Ferris Bueller Tweets Legendary Day Off
Posted by Rebecca Fiorentino | Posted in Commentary, News | Posted on 08-05-2010
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If Twitter existed when Ferris Bueller took his legendary day off, chances are he wouldn’t have gotten away with it. Yet almost 25 years later, TechCrunch said an anonymous Tweeter adopted his name (@Ferris_Bueller_) to re-enact the entirety of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as if he did, and over 4,000 followed.
“Ugh… school’s really getting me down. less than an hour to go,” Bueller Tweeted Thursday afternoon. His Twitter account was quiet until the next morning, when he Tweeted, “Really don’t feel like going to school today… Think I have a plan.”
From then on, Bueller continued to Tweet his day off, and according to TechCrunch, whoever was behind it also set up accounts for other key cast members as well, like Sloane Peterson (Bueller’s girlfriend @sloanepeterson_), Jeanie Bueller (Bueller’s sister @JeanieBueller_), and even Mr. Rooney (Bueller’s principal @Prin_Rooney).
Bueller also played his entire day out on Foursquare, checking in at various places throughout Chicago, such as Wrigley Field and Douglas Park. He Tweeted, “taking a breather. I think Cameron might have blown a microchip of two. (@ Douglas park) http://4sq.com/cinJMN.”
When his day was finally over, Bueller Tweeted, “Sprinted like crazy. Rooney and parents almost got me @jeaniebueller_ actually covered for me. Parents are oblivious!”
These Tweets really prove how far technology has come in the last 25 years. If Bueller were to skip school today and Tweet, text, email or even AIM, he would have been caught immediately. With how addicted people are to technology today, a day off like Bueller’s would be nearly impossible to recreate.
Check out some of the reactions Bueller sparked on Twitter:
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