It's a bit of an exaggeration to say I haven't been on Twitter since it sold for an insane amount of money to an insane person, but I haven't posted over there for a long time. It used to be a fun place to chill and joke with friends. Now it's a good place to see ads for off-brand ED pills and read crypto-bot rants. The ONLY good thing Twitter has going for it nowadays is F This Movie Fest!, a single day each year where good vibes, great movies, and awesome people come together to drown out the negativity and prove that yes Virginia, social media CAN be used for good. Kind of like The Purge, if The Purge was about eating pizza instead of murdering strangers.
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I read the news today
Spring is on its way
Winter’s over
You can throw your boots away
The groundhog told us so
And there’s no reason for
A weather-loving whistle pig
To lead the world astray
But that’s not all he said
As he raised his furry head:
“F This Movie Fest
Is coming back earlier than ever and
We’re gonna watch six films from ‘94
Films like Stargate and The Mask
Terminal Velocity, Timecop, Speed
And even Cabin Boy!”
I was filled with glee
But something gnawed at me
He could see it in my eyes
So I had to tell him why
Here’s why…
I haven’t been on Twitter
Since that S.O.B. took over
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
When the day is over
I just might log off forever
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
My woodchuck friend and I
Sat in silence as
I tried in vain to formulate
A simple alibi
I said “I feel like Al Pacino in Godfather III”
He said “that’s not a reference I understand but I
Can offer up to you
A lesson that is true
You learn it underground:
‘Never let the muskrats grind you down!’”
I haven’t been on Twitter
Since that S.O.B. took over
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
When the day is over
I should just log off forever
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
Only you could bring me back
And now the day is here
I’m sitting pretty in
A cozy little hideaway
Beneath a maple tree
My groundhog friend and I
Eating snacks and watching shadows
As they dance across his eighty-inch TV
Laughing with our friends
And hoping that this day will never end
I haven’t been on Twitter
Since that S.O.B. took over
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
When the day is over
We should all log off forever
F This Movie, F This Movie
Only you could bring me back
Oh two, two four, two oh two four
F This Movie Fest!
Say it loud: Never let the muskrats grind you down
And we will all log off together
Yes we will all log off together...
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