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NQAS

(10,749 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:29 PM Dec 2022

What are mastodon posts called?

Twitter has tweets. Is tweets trademarked? Does mastodon have a word for its posts, besides posts? Or are they mastodon tweets?

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What are mastodon posts called? (Original Post) NQAS Dec 2022 OP

Would 'Tusks' Work....nt global1 Dec 2022 #1

Toots. Cracks me up, since that's what my family called farts, so I can't help thinking of tblue37 Dec 2022 #2

A bit of vintage schoolyard doggerel: Atticus Dec 2022 #5

I've seen people call them toots, but I don't know how widespread that is... RockRaven Dec 2022 #3

This reminds me of a video... canuckledragger Dec 2022 #4

Same as Twitter..... waste of time whistler162 Dec 2022 #6

I use meme or boost. Boosted is what people do when they retweet applegrove Dec 2022 #7

global1

(25,296 posts)

1. Would 'Tusks' Work....nt

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:31 PM

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tblue37

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2. Toots. Cracks me up, since that's what my family called farts, so I can't help thinking of

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:31 PM

Dec 2022

them as mastodon farts.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

5. A bit of vintage schoolyard doggerel:

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:44 PM

Dec 2022

"Beans, beans, the musical fruit!
The more you eat, the more you toot!
The more you toot, the better you feel
So eat your beans with every meal!"

That was the only verse most 8-year-olds ever recited.

RockRaven

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3. I've seen people call them toots, but I don't know how widespread that is...

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:32 PM

Dec 2022

canuckledragger

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4. This reminds me of a video...

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 07:42 PM

Dec 2022

whistler162

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6. Same as Twitter..... waste of time

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 08:43 PM

Dec 2022

applegrove

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7. I use meme or boost. Boosted is what people do when they retweet

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 08:43 PM

Dec 2022

a Mastodon post.

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