{"id":589,"date":"2012-02-25T21:43:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T01:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/?p=589"},"modified":"2016-01-31T20:47:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T00:47:54","slug":"what-twitterers-are-giving-up-for-lent-2012-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/2012\/02\/what-twitterers-are-giving-up-for-lent-2012-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"What Twitterers Are Giving up for Lent (2012 Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year, Twitter continues to take top honors. Facebook drops a few places compared to last year<\/a>–has it become less-central to people’s lives? This year’s hot new site, Pinterest<\/a>, almost makes the list, showing up at #118. (Incidentally, Pinterest has a number of Lent-related boards<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Chocolate comes in at #2–however, if you add up all the mentions of chocolate in its various forms (“chocs,” “chocolate chips,” etc.), it totals over 14,000 mentions, enough to put it at #1.<\/p>\n

This year’s biggest gainers are “breathing” and “makeup,” both of which jumped up more than 30 places in the list.<\/p>\n

No celebrities make the top 100 this year. Boy band One Direction<\/a> (aka #1D<\/a>) is at #144, followed by Justin Bieber at #194 and Tim Tebow at #221. Last year’s curiosity, Charlie Sheen, only got two mentions; he dropped to #10,000 or so.<\/p>\n

Overall, food was by far the most popular thing given up.<\/p>\n

This list draws from about 300,000 tweets from February 19-25, 2012, and excludes retweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nWord<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\nChange from last year\u2019s rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nTwitter<\/td>\n13,937<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nChocolate<\/td>\n13,001<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nSwearing<\/td>\n11,737<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nAlcohol<\/td>\n9,998<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nSoda<\/td>\n9,942<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nFacebook<\/td>\n9,025<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nFast food<\/td>\n6,529<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nSex<\/td>\n6,146<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nSweets<\/td>\n4,973<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nMeat<\/td>\n4,444<\/td>\n-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nLent<\/td>\n4,171<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nSchool<\/td>\n3,976<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nJunk food<\/td>\n3,388<\/td>\n+6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nChips<\/td>\n3,150<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nCoffee<\/td>\n2,263<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nCandy<\/td>\n2,217<\/td>\n+6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nBread<\/td>\n2,124<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nYou<\/td>\n2,056<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nSmoking<\/td>\n2,002<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nGiving up things<\/td>\n2,001<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>\nHomework<\/td>\n1,908<\/td>\n+11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>\nFood<\/td>\n1,800<\/td>\n+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nSocial networking<\/td>\n1,754<\/td>\n-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nReligion<\/td>\n1,701<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nMarijuana<\/td>\n1,594<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.<\/td>\nBeer<\/td>\n1,359<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.<\/td>\nWork<\/td>\n1,331<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28.<\/td>\nStuff<\/td>\n1,302<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/td>\nMcDonald’s<\/td>\n1,249<\/td>\n+21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30.<\/td>\nVirginity<\/td>\n1,152<\/td>\n+7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31.<\/td>\nCookies<\/td>\n1,137<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32.<\/td>\nMasturbation<\/td>\n1,134<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33.<\/td>\nIce cream<\/td>\n1,113<\/td>\n+15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34.<\/td>\nShopping<\/td>\n1,068<\/td>\n-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35.<\/td>\nFried food<\/td>\n993<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36.<\/td>\nBoys<\/td>\n956<\/td>\n+6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37.<\/td>\nSobriety<\/td>\n910<\/td>\n+7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38.<\/td>\nCoke<\/td>\n899<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39.<\/td>\nCatholicism<\/td>\n881<\/td>\n-13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40.<\/td>\nCheese<\/td>\n858<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41.<\/td>\nNothing<\/td>\n831<\/td>\n+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42.<\/td>\nCarbs<\/td>\n818<\/td>\n+16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43.<\/td>\nRed meat<\/td>\n758<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44.<\/td>\nProcrastination<\/td>\n738<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45.<\/td>\nDesserts<\/td>\n733<\/td>\n+26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46.<\/td>\nPizza<\/td>\n714<\/td>\n+15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47.<\/td>\nPancakes<\/td>\n650<\/td>\n-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48.<\/td>\nSugar<\/td>\n645<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49.<\/td>\nRice<\/td>\n633<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50.<\/td>\nBreathing<\/td>\n631<\/td>\n+34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51.<\/td>\nMe<\/td>\n628<\/td>\n+12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52.<\/td>\nTexting<\/td>\n627<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53.<\/td>\nStarbucks<\/td>\n623<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54.