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writer, editor, naysayer. the south is home.

Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
20 days
made two donations in honor of the 2017 and 2019 egg bowls, both historic victories regardless of who “scored more points” or whatever
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
Justin used a Britney lookalike in a music video, crudely discussed their sex life in interviews, laughed when asked about Britney’s virginity in 2006, and wrote about the pain from the breakup in his 2018 book. He had no problem bringing up the past when it benefitted him.
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Entertainment Tonight
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Justin Timberlake is "focusing on his own family and trying not to concern himself" with Britney Spears's memoir revelations. A source tells ET, "Justin and Jessica just want everyone to grow and evolve instead of continuing to bring up the past." 🔗:
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
8 months
time to sit back, relax and watch my alma mater play football
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
name a fictional character who would pay for twitter blue
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
2 months
annual reminder that if you call yourself progressive and/or liberal and think southerners deserve terrible things because they live in red states, you lack basic empathy and critical thinking skills and should be embarrassed alt: bless your heart
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
one thing about swifties is they only need 48-72 hours of research and they’ll know more about football than most of the dudes who are mad they exist
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
11 months
the governor of texas being duped by the dunning-kruger times is too on the nose for my taste, please pay the writers
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
bet these guys love a lake beach
@zachblandford
Zach Blandford
6 months
One of these guys was a finalist for sexiest man alive and the other is dating Taylor Swift.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
spend less time being mad about a guy who’s paid to piss people off and more time watching SVP and ryan clark’s masterclass in empathy, compassion and responsible reporting
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
OH LIKE YOU’VE NEVER TURNED YOUR ANIMAL CROSSING ISLAND INTO A TED LASSO ISLAND (the last one is obvs keeley)
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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my son’s school banned tag after a few kids played too hard and got hurt so he and his friends decided the best way to get it reinstated is to create a google presentation for the principal buckle up
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
connor stalions will stop at nothing
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no context college football
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help
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
8 months
a tailgate is just girl dinner for more people
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
and britney’s a stronger woman than i am because there’s no way in hell i’d let a dude from millington get away with any of that
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
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@Chris_Grosse
𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚
1 year
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
the first place i’d look is the british museum
@BBCNews
BBC News (UK)
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British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
5 months
make sure hugh has an escort to his car tonight, things could get out of hand
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
10 months
guess they’re still mad about ole miss losing to the united states in 1962
@BoardGeniuses
Message Board Geniuses
10 months
These #OleMiss fans were all cheering for Vietnam to beat the USWNT last night.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
if tiger spent three months a year bleeding and coping with period pain, they'd make a whole-ass documentary about how champions overcome insurmountable obstacles
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
we need to talk about how young colin firth was just fancy joe burrow
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
4 months
want to personally apologize to @CasualThursday for assuming this was just a VERY FUNNY birmingham suburb joke when actually it was breaking news
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@TheWapplehouse
Kristi Yamaguccimane
4 months
oh my god this is the whitest shit I’ve ever seen
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
i need the youths to understand this used to be one of the most meh stadium experiences in college football despite having one of the most chaotic tailgating scenes then someone said “what if we took the energy of all-day chandelier drankin’ and made it our entire brand”
@OleMissFB
Ole Miss Football
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No one has more fun than us 😏 #ComeToTheSip
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
11 months
chick-fil-a has never been the lord’s chicken and the lord would back me up on this but he’s at popeyes getting an entirely different meal than he ordered and praising himself for it
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
my dad’s funeral was the day before the 2014 LSU game and my mom’s is the day before the egg bowl we are not a family; we are a brand
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
the confederate flag objectively is a symbol of an anti-american nation, hence why they made their own flags
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
when she said she’d rather die than watch another egg bowl, she MEANT IT
@rollbamaroll
Roll ‘Bama Roll
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@AlexMcDaniel we are so sorry about your news, Alex. We send our thoughts and sincerest prayers to you and your family on the loss of your mother. You were close and she will be genuinely missed. Be well.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
girl dinner
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
10 months
missed you, @MississippiDOT
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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10yo: why do you cry when you watch bluey me: because being a parent is a constant emotional rollercoaster and this show captures that so beautifully 10yo: bruh it’s dogs
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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taylor’s got every thirty-something woman in america trying to figure out why they stopped drinking vodka-cran
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
it’s actually really easy and fun to root for adults who get paid for the work they do
@DanWolken
Dan Wolken
7 months
Manchin says the quiet part out loud: “It’s hard to root for the kids when they’re multi millionaires as freshmen and sophomores.”
