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"FakeSheilaDixon" reporting from the jury room: Tweets as satire

November 24, 2009 at 3:40 pm 1

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     The anonymous wag FakeSheilaDixon has been Twittering away since September, with tweets that earned “her” scores of followers. Now, it turns out, this sham Sheila is on the jury (at least, it seems to be the same person) and @fakedixonjuror  is keeping trial watchers diverted, while the real jurors continue their fourth day of deliberations.

     Judge told us “Don’t read The Sun” over the weekend and we were all “The What?” 8:09 AM Nov 23rd from web

     Here are some more of “her” tweets….

  1. Wondering: If we’re still here on Thurs. morning would Judge allow parade TV? Other than that, nothing new to report. #dixontrial 23 minutes ago from web
  2. Can’t tweet now. Deliberating. #dixontrial about 1 hour ago from web
  3. @AnnieLinskey Absolutely. Need to maintain energy levels. Juror #7 is also doing Pilates. about 2 hours ago from web in reply to AnnieLinskey
  4. Have you ever seen that movie “12 Angry Men”? Total fiction. We’re more like the Justice League of America in here! #dixontrial about 2 hours ago from web
  5. Have you ever met a new group of people and finally CLICKED? Enjoying lunch with my new BFFs, hoping this never ends! #dixontrial about 2 hours ago from web
  6. It took two hours of back and forth (and, to be honest, some anger), but we made real progress this morning: half pepperoni, half veggie. 8:12 AM Nov 23rd from web
  7. Judge told us “Don’t read The Sun” over the weekend and we were all “The What?” 8:09 AM Nov 23rd from web
  8. Friday’s “tension” actually was more about what happens after twelve people chow down on free Chipotle, if you get where I’m going with this 8:04 AM Nov 23rd from web
  9. Refreshed after a relaxing weekend. Went to Best Buy, wished I had some gift cards. 7:47 AM Nov 23rd from web

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  • Joan Jacobson

    These are actually funny, unlike most mindless twitters. Wonder if Brew can unmask this clever person.

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