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Me in defense of misattributed quotes as being like as cover versions of songs—themselves valuable for what they evoke. https://t.co/o0FiTm1R52
@trenteatspeople @SusieusMaximus @J_Salzer I think it's a different kind of dope coming from "a dude on Twitter's friend Bobby", sort of like how you can appreciate a heavy metal cover of a song you love while still preferring the original. It's just a different genre of the quote!
The standard version of this being done consciously is not a cover but a parody: https://t.co/xWCP83GLyr
But it's like, there's actually kind of an art form here; the issue is that in order to really properly evoke it, you essentially have to lie/bullshit. https://t.co/3iJ1H2QIcI
…I think this explains a game I enjoy playing called "Really—No" Goes like this: - I say an absurd but plausible thing (often a fake etymology) - someone says "Really?" - I say "No." (Satisfying game to be able to generate stuff like this, but I don't want to actually mislead) https://t.co/1YY7pQrb2I
I guess that's not true if the quote is sufficiently famous. And then you can do all sorts of other stuff with it too, actually, beyond creatively misattributing it… https://t.co/yWnpNtdWZD
Attribution Art. Hit QT on this tweet, then in the body of your tweet, tweet out a quote (could be famous or something you or your friend said) with it attributed to someone else (could be someone you know, a friend on twitter, or a famous person) to play with the effect.
incredible entry (substantially better in context) https://t.co/OLjOG2mDiR