Christine M. Courard

Language nerd. Science geek. Storyteller.
Bring back the #interrobang.

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

Whenever people theorize about vast government conspiracies, I think about how hard it is just to get 20 people to keep quiet about a surprise party.

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

Thrilled to be back in @wapodavenport 's beat (haven't had the pleasure since way back in 2014, I think -- hi, Chris!) and to share this news.
(Gotta tease you for the typo in BWX Technologies' name, tho 😉)
https://t.co/mUf2QvDqDf

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Dear New Hampshire: What. the. Efffffff?

“New Hampshire doesn’t have a legal limit for alcohol consumption while in your own home watching a baseball game.” https://t.co/s1gVXcviK5

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

Equinox: the perfect time to replace batteries in your smoke alarms, change HVAC filters, and update your #zombie plans for a "Last of Us" scenario! #fungus #LastOfUsHBO
https://t.co/nAW6owcvxc

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I’m more interested in who would be the spoiler — that player who knows they’re going to lose, so breaks treaties, makes counter-productive decisions, and generally screws around so the game takes twice as long to finish… #ClassicsTwitter #Risk

[sententiae antiquae @sentantiq]

#ClassicsTwitter, Friends, Fiends, a poll

you are playing Risk with Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great and have to place a bet on one winning.

Who's your choice?

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@TomS80394121 I pity any poor soul struggling with an addiction. This is awful.

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Good grief, #Massachusetts ! Can we be done with the deluge of #sportsbetting ads already? 🙄

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

A friendly Saturday reminder, as my forehead meets keyboard for the umpteenth time. #apstyle #comprise

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

Comprise means to contain, to include all or embrace. It is best used only in the active voice, followed by a direct object: The United States comprises 50 states. The jury comprises five men and seven women. The zoo comprises many animals. #APStyleChat (2/4)

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

NEW RULE! Thou shalt not put a meeting on my calendar same-day unless it is an emergency...
that I would *agree* is an emergency...
and it darn well better not be a video call...
or in the *only* 30-minute opening visible on my calendar. 😡

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

Tonight’s Uber driver is listening to @NPR — that definitely merits a better tip!

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

THIS: "When we are shocked out of the everyday but have no history, we grope for reference points, and become vulnerable to people who give us easy answers." 👏👏👏https://t.co/CS5UsFdxbI

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

Living the wild life, on hold with PC support this crazy Saturday night 🙄

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape 🎶

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@TomS80394121 Mother nature always wins...

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Drought may have doomed this ancient empire — a warning for today’s climate crisis https://t.co/OGhMtf413O

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@jaxjacobsen It’s worth noting, however, that the whole service is understaffed and underequipped. https://t.co/pGmUKdfzEj

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

@jaxjacobsen Nothing. I rarely receive anything from them, though, unless they think I owe money.

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

We need a specific word for the unique #stress felt when someone steals your stress ball… 😡

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

😳 Teens in the house are listening to #Sade, un-ironically. Not sure if we should feel proud, or afraid?

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This 👇

[Chris @upgdot]

@_ElizabethMay They are turning a 100% digital thing into a cable box again.

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

@_ElizabethMay Gen Z is not going to buy their own accounts in the face of these policies; they're just going to find more creative ways to cheat the system.
Pity the university #IT departments!

[Christine M. Courard @CMCourard]

@_ElizabethMay Why does it completely escape #Netflix's understanding that my college-aged children are still very much dependents who belong to my household, without being able to return to home WiFi every month?