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
4 months
a celebrity is having fun at a football game and i, for one, am outraged
@YahooSports
Yahoo Sports
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Eminem + Lions playoff football = LOUD DETROIT 🔥
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
5 months
dolly doing halftime in a cowboys cheerleader uniform is the greatest tribute to my mother i could ever imagine hotty toddy, go cowboys, paula mcdaniel forever
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
@clhubes years ago, when my son was two, we picked up my aunt from the airport. she climbs in the backseat next to him and immediately whips out her phone to show him her new kitten her: do you see it? that’s my baby! my son: that’s not a baby; that’s a cat
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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ready to close out the worst week of my life with a few hours of peace and positivity
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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“do you have twitter?” - my son to @edsbs during a round of warhammer
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
i’m fascinated by how the lasso fan base is divided into those who think it’s obvious ted and rebecca will end up together and those (like me) who think there’s absolutely no way that’s happening (nor should it) it’s like we’re watching two different shows is…is this sports
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Alex McDaniel
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my tv’s bigger, my beer is whiskey and i am just MISERABLE
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
27 days
the community note, I can’t breathe
@HarrisonKrank
Harrison Krank
28 days
This photo from the Eclipse is funnier when you realize that the pyramid is a Bass Pro Shop 🎣
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
4 months
LET’S RUN IT BACK ONE MORE TIME
@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
8 months
time to sit back, relax and watch my alma mater play football
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
9 months
long-term long-distance low-commitment casual girlfriend
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
A DEEPLY UNSERIOUS SPORT
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
they let her dress how she wanted for four years and decided to change their minds for a ceremony where no one will see what’s under her gown anyway the cruelty is the point
@ACLU_MS
ACLU of Mississippi
1 year
BREAKING: Late last night, a judge ruled that Harrison County Schools can bar our client, a trans girl, from attending her high school graduation unless she wears boy’s clothes - socks, dress shoes, pants, a button down shirt and tie.
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Alex McDaniel
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spoke to a journalism class at alabama and a student asked what’s the best ole miss win i’ve ever seen in person i felt weird saying the alabama win in 2014 but got humbled REAL fast when someone said “i was 10 years old” roll tide you monsters
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
11 months
fascinating AMA with @brendanhunting about the ted lasso finale
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
5 months
man they really got my ass
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
7 months
lots of talented people involved with ESPN’s college football programming, but what’s happening on gameday after years of celebrating fan culture has made me stop watching there are enough insufferable assholes in this business
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Alex McDaniel
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SOMEONE TELL THE OLE MISS BAND TO PLAY NECK, I HAVE AN IDEA
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
happy international women’s day
@PeteThamel
Pete Thamel
1 year
Sources: Former Texas coach Chris Beard has emerged as the top candidate for the Ole Miss basketball job. The sides have spoken and Ole Miss in in the process of doing due diligence on Beard. W/ @jeffborzello .
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
please don’t be a joke
How is this not a joke
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
he should smile more
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
matched with an arkansas fan on bumble should our first date be a forced rewatch of the 2015 game so he can go ahead and see me at my worst or should i maintain a little mystery
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
4 months
egg bowl twitter deserved this win
@BunkiePerkins
Bunkie Perkins
4 months
I have concerns about the structural engineering curriculum at Mississippi State now
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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‘HOT ROD’ did not get nominated for any #Oscars
@DiscussingFilm
DiscussingFilm
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‘SALTBURN’ did not get nominated for any #Oscars See the full nominees list:
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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forget the game, let’s do this instead
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
UPDATE: my son said they emailed the presentation to the principal approximately 30 seconds before school let out for the weekend lolololol also they removed that whole thing about property damage so now we wait
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
what a glow up
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
no i do not have a meme-designer side hustle but if i did
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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i am completely shattered that said, i can’t say enough about her team at @MDAndersonNews because they gave her two years she wasn’t supposed to have with us and i wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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it’s my last day at @forthewin , by far the best and most rewarding job i’ve ever had, and I want to talk about it for a minute if you’ll let me.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
as someone who attended the university of mississippi i could teach a master class on how to ignore the people in power and praise the people who actually get things done
@ktrain_11
Kelsey Trainor
1 year
How do I root for LSU without rooting for Kim? I would like to know how. Bc I would like to do that.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
alabama still found a way to play in january
@evanmcmurry
Evan McMurry
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📸: Andrew Harnik/AP
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
4 months
can confirm everyone I’ve ever known is staying at hilton atlanta they’re gonna run out of maker’s in seven minutes
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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it’s 7:37 a.m. and we got a guy doing a double shot of tequila at the wolfgang puck bar, welcome to ronald reagan washington national airport
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
6 months
i don’t think enough is being said about the fact that we all need elvis’ cousin to win this mississippi governor’s race
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
three things happened in august 2020 that changed the course of my life: - i lost a job i loved - ted lasso premiered - my kid showed me how to customize things on animal crossing ANYWAY SOMETIMES THINGS WORK OUT
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
jason and brendan brought up my island during our interviews this week and Y’ALL CAN’T TELL ME NOTHIN, BYE
@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
OH LIKE YOU’VE NEVER TURNED YOUR ANIMAL CROSSING ISLAND INTO A TED LASSO ISLAND (the last one is obvs keeley)
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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can confirm @CITYGROCERYOXMS took requests for the first time ever and it’s all Bob Seger and I love this RIP PAULA
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
give her the chancellor’s office, it’s hers
@OleMissWBB
Ole Miss Women's BB
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Alex McDaniel
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if the men find out we’ve been carrying the publishing industry on our backs, they’re going to tell the church
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@nolemonnomelon
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one thing I didn't understand until recently is a large number of women who are into "books" and "reading" are just into porn. they are talking about porn
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Alex McDaniel
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who’s making the ole miss antifa gameday stickers this year, FINE I’LL DO IT
@Jmayer84
Jeff Mayer
1 year
@edsbs @ShutdownFullcas You guys missed a whole new angle to this story @HollyAnderson @celebrityhottub
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
all they have to do is say “we know and we don’t care because we want to win.”
