing on?

Posted by: Cokie at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (RD7QR)

10 Her profile says she has 6 grandchildren. Maybe one of them can explain tabbed-browsing to her.

Posted by: fluffy at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (z9HTb)

11 Only ting better would be if it was someone such as Da Bama.

Posted by: Baldy at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (opS9C)

12 >>>Not a verified account, but the only result I see for her name. I wonder.... Just seems like it's a weird thing to parody... I don't know.

Posted by: JohnE. at October 26, 2012 10:39 AM (nRTou)

13 sooper cerial dum ass

Posted by: alec the crap speller who is smarter than cokie at October 26, 2012 10:40 AM (usWYv)

14 "It's a series of tubes"

Posted by: fluffy at October 26, 2012 10:40 AM (z9HTb)

15 Off-topic, Goat slaughter in South Brunswick for Muslim holiday draws police attention http://tinyurl.com/9axsc9h

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 26, 2012 10:40 AM (136wp)

16 Anyone have Tumblr? If so, please go to the link from Drudge and make a comment... The Obama campaign is disgusting and desperate. They have NO DIGNITY!!

Posted by: LASue at October 26, 2012 10:41 AM (gjIQF)

17 Siri wept.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at October 26, 2012 10:41 AM (kFnmp)

18 It's like Obama operating a voting machine...

Posted by: JDTAY at October 26, 2012 10:42 AM (a0nis)

19 Coked-up Roberts.

Posted by: Solo4357 at October 26, 2012 10:42 AM (NBOA5)

20 awesome

Posted by: chemjeff at October 26, 2012 10:42 AM (m/eXi)

21 Still on fire.

Posted by: Al at October 26, 2012 10:42 AM (MzQOZ)

22 "how to + hide + news + save + President Obama"

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (DKxu1)

23 ApplebeeÂ’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri after moving from Lenexa, Kansas in September 2011. You may now continue.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (evdj2)

24 Scroll down for all "her" tweets. It's a spoof. And a hilarious one.

Posted by: Warden at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (0DlnM)

25 I prefer the maple butter blondie.

Posted by: huerfano at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (bAGA/)

26 I'm wondering how sober she was. This is around lunch time, but it is a Friday.

Posted by: red sweater at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (CUi62)

27 enter your social security number and your bank account and pin number

Posted by: phoenixgirl, what did huma abedin know at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (9BQ1t)

28 "scoamf" "scoamf doggy dessert recipe"

Posted by: Cokie Roberts at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (a0nis)

29 My oldest stepson used to work at an Applebee's. He said never to eat there.

Posted by: EC at October 26, 2012 10:43 AM (GQ8sn)

30 "nearest" + "liquor store"

Posted by: Amy Winehouse at October 26, 2012 10:44 AM (SDkq3)

31 Tee-hee. Women are smart. Tee-hee.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 26, 2012 10:44 AM (iAUf+)

32 A closer look at earlier tweets leads me to believe that i\this is not the real Cokie Roberts. Unless she is letting her lib freak flag fly for all the world to see.

Posted by: Ball of Hate at October 26, 2012 10:44 AM (AREf/)

33 >>>>Anyone have Tumblr? If so, please go to the link from Drudge and make a comment...

The Obama campaign is disgusting and desperate. They have NO DIGNITY!!

Posted by: LASue at October 26, 2012 02:41 PM (gjIQF)

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! I sent my boy Chesa back to help him.

Posted by: Hugo Chavez at October 26, 2012 10:44 AM (qmynI)

34 22 ApplebeeÂ’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain.... Posted by: @SOEarpiece at October 26, 2012 02:43 PM (evdj2) Wasn't there a meme about picking girls up at Applebee's on the blog? Barely remember - damn this "Joe Biden" syndrome

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 26, 2012 10:45 AM (136wp)

35 chemjeff hardest hit ?

Posted by: grease monkey at October 26, 2012 10:45 AM (VSWPU)

36 >>>Unless she is letting her lib freak flag fly for all the world to see

Pretty much a daily thing for her.

Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at October 26, 2012 10:46 AM (SDkq3)

37
+High end jewelry store +celebrity lending

Posted by: Lindsay Lohan at October 26, 2012 10:46 AM (a9L+B)

38 I liked Applebee's back in the day, but they fell off.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 26, 2012 10:46 AM (a0nis)

39 applebee's doesn't cook their food...the meals are re heated....

Posted by: phoenixgirl, what did huma abedin know at October 26, 2012 10:46 AM (9BQ1t)

40 " Elmo + sex + toy "

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 26, 2012 10:46 AM (DKxu1)

41 Good thing she wasn't searching for something to get her ladybits flowing.

Posted by: Fritz at October 26, 2012 10:47 AM (/ZZCn)

42 her daddy was ( Thomas ) Hale Boggs, possibly the most corrupt Dem Congressman evah

apple not fall far from tree, eh???

Posted by: Larry from Laramie at October 26, 2012 10:47 AM (Dll6b)

43 "Sam + Donaldson + ball + gag"

Posted by: chemjeff at October 26, 2012 10:47 AM (m/eXi)

44 and you can guess where 'Cokie' came from..........

the nose knows

Posted by: Larry from Laramie at October 26, 2012 10:48 AM (Dll6b)

45 43 "Sam + Donaldson + ball + gag" Posted by: chemjeff at October 26, 2012 02:47 PM (m/eXi) Where's AtC when we need her?

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 26, 2012 10:48 AM (136wp)

46 >>>>Wasn't there a meme about picking girls up at Applebee's on the blog? Barely remember - damn this "Joe Biden" syndrome

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 26, 2012 02:45 PM (136wp)

It's Fapplebee's! Get it right.

Posted by: AoS Dead Memes That Never Die at October 26, 2012 10:48 AM (qmynI)

47
+redhead+cross-eyed+hooker

Posted by: Toulouse Lautrec at October 26, 2012 10:49 AM (a9L+B)

48 I'm thinking it's legit...

...a spoof would have varied the 'search queries' or moved on after two or three attempts or maybe even 'searched' for ridiculously absurd things...this seems a little too authentic.

If it is a spoof, my hat's tipped. Brilliant.

Posted by: Sgt. York at October 26, 2012 10:49 AM (ZR6pi)

49 I entered some suggested tweets on the Obama/Biden website (commenting on the Romney in a dunce cap tumblr entry): Who's the Dunce? Joe Biden- A three letter word: J.O.B.S. !! Joe Biden-Romney wants to give a $500 TRILLION Tax Cut. Joe Biden- Who out there an Iran War vet? Joe Biden (to father of slain Seal): Did your son always have balls the size of cue balls? Pres. Obama: Math is hard. Pres. Obama: 57 states. Pres. Obama: P/E ratio... what's that? Pres. Obama: Corpse-Man!!

Posted by: LASue at October 26, 2012 10:49 AM (gjIQF)

50 44 and you can guess where 'Cokie' came from.......... the nose knows Posted by: Larry from Laramie at October 26, 2012 02:48 PM (Dll6b) "Follow my nose! It always knows!" "The flavor of toot! Wherever it grows!"

Posted by: Toucan Sam at October 26, 2012 10:50 AM (136wp)

51 She shouldn't be driving herself to Applebee's after so many shooters.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 26, 2012 10:50 AM (TLc8G)

52 Another palate cleanser: British Muslims say terrorizing infidels is fair game because we "have sex like donkeys". Apparently they've been spying on Sandra Fluke. http://tinyurl.com/956gua9

Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2012 10:51 AM (B/VB5)

53 Another palate cleanser: British Muslims say terrorizing infidels is fair game because we "have sex like donkeys".

And they've had enough sex with donkeys to know!

