{"id":859,"date":"2015-06-03T00:32:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/slightest\/?p=859"},"modified":"2015-06-03T00:34:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T04:34:32","slug":"annotated-twitter-gluten-free-since-before-the-advent-of-rob-lowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/slightest\/2015\/06\/03\/annotated-twitter-gluten-free-since-before-the-advent-of-rob-lowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Annotated Twitter: Gluten-Free Since Before The Advent Of Rob Lowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 12, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waiting for dystopian DirecTV Rob Lowe that is actually much more awesome than the &quot;original.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/575907902591991808\">March 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nYou know, come to think of it, now that we finally got FiOS, I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve seen a Rob Lowe DirecTV ad. Which, if true, is strange: I don&#039;t really need to be pitched DirecTV if we already have DirecTV, right? Or did they just trade him for that horse lady who apparently dates Derek Jeter? Oh, that&#039;s probably it. [Googling] Ah, yes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/envelope\/cotown\/la-et-ct-directv-rob-lowe-ads-20150407-story.html\">they did retire Rob Lowe<\/a>. I&#039;ve officially spent way too much time pondering this.<\/p>\n<p>. . . . . . . . . . .<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long Island Expressway, Long Island, New York, May 22, 2014: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/E0l30evEDE\">http:\/\/t.co\/E0l30evEDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/576001176329723904\">March 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIn other words, &#034;Fender unto Caesar.&#034;<\/p>\n<p>. . . . . . . . . . .<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\"># &#10;0?\u00c2\u00a1 opnpmyyw<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/576001426360557568\">March 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMr. Baby, Too&#039;s first tweet; fortunately the ability to swipe and sync up a Twitter account is not something the pediatrician concerns himself with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 14, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty sure baby&#39;s first word is &quot;cheers!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/576608425641156608\">March 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe power of talking to your baby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 19, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Call me old fashioned, but I don&#39;t know how I feel about children&#39;s services that purposely misspell words or overuse the letter &quot;K.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/578430768973746176\">March 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAs someone who feels squeamish at the sight of too many &#034;Ks&#034; maybe I&#039;m the wrong audience, but I would have thought that a pre-K program would be more attuned to conventional spelling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 20, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill de Blasio is mayor because 282,344 people out of 8 million-plus citizens voted in a primary, or 6.6% of NYC&#39;s 4.3m registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/578769405758177280\">March 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThose who claim a mandate are usually overcompensating for something.<\/p>\n<p>. . . . . . . . . .<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That the age range for this potty book is 4-8 years should be disturbing to everyone: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WeiaVLOACe\">http:\/\/t.co\/WeiaVLOACe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/578910465708933120\">March 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOne night I happened to notice that bit of information on the back cover. Weird.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 24, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#39;s nothing funny here; please quit your smizing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/580259021350912001\">March 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nI see you smirking.<\/p>\n<p>. . . . . . . . . .<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Faster Fogeyism: Suddenly laptops seem august and stately, like a full set of encyclopedias; fuck the mobile display.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/580570713683337216\">March 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOf course I eventually broke down and figured out how to make the site &#034;friendly&#034;; looks like shit sometimes, but whatever the fuck ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 26, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Has it occurred to anyone that people on their mobile devices are just killing time in the first place?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/580943042972135424\">March 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIn other words, three full days of griping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 29, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is laundry detergent labeled gluten-free?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batclub\/status\/582035721181069312\">March 29, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAlright, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_Adams\">Cecil Adams<\/a> style, I&#039;m going to get to the bottom of this. By way of background, I started by dutifully trying to collapse a box of laundry detergent, in order to recycle it, because that&#039;s the kind of law-abider I am. The dregs of the laundry detergent of course got everywhere, and since Mr. Baby, Too has a real penchant for white powder he discovers on the floor, I took a look at the box and found that gluten-free label. Raised eyebrows ensued. So <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/news\/2013\/05\/laundry-detergents-that-make-confounding-food-claims\/index.htm\">apparently<\/a> certain gluten sensitivities (not celiac, which is actually eating gluten) may be exacerbated by stuff with gluten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, 2015 Waiting for dystopian DirecTV Rob Lowe that is actually much more awesome than the &quot;original.&quot; &mdash; Bridge + Tunnel Club (@batclub) March 12, 2015 You know, come to think of it, now that we finally got FiOS, I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve seen a Rob Lowe DirecTV ad. 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