The German word "kummerspeck" means "excess weight gained by emotional over-eating" and translates literally as "grief bacon." #justfyi

Remember this 2011 study of pundit predictions? 26 pundits were studied. 6 were more accurate than a coin toss. http:// http://bit.ly/ixmTzl 

Actual PBS statement on Bert and Ernie: "They remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation." http://on.fb.me/oHUNzr h/t @tucapcon

Sure, let's ask a bunch of women to compete to be the prettiest, then laugh at them for not having well-honed views on income inequality.

In my parents' town on Long Island, police are making anyone who stays in their homes write their name and SS# on their forearms. #irene

Morning newsroom productivity plummets as entire NYT staff goes to New Yorker Web site to read this: http://t.co/MpiUSdQ7

So good. RT @earnest_cyborg9: I took a crack at fixing TIME's cover pic.twitter.com/WASQpU0qlc

MT @justinwolfers: The six studies that Paul Ryan was citing in defense of his tax plan? 4 are blog posts or op-eds. (via @jbarro)

Video of Perry stumble up at the NYT liveblog: http://t.co/r4678n1E #cnbcdebate

Devastating @propublica story on special interest lobbying on redistricting. Sounds boring, but changes everything, http://t.co/HJ1Uljhr

Pastor who skimped on @applebees tip reveals self, claims embarassment, demands server be fired. @applebees complies.  http://gawker.com/5980558/pastor-who-left-sanctimonious-tip-gets-waitress-fired-from-applebees-claims-her-reputation-was-ruined …

47% of Americans pay no income tax, thanks to notorious leftist Ronald Reagan. A history lesson from @joshuagreen: http://t.co/tbxvQKBA

Even Clinton never won the popular vote. Obama did it twice -- only 2nd Dem to do so since Andrew Jackson, says @jonathanhsinger.

RT @indecision: A top spy caught having casual sex with a stranger is awful! Speaking of which, who's going to see Skyfall tonight?

RT @dailyintel: Meet the breakout star of Hurricane #Sandy: Mayor Bloomberg's sign language interpreter Lydia Calas.  http://nym.ag/PDAcYG 

RT @kevinrfree: If Tagg Romney wants to punch people who ruin his dad's chances to be President, then Donald Trump, you in danger, girl.

Awesome. MT @trevortimm: Judge orders the FBI to pay journo almost a half million for withholding records under FOIA  http://bit.ly/WMyjcm 

Dear Google+: Thank you for assigning me the work of sorting my friends into lists. I hope to generate ad revenue for you.

Your companies Ch 11'ed 4 times RT @realdonaldtrump: “If you strike out, nobody is going to help you--not your friends, not the government."

Horrible. RT @samir: Today's @nypost cover of the man on the subway tracks is probably the craziest I've ever seen.  http://bit.ly/TzRa6E