Posted by: HeatherRadish at October 26, 2012 10:51 AM (ZKzrr)

54 @52 Fluke puts donkeys to shame. And bonobos.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 26, 2012 10:52 AM (a0nis)

55 Genius, but gotta be a spoof. No way Cokie Roberts eats at Applebee's.

Posted by: buzz at October 26, 2012 10:52 AM (i27M5)

56 52 Another palate cleanser: British Muslims say terrorizing infidels is fair game because we "have sex like donkeys". Apparently they've been spying on Sandra Fluke. http://tinyurl.com/956gua9 Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2012 02:51 PM (B/VB5) Well, having "sex like donkeys" is better than "having sex with goats". Try it, you'll see!

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 26, 2012 10:52 AM (136wp)

57 It would be more believeable if it were Larry O'Donnell.

Posted by: logprof at October 26, 2012 10:52 AM (jKE+Z)

58 I may have sex like a donkey, but I bray like a jackass.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 26, 2012 10:54 AM (a0nis)

59 Looks like a drunken search, but with good spelling. She's one of those good drunk spellers.

Posted by: Up with people! at October 26, 2012 10:54 AM (kzFo5)

60 Wolf porn + midgets

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 10:55 AM (ddiSf)

61 Lactating + wolf

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 10:55 AM (ddiSf)

62 Lactate + wolves

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 10:55 AM (ddiSf)

63 " adult diapers + cross-country + murder + how to "

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 26, 2012 10:56 AM (DKxu1)

64 Lactate + clown + wolf

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 10:56 AM (ddiSf)

65 Rubio + rape kit + national parks

Posted by: Not Ace at October 26, 2012 10:56 AM (MPIX5)

66 60 Wolf porn + midgets Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 02:55 PM (ddiSf) Where's the love? We have to eat, too.. Not a lot, but we still have to eat...

Posted by: Midget Tranny Porn Actress at October 26, 2012 10:57 AM (136wp)

67 5000 + Vietnamese + dong

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 26, 2012 10:57 AM (a0nis)

68 Fucking hilarious!

Posted by: Ken Royall at October 26, 2012 10:57 AM (x0g8a)

69 Midget + clown + wolfsex + free

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 10:57 AM (MQXH7)

70 refuting + benghazi + accusations

Posted by: Up with people! at October 26, 2012 10:58 AM (kzFo5)

71 " Sam Donaldson + nostrils + close up"

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 26, 2012 10:58 AM (DKxu1)

72 From International Business Times NPR analyst and ABC commentator Cokie Roberts started tweeting this week, and from her Twitter account itÂ’s clear sheÂ’s yet to grasp the concept behind the micro-blogging Roberts, who has nearly 4,000 Twitter followers through her handle, @CokieRoberts, apparently is mistaking the social media site for Google. Around lunchtime Friday, Roberts was apparently in the mood for some ApplebeeÂ’s, tweeting phrases that she probably meant to Google. Roberts tweeted Â“nearest Applebees [sic],Â” at 11:32 a.m. Friday. She followed up the tweet with several more, including Â“Washington dc applebees,Â” Â“Â’washingtonÂ’ + Â‘dcÂ’ + Â‘applebees,Â’Â” Â“Â’washington dcÂ’ + Â‘applebeesÂ’ + Â‘directions,Â’Â” Â“homemade applebees,Â” and Â“applebees dessert shooters recipe.Â” The odd tweets gained the attention of The Nation writer and Â“BlackwaterÂ” author Jeremy Scahill. Â“I laughed out loud. Cokie apparently thinks Twitter is Google. Check her feed out,Â” Scahill tweeted to his more than 61,000 followers."

Posted by: Average Joe at October 26, 2012 10:58 AM (bN5ZU)

hobos + Turnpike rest areas + entrenching tool

Posted by: Not Ace at October 26, 2012 10:59 AM (MPIX5)

74 drifters + "garden weasel" + erections

Posted by: Not Ace at October 26, 2012 11:00 AM (MPIX5)

75 seriously? this shit matters how?

Posted by: Jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 26, 2012 11:00 AM (ovpNn)

76 This is right up there with that constitutional law genius in the White House needing help with voting.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 26, 2012 11:00 AM (+Nv/b)

77 ringers + lactate

Posted by: Dr. Varno at October 26, 2012 11:00 AM (EiQV2)

78 seriously? this shit matters how?Posted by: Jeremiah

Not everyone's rage meter can stay at 11 all day long.

