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Miss Universe India Accused of 'Twagerism'
Emirates 24/7 ^ | Thursday, September 01, 2011

Posted on 09/01/2011 12:05:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Gives birth to a new word over accusation of stealing tweets

All thanks to Miss Universe contestant, we now have a new word to add to our vocabulary-twagerism.

The act of stealing someone else's tweets to make you look more intelligent, yes that's what 'twagerism' is.

According to news.com.au, the new word was coined from claims that a Miss Universe contestant "borrowed" tweets originally published by a newspaper columnist.

Miss Universe India, Vasuki Sunkavalli, in her Twitter profile and updates seemed to have a good grasp on politics and current affairs. We now know the source of her knowlegde.

In one of her tweet, she wrote about the Indian proposal for an anti-corruption ombudsman. "Only in India can you lead a movement to add an extra layer of unweildy [sic] regulation to fix a problem caused by too much unweildy [sic] regulation.”

The columnist coludn't help but spot the strong resemblance. He then found 7 of her 29 tweets were his own.

Dhume took to the twitterverse and accused the beauty pageant contestant of "twagerism".

To her defence Ms Sunkavalli said she was unaware of the etiquette of "retweeting".

“It wasnt [sic] accidental. can’t possibly cut copy AND paste accidentally now can I just dint [sic] know the technical know how of ‘retweeting’, ” she wrote.

Dhume knew it was a battle he should let go and tweeted it as a "tempest in a teapot", admitting Ms Sunkavalli looked better than he did in a swimsuit.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: notguilty; veryverynotguilty
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To: KC_Lion
The Future doesn't belong to Male-Only-China, but to Hottie India instead!!!

It's not quite a "male-only China" yet! :)


21 posted on 09/01/2011 12:42:38 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: nickcarraway; Tax-chick; Constitution Day
Miss Universe India, Vasuki Sunkavalli, in her Twitter profile and updates seemed to have a good grasp on politics and current affairs. We now know the source of her knowlegde.

No comment.

22 posted on 09/01/2011 12:43:44 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Puppage

I’d hit it.

And I didn’t steal that line from anyone! It’s completely original!


23 posted on 09/01/2011 12:43:50 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

24 posted on 09/01/2011 12:45:39 PM PDT by Lazamataz (If Hitler had been as lazy as Obama, the 1940's would have been a very nice decade!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Very Not Guilty!


25 posted on 09/01/2011 12:46:42 PM PDT by Wu (Excuse me while I kiss the sky......)
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To: FromTheSidelines

composite image imo


26 posted on 09/01/2011 12:46:53 PM PDT by steveo (PETO-VT-IN-MARI-SVB-CRVCE-AVSTRALI-SEPELIAR)
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To: Lazamataz

Does this now count as perjury?

27 posted on 09/01/2011 12:47:31 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: The Toll

Better get under a cold shower-—here’s her Chana Masala recipe.

INGREDIENTS tablespoon butter, 1/2 onion, chopped, garlic clove, 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander, teaspoon ground cumin, 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric, 3 tablespoons chopped tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained, teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala, 1/2 teaspoon salt, Juice of 1/4 lemon, 1/2 chp jalapeño, teaspoon grated gingeroot.

Brown and soften onion in melted butter 6 min. Add garlic; cook a min. Add the coriander, cumin, cayenne, and turmeric. Stir until combined and cook for 30 seconds or so, or until it is very fragrant. Stir in the tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dump in the chickpeas and the pour in the water. Stir until combined, and then bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add the paprika, garam masala, salt, and lemon juice. Cover and cook at a simmer for 10 minutes. Sprinkle in the ginger and jalapeno. Cook 30 sec. Season with salt if needed.


28 posted on 09/01/2011 12:51:44 PM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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To: FromTheSidelines; Impy; GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj

Guilty. Punishment - spanking ;)


29 posted on 09/01/2011 12:52:21 PM PDT by Perdogg (0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
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To: Perdogg

For you or for her?

Or does it really matter?


30 posted on 09/01/2011 12:53:34 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: FromTheSidelines
Ah Yes, I forgot about the Gorgeous Chinese Woman, she is an endangered Species.

Might I suggest a Late Night Commando Raid into China to Whisk these Women away to a more friendly Society, I propose the Same for Middle Eastern Women as well, (There is Great Beauty underneath the veil)

OR we trade our Communists to their Communists for their Women, We get rid of the Dems, They Get rid of their Women, the Libs get to live in a Communist Society, and the ChiComs get their Worker Numbers back, Works all the way around

31 posted on 09/01/2011 12:53:44 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If Sarah can't be elected in 2012, then Phase II will fall into place, may G-D have mercy on us all)
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To: Liz

. . . Let stand for 15 minutes, then serve, with garnish, off of her delicious tummy.


32 posted on 09/01/2011 12:54:22 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs (Does beheading qualify as 'breaking my back', in the Jeffersonian sense of the expression?)
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To: Larry Lucido

She obviously trying to curry favor.

Beautiful woman who probably smells like last week’s pot roast.


33 posted on 09/01/2011 1:03:12 PM PDT by shibumi (Goi! Rode, Goi!)
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To: Perdogg

She’s no Frida Pinto. I gotta vote butterface. Sorry. :-(


34 posted on 09/01/2011 1:05:20 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Perdogg; FromTheSidelines; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

“Howdy Miss India, I’m Rick Perry and I’m here to administer your punishment...so come lie across my knee and I’m gonna spank y’all’s heine ‘til it’s as red as Texas.”


35 posted on 09/01/2011 1:41:24 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Perry/Bachmann 2012 - they can share hair care products.)
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To: nickcarraway

Just curious: How does tweet theft become “twagerism”? I wonder how the word was coined.


36 posted on 09/01/2011 1:46:03 PM PDT by mewzilla (Forget a third party. We need a second one.)
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To: mewzilla

Tweet and plagiarism? If so, feh. Someone should coin a more clever word.


37 posted on 09/01/2011 1:47:31 PM PDT by mewzilla (Forget a third party. We need a second one.)
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder if there is any way to get a twittergasm yet?


38 posted on 09/01/2011 1:49:31 PM PDT by b4its2late ("Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8")
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To: Puppage

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INzpbW9zIns/TiVc0qdmEYI/AAAAAAAACF8/QGSbvvvW9rQ/s1600/vasuki01.jpg
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
www.indian-magic.com

Being somewhat adventurous (read lascivious??<:) I opened the link that is on the side of the young ladies photo.

Takes a while to navigate etc but there are some syt’s on there that make this young lady look (somewhat) like a boy.

I am definitely ready to OUTSOURCE MYSELF to India. <: <:


39 posted on 09/01/2011 2:11:26 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) If govt involved, the more outlandish a scheme appears, the truer it probably is.)
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To: nickcarraway
These are trumped up charges. Not Guilty.


40 posted on 09/01/2011 2:17:34 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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