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		<title>The Tweet Before Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote and tweeted this, verse by verse, lying in bed on Christmas Eve night. Like all tweets, it&#8217;s ephemera, but I kind of worried it would get lost forever, so decided to put it here in a more permanent &#8230; <a href="http://merebagatelle.com/2009/12/25/the-tweet-before-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merebagatelle.com&amp;blog=13476572&amp;post=185&amp;subd=nomerebagatelle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I wrote and tweeted this, verse by verse, lying in bed on Christmas Eve night. Like all tweets, it&#8217;s ephemera, but I kind of worried it would get lost forever, so decided to put it here in a more permanent form. Happy Christmas!</em></p>
<p>Twas the night before Christmas<br />
And all through the net<br />
Not a tweeter was stirring<br />
(Well, some were, I bet)</p>
<p>The avatars and profiles<br />
Were sprinkled with glitter<br />
And hastags of #Xmas<br />
Were all over Twitter</p>
<p>And ma on her laptop,<br />
And me tapping touch screen<br />
Had just settled down<br />
To check on our tweet streams</p>
<p>I looked down my followers<br />
At the top of the &#8220;new&#8221; pile<br />
Was someone that made me<br />
Quickly click on &#8220;view profile&#8221;</p>
<p>His jolly account page<br />
had the &#8220;Verified&#8221; tick<br />
So I knew in a moment<br />
It must be Saint Nick!</p>
<p>I checked out his followers<br />
He had quite a few!<br />
And in no time at all<br />
I was following too</p>
<p>And who was he following?<br />
Well perhaps you can guess!<br />
Just eight other tweeters<br />
I can list each address:</p>
<p>@dasher, @dancer,<br />
@prancer,  @vixen,<br />
@comet, @cupid,<br />
@donder and @blitzen</p>
<p>The last thing he tweeted<br />
Which I&#8217;d like to recite:<br />
&#8220;Happy Christmas to all<br />
And to all a good night!&#8221;</p>
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