Take a break, amigo.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 26, 2012 11:01 AM (DKxu1)

@CokieRoberts

Romney WON'T wear rose-colored glasses, but only because he hates hippies.

That has to be a spoof account. Not sure why anyone would bother though.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at October 26, 2012 11:02 AM (NYki8)

80 @78 Just make sure it's at 11 on Election Day.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 26, 2012 11:02 AM (a0nis)

81 Yeah, that's totally a spoof. Just scroll down to the previous tweets.

Hilarious, though.

Posted by: Lou at October 26, 2012 11:02 AM (xp1pq)

82 Sex + gay + white house

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 11:02 AM (MQXH7)

realtor + "new homes" + 2013

Posted by: Barack Obama at October 26, 2012 11:02 AM (MPIX5)

"divorce attorney" + "down low"

Posted by: Michelle Obama at October 26, 2012 11:03 AM (MPIX5)

85 "how to tell partner" + HIV

Posted by: Barack Obama at October 26, 2012 11:03 AM (B/VB5)

club+backroom+strapon

Posted by: Soona at October 26, 2012 11:06 AM (emJ/1)

87 @CokieRoberts
Romney WON'T wear rose-colored glasses, but only because he hates hippies.

That has to be a spoof account. Not sure why anyone would bother though.

I don't see what makes it look like a spoof account. Would a spoofer link to her own interviews in a non-ironic way?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 26, 2012 11:06 AM (SY2Kh)

88 Obama + stuttering + clusterf*ck + miserable + failure

Posted by: Hope Changington, Unionized Administrative Assistant at October 26, 2012 11:06 AM (Nym5C)

89 Unibrow + Mirror + Tweezers

Posted by: Frida Khalo at October 26, 2012 11:08 AM (Nym5C)

90 PENIS ENLARGEMENT FOR VICE PRESIDENTS + DC AREA

Posted by: Truman North at October 26, 2012 11:08 AM (MQXH7)

91 Cokie might simply have found that joke funny. Or maybe she was Googling to find out if it was true that Romney hates hippies.

Posted by: Average Joe at October 26, 2012 11:09 AM (bN5ZU)

92 "laser tattoo removal" + "burns when I pee"

Posted by: Lena Dunham at October 26, 2012 11:09 AM (Vb7de)

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 26, 2012 03:06 PM (SY2Kh)

You mean Roberts actually said that in an interview?! It doesn't even make any sense.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at October 26, 2012 11:14 AM (NYki8)

94 hiding + disguise + tunnels + columbus

Posted by: The Chicken at October 26, 2012 11:16 AM (tkbF8)

95 I don't think it's a spoof.

Any spoofer worth a damn would have "twittered" Chik Fil A instead of Applebee's....

Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 26, 2012 11:17 AM (wtvvX)

96 It's a marketing campaign. Since Will Ferrell doesn't seem to be making movies any more, even the unfunny crap he made in his last several outings, I guess Applebee's needed to find a new marketing outlet.

Posted by: Ken in NH at October 26, 2012 11:21 AM (SHPL6)

97 Neckties + contracts + high voltage

Posted by: Bon Scott at October 26, 2012 11:22 AM (wtvvX)

98
+hairspray+Tiffany's+Cock ring+ballgag

Posted by: Callista Gingrich at October 26, 2012 11:27 AM (a9L+B)

99 "How to seduce mother" + "how to seduce dog"

Posted by: greg at October 26, 2012 11:33 AM (qV8Rx)

100 Okay. That's funny.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 26, 2012 11:38 AM (piMMO)

101 "best cake" + "naked" + "toilet" and yes...it does make sense.

Posted by: Lena 'Not a girl, a womyn' Dunham at October 26, 2012 11:38 AM (fWAjv)

102 Eh, it's Coke-head Roberts, what do you expect?