Screwtape in 280 Characters

Circa 2006

Screwtape: "What's new, nephew?" Wormwood: "Nothing, uncle. Just a couple guys in California starting something with 140 characters." Screwtape: "You moron! This is what our research department has been working on for years." Wormwood: (puzzled look) Screwtape: "With only 140 characters, we will enshrine banality . . .

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. . . engender hate . . . . . .  and take over the world.

Circa 2017

Screwtape: "What's new, nephew?" Wormwood: "Nothing really, the guys in California have increased their 140-character thing to 280 characters." Screwtape: "Are you as dumb as you look?" Wormwood: (puzzled look) Screwtape: "Get away from me. Go haunt someone else." Screwtape: Tweet to @Jack.

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Lesson

*Read* Screwtape Letters, not Twitter.

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