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December 19, 2013
By paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
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paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

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#WhatIsAHashtag
#LetsFileThisUnderSTUPIDQUESTIONS
#EverythingIsAHashtag #DUH #EverythingIsALabel
#LikeLetters #H #A #S #H #T #A #G
#OtherLabelsInclude #Numbers #Names #EverythingYouCanThinkOf
#LabelsCategorize #ThatsThePointOfHashtags #BUT
#WhereItAllBegan
#BrianKernighan #DennisRitchie #ComputerNerds #CProgrammingLanguage #LanguageOfComputerNerds #InformationTechnology #BlahBlahBlah
#WhoCares #Nobody #ThankYouThankYouVeryMuch #HoorayElvis
#WhatIsWithTheNumberSymbol #LikeThisIsNotANumber. #WTF
#AccordingToComputerNerds #ItMeansTHISISIMPORTANT #StopWithTheCapsLock #TheHashtagMeansThatWhatYou’reSayingIsInherentlyImportant
#ImportantTopicsAreTrendingTopics #FollowMeCaniff #iPhone #AskDana
#HoorayI’mTrendy
#WantToKnowSomethingWeird #YouCannotHashtagAHashtag #WhatIsTheVerbFormOfHashtag #Whatever #AnywaysLookie
## ## ###### #OMG ## ### #ItsNotWorking #### ## #Ahhhh #TheHashtagItselfIsNotInherentlyImportant
#Paradox #ExistentialCrisis #IWillGoHideNow
#PhilosophicalQuestion
#IfHashtagsAreNotInherentlyImportantDoesThatMeanLabelsAreNotImportantAndThereforeNothingIsImportant
#IDK #Ahhhh #FML #Ahhhhh #IRanOutOf3LetterAcronyms #Ahhh #LOL
#YeahLOL #LifeIsIronic
#MythOfSisyphus #CamusWouldFindThisHilarious
#However #JustMaybe #PeopleMatterNotLabels #NotEvenHashtagsMatter #Nope #WhyTheF***AmIStillUsingHashtags
#OldHabits #HardToBreak #OkayImReady #LetsDoThis
Labels and hashtags are not important, people are.
#YayIDidIt

© Samantha F., Marblehead, MA

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A poem composed of hashtags! Enjoy, but think about that ending...What does it say about people?
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paigeforeman GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2014 at 2:48 am
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

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#Thanks :-D
paigeforeman GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2014 at 2:48 am
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

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Thank you! :-)
paigeforeman GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2014 at 2:47 am
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s kind of fun to do the impossible!&quot;-Walt Disney <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the years in your life that count, it&#039;s the life in your years.&quot;- Abraham Lincoln <br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world.&quot;-Gandhi<br /> &quot;The truth is out there.&quot;-The X-Files

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Thank you! :-)
Peacemakerz PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 24 2013 at 7:59 pm
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#NewARt #BeauTIfUl Sooo touching!
Eternity99 SILVER said...
on Dec. 24 2013 at 6:50 pm
Eternity99 SILVER, North Fort Myers, Florida
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i totally agree with sarah96's comment. it is very creative and so different, may i say unique?
sarah98 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 24 2013 at 8:23 am
sarah98 BRONZE, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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It is better to write for yourself and have no audience than write for your audience and have no self.

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so creative!! Im actually in love with this, fantastic work.