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Peyton Manning on Twitter: He doesn’t tweet, so people tweet as him

There's a lot of pent-up demand for Peyton Manning on Twitter. Note that @peytonmanning18 has over 61,000 followers even though the account shows only two tweets from March 2011. Indeed, Manning's disinterest in Twitter has created a vacuum that dozens of fake Peytons are trying to fill -- with by...
By Michael RobertsAugust 24, 2012
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There’s a lot of pent-up demand for Peyton Manning on Twitter. Note that @peytonmanning18 has over 61,000 followers even though the account shows only two tweets from March 2011.

Indeed, Manning’s disinterest in Twitter has created a vacuum that dozens of fake Peytons are trying to fill — with by far the funniest one being Peyton’s Head. Try a ten-tweet sample below.

Continue for more Peyton’s Head tweets.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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