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#IfTheyTweeted, What Would They Say?
Imagine if everyone, living or dead, real or fictitious, had a Twitter account? #IfTheyTweeted brings these people to life in the Twittersphere, giving us some of the best modern interpretations of well-known people in 140 characters or less. The Irish got in on the #IfTheyTweeted action with some funny takes on their favorite characters.
President Lincoln seemed to be a popular character to poke fun at, with several references to his unfortunate end.
"Anyone know how that play ends?" Mrs Abraham Lincoln #IfTheyTweetedless than a minute ago via TweetDeck 
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Charlie Connelly
charlieconnelly
Here’s a potential tweet from Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon:
That's one small tweet for man, one giant tweet for mankind - Neil Armstrong #IfTheyTweetedless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
John Maguire
maguiresmovies
Some people decided to tweet as anonymous historical people. See this slightly dark yet funny take on the Irish famine:
"Bleedin' starvin .com" - unknown, circa 1847 #IfTheyTweetedless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply
Stephen Mulligan
stephenmulligan
This one might be a bit close to the bone for Fine Gaelers. Michael Collins met his end at Béal na mBláth on August 22, 1922 – but that doesn’t hold back @anciotog…
I'm stuck in traffic in Béal na mBláth. Anyone know what's the hold up? #iftheytweetedless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
Síle Murphy
anciotog
And what if some of the great minds of the world were around for the age of Twitter? Here’s an idea of what they might have to say.
Twitter is the curse of the tweeting classes. Oscar Wilde #iftheytweetedless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet Reply
Cat C
catco65
I tweet therefore I am - Descartes #IfTheyTweeted @charlieconnellyless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply
Marcas
marcas
Who could forget Roy Keane’s outburst at Mick McCarthy at the 2002 World Cup while in Saipan?
You were crap on Facebook, now you're crap on Twitter. #IfTheyTweeted - Roy Keaneless than a minute ago via UberSocial for Android Favorite Retweet Reply
Colm Tobin
colmtobin
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