As you all know, I am addicted to twitter, I love everything about it and after this post will post up Thursday twitter question time which is getting so many people contributing it makes twitter even more worthwhile.
In my job I get to meet lots of celebrities, Matthew McConaughey been one most famous, but also a host of Irish talent like Colm Meany, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Bergin, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Ardal O Hanlon, Brian Dowling, Westlife to name a few and I have learnt not to get star stuck with these people, but today the weirdest thing happened.
Stephen Fry who’s work I have admired for many many years has started to use twitter to keep him entertained while shooting a documentary for the BBC in Africa. He has accepted everyone as Friends on Twitter and has now amassed a huge 6086 followers. He is keeping us all up to date with his travels, with typical Stephen Fry wit, and its a pleasure to follow. Obviously with that many followers trying to get your reply seen is next to impossible, but by sheer fluke he spotted a reply from me today and he replied the shock still has not sunk in!
Basically he was leaving Nairobi on his way to Uganda, in the twitpic he put up showing of his luggage, was something to do with money and this is what happened.
Oh my god I made Stephen Fry comic genius laugh, well imagine how I felt, but not only that, he replies very seldom so I was over the moon. But the thing I love mostly about this is how someone so famous is conversing with the normal Joe through twitter, thousands of us, that is a ballsy thing to do, but on reading his twittering I think he is really enjoying it!
Even stranger still is I must be considered funny because within 10 minutes I had 30 new people following me, so the pressure is really on!
So thank you Stephen Fry, you made my day today!
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He is a legend, a f**king national treasure as they said on Never Mind the Buzzcocks the other night!
You now have the ear of Mr. Fry - I’m well impressed
Yeah, I was amazed and chuffed when SF returned my follow. And then you got him laughing so I said, I’ll follow this dude, ‘might learn a thing or two…
It’s all good, eh?
Well Ken as I said he has 6000+ followers and its constantly growing, so for my tweet to have even made his eyes I am astonished, but for him to take the time to reply, I am astounded.
Fair play to him, but I do think he is loving twitter think he has the same bug as I have!
Absolutely legenddary.
Cheers Sinead all that twittering I am doing is paying off I can crack a joke in 140 characters lmao
Well impressed!
hehe and holy MOLEY! Not only was your tweet funny as hell but the fact it caught Mr. Fry’s attention is phenomenal. Congrats. Now will you please tell him to record another podgram.
very, very, very jealous! well done, sir
(do you take bribes? and what kind?)
Why can’t you be funny like that with me!
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Thanks guys for the comments except Iced coffee who has called me a twat on his page!!!
Downsdad I always make you laugh, how dare you imply otherwise, work with himself in future!!!
K-traveling I am always open to bribes, just not sure what it will get you though!
Hmmm…. If Iced Coffee called you a twat, Can I call you a twot and get away with it?
Now, where’s this Iced Coffee guy’s page - seems like me and him will get on.
Looks like you already have Lucky! yep you and Iced-coffee would get on like a house on fire!
Nice! Very cool - fair play to you. I knew your classy one liners would take you places someday.
I still think this was brilliant. Fry is a legebag and your joke deserved his reply.
Nice work, John, I would have been over the moon too
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