Well, do we want Mark writing in his "speaking voice" or not? He and I used to play on the same Ultimate team. I don't recall him using that phrase back then, but if--and I say if--he would use that phrase in conversation to describe an Ultimate team, or a stock, or my chances of monetizing my own dead blog, then I'm okay with him using it in his blog.

Of course, if it's an affectation thrown in their to foster some sort of forced hippery or phoney commonality with his readers, then I agree it ought to go.

Given the surrounding context, it was just a poor analogy to draw.

"Twitter is as dead as a football team that's doing poorly"

It doesn't even make sense, if the only comparison to be made is that both seem to be without direction, and that's what gets to me. Everyone is demanding Twitter have some kind of grand scheme, plot, or plan. They seem to be doing very well so far without any of it; and that little distinctive remark really just doesn't help solidify the argument in this post that Twitter is in any definition of the word 'dead'.

The Lions comment just felt very kitschy and could have very well been left without; while I disagree on the premise of the article, the delivery otherwise is presentable.

I see your point now, thank you.

As a Michigan native, that analogy brought back some bad memories for me.