<\/td>\nFizzy drinks<\/td>\n595<\/td>\n+12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55.<\/td>\nFrench fries<\/td>\n593<\/td>\n+7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56.<\/td>\nDiet Coke<\/td>\n572<\/td>\n+21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57.<\/td>\nPorn<\/td>\n562<\/td>\n+10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58.<\/td>\nTumblr<\/td>\n548<\/td>\n+12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59.<\/td>\nWine<\/td>\n546<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60.<\/td>\nMakeup<\/td>\n539<\/td>\n+31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61.<\/td>\nLiquor<\/td>\n534<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62.<\/td>\nBooze<\/td>\n530<\/td>\n-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63.<\/td>\nCollege<\/td>\n524<\/td>\n+18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64.<\/td>\nMy phone<\/td>\n508<\/td>\n+30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65.<\/td>\nLife<\/td>\n486<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66.<\/td>\nCaffeine<\/td>\n466<\/td>\n-17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67.<\/td>\nLaziness<\/td>\n453<\/td>\n+11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68.<\/td>\nChipotle<\/td>\n452<\/td>\n+30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69.<\/td>\nTea<\/td>\n445<\/td>\n+6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70.<\/td>\nChicken<\/td>\n442<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71.<\/td>\nCake<\/td>\n440<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72.<\/td>\nSarcasm<\/td>\n429<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73.<\/td>\nNew Year’s resolutions<\/td>\n422<\/td>\n+15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74.<\/td>\nTakeout<\/td>\n417<\/td>\n+11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75.<\/td>\nMen<\/td>\n412<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76.<\/td>\nPork<\/td>\n394<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77.<\/td>\nChristianity<\/td>\n388<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78.<\/td>\nSleep<\/td>\n386<\/td>\n+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79.<\/td>\nPeople<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n+8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80.<\/td>\nCaring<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81.<\/td>\nJuice<\/td>\n357<\/td>\n+11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82.<\/td>\nSnacking<\/td>\n345<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83.<\/td>\nLying<\/td>\n333<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84.<\/td>\nTV<\/td>\n332<\/td>\n-31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85.<\/td>\nComplaining<\/td>\n331<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86.<\/td>\nChurch<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n-35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87.<\/td>\nHim<\/td>\n327<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88.<\/td>\nSweet tea<\/td>\n326<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89.<\/td>\nLint<\/td>\n326<\/td>\n-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90.<\/td>\nVegetables<\/td>\n324<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91.<\/td>\nTalking<\/td>\n323<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92.<\/td>\nBacon<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93.<\/td>\nBeing mean<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94.<\/td>\nPasta<\/td>\n316<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95.<\/td>\nEating out<\/td>\n316<\/td>\n+5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96.<\/td>\nNegativity<\/td>\n314<\/td>\n-39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97.<\/td>\nEating<\/td>\n298<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98.<\/td>\nBiting my nails<\/td>\n294<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99.<\/td>\nNutella<\/td>\n291<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100.<\/td>\nBeing nice<\/td>\n258<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCategory<\/th>\nNumber of Tweets<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nfood<\/td>\n79,977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nhabits<\/td>\n21,836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\ntechnology<\/td>\n19,190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nsmoking\/drugs\/alcohol<\/td>\n19,073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nhealth\/hygiene<\/td>\n11,101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nsex<\/td>\n9,948<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nirony<\/td>\n9,352<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nschool\/work<\/td>\n8,567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nrelationship<\/td>\n6,919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nreligion<\/td>\n4,157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\ngeneric<\/td>\n2,841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nshopping<\/td>\n1,491<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nentertainment<\/td>\n1,344<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nmoney<\/td>\n526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nsports<\/td>\n512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\ncelebrity<\/td>\n461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\npossessions<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nclothes<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\npolitics<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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This year, Twitter continues to take top honors. Facebook drops a few places compared to last year–has it become less-central to people’s lives? This year’s hot new site, Pinterest, almost makes the list, showing up at #118. (Incidentally, Pinterest has a number of Lent-related boards.) Chocolate comes in at #2–however, if you add up all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1127,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions\/1127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}