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UrbanDictionary defines 'Humblebrag' as: "A form of self-promotion where the promoter thinks he is, almost subliminally, bragging about himself in the context of a humble statement or complaint. Everyone listening thinks he is a jackass."
For almost a year now, standup comedian Harris Wittels has started compiling and calling out humblebraggers — mostly public figures, but a few regular folks, including a mysterious, humblebrag-addicted entity called @TotesMcGotes — on the Twitter machine.
A few excerpted favorites from Wittels' feed:
- Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah): 'Recognize my foot? http://t.co/xMj5Cya'
- Susan Orlean (@susanorlean): 'My husband's comment on the story about me in today's NYTimes: "Oh, look! You're next to a story about Arnold Schwartzenegger!"
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler): 'To the fans who wanted to take a picture of me in the Sistine Chapel today: I am honored but "LOOK UP. THERE IS SOMETHING WAY MORE AMAZING!'
- Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss): 'Two years ago Michael Jackson died and I had JUST moved to LA. Now I'm playing at the O2 in London, his last intended venue. What a trip.'
- Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo): 'Discovered that James Taylor’s band, when we’re rehearsing, likes it when I’m playing the same song as they are.'
- Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir): 'It still amazes me that I can be in Prague, London and the Paramus Whole Foods all in one day. Travel and technology boggle my mind.'
- Felicia Day (@feliciaday): 'Looking forward to not doing 3 projects at once & going back to tweeting about kitten vids and video games and vaginal vampire fiction.'
- Cary Brothers (@carybrothers): 'oddly i have music in the itunes top 40 singer-songwriter, dance, and soundtrack categories. thank you, 2011. all proceeds will go to pizza.'
- Newark Mayor Cory Booker (@CoryBooker): 'Did @NYTimes columnists actually compare me to Richard Simmons (smile)? http://nyti.ms/hVNl8w'
- Nylon Magazine (@NylonMag): 'At the Strokes after party. Trying to look very hard like I don't care. Not working.'
- Donald Glover (@DonaldGlover): 'Texting dad about sitting next to Anna Wintour #thingsItriednottodoinfrontofAnnaWintour'
- Pixar's Lee Unkrich (@LeeUnkrich): 'I'm so hungry, I'm going to eat my BAFTA. #StuckInCarOnWayToParty'
- Metric (@Metric): 'SO happy I didn't wipe out on the icy stage in front of millions of viewers.'
- Rosanne Cash (@RosanneCash): 'What panel of punitive Grammy gods designed torture-fest of me against Mavis Staples? Seriously. She's a goddess. And she's 71.'
And two — TWO! — from Olivia Wilde (@oliviawilde):
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