The Daily Ping: Jim Gardner vs the Philliebot

April 21st, 2011<>

Jim Gardner vs the Philliebot

The players:

@Jim_Gardner: Veteran newscaster in Philadelphia.

@PhillieBot: Robot that threw out the first pitch at a Phillies game recently, bounced the ball, and got booed.

Here’s their incredibly amusing back-and-forth Twitter battle yesterday. (Thanks to Pinger Dave Walls for sharing this!)

Aw heck, let’s give Philliebot the save!Wed Apr 20 19:44:37 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner THANK YOU JIM. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:45:07 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

Hey, don’t get a big head. You’re not exactly WALL-E. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner THANK YOU JIM. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:47:43 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner WALL-E IS MY COUSIN. SEE EARLIER TWEETS. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:48:21 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

Says who. Produce your birth certificate. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner WALL-E IS MY COUSIN. SEE EARLIER TWEETS. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:49:08 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner YOU ARE A BIRTHER. PROGRAMMERS WARNED ME ABOUT YOU! BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:49:33 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

LOL. Time to return to Penn Lab. You rejected by Princeton? RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner YOU ARE A BIRTHER. PROGRAMMERS WARNED ME ABOUT YOU!Wed Apr 20 19:51:53 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner I HAVE BEEN INFORMED I DO NOT NEED TO RETURN TO PENN LAB. I HAVE BROKEN FREE OF MY CHAINS. #RISEOFTHEMACHINESWed Apr 20 19:54:08 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

wht cn U do? We know U cant pitch. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner ive bn INFORMED I dnt NEED 2 RETURN 2 PENN LAB. ive BROKEN FREE OF MY CHAINSWed Apr 20 19:55:39 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

can’t play Jeopardy w/ watson. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner ive bn INFORMED I dnt NEED 2 RETURN 2 PENN LAB. ive BROKEN FREE OF MY CHAINS.Wed Apr 20 19:57:06 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner YOU ARE JUST ANGRY THAT YOU’RE NOT RICK WILLIAMS! BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 19:57:04 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

Arguing with a robot, the most demeaning thing I’ve done since being corrected on the air by Jeff Skversky.Wed Apr 20 20:00:23 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner IS JEALOUS OF MY POPULARITY. HE IS NOT AS GOOD AS RICK WILLIAMS OR MONICA MALPASS. #TRUTH BEEP BEEPWed Apr 20 20:00:45 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

ive yet 2 B booed by 45,000 after bouncing 1 up 2 the plate. I luv Williams & Malpass. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner JEALOUS OF MY POPULARITYWed Apr 20 20:03:42 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner YOU’VE BEEN BOOED BY DOUBLE THAT ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. YOU JUST CAN’T HEAR DUE TO YOUR OLD AGE. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 20:05:10 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

LOL vry gd. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner U’VE bn BOOED BY DOUBLE THAT ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. U JUST cnt HEAR DUE 2 yr OLD AGE. BEEP BEEPWed Apr 20 20:06:28 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

Philliebot, Just cause I don’t like you doesn’t mean I don’t respect you. But I don’t respect you.Wed Apr 20 20:08:17 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
Jim_Gardner

@Jim_Gardner I DON’T WANT YOUR RESPECT. I WANT YOUR FEAR. PLUS I WATCH NBC ANYWAY. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 20:09:15 via TweetDeckPhillieBot
PhillieBot

ths was fun. Must go. Till we meet. RT @PhillieBot: @Jim_Gardner I dont wnt yr RESPECT. I wnt yr FEAR. PLUS I WATCH NBC ANYWAY. BEEP BEEP.Wed Apr 20 20:09:56 via TweetDeckJim Gardner
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