# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/81 "2015-08-21T17:35:10Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I hope this is a whoosh. > > You might want to go back to the post and read it again. I abbreviated attractive woman as AW because I didn’t know her real name and I didn’t feel like typing “attractive woman” over and over. It’s not a Twitter thing. I did it in that post and explained it the way abbreviations often are by first typing out the full term with the abbreviation in parentheses. I assumed you were using commonly known Twitter speak, and I was demonstrating the futility of using Google to find the meaning of abbreviations. A search for IG does show Instagram, but it shows a lot of other things as well. Just remember, _some things are not common knowledge, despite how much you believe they are._ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/82 "2015-08-21T17:58:13Z")
If you do not know that an acronym is defined the first time it’s used, by the user, as it was in this case, then you are woefully ignorant about the rules of writing. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/83 "2015-08-21T18:00:30Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I assumed you were using commonly known Twitter speak, and I was demonstrating the futility of using Google to find the meaning of abbreviations. A search for IG does show Instagram, but it shows a lot of other things as well. > > Just remember, _some things are not common knowledge, despite how much you believe they are._ Just remember some things are not uncommon knowledge because you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/84 "2015-08-21T18:08:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Just remember some things are not uncommon knowledge because you don’t. On an email list, I once asked everyone to stop using TLAs without initially explaining what they stood for. I got 40 replies asking what a TLA was. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/85 "2015-08-21T18:15:23Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > The only graphic things we get to see are smilies unless we click on a link, which is too inconvenient and usually not worth doing. > > Google the abbreviations? Let’s see… for AW, I get > > [ul] > [li]an ad for AW, a manufacturer of automatic transmissions[/li][li]the wiktionary definition, as in “Aw, that’s too bad”[/li][li]same for three other dictionaries[/li][li]a link for a video titled “COD:AW Hacker goes 98-0. I start following him at the 4 …” I have no idea what this means.[/li][li]ad for A&W restaurants[/li][li]Urban Dictionary says it means “Attention Whore”[/li][li]link to American Whitewater[/li][/ul] > > and that’s just the first page. None of these seem to be relevant or helpful to understanding that twitter crapola. > > I hate the Twitter culture because of this and will never take it up. Even if you never click on links, responding to a post with a smiley is not that different than responding to a tweet with a picture. Of course, you got nowhere with searching for AW, because you missed the context in which \*\*Loach \*\*was using it, but I use google to search for the meanings of abbreviations all the time, and most of the time I can find the correct definition by using context and the right search terms, like “dm twitter.” But the difference could be that I’m actually genuinely interested in finding the definition of the thing I’m looking up. I’m don’t assume that this is all common knowledge. I assume that most people who are actually interested in understanding that link can do so, with a little effort. ---
**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 22, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/86 "2015-08-22T11:47:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I hope this is a whoosh. > > You might want to go back to the post and read it again. I abbreviated attractive woman as AW because I didn’t know her real name and I didn’t feel like typing “attractive woman” over and over. It’s not a Twitter thing. I did it in that post and explained it the way abbreviations often are by first typing out the full term with the abbreviation in parentheses. This is priceless. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/87 "2015-08-22T14:46:33Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > I followed it, but I completely missed that his wife joined the conversation. I just assumed that the “news” agency was reading into things. > > I guess I’ll have to look again. > > I do follow some people on twitter. Mostly authors whose works I want to keep abreast off. > > I think I’ve tweeted once and managed to gain a sympathy following of 3. No idea why. Good manners I think. Some people follow you if you follow them. > > I don’t think anyone needs twitter to stay current. It’s extremely hard to pull information out of it, unless you’re using it for specific things like I am. > > No need to worry about being old. although why they’re remaking Uncle Buck…? :dubious: His wife didn’t really “join the conversation”. She posted an emoticon that was the equivalent of saying “Um, you know I can see what the fuck you’re saying, right?” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/88 "2015-08-22T23:24:16Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > Of course, you got nowhere with searching for AW, because you missed the context in which \*\*Loach \*\*was using it, but I use google to search for the meanings of abbreviations all the time, and most of the time I can find the correct definition by using context and the right search terms, like “dm twitter.” But the difference could be that I’m actually genuinely interested in finding the definition of the thing I’m looking up. > > I’m don’t assume that this is all common knowledge. I assume that most people who are actually interested in understanding that link can do so, with a little effort. Oh, OK, that has to be it. It didn’t interest me, and I failed to understand how it could interest anybody. Now how could it not have interested me. if soooo many people are into it and finding their lives enriched by following the foibles of famous people? Well, let’s look at this empirically… The first thing I see is this: > [@](#): > > ppl get really angry about “spoilers” > lmafaoooo My reaction: Completely inane statement with an indication of laughter. I see this all the time and it just becomes background to me. It’s like faded wallpaper patterns you see at some old lady’s house. Next thing: > [@](#): > > @CeciCetra hey My reaction: Somebody said “hey” next: > [@](#): > > @TheRealMikeEpps lmao hello My reaction: I wonder what her next tweet will be? Gosh, I bet it will be “lmao.” What do I win? next: > [@](#): > > @CeciCetra are you on ig My reaction: What’s ig? I could google it, but it’s just two letters that could mean anything. I don’t want to take a lot of time sorting out which one it is. Maybe I can figure it out from context. next: > [@](#): > > @TheRealMikeEpps not anymore. Wasn’t getting the likes I deserve My reaction: How about that, another internet attention whore. Sounds like the type of person I really don’t want to know anything about. Why did I click that stupid link? I don’t understand why the OP thinks this is hilarious. OK, there’s not much left to read. May as well stick with it. > [@](#): > > @CeciCetra DM me My reaction: DM me? I guess it doesn’t stand for Dungeon Master me. Again, it’s just two letters that could mean anything. > [@](#): > > @TheRealMikeEpps @CeciCetra \ My reaction: huh? > [@](#): > > I.AM.WEAK, followed by little banner ad for Mike Epps, then “Now we’re not saying Mike Epps’ wife definitely made him block this woman, but … actually, yeah, that’s what we’re saying.” My reaction: Why did I read this crap? It’s all full of insider lingo I don’t understand that’s spoken by Neanderthals too lazy to type out entire words. I hope none of these idjits are actually in charge of anything or have any power to change living conditions in this country. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/89 "2015-08-23T03:50:46Z")
It seems that you think I’m telling you that you should find this interesting, or that I found it interesting. Neither of these things are true. My point is that, the issue here is not that it was difficult to figure out what happened, it’s that you don’t care, and congratulations for that, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/90 "2015-08-23T04:06:40Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > There are no zip files involved. **Sage Rat** was joking. You can quote a 140 character tweet (this is called a retweet, or an RT) and add a 140 character response of your own. That’s what I’m talking about - I’m too clueless to recognize when I’m being whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/91 "2015-08-23T11:52:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Oh, OK, that has to be it. It didn’t interest me, and I failed to understand how it could interest anybody. > > Now how could it not have interested me. if soooo many people are into it and finding their lives enriched by following the foibles of famous people? Well, let’s look at this empirically… > > The first thing I see is this: > > My reaction: Completely inane statement with an indication of laughter. I see this all the time and it just becomes background to me. It’s like faded wallpaper patterns you see at some old lady’s house. > > Next thing: > My reaction: Somebody said “hey” > > next: > My reaction: I wonder what her next tweet will be? Gosh, I bet it will be “lmao.” What do I win? > > next: > My reaction: What’s ig? I could google it, but it’s just two letters that could mean anything. I don’t want to take a lot of time sorting out which one it is. Maybe I can figure it out from context. > > next: > My reaction: How about that, another internet attention whore. Sounds like the type of person I really don’t want to know anything about. Why did I click that stupid link? I don’t understand why the OP thinks this is hilarious. OK, there’s not much left to read. May as well stick with it. > > My reaction: DM me? I guess it doesn’t stand for Dungeon Master me. Again, it’s just two letters that could mean anything. > > My reaction: huh? > > My reaction: Why did I read this crap? It’s all full of insider lingo I don’t understand that’s spoken by Neanderthals too lazy to type out entire words. I hope none of these idjits are actually in charge of anything or have any power to change living conditions in this country. I’m 51 and I don’t use Instagram or Twitter. I didn’t know instantly what IG was, but I figured it out after a couple of seconds. I googled DM and the first hit was Dungeon master, the second one was Direct Message- Twitter. The only social media site I use is FB (Facebook), but I figured it out. I thought it was funny. ---
