The Twitter hashtag "#3turnoffwords" (which started trending around Saturday) has reached critical mass, as users everywhere tell the world what words get them out of somebody's bedroom in as little time as it takes to shout, "My tarantula's escaped!" For the uninitiated, a hashtag -- any phrase following a "#" -- is a searchable tag Twitter users can put in a tweet to denote that it's relevant to a certain topic. For instance, doing a search for "#job" turns up tweets about job openings, and #swineflu turns up a bunch of unfunny topical humor. When enough users include the same phrase in their tweets, it's considered a "trend."
As ridiculous at Twitter might be, some of these are really good. Our favorites include "Leave britney alone," "Oops! i finished" and, of course, "I can't read." We polled the Lemondrop staff and assembled a list of words that make us lose our she-boners, as well as a couple of our #3turnonwords. Add your own in the comments, and be sure to follow us @lemondroptweets.
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Our Top Nine #3turnoffwords and #3turnonwords
Turn Offs:
"I'm in sales"
"We'll split it"
"Who's David Bowie?"
"I love anal"
"I'm between jobs"
"Shhh! Mom's home"
"Ayn Rand rules"
"I'll Facebook you"
"Let's just cuddle"
Turn Ons:
"Up for parole"
"Cab's on me"
"Let's get nachos."
"You're not fat!"
"Martini, extra dirty"
"I'm a drummer"
"Bacon cream cheese"
"I live alone"
"Wanna go again?"
While we're on the subject, check out this nice little montage of what happens when old people -- doctors, broadcast journalists and Shaq -- get their hands on Twitter:
Video by Ryan McKee













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Tuesday 19 May
By The Music Elitist
Loving that "I'm a drummer" is a turn on.
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Tuesday 19 May
By coco
Doi, fella. What drummers lack in the area of Job Keeping they make up for in the department of Being Amazing Lays.
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Tuesday 19 May
By Elizabeth
my WORST #3turnoffwords of all time: "I'm gonna puke" (this was during sex.)
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Tuesday 19 May
By Bonnie
Turn off words:
"Bonnie? where's Clyde?"
"I'm a rapper"
"Got any coke?"
Turn on words:
"I love Radiohead"
"Lets go dancin"
"I own Popeyes"
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Tuesday 19 May
By Paige
Turn On:
"I Love VNV!"
"Rammstein isn't industrial."
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Wednesday 20 May
By havethehabit
i dunno, having dated many a drummer, i'd say that "i'm a drummer" is a total turn off at this point.
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Wednesday 20 May
By julieanne
dayum, hook it up, gerstein.
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Friday 22 May
By Tinytoes
"oops, it broke" is a serious turnoff.
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Saturday 23 May
By K-LO
Turn Offs
"O did you want something too"? when were going through a drive through!
"I like your hair better the other way"!
"I like star wars, harry potter or Lord of the rings!"
"Your crazy"
"Please"?
Turn Ons
"You do that so good"
"Your hair looks good today"
"Oh yea, Just like that"
"Please"
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Tuesday 09 June
By tom
biggest 3 word turn on..."BEG FOR IT".