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
*arrives at school to pick up 9yo* random teacher: i hope your son becomes a comedian one day and makes you a lot of money me: who’s that 9yo: never seen that woman in my life
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Alex McDaniel
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the very last truffula tree of them all
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Alex McDaniel
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if you’re in a briarcrest-ole miss group text, charge your phone it’s 2017 all over again, baby
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
week 6 of waking up before dawn for youth soccer in northern virginia and i’m on team snack duty apparently i didn’t buy the right oranges sources close to me say “at least you tried, mom” and “i told you NOT to get the red gatorade, are you serious”
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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(doing duolingo on the plane) 10yo: are those real people me: yeah 10yo (with his whole chest): EVEN JONNY SINS????
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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really impressed with this recruiting strategy
@OleMissBand
Ole Miss Band
7 months
We also had the privilege of having @AlexMcDaniel with us, and Jack as an honorary drumline member ❤️🩵
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Alex McDaniel
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MISSISSIPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
@FOS
Front Office Sports
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The surprise marching band featured in Usher's Super Bowl halftime show was Jackson State's "Sonic Boom of the South" 🎺
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Alex McDaniel
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bringing in the real experts today, i see
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Alex McDaniel
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the revolution is nigh
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Alex McDaniel
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graphic design is their passion
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Alex McDaniel
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lmao how are we still doing this
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
the stats don’t lie
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
imagine thinking “writer from mississippi” is an insult
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
8 months
highly recommend dating someone who doesn’t have a favorite college football team they will make you feel like an absolute insane person by comparison, but i still recommend it
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Alex McDaniel
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@celebrityhottub asked my son to answer this and he said “that morning the coffee machine broke and you woke me up to go buy coffee at McDonald’s” “it was still dark outside”
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Alex McDaniel
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incredible strategy here
@CBSNews
CBS News
7 months
A "relatively rare" sighting was discovered this week: A massive stingray nearly the length of Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift's rumored beau.
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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ryan hired me. changed my whole life. changed my kid’s life. said my resume looked nicer than his entire outfit. offered me oatmeal during the job interview. for more anecdotes about ryan nanni, listen to our hot rod podcast, HOT POD, launching whenever he finally gives in
@celebrityhottub
Ryan Nanni
1 year
Yup, got laid off today. Gonna miss working with all the talented folks at @secretbase but I know they'll keep kicking ass. Not sure what's next! But if you wanna chat about something, email me at ryan.nanni @gmail .com
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
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flight is delayed until 11 so if you’re at the memphis airport and see a gal throwing back screwdrivers and discussing bowl game scenarios with no one in particular, mind your business but also say hi
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
CALL ‘EM OUT, DAN, CALL ‘EM ALL OUT
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Alex McDaniel
1 year
my son congratulated my mom on being a mother for 40 years knowing damn good and well i’m only 36
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@AlexMcDaniel
Alex McDaniel
1 year
the man
@missmilkton
milk
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what’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve pretended to like for a man
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Alex McDaniel
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how i long for the traditionally masculine color schemes of yesteryear
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@EndWokeness
End Wokeness
1 year
“This is the boys section? Wow.” They are pushing this agenda on our children. Wake up.
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Alex McDaniel
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letting my son stay up to watch @OleMissWBB and he’s acting like we’re out of control him: should we drink coffee me: what no him: i won’t tell a soul
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Alex McDaniel
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DK does not get enough credit for this and i don’t get enough laughs when i say “piss on ‘em DK” so I’m glad we’re finally discussing the important issues
@BrianMFloyd
Brian Floyd
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and six years ago today, dk metcalf set this whole thing in motion
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