TwitterZona: Highlighting news and images from around Arizona—via tweets.
By @MikeTheSauce
HAUNTED ZZZS IN BISBEE
Host of SyFy’s “Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files” and paranormal investigator and Ben Hansen: “Just arrived in Bisbee, AZ. Going to take a short nap in my haunted room, hoping the ghost children take naps at the same time.”
PHX RETREAT & RETWEET
This tweet by Cody Simpson, an Australian teen musician with almost 5 million Twitter followers, was retweeted 1,700 times: “long week of work, but cheers to 2 days off in Phoenix now! El Paso you were awesome tonight. Gooood vibes.”
STRUCK GOLD
Phoenix copy editor Julie Dart: “Wow. First golden-flower century plant I’ve seen bloom! This was up on Bell Pass in the McDowells. #hiking #outdoors”
DOES THIS EGGWICH MAKE ME LOOK FAT?
Kingsfoil drummer Frankie Muniz of Scottsdale: “I feel fat as soon as I finish a fast food breakfast. I’m literally watching the fat on my stomach grow as I type…”
IT’S NOT A DIARY, PEOPLE
Arizona native, urban adventurer and fashionista Nina Simmons gives apt advice in this tweet: “Stop giving the world your play-by-play for the day on Facebook. Thank you.”
WHAT TO DO WITH LITTERBUGS
Director of Phoenix Fashion Week, Brenna Moses of Scottsdale tweeted: “People that litter deserved to be punched… In the face . Carry on.”
PHONE CALLS ARE THE NEW FAXES
Fox 10 reporter Kari Lake: “Why are we worried about the government monitoring our phone calls? Who talks on the phone anymore? #texting #social-media”
MAKING ITS ‘MARK’
Vice Mayor of Scottsdale Suzanne Klapp: “Vote at http://virtualtourist.com/8thwonder today for the 5 Gargoyle public art installation in Scottsdale called ‘Water Mark.’”
VEGA$=$COTTSDALE
Alain Fajardo of Chandler: “Since when did scottsdale become Vegas? These prices for @kaskade are outrageous! #icantaffordthis”
FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema tweeted: “JFK signed 1963 Equal Pay Act. I co-spons #PaycheckFairness bc AZ women still earn $6500 LESS than male counterparts.”
BUT WOULD HE SAY IT TO HIS FACE?
12 News reporter Brahm Resnik: “Car dealer Rusty Childress labels “gangster” @JeffFlake an “Obama sock puppet.” #CIR
107 OF 100+
FactHive tweeted: “107 days of any given year in Phoenix, Arizona have a temperature at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.”
FROM DESERTED TO DESERT
Senator Jeff Flake tweeted his desire, in light of the temperatures in Phoenix, to return to a deserted Biggarren in the Pacific: “Take me back to the island… “
LOCAL FIRST AZ
D-Backs broadcaster Steve Berthiaume tweeted: “#Dbacks 5th round pick Jamie Westbrook from Basha High School in Chandler, AZ takes his first swings in Sedona Red!”
HEADPHONES ON THE THRONE
Morning 104.7 FM show host Johnjay Van Es: “U ever go potty (#2) with headphones on listening 2 music really loud? Its totally tripping me out right now! Yes, right now! #LiveitUp @jlo”
DRESSED TO CHILL
Fox 10 reporter Kristin Anderson: “A high of 109 and this man is wearing THIS for his afternoon walk. #huh?”
WHERE LINT COMES FROM
Cyrus Igono tweeted: “I have come to the conclusion that dryer lint is the cremated remains of all my missing socks.”
SHARPE RUNS ON DUNKIN’
KFYI talker Jim Sharpe: Just tried 1/2 of one of those #DunkinDonuts eggs/bacon/glazed donut things. Uh…so bad/good I feel like I just cheated on @MsMensing
TRASH-PLUCKED PUPS
12 News multimedia guy Bryan West: “I can’t believe someone would steal the mother of these puppies and put them in a trash can. #Florence
