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March 18, 2011

140 Characters or Less

Christian Dumais, writer and entertainer, searches for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have...and then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation and beer interacts with his unique body chemistry. Now when Dumais grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. He becomes Twitter’s @DRUNKHULK, a creature driven by rage (and beer) and followed by 75,000 people.

He’s hilarious and manages to use Twitter’s 140 character limit as a poetic constraint to bend the iron bars of language into concise, if grammatically mangled, bursts of hilarity. We all follow him, both as @DRUNKHULK and @puffchrissy. So should you.

@joshdobbin You fire off angry, pronoun-less tweets filled with rage and confusion. Have you considered a career in politics?
@DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK CONSIDER POLITIC! BUT THEN REMEMBER DRUNK HULK GOT SELF RESPECT! AND MORE IMPORTANT! DRUNK HULK ALWAY FINISH WHAT

@joshdobbin Mel Gibson has reportedly reached out to Charlie Sheen; Do you have any advice for him?
@DRUNKHULK THAT LIKE GET FASHION ADVICE FROM INVENTOR OF CROCS! AND IF SHEEN NEED ADVICE FROM DRUNK HULK! THEN HE WORSE OFF THAN DRUNK HULK THINK!

@joshdobbin What makes a Drunk Hulk angry?
@DRUNKHULK RIGHT NOW IT LOU BEGA’S MAMBO #5! DRUNK HULK WORRY THERE FOUR OTHER MAMBO OUT THERE! WAIT FOR RIGHT MOMENT TO STRIKE!


@joshdobbin You are giant, green, pelted with gamma rays and anger. That's what we see. But what would surprise us to know about you?
@DRUNKHULK IF YOU NO KNOW DRUNK HULK BY NOW! YOU NO EVER EVER EVER KNOW DRUNK HULK!

@joshdobbin To steal from James Lipton: If heaven exists, what would you want god to say when you arrive?
@DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK WANT GOD SAY: “IF HELL EXIST! WHAT YOU WANT JAMES LIPTON SAY WHEN YOU ARRIVE!?”

@joshdobbin What has surprised you most in your career as both a drunken anti-hero and Twitter-celebrity?
@DRUNKHULK THAT DRUNK HULK GOT SO MANY FOLLOWER! IT MAKE DRUNK HULK FEEL LIKE PANCAKE ON SET OF BIGGEST LOSER!

@joshdobbin Who would win in a fight, Eric Bana, Ed Norton or Bill Bixby?
@DRUNKHULK IN PERFECT WORLD! BIXBY WIN! BUT THEN NORTON PROBABLY GET IN EDIT ROOM AND CHANGE IT SO HE WIN!

@joshdobbin You are angry and green; John Boehner is weepy and orange. Does that make you natural enemies?
@DRUNKHULK NO! BOEHNER NO ENEMY OF DRUNK HULK! BUT DRUNK HULK CERTAIN HIS ORANGE TEAR SOAK PILLOW HATE HIM!

@joshdobbin If you could ask anyone in the world one question they must answer (in 140 characters or less) who would it be and what would you ask?
@DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK ASK CLARISSA WHEN SHE FINAL GO EXPLAIN IT ALL! DRUNK HULK CAN NO TAKE SUSPENSE ANY LONGER!

@joshdobbin You've conquered General Thunderbolt Ross AND Twitter. What's next for Drunk Hulk?
@DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK NO KNOW! DRUNK HULK MIGHT LIKE WRITE BOOK! BUT NO SURE IF THERE DEMAND! OR IF EVEN POSSIBLE!

@joshdobbin Thank you for your time. Any drunken, hulk-like thoughts you'd like to share in parting?
@DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK JUST READ ABOUT THREE YEAR OLD IN ENGLAND WHO ALCOHOLIC! NOW WONDER IF DRUNK HULK LIVE UP TO FULL PROTENTIAL!