Big Ben, the London clock tower, has a Twitter account. Online, it says the same thing it has always said in real life. The account was opened as a statement on the banality of Twitter, but Big Ben now has over six thousand followers! Come to think of it, this IS handy if you want to know what time it is in London. Link -via Blame It On The Voices
Alistair
I'll be the first pedant to point out that big ben is the bell not the tower....
though blatantly everyone means the tower when they say big ben... so it's a bit of a moot point
sj
Big Ben is the clock, not the tower.
sj
Oh. Wonder why that first comment stating the same didn't show?
pwscott
The only comment neccesary is...WTF. I don't need a national landmark on Twitter. (Tower of Pisa? oh I'm going to fall. Whew. Not yet. AAAAHHH. Sorry false alarm still standing. Hey Eiffel you suck.)
Berick Cook
Cute idea. Oh, and pwscott? I would follow the tower of pisa. XD
Woogie
Alistair is correct. It is neither the clock nor the tower, IT IS THE BELL THAT IS BIG BEN.
b°b
more fun when you add @coucou_suisse to your timeline too!
bud
When the British Monarchy first became a twitter account, I followed them for exactly this reason, they tended to post their updates every hour on the hour exactly. So I could tell when an hour had passed when reading my tweets.
Now, with Ben here, I know what time it is for all the Brit Twits I follow.
rw
Big Ben is the entire tower including the clock and the bell you dumb naggers
Christopher
Big Ben is the name of the large bell within the tower.
Christopher
Its about 10 feet tall and back in the days before TV and nice cars people took pride in things like having a very large bell. The Great Bell is referred to as "Big Ben". While it is acceptable to call the tower/clock/bell unit "Big Ben" to refer to either the clock or the tower alone as "Big Ben" is incorrect.
Shy
At least make it interesting - the London Bridge is on Twitter and talks smack about other bridges and people crossing the bridge.
Monica
Cute idea 
Big Ben needs an avatar and a cool big ben background though! They should do the old guy some justice!
carbontwelve
actually im sure big ben is not the name of the clock or the tower but the name of the bell that rings inside. I was always told its westminster tower, and westminster clock...
jordanh
If you are a True Blood fan therea re twitters for things like.. Erics tank top and MEat tree and Bills fireplace
Slacker Radio Podcast
Big Ben is a terrible tweeter, with twats that say one word, over and over again, sounds like every high school girlfriend I ever had.
e cigarette
Ticking and tocking!
Paul5
what is this all about, a historical monument now on twitter, that's a bit much
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