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Quotes of the Day Anyone lost a bunny? "If anyone in NW DC has lost a cute bunny rabbit, it's hopping around on grass at 18th and R." -- The Guardian's Richard Adams in a Wednesday tweet. New journo practices "OK, so do other editors also get story pitches by text message now? Is this a thing?" -- The Atlantic Senior Editor Garance Franke-Ruta in a Wednesday tweet. I have my eye on you, spam "Twitter spam with an alleged warning about something bad being said about me on a blog will soooo NOT work." -- GOP pundit Kevin Madden in a Wednesday tweet. Out of Context Quote "but seriously, the most important one is the neck pillow. :)" -- ABC News White House Correspondent Jake Tapper in a Wednesday tweet. Unnecessary Tweet of the Day "I do not know who thought to put thyme in a cocktail, but it is delicious." -- Roll Call's Jessica Estepa in a Wednesday tweet. On Tapper's advice to young reporters "I am really old when @jaketapper is the guy giving avuncular advice to 'young reporters.' @jaketapper *is* a young reporter." -- The Daily Caller's Mickey Kaus in a Wednesday tweet. Tapper provided tips Wednesday for young reporters on the campaign trail which we will run shortly. Cue up the violins "Dear Firefox, it's over. We're through. Five crashes in one morning? Any helpful advice on Safari vs. Chrome?" -- The Times of London's Matt Spence in a Wednesday tweet. Long Winded Journalism "Better call a @DailyCaller staff meeting, I got a mean deuce brewing." -- Mediaite's Tommy Christopher in a Wednesday tweet. He wrote a story on The Daily Caller's coverage of Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) possibly passing gas on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show. Some Daily Caller reporters bristled at Christopher's assessment of their story. Christopher tried to joke, but it was a bit late. "I kid because I love," he wrote. The Gentleman "Let the record show I agreed to change seats so a little girl could sit next to her mother. Please alert the Nobel Committee." -- CBS White House Radio Reporter Mark Knoller in a Wednesday tweet. The Observer "Have to say: Bachmann Newsweek cover looks even worse on newsstand surrounded by other mags." -- The LAT and Chicago Tribune's James Oliphant in a Wednesday tweet. Journo advertises low GPA "As someone who graduated college w/ a 2.5 gpa it amazes me number of grad students/professors who follow me on twitter." -- Labor Journalist Mike Elk in a Wednesday tweet. Pink sandals are a hit for WaPo fashion writer "My new neon pink @maraisusa sandals are getting tons of love from strangers today. Guess my random @ebay purchases can be a good thing." -- WaPo Fashion writers Janet Bennett Kelly and Holly Thomas in a Wednesday tweet. You know it's August when... "I really needed these Lays Dill Pickle chips and they needed me." -- WaPo Express' Sara Schwartz in a Wednesday tweet.

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