DearGirlsAboveMe.com
The Internet can be used for many wonderful things, but its chief function is to enable the mockery of strangers. Thus when two annoying girls moved into an L.A. apartment with paper-thin walls above Charlie McDowell in December 2009, he did the only logical thing: Start Dear Girls Above Me, a Twitter feed devoted to making fun of them.
As TIME’s James Poniewozik points outs, the best Twitter literature uses the medium’s limitations to sketch highly detailed character portraits. Here’s what we learn about the girls from NewsFeed’s favorite DGAM tweets:
They do not value intellect for its own sake:
Dear Girls Above Me,
“Sometimes when we’re out I pretend I’m dumb cause guys think it’s cute.” Good thing I’m here to capture all your smart moments.
They have a complicated relationship with objective truth:
Dear Girls Above Me,
“I didnt want my therapist to judge me, so I told her I only made out w Chad.” Not sure you’re quite getting the point of therapy.
They value appearances:
Dear Girls Above Me,
I’m sorry you sprained your ankle and “aren’t hot anymore” but Chanel crutches don’t exist…yet. Thanks for another golden idea
They exist in a strange world, with complicated rules and traditions unknown to NewsFeed:
Dear Girls Above Me,
“He texted me three minutes into booty call hour, what should I do?” What are your instincts telling you? Okay, don’t do that.
Of course, because this is L.A., there is an additional wrinkle to the story. McDowell is well-connected in Hollywood: He’s the son of actor Malcolm McDowell and actress Mary Steenburgen and owns his own production company. Could DGAM just be the set-up for another @S***MyDadSays-style Twitter-to-TV jump?