Twitter for the Holidays

The holidays are around the corner and you know what that means. That’s right. Getting gifts for everyone on your list. And if you’re like most people, no matter how hard you tried alienating some people on your list, they’re still hanging around.

So, you’re faced with the dilemma. You want to get these people something, but since you didn’t receive any bailout money, you don’t want to spend a lot.

This is where Motherhood in NYC’s exclusive Twitter Gift List comes in handy.

Because everyone, no matter how much of a dinosaur, wants to appear hip and modern and nothing is more modern than Twitter. It’s word of the year, people. And who doesn’t love celebrities? Why not combine the two, add a sprinkling of “it’s the thought that counts,” plus a helping of “it’s better to give than receive” and voila! You have a recipe for absolutely free, yet super thoughtful gift giving.

By giving your loved one a special-hand selected celebrity to follow, you’ll save a mint (assuming that a mint is what you are used to spending on your giftees) and impress them by being on the cutting edge. Sure, they may never actually log on to Twitter to follow your suggested celebrity, but do you really think that they’ve ever worn that holiday sweater you forced on them a few years ago?

So, please allow me to present the 2009 Celebrity Twitter Follows for Everyone on Your Gift List.

For your “That Obama is no good” in-laws : @RealScottBaio with tweets like this,

For your “it’s raining again, just like the weather man promised” neighbor: @SamChampion! Sam is a friendly tweeter and is learning to spell words like s-n-o-w.

For your cross-word lover pal, @David_Lynch. Eh?

For your insomniac girlfriend @AlGore

For your cute co-worker (female) @AnnCurry

For your jock brother @EliManning

For your oldies buff mom @DameElizabeth (Liz Taylor)

For your young Harry Potter fan: @jk_rowling

For your “God, why did Beverly Hills 90210 have to end” fan: @torianddean

For your favorite, “OMG, didn’t he graduate from college, how can he still like DMB?” pal: @DaveMatthews

For your sister: @JanetJackson

For your favorite adulterer with a terminally ill wife: @johnedwards

For your favorite asshole @KarlRove

For your favorite lobotomy survivor @Jessica Simpson

For your favorite recluse @yokoono

Happy Giving! And if you happen to see any Twitter celebrity bargains, please let us know!

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