**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 23, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/92 "2015-08-23T12:45:59Z")
Thank you! The sequence of the watching eyes and then the screenshot of her being blocked are comedy gold IMO. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/93 "2015-08-23T16:02:31Z")
My problem with the “story” is that there is more content that is quoted than actually written. I’m surprised that’s legal. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/94 "2015-08-23T20:05:30Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > I’m 51 and I don’t use Instagram or Twitter. I didn’t know instantly what IG was, but I figured it out after a couple of seconds. I googled DM and the first hit was Dungeon master, the second one was Direct Message- Twitter. > > The only social media site I use is FB (Facebook), but I figured it out. I thought it was funny. Thank you for this. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/95 "2015-08-25T11:30:01Z")
I’m coming in here a bit late but whatever. It’s just amusing (not really) how some of y’all are like, “who’s this fellow?”, when Google is a hop and a click away. And then, operating on your lack of knowledge just assume this black dude on Twitter is a rapper or an athlete. Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/96 "2015-08-28T23:33:34Z")
> [@piepiepie](#): > > I’m coming in here a bit late but whatever. It’s just amusing (not really) how some of y’all are like, “who’s this fellow?”, when Google is a hop and a click away. And then, operating on your lack of knowledge just assume this black dude on Twitter is a rapper or an athlete. Very nice. I tried to post here last week but apparently it didn’t show up. Basically I was saying how I was surprised at the very least that no one was a fan of the “Friday” movies. Or just being aware of them. Now I can understand not sticking around for 3 or only seeing the original, but the 2nd one wasn’t obscure. People here can be very proud of not knowing modern communication methods and “pop culture” stuff. I remember making some comments in a Pit thread about that and being told very passionately that if I know who any actors, musicians, or other celebrities are I MUST CARE very much about knowing about them. Otherwise my brain would insist on releasing that information in favor of better knowledge. I am making some great effort to remember the things that better people have no capacity for… ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/97 "2015-08-28T23:48:07Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > People here can be very proud of not knowing modern communication methods and “pop culture” stuff. Oh, I know, which is funny because “fighting ignorance” and all. It’s not just a matter of people not knowing who Mike Epps is but then attributing what they assume is this famous black dude’s career to him without a cursory google check. Rapper or athlete…I mean, really? I think Day-Day is what made Next Friday for me. I actually like it the most of the three movies. I mean Friday is a classic for sure, but Next Friday kinda hit me in that sweet spot age-wise. I was really too young for Friday. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/98 "2015-08-28T23:58:18Z")
I need to do a Friday marathon now. ---
**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 29, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/99 "2015-08-29T00:34:17Z")
I didn’t know him but I agree with your general sentiment. NPR gets tut-tutting letters every time they dare to feature a lighter topic or something about pop culture. It’s annoying, but to paraphrase Ke$ha, why has everyone always got to be so serious? It’s making my brain delirious. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-heard-of-mike-epps-but-his-getting-publicly-busted-by-his-wife-on-twitter-is-hi-larious/728217/100 "2015-08-29T00:51:26Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > I didn’t know him but I agree with your general sentiment. NPR gets tut-tutting letters every time they dare to feature a lighter topic or something about pop culture. It’s annoying, but to paraphrase Ke$ha, why has everyone always got to be so serious? It’s making my brain delirious. 😉 Who? [Previous 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=4) [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=6)