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Oh Myyy!
Oh Myyy!: There Goes the Internet | George Takei
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"How did a 75-year old Star Trek actor become a social media juggernaut with nearly four million fans on Facebook? Why does everything he posts spread like wildfire across the ether, with tens to hundreds of thousands of likes and shares? And what can other sites, celebrities, brands and companies do to attain his stratospheric engagement levels, which hover near 100 percent while most languish in the single digits? In this candid, hilarious and informative book, Takei recounts his experiences on platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, where fans and pundits alike have crowned him King. He muses about everything from the nature of viral sharing, to the taming of Internet trolls, to why Yoda, bacon and cats are such popular memes. Takei isn't afraid to tell it likes he sees it, and to engage the reader just as he does his legions of fans. Both provokingly thoughtful and wickedly funny, Oh Myyy! captures and comments upon the quirky nature of our plugged-in culture. With Takei's conversational yet authoritative style, peppered with some of his favorite images from the web, readers should be prepared to LOL, even as they can't help but hear his words in their heads in that unmistakable, deep bass."--Back cover.
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Andrew65
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GatheringBooks
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MrBook
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🤦🏼‍♂️🙈😂👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

The_Heeler_Booklife 😂😂😂 6y
LauraJ Oh, goodness! 6y
Ms.Story That's the best 😂!! 6y
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DrJAdMerricksson 🤣🤣🤣 wtf 6y
AlissaCMiles Haha! 6y
kspenmoll 😂😂 6y
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InkedBookworm13
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Oh my goodness! 1K Litfluence. Thank you @LibrarianJen for introducing me to Litsy! I'm so happy to have befriended so many amazing readers and look forward to the future.
#1klitfluence

Minispok Congrats!!!🎉🎊 6y
wanderinglynn Congrats on your milestone! 👏🏻🎉🙌🏻🥳 6y
sudi Congrats 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 6y
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Velvetsun
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Almost 500 kindle books on sale for Cyber Monday and I did not buy one of them.
There‘s a first time for everything I guess.
😳😳😳😳

Caterina Same, there weren't any I wanted! 6y
Well-ReadNeck Me, too. 6y
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SleepyDragon
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Book: Oh Myyy!
Author: Octavia Butler (This letter was hard!)
Movie: Only the Lonely
TV Show: Orville, The; Outer Limits, The
Food: Oatmeal
#manicmonday #letterO @JoScho

JoScho 🧡🧡🧡 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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How does a box get this squashed?! Hopefully everything is ok. So excited to open! #SummerSlasherBookSwap

jillannjohn Oh wow. It was so pretty when it left here. 😡 I think the contents should be ok 😬 6y
MommyOfTwo @jillannjohn that‘s good to hear. This is the worst box I‘ve ever had delivered. 6y
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EchoLogical
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Any fellow library workers losing their minds at this very moment?! Just me?! I'm dying because I can't go. 😭😭😭

@MarriedtoMrT @MrBook @Librariana @Chelleo @TheLibrarian

Librariana I won't be able to attend either, but what am absolute dream it would be to hear her speak!! She's phenomenal! 7y
tonyahoswalt I'm going, and I'm super excited about this! 7y
EchoLogical @tonyahoswalt So lucky! Please post pics! 7y
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EchoLogical @Librariana She really is. I almost screamed behind the circulation desk when I saw the announcement. 😅 7y
MrBook Lol, I pour every spare thing I've got into BEA 🙈 7y
EchoLogical @MrBook Ahhh! Lucky! Looks like a great lineup this year. I'm also charging you the task of posting lots of pictures so that I might live vicariously through you. LoL 7y
MrBook @EchoLogical 😎🙌🏻 7y
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TK-421
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“I appreciate failure. Failure means that an attempt was made, and a lesson can be learned. As long as we‘re alive after the effort, there is a chance for #success the next time around.” #QuotsyMarch18

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Redjewel_7734
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I'm so excited to have gotten tickets to see this!!! I really admire Takei's social activism, & the experience & message that he is sharing in this work is so important in this time when white supremacists & other hate groups are emboldened & finding more success in undoing any progress we have made toward equality, being better to one another, & finding understanding & appreciation of the differences that make our society better & richer...

Redjewel_7734 Con't...I recommend checking to see if this coming to a theater near you & going if at all possible. Maybe we can even share our thoughts & experiences of what I fully expect to be an amazing & moving show. 7y
swishandflick I saw this on Broadway and really enjoyed it! 7y
Redjewel_7734 @swishandflick I've wanted to see it since I first heard about the play. Getting to Broadway is a long shot for me, so I'm so excited for this opportunity 😊 7y
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bookwrm526 I saw it when they showed it in movie theaters last year, I thought it was great 7y
VioletBramble I saw this on Broadway and loved it. I had no idea it had been released in theaters. I'll have to look to see if it's playing here. 7y
Redjewel_7734 @bookwrm526 I wanted the see it then, but I couldn't get free to go. I'm excited I get to see it this time 😊 7y
Redjewel_7734 @VioletBramble You can check to see if it's coming to a theater near you at this site: http://allegiancemusical.com/article/allegiance-film-encore/?utm_content=inf_2_2... 7y
Wbabdullah Thank you for posting this! It goes right along with my #japaneseinternment reads! 7y
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MrBook
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😳😳😳😳 *tries to hold it in*...*trying*...*struggling*...🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😝😝😝😝😝🙈🙊🙉😹😹😹🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ #LitsyHumor

TheBookAddict 😳🤣🤣🤣😵 7y
TK421 Lannister brand incense. 7y
kimlovesbooks 😂😂😂😂😂 7y
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Meeko93 😉😂😊 7y
becausetrains Dude. Vibrators, incest, and #bookporn is not a good look for you 😵 #ftg 7y
LinaLovesLit 🤦🏻‍♀️ lol 7y
Yournewfriendsams These #litsyhumor posts are getting a little absurd. (edited) 7y
SheilaChew 😂😂😂 7y
MrBook @becausetrains @Yournewfriendsams ???I'll label these "Rated M for Mature" ??. 7y
MrBook @becausetrains I'm not good with acronyms, what's #ftg stand for? I'm seeing that a lot lately. 7y
becausetrains @MrBook For the Gold 🏅🥇🏆 7y
MrBook Ah! Gotcha! 😆 7y
Dragon 🤢 yuck 🤢 7y
SconsinBookyBadger Cerseiously ?! 😧😂🤣🤣 7y
Texreader Oh...my...gah 7y
LauraJ Oh, please tell me that's an autocorrect issue. 7y
monkeygirlsmama Hahaha 7y
Laalaleighh Im missing the humor on this one. Even rated M. Sorry 🤷🏼‍♀️ 7y
Bookartbookmarks I didn't know Cersei has Snapchat! (edited) 7y
Robinsroute Hahahah this is golden! 7y
OrangeMooseReads 😲😳😮😧😯😳😲😳😮 7y
BookBabe Technology mess-up's are hilarious...especially when something innocent goes horribly awry 7y
BookBabe Saw one yesterday where daughter texts mom "No idiot"...but she really wrote "No I don't", and autocorrect changed it! ? I wonder how many people have lost friends and jobs because of autocorrect...lol 7y
readinginthedark 😏😂😂😂 7y
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MrBook
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Oh...oh myyyy. It was such a lovely passage until.... 😳😂👏🏻🙈 #LitsyHumor

JenP 😲😳 7y
RealBooks4ever 😳😬😬😬 7y
Susanita Is that even possible? 7y
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DivineDiana 😂🤣😂 7y
cobwebmoth 😆😂 7y
kricheal 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 I had to read that twice. That's too much. 😂😂😂 7y
rabbitprincess *spit take* 😂😂😂 7y
Scurvygirl What?! 😹 7y
GondorGirl Well, that escalated quickly.. 7y
mcipher Romantic - and then disturbing. 😂😂 7y
mom2bugnbee @GondorGirl 😂 😂 😂 7y
LeahBergen Hmm, that sounds ... complicated? 7y
cariashley HA. 🤣 7y
Avanders Lol!! And @GondorGirl 🤣🤣🤣 7y
Bookzombie 😂😂 7y
Hooked_on_books Oh, the imagery! That's probably the best typo I've ever seen. 7y
Leelee.reads Oh wow...😵😂 7y
kspenmoll 😳😬🤣🤣🤣 7y
Karen3 Hahahahahhaha that is classic! 7y
Angitron 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 7y
Mamashep What the heck?! 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 What? Too funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 7y
RaimeyGallant What just happened?? 7y
RaimeyGallant Okay. I had to come back to this. I have no problem with talking about anuses, but I just don't understand how a mistletoe kiss turned into this. :) Is there a gap in the story I missed? 7y
Gezemice what????😂😂😂😂 7y
imabusybee Is she a butthead?? 😂😂 7y
Livelovebark Trying to figure out those logistics 🙀🙀 7y
Foxyfictionista Is his head up her... How does this even work? 7y
monkeygirlsmama Bahahahahahahaha 7y
drokka That's some contortionist! 7y
MicheleinPhilly 😂😂😂😂😂 7y
melbeautyandbooks WTF?! What word was this supposed to be? 7y
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MrBook
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Hat tip @TrishB for tonight's episode of #LitsyHumor 😂👏🏻.

becausetrains A pasty sounds really good. 🥐 (also, are you a hyper-typer? 3 of the last 5 posts in my timeline are yours 😂) 7y
MrBook @becausetrains I post in spurts. It helps to get as many posts in as possible before my Shiny Object Syndrome kicks in. 😂👏🏻🍻 7y
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MrBook
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Another tattoo gone awry! 😳😱🙊🙈 #LitsyHumor

Demanda 😑 7y
catebutler Oh my.... 🤦🏽‍♀️👎🏼 7y
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valeriegeary What. Is. Happening??!! 😦😦😦 7y
Louise Oh, my goodness! 🙄😳🙄😳😲😵 7y
The_Literary_Jedi 🤦🏻‍♀️😔 *le sigh* 7y
readordierachel Yikes. 😮 7y
Lola Oh my! I'm sure she has regerts 😛 7y
Zelma @Lola or regert's? 😜 7y
monkeygirlsmama Sad lol 7y
laurieluna Why oh why didn't she just get wings? 😣 7y
Ms_T Ugh! 😂 7y
bookwrm526 I always wonder if the customer wrote it down this way and the tattoo artist just shrugged and said "Ok, if you're sure" or if the artist screwed it up, or if the mistake was collaborative ??? 7y
Buddys_Momma Ewwwwwww 7y
Lola @Zelma Even better!! 😛 7y
BookBabe 😂🤣 7y
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Avanders
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I already have >1000 unread books in my house.... It appears that Litsy will quickly double that number! #BlameLitsy #BookOutlet (it's like a torture device for people who are trying to *reduce* the size of their TBRs 😳) #FolioFreaks #FolioSociety (ditto, but with gorgeous books). Though in reality I wouldn't mind a personal library just like this ....

BethM The struggle is real. 7y
rubyslippersreads I'm glad I'm not the only one. 😂📚📚📚 7y
Avanders @BethM soooo real... 😳😜 7y
Avanders @rubyslippersreads I think we're in good company on Litsy 😁📚📚📚 7y
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shawnmooney
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Don't get me wrong: I respect George Takei, especially his gay and anti-racist activism, and he has often cracked me up over the years with his tweets and what-not. But the world didn't need this book—or at least I sure didn't. It is little more than a string of ponderous elaborations on what prompted each famous tweet, and what the reaction was thereto. Brevity is the soul of wit, indeed.

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Now there's a TV show I'd pay money to see! Obviously, Takei's book was penned five years ago as Betty is now 95. Anyway, this is a light, fluffy read, and my final selection for the book-with-an-exclamation-point-in-its-title category for the Eclectic Readers challenge. I will finish this one come hell or high water!

prowlix I would watch that show! 8y
8little_paws Ahhh that show would be amazing 8y
saresmoore You can do it! 8y
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Seekingtardis
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I love this man! 😍😍😂🤣 #access

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abbiereadsbooks
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Going to see George Takei's "Allegiance" at the movie theater tonight! I'm ridiculously excited. What a perfect message for the times we're facing, and what a phenomenal person.

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shawnmooney
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Oh my! 💜 Litsy 💙Litsy ❤️Litsy

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Woohoo!!! 😊🎉 8y
Lizpixie Congratulations🎉🎉🎉 8y
pppooraikul Wow. Congrats! 🎉🎉😁👏🍾 8y
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Sue Well done!!!🎉🎉🎉 8y
BookishFeminist Awesome!! 📚🎉📚🎉📚🎉 8y
theshrinkette Nicely done! 8y
quirkyreader You are now Super Duper Shawn ☄⚡️🔥💥 8y
LitHousewife 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8y
DiruVamp Congratulations! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 8y
moranadatter Wow! Congrats! 8y
Bookzombie Wow! That's so awesome!! 8y
LauraBeth WOW!!Awesome😀🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y
Smrloomis 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉👍🏽 8y
StaceyKondla Super awesome!! 👍👍 8y
LeahBergen Wow!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y
Dragon 🎉👍🏼😀 8y
Eyelit 👏🎉👏 8y
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KafkaKitten
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Just thought the good people of Litsy would have fun with this too 😂