“Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends, but…”

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Entry from September 15, 2022

“Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends, but…”

A statement about the social media service Twitter was posted on Twitter by Leslie Brooks on March 8, 2014:

“Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants.”

The saying received over 14,000 likes. “Twitter is for people who want attention while being left alone” is a related saying.

Twitter
Leslie Brooks
@Leslie_Annie
Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants.
8:59 AM · Mar 8, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Zeke
@idontgivazik
Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants.
8:30 AM · Feb 6, 2016·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
puppies
@ashley9248
Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants
6:45 AM · Feb 23, 2017·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
And so it goes…
@JaniceH69833417
Via Leslie Brooks. Had to steal because it’s so me.
Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants.
3:18 PM · Aug 8, 2019·Twitter for iPad

Twitter
Agaba Philbert
@PhilberTFX
Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends but I don’t want to leave my house. Or wear pants.
5:17 AM · Mar 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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