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Anything sets off Twitter

Isn't Twitter wonderful? We can now get excited about any freakin' thing that happens in pop culture.

Sorry for the italics. But as so often happens, Twitter exploded this week over some silly thing or another. This time it was an appearance on Jeopardy by Paris Themmen as a contestant. If the name doesn't ring a bell - as it didn't with me - you must not be a Willy Wonka fan. In 1971 Mr. Themmen played Mike Teevee in the movie.

He didn't mention this movie role on Jeopardy, but ever alert tweeters still recognized him. A typical reaction: SO ARE WE JUST GUNNA ACT LIKE THAT ISNT MIKE TV FROM WILLY WONKA ON #JEOPARDY RIGHT NOW?! [caps in the original]

Don't worry, plenty of other tweeters recognized the guy and commented about this momentous event in the history of the world. Sadly for Mr. Themmen, he ended up with the two-grand consolation prize as the second place finisher. He's not in show business any more, except when he questions the answers on Jeopardy.

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