Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Shit My Dad Says


Shit My Dad Says is a pretty hysterical twitter account from a 29 year-old dude named Justin Halpern who lives with his 73 year-old senile father.   He basically just tweets random comments that his dad says throughout the day, usually relating in one form or another to actual "shit".  Some are kinda lame, but there are some definite gems in there.

With only 76 tweets to date (I think he started at some point in August), he already has over 800k followers, a book deal, AND a TV show in development.  You can read all about that here...
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/justin-halpern-and-shit-my-dad-says.html

I think the idea of a TV show based solely on the remarks of a grumpy old man is prime for failure, particularly on network TV where they can't say 87% of what's tweeted...but maybe that's why I'm not a TV executive....  Anyway, below are some of favorite comments (in chronological order from the most recent)...  and you can see them all at: http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

"No. Tell 'em we're not doing Christmas dinner at a casino... Don't be an ass about it, but tell them why it's a fucking stupid idea."

"Son, no one gives a shit about all the things your cell phone does. You didn't invent it, you just bought it. Anybody can do that."

"I hate paying bills... Son, don't say "me too." I didn't say that looking to relate to you. I said it instead of "go away."

"Nobody is that important. They eat, shit, and screw, just like you. Maybe not shit like you, you got those stomach problems."

"If mom calls, tell her I'm shitting... Son, marriage is about not having to lie about taking a shit."

"We didn't have a prom. Dancing wasn't allowed...What's Footloose?...That's the plot of the movie? That sounds like a pile of shit."


I think the baby shit....Well, I'm smelling shit right now, so if it ain't the baby, one of you has a big fucking problem."

"Here's a strawberry, sorry for farting near you...Hey! Either take the strawberry and stop bitching, or no strawberry, that's the deal."

"Who in the fuck is tila tequila? Is she a stripper?...That's her? Yeah, that's a stripper, son, I don't give a shit what you say."

"It's just a fucking june bug, calm down. Jesus Christ, what happens when something bigger than a testicle attacks you?"

"My flight lands at 9:30 on Sunday...You want to watch what? What the fuck is mad men? I'm a mad man if you don't pick me the hell up."

1 comment:

  1. My only real problem with this is the guy was a screen writer before he started the Twitter account. It's definitely funny, but it certainly feels like just another way to getting a TV deal, instead of something more organic. Digging the blog, BTW. Keep it up!

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