Charlie Sheen sets Guinness world record - 1 million twitter followers in 25 hours

[Liberal_in_LA]

Charlie Sheen has a new job: He's been hired to pitch products on Twitter.

Just a day after starting up a Twitter account Tuesday afternoon, Sheen had amassed more than 910,000 followers the micro-blogging site, landing his user account among the fastest-growing the website has ever had.

And then, Thursday morning, Guinness World Records said on its Facebook page that Sheen was in fact the fastest to ever hit 1 million followers on Twitter, which he did in 25 hours and 17 minutes.

That news was followed by word that Sheen signed with Ad.ly, a Beverly Hills firm that writes messages from celebrities' Twitter or Facebook accounts to endorse products or brands. The celebrities are paid for each message.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/03/charlie-sheen-twitter-guinness-world-record.html

Charlie Sheen's Top 15 Craziest Quotes
'I'm Not Bipolar, I'm Bi-winning:' As Charlie Sheen's Media Spree Continues, His List of Bizarre Lines Grows

Over the past few days, in interview after interview (that could be another side effect -- an addiction to TV sit-downs), Charlie Sheen has dropped lines inconceivable to most human beings.

Often obtuse, hilarious and downright bizarre, he's morphed from the star of TV's No. 1 comedy to a foamy-mouthed crusader bent on destroying anything blocking his path to Awesomeville. (Namely, Chuck Lorre, the creator of "Two and a Half Men.")

His quotes are the stuff of late-night comedy writers' dreams. Below, 15 of the best from this week -- and stay tuned for more, the winningest man in Hollywood just joined Twitter:

On his natural high: "I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body." ("20/20.")

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/charlie-sheens-craziest-quotes/story?id=13028952

[muntrv]

1. I wonder how many porn sites are advertising on his Twitter account.

[sabrina 1]

2. Wouldn't it be wonderful if people who are talking about

torture and war crimes eg, could generate that much interest.

Even Sheen himself has marveled at the lack of media coverage of eg, the revolutions around the world compared to their coverage of him.

Maybe he can put his celebrity to good use and start tweeting about Wisconsin, or Libya or the MIC. He does seem to have noticed the problem of what the media chooses to focus on.

[GoneOffShore]

3. This charlie sheen - a furniture polish or car wax?

Of just something for polishing your charlie?

[Snotcicles]

4. I would give him fifty bucks if he would publicly ask to see Obama's birth certificate. nt

[benld74]

5. Me thinks Charlie had too much Guinness.

[KillCapitalism]

6. What an attention whore.

Move over Bristol Palin, there's finally someone more self absorbed and narcissistic than you are believe it or not.

[rucky]

7. ,.. And here they are as New Yorker cartoons:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/charlie-sheen-quotes-as-new-yorker-cartoons

[Historic NY]

8. It like watching a car wreck.

[MyrnaLoy]

9. While American workers

face the return to 19th century labor practices this is what we find important? Charlie Sheen and what does the new cell phone do, welcome to America. I'm depressed lol.