When I buy the Globe ...

Tweets about the NY Times' announcement that it is selling The Boston Globe, Boston.com, and the Worcester Telegram.

Credit goes to @heyratty and @dbernstein for launching #whenibuytheglobe.

The tweets appearing here are not moderated by the Boston.com staff.

More here: NY Times Co. hires investment banker to find a buyer for The Boston Globe (Globe staff)

Maybe instead of snow I will just freeze the employees for all time in wax to make a living diorama, then add GLITTER! #whenibuytheglobe

by amalthya via twitter 2/20/2013 10:00:55 PM
#WhenIBuytheGlobe @GlobeEricWilbur & @GlobeChadFinn are put in charge of everything, even the cafeteria. And I get to write "Tank McNamara."

by SurvivingGrady via twitter 2/20/2013 10:01:23 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I will bring back "Cathy" comics as a "thank you" to @jillygagnon for her continued loyalty.

by hella_drella via twitter 2/20/2013 10:01:42 PM
hire @conoryunits to edit the G Section and voila you've got: "G Yunits" #WhenIBuyTheGlobe

by HeyRatty via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:15 PM
How about #whenibuytheglobe I am going to give everyone raises and have Pizza Fridays?

by talkwordy via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:27 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe someone will finally explain what's available for free on @BostonDotCom and @BostonGlobe, and what isn't.

by kgilnack via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:28 PM
#whenibuytheglobe I will eventually sell it for 10 cents on the dollar, because not everything changes.

by conoryunits via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:32 PM
How about #whenibuytheglobe I am going to have Pizza Fridays?

by talkwordy via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:42 PM
Instead of that Skittles machine, @DigBoston should buy the @BostonGlobe with our pooled paychecks. How much is it going for again?

by hella_drella via twitter 2/20/2013 10:02:58 PM
#whenibuytheglobe I will rename it the 'Boston Glob'

by deanfortythree via twitter 2/20/2013 10:03:08 PM
@HELLA_DRELLA @BostonGlobe I have $20 let's do this.

by haveyoumetter via twitter 2/20/2013 10:03:12 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I will make sure that one out of every 5 words is hashtagged, in order to compete with the growing internet threat.

by hella_drella via twitter 2/20/2013 10:03:37 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe in addition to their Metro columns, once a week we'll run a transcript of Abraham, Walker & Cullen arguing over drinks.

by David S. Bernstein via twitter 2/20/2013 10:05:41 PM
Build wood-paneled @BostonPhoenix alumni wing for @MBrodeur @GlobeAbraham @sfheuser @geoffedgers #whenibuytheglobe

by carlycarioli via twitter 2/20/2013 10:06:22 PM
#WhenIBuytheGlobe I'll rename it' The Banner'

by yatescary via twitter 2/20/2013 10:07:24 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe it will no longer cover international news because we only care about the Hub in the Hub (also Israel, Ireland...)

by BurtonJM via twitter 2/20/2013 10:07:25 PM
#WhenIBuytheGlobe I'll rename it 'The Banner'

by yatescary via twitter 2/20/2013 10:07:50 PM
#whenibuytheglobe advertising will be run like the series Mad Men with Whiskey Service and mandatory smoking

by Brandon Postemski via twitter 2/20/2013 10:09:08 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I will restore and expand all regional sections.

by CampusSources via twitter 2/20/2013 10:09:14 PM
If NYT snubs Ben Affleck by not selling Boston Globe to him, making up will require Ben be made mayor of NY http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/new-york-times-company-plans-to-sell-the-boston-globe/?smid=tw-share

by DavidPoland via twitter 2/20/2013 10:09:31 PM
Three words. Real. Life. Hyperlinks. #WhenIbuyTheGlobe

by Will Scarlett via twitter 2/20/2013 10:09:35 PM
What is a newspaper? Who reads one daily? "@FastCompany: New York Times To Sell Boston Globe http://trib.al/wCHIsR5 #FastFeed"

by Saul Berman via twitter 2/20/2013 10:10:24 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe the editorial page will be exclusively devoted to #mapoliwithanimals

by BurtonJM via twitter 2/20/2013 10:10:57 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I will add a #Bqhatevwr section for weekend recap of drunk texting

by BethDixon via twitter 2/20/2013 10:11:27 PM
The Boston Globe is for sale. Shall we have a bake sale? #bostonglobe

by Nellie Doneva via twitter 2/20/2013 10:11:35 PM
#WhenIBuytheGlobe I'm going to endorse Ted Nugent for Senator.

by abelisle4 via twitter 2/20/2013 10:11:36 PM
So the NY Times is going to try to unload the Boston Globe. Strange: buying another paper sure seemed like a PERFECT way to diversify. #Dumb

by cpaetsch via twitter 2/20/2013 10:11:44 PM
#whenibuytheglobe the paper won't get scooped by @TuftsDaily

by Brian Loeb via twitter 2/20/2013 10:12:17 PM
Uh-oh. The Boston Globe is for sale. I gotta get outta here. Except I can't. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/new-york-times-company-plans-to-sell-the-boston-globe/

by Fake Globe Elevator via twitter 2/20/2013 10:12:39 PM
BREAKING: Hugh Honey, Vic Vinegar and Pepe Silvia make offer to New York Times to buy Boston Globe.

by ejjudge via twitter 2/20/2013 10:15:00 PM
#whenibuytheglobe I will out the unnamed sources in the Sox' Chicken & Beer story.

by meDNA via twitter 2/20/2013 10:15:09 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I'm just going to turn it into The Noise

by spezz via twitter 2/20/2013 10:15:55 PM
#whenIbuytheglobe its homepage will no longer be #responsive. it will unresponsive. even aloof. #bos @BostonGlobe

by jonathanpb via twitter 2/20/2013 10:17:29 PM
I guess the cat's out of the bag: I have purchased The Boston Globe from NYTimes for $50 and a case of Fenway Franks. #winning #hotdog

by bob_ham via twitter 2/20/2013 10:17:37 PM
this is because i finally got a shift on @RadioBDC, isn't it? #whenibuytheglobe

by senatorjohn via twitter 2/20/2013 10:19:34 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I will put a fake elevator on every floor.

by Fake Globe Elevator via twitter 2/20/2013 10:20:24 PM
RUMOR: Danny Ainge has traded the Boston Globe to the Charlotte Bobcats for future considerations.

by netgarden via twitter 2/20/2