EricRyanDec 18, 2022
Mike Masnick ✅
Since "John Mastodon" has gone so viral here following Mediaite's confusion, I think, in the future, for those folks left on Twitter who want to secretly refer to Mastodon after Elon bans all mentions of it, just talk about "friends of John" as the code...
Dec 18, 2022 at 12:53amWeb
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Dec 18, 2022

@mmasnick

Mediaite's confusion?

Didn't he make up a bunch, like the character #JohnMastodon naming Mastodon after himself?

Show threadSasha FoxDec 18, 2022
@paul @mmasnick Lol, yes.
Show threadJoé McKenDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick
[man in trenchcoat approaches, sits at table, fiddles with something in his shirt]

“Hey. I’m a friend of John. John Mastodon. I hear, uh, this is where John hangs out. Do you know where he is?”

Show threadEl Diablo Roboc 😈🤖Dec 18, 2022
@joemcken @mmasnick
Show threadJoé McKenDec 18, 2022
@ElDiabloRoboc @mmasnick [In South African accent, closing coat to hide Tesla shirt] No
Show threadDuende ModeDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Captial idea!!!
Show threadRobert GuillamDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick Look. We can't even figure out who Satoshi is, and we're starting on a new one.

Let's finish that job first before we move on to #Johnmastodon OK?

Show threadYargoDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick The users of EMitter could learn from Chinese people how to fly under the censorship radar.
Show threadDani 🍁Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick There’s more and more news coverage about Mastodon. If people still on Twitter don’t know about Mastodon and have some curiosity then…
Show threadSam Hetchler (Kg6hxm)Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick who is John Galt?
Show threadTerje FjeldeDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Or, a future Wikipedia article: "Let's Go to John's" is a left-wing and overall good-natured political slogan and Internet meme used as a substitute for the phrase "F**k Elon Musk"
Show threadWarner CrockerDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick That's a bingo!
Show threadBruce MirkenDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick YES!!!🤣🤣🤣
Show threadLaura KosloffDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick I love it! 😂😂😂
Show threadLarry Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick do we get to chant “let’s go, John “
Show threadsaucyponyDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick this feels like the narwhale baconing at midnight
Show threadAndrew LeaheyDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick We are like six months from someone having to answer a question regarding whether they were or were not a part of the “friends of John” movement in front of a congressional committee headed by MTG and Elon Musk’s ninth favorite son.
Show threadSpatialmdlDec 18, 2022
@andrew @mmasnick
I refuse to confirm or deny I have every been a friend of John
Show threadKyle StewartDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick was that a friend of Dorthy riff? Well done.
Show threadLisaDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Perfect.
Show threadSurge ArtsDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick I’m on John M rn
Show threadCallMeShoileyDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick

"BEING" #John Mastodon

Show threadCanadian CroneDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Or how to drive EM even more crazy. Love it! #FriendsOfJohn
Show threadMad Sci ∴Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick
John sent me
Show threadmlbiam Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick friends of John...jingleheimerschmit??????
Show threadBlobAlstolfoDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick spread the good word!
Show threadWilliam GunnDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick See, if there was federated search, I could find out what this is all about.
Show threadMike Masnick ✅Dec 18, 2022
@williamgunn https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/109530309049677792
Show threadᴚ uɐᗡDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick sir I would like to subscribe to your news bulletin.
Show threadPatty Bluebird 🦩Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick #FriendsOfJohnMastodon unite!
Show threadJohn SchmittDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick

I approve.

Show threadFudo MyoöDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick https://genomic.social/@iddux/109532178695749519
Iddo Friedberg 🐋 (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image This is a real screenshot I got off Twitter, not a modified image. The plot thickens. #JohnMastodon

genomic.social
Show threadRich CassaraDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick ironic that #JohnMastodon feels like a pivotal moment in Mastodon coming into its own.
Show thread🌲🧿 "Max"t💽d🏵️n 🔎🍄Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick They can change their names to John M.
Show threadMorganDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Word, brother.
Show threadJack NapierDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick lol so fiendish
Show threadyamainu 🏳️‍🌈Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick #IAmJohnMastodon
Show threadObspogonDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick "I like your shoelaces"
Show threadLew PerinDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick If we make it “friends of John M”, that will give it a nice AA vibe.
Show threadJohn DumasDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick Story has it that in the 60s, gay men identified each other as “friends of Dorothy,” referring to Judy Garland’s iconic performance in “The Wizard of Oz.”

“Are you, by any chance, a friend of John?”

Show threadMike Masnick ✅Dec 18, 2022
@johndumas I'm aware of the history. Also, AA people use "friend of Bob." I was referencing both in my post.
Show threadSteve has ☕️ for brainsDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick #friendsofjohn #johnmastodon
Show threadDaveDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Twitter bans are dear John letters…
Show threadAgoraDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick finally!!! I have been wondering why people on the sh*t site aren't using code words to communicate about this site. I tried to suggest something, but then I realised I only have 28 followers. No one will see my suggestion. So, I gave up.
Show threadBob MorrisDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick This exact thing happened on TikTok!

Cosplayers who also had OnlyFans accounts started referring to themselves "accountants" to avoid being insta-banned by TikTok for being on OF.

The reference is from a song by actor Rocky Patera, who got tired of explaining he went to auditions all the time, so he tells people he's an accountant.

https://youtu.be/G_GFz2WkQSA

I'm an Accountant

YouTube
Show threadKendal BayerDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick it’s our very own “Let’s Go John” secret catchphrase.
Show threadBob MorrisDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick We can also use links services like beacons.ai, then link to it in social media bios, which hides the links.

Check my bio here for an example.

Show threadSarahDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Friends of John tend to be inclusive, and welcome friends of Dorothy as well 🤗🏳️‍🌈
Show threadspeesDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick can you still say "mastodon" over there? I wonder how Paleontology Twitter is holding up
Show threadvibhor 🍑 🏳️‍🌈Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick gives me friend of dorothy vibes 😥 closeted mastodon user :3
Show threadMark CrockerDec 18, 2022

@Jungekatz @mmasnick

I was contemplating a content warning for the "friends of Dorothy" reference in case it triggered... oh, right, folks who would be offended by that are mostly raging on Twitter or would be happy to have something new to rail against. 😜

Show threadLaura LeeDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick omg perfect
Show threadOuisaOpalescentDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Superb Twoop or whatever they call it over here.
Show threadjprestonianDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Bloody brill.
Show threadSydneyDec 18, 2022
@mmasnick I’ve been referring to it as the “ancient elephant” site but I’m happy to switch.
Show threadSyntropiaDec 18, 2022

@mmasnick

Very much like "friends of Bill W," members of Mastodon Anon. can be "friends of John." I can dig it.

Show threadZorro Notorious MEB 😡Dec 18, 2022
@mmasnick Special "I'm a Friend of John" hats? I'd wear one!