15 times the Swansea branch of Waterstones won at Twitter
The Swansea branch of Waterstones went viral with a rather lovely tweet about a ‘thesaurus leak’ so we thought we’d bring you that and a whole bunch of other times it won at Twitter.
Almost as good as curling up with a good book. But not quite, obviously.
1.
Doors closed 2.5 hours ago. We are, as ever, staying late. There have been reports of a thesaurus leak, and we are worried, bothered, concerned, apprehensive, fraught, fretful and nervous about it. You never know when it may strike. Or transpire. Be vigilant. And wary.
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 4, 2018
2.
So much better than the slang dictionary leak we had at @belmontbooks last week. Didn’t know whether to mop it up, censor it, or wash entire store’s mouth out with soap. (Still a few little cusses loose here and there.)
— Chris Abouzeid (@gripemaster) September 5, 2018
That sounds a little challenging. We had an ‘Oxford Dictionary of Physics’ leak in ’97. For days all we could talk about was absolute expansivity and palaeomagnetism. We are still finding the odd quark behind the shelves, too.
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 5, 2018
3.
At least the Oxford Dictionary of Physics did not fall open at the page describing Shroedinger feline paradox. If that had got out, you still would not know whether the shop was open or closed and it would have to exist in both states at the same time (probably…)
— William Henry Smith (@whs1922) September 5, 2018
You’re right – that was a close call
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 5, 2018
4.
The content of your tweet has telltale signs, marks, indications similar to a recent Thesaurus spill in this vicinity, area, locale which I still suspect the authorities did not adequately, fairly, sufficiently clean up. Of course they insist, assert that they have done so.
— Karen Joyce (@photontrace) September 4, 2018
They can be pretty rampant, prevalent and pandemic. This one reminds us of the Great Synonym Surfeit of ’83. That was a wordy year.
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 4, 2018
5.
Doors open in 5 minutes. The thesaurus leak yesterday has resulted in a minor synonym overload, so please be aware that you may notice some abnormal repetition today. You may also experience a bit of unusual reiteration. https://t.co/ZbmJKVLL42
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 5, 2018
6.
Doors closed 20 minutes ago. We're all staying late, as ever. This time it's for our weekly discussion/argument about whether John Grisham is fiction or crime and whether Ursula Le Guin should be under 'L' or 'G'. We've had the same discussion/argument every week for 20 years now
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) August 31, 2018
7.
Doors closed 28 minutes ago.
They used to be automatic.
They used to be systematic.
They used to be hydromatic.Now they're a bit greasy and need tightening.#GreaseTightening
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 3, 2018
8.
Doors closed 4 hours ago. What have we been doing for 4 hours, you ask? Oh, you know, this and that, we say. Closing the doors, we say. That took a minute. Checking they were locked. 2 minutes. Then 3 hours 57 writing this tweet. We're sure you'll agree it was worth the wait.
— Waterstones Swansea (@swanseastones) September 2, 2018
