A look at Arizona news, views and images—via Arizona tweets.
CONCEIVED AND COMPILED BY @MikeTheSauce
HAVE GUN, WILL TWEET
State Senator Michele Reagan of Scottsdale: “Just finished target shooting at #ScottsdaleGunClub in the Titanium room. Quite a treat!”
WHEN THE TEMPS DON’T ‘FALL’
KTVK sports director Tim Ring: “You know you live in Phoenix when it’s 93° at 9:20 in the morning and you say to yourself. ahhh, fall is in the air.’”
SHOWING US THE MIDDLE FINGER
Rashad Johnson, who plays safety for the Cardinals, tweeted after his gruesome injury in Sunday’s game against the Saints: “#thefinger Blessed to be able to still go out and do what I love this season. #thankful #trulyblessed #birdgang”
CAN’T SEEM TO TURN FROWN UPSIDE DOWN
Republic photog Patrick Breen tweeted: “Grumpy Cat was rather unimpressed with my photo skills today. ‘What doesn’t kill you… disappoints me.’ #grumpycat”
A VOTE FOR BOWING
Fox 10’s Kristen Keogh: “Is there something socially acceptable we can do instead of shaking hands? Germs are bad…”
NICE JAG!
Arizona Daily Star senior editor Hipolito Corella: “Check out this new photo of a jaguar near #Tucson in the Santa Ritas.”
PAWS FOR CONCERN
Wordsmith and marketer Sarah Semegen of Santa Barbara tweeted: “Email from my parents
Subject: Pretty Kitty
Background: snaps of one of the wild bobcats at their Scottsdale, AZ home”
HE’S ALL SMILES
Tempe ultra-distance runner Jon Roig: “It’s official. I now have a mold of my teeth.”
HARVEST SEASON
Northern Arizona University tweeted: “It’s going to be a bright night! #harvestmoon #fallisuponus”
SEA LIONS & CACTUS DON’T MIX
Arizona Daily Star scribe Becky Pallack: “Just saw an ‘I brake for sea lions’ bumper sticker. You’re not from around here, are ya?”
SO WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE DEAD?
PR champ Stacey Champion: “If you ever need someone to interview your zombie, @crossfire923 is your man!”
HEAT NOT SO HOT ANYMORE
Shawn Martin of Arizona: “There’s a different feel in the evening air tonight. Not quite fall in the desert, but the heat is letting go of its stranglehold.”
THIS TWEET ‘STINKS’
Tempe’s Ellen Streiff: “It was just one of those days of trying to fit 5lbs of manure into a 2lb bag.”
AND THIS IS A TWEET, UH, YOU CAN’T TOUCH
The one and the only MC Hammer tweeted: “Me, now. At Montelucia Villas in Paradise Valley.”
THE XXX-RATED STACHE
U of A alum and sports reporter Jackie Pepper: “Holy smokes…anyone else think #DBacks pitcher Chaz Roe looks like Pornstache Mendez from #OrangeIsTheNewBlack?”
QUARTERBACKING THE NEWS
3TV news anchor Carey Pena: “I call this color blocking. @TimRing calls it a Packers uniform. #fashion #football”
CEREAL KILLER ON THE LOOSE
ABC15 Mornings guy Brandon Hamilton: “Cereal is absolutely phenomenal! I need to enter myself into a cereal eating competition! Breakfast Lunch & Dinner of Champions!”
CUBE IS INSTANT ‘STAR’
Storm spotter Andy Petrone of Fountain Hills: “Someone need to buy this for me… How cool is that ice cube, ball….DEATHSTAR!! #StarWars #DeathstarIceCubeMaker”
THE HAPPIEST JUROR
12 News reporter Brahm Resnik: “Sitting in small room w 30 strangers for my first-ever jury duty. Think I’m only one happy to be here.”
REMEMBERING YARNELL’S BRAVE
Fox 10 intern Julia Briars: “Amazing tribute to the firefighters. Lots of emotion in the stadium”
