Jeremy Paxman Was Once Told To Start Tweeting And Absolutely Hated It

    Great if you like passive aggressive tweets about bath plugs.

    Jim Waterson
    by Jim Waterson

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

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    Outgoing Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman last night told Channel 4 News that Twitter is "an activity for people who have got nothing going on in between their ears, or nothing going on in their lives" and added "I don’t want people to follow me".

    But in the process he accidentally confirmed that @JeremyPaxman is his real personal Twitter account: "I was asked to tweet once by some previous editor of this programme. I could think of four tweets, I think. I tweeted once about how I was going to have a cup of tea and I couldn’t decide between a digestive biscuit and a rich tea…”

    This is Jeremy Paxman's total contribution to Twitter:

    It starts informative.

    Jeremy Paxman @JeremyPaxman

    Had a bath this morning.

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    Then reflective.

    Jeremy Paxman @JeremyPaxman

    Just occurred to me. Where would we be without bath plugs?

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    He ponders the weather.

    Jeremy Paxman @JeremyPaxman

    Grey skies. I think I might take an umbrella with me when I go out.

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    He ponders his tea.

    Jeremy Paxman @JeremyPaxman

    Just contemplating a cup of tea. Rich Tea or digestive? I simply can't decide.

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    He just gives up.

    Jeremy Paxman @JeremyPaxman

    These walking-around phones are something, aren't they?

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    And eighteen months later he returns to post a fuzzy picture of himself with a University of Kent alumni magazine.

    @JeremyPaxman

    For more of this, follow him on @JeremyPaxman.