# Never heard of Mike Epps, but his getting publicly busted by his wife on Twitter is HI-larious **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217 "2015-08-18T22:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/1 "2015-08-18T22:04:06Z")
[Oops.](http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/08/mike-epps-twitter-wife-dm?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&sr_share=facebook) ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/2 "2015-08-18T22:09:34Z")
Sorry, thought I stumbled into an aceplace57 thread there. I’ll show myself out. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/3 "2015-08-18T22:10:59Z")
Oh my god, i can’t make heads or tails of that page. You know what’s scary? I don’t understand any of that. What is going on? How do you understand what the “article” is about? Does that format make sense to anybody? I think I’ll go die now. I’ve outlived my time. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/4 "2015-08-18T22:11:15Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Sorry, thought I stumbled into an aceplace57 thread there. I’ll show myself out. That’s an enigmatic comment. Please explain…? ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/5 "2015-08-18T22:13:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Oh my god, i can’t make heads or tails of that page. > > You know what’s scary? I don’t understand any of that. What is going on? How do you understand what the “article” is about? Does that format make sense to anybody? > > I think I’ll go die now. I’ve outlived my time. LOL…not familiar with Twitter, I take it? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/6 "2015-08-18T22:20:10Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > LOL…not familiar with Twitter, I take it? Nope! I can sort of follow the tweet path, even if I don’t know what DM or ig or imfaooo mean. It’s the fact there’s no explanation what the whole thing means. Where does the “article” start or end? Plus the random pictures of Obama and Peter Griffin. What’s up with that? And the poor formatting. Seriously, I don’t intend to start an ageist, get off my lawn rant, but is that what passes for journalism these days? If so, I am serious that the world moves too fast for me. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/7 "2015-08-18T22:21:23Z")
It would all become clear if I knew what “DM” meant… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/8 "2015-08-18T22:27:44Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > It would all become clear if I knew what “DM” meant… Dungeon Master? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/9 "2015-08-18T22:30:24Z")
I’m sorry for hijacking your thread. What happened with Epps IS funny. But I was just flabbergasted that you were able to glean actual information form that website. It’s noise to me. You know, when I was younger, I would laugh at the old farts who never learned the new tricks, always stuck in the past. I vowed I would never be that person. I guess that didn’t work out like I hoped. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/10 "2015-08-18T22:33:22Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > It would all become clear if I knew what “DM” meant… Direct (private) message. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/11 "2015-08-18T22:39:47Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Nope! > > I can sort of follow the tweet path, even if I don’t know what DM or ig or imfaooo mean. > > It’s the fact there’s no explanation what the whole thing means. Where does the “article” start or end? Plus the random pictures of Obama and Peter Griffin. What’s up with that? And the poor formatting. > Seriously, I don’t intend to start an ageist, get off my lawn rant, but is that what passes for journalism these days? If so, I am serious that the world moves too fast for me. I did very little Twitter back in the day, but here goes… DM = direct message This is something like our PMs here, in that only the person sending it and whoever receives it can see it. IG = Instagram Another social networking site that revolves around pictures. You can have people follow you and comment on your stuff. I love it, especially if it’s tailored to only what or who you enjoy. All the picture memes are just another way to show that Epps was busted. Kind of like when someone here does something spectacular and someone links to that clapping GIF. On Twitter, you can link images directly. And finally, the “article” ends right before it says RELATED STORIES. Yeah, it’s not like a regular new story, but entertainment gossip has been heading that way for years. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/12 "2015-08-18T22:43:34Z")
Ninjad ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/13 "2015-08-18T22:49:15Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > That’s an enigmatic comment. Please explain…? He is a poster here who is rather infamous for posting links to tabloidy stories. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/14 "2015-08-18T22:53:57Z")
Ah. Well, I think this is my first, but it was too funny not to share. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/15 "2015-08-18T23:01:51Z")
If only it had happened at a baseball game. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/16 "2015-08-18T23:25:08Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Nope! > > I can sort of follow the tweet path, even if I don’t know what DM or ig or imfaooo mean. > > It’s the fact there’s no explanation what the whole thing means. Where does the “article” start or end? Plus the random pictures of Obama and Peter Griffin. What’s up with that? And the poor formatting. > Seriously, I don’t intend to start an ageist, get off my lawn rant, but is that what passes for journalism these days? If so, I am serious that the world moves too fast for me. No, I’m with you man. I can parse what it’s trying to say, but I have to really squint and unravel the nonsense to get it. And when it’s all said and done, I feel like less of a man for exerting so much effort to figure it all out. This is apparently what passes for entertainment news website these days: an auto-play video at the start, the two introductory paragraphs after that, a screen shot of some tweets, another screenshot of a blocked twitter page, some reaction tweets with various gifs and meme photos, another video about the original person that unrelated to the story at-hand, followed by links to other stories, comments, finally concluding with an eternal scroll of even more garbage stories. In 50 years, this will be the New York Times. And we’ll be reading about how President Camacho DPed someone after DMing them dick shots on IG. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/17 "2015-08-18T23:43:08Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > No, I’m with you man. I can parse what it’s trying to say, but I have to really squint and unravel the nonsense to get it. And when it’s all said and done, I feel like less of a man for exerting so much effort to figure it all out. > > This is apparently what passes for entertainment news website these days: an auto-play video at the start, the two introductory paragraphs after that, a screen shot of some tweets, another screenshot of a blocked twitter page, some reaction tweets with various gifs and meme photos, another video about the original person that unrelated to the story at-hand, followed by links to other stories, comments, finally concluding with an eternal scroll of even more garbage stories. > > **In 50 years, this will be the New York Times. And we’ll be reading about how President Camacho DPed someone after DMing them dick shots on IG.** While watching reruns of “OW! My Balls!” Somehow, I read that whole “article”. I didn’t get any of it, but I read it. The funny thing is, after reading that, I’m glad I’m old and out of touch. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/18 "2015-08-18T23:44:33Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Sorry, thought I stumbled into an aceplace57 thread there. I’ll show myself out. > [@SlackerInc](#): > > That’s an enigmatic comment. Please explain…? He is obsessed with aceplace. Best to leave this alone. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/19 "2015-08-19T00:20:00Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > He is obsessed with aceplace. Best to leave this alone. 🙂 Nah, that is way too strong a word. Irratated by? Yes. Obssessed? No. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/20 "2015-08-19T00:55:05Z")
I’d really like for someone to explain what happened please. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217.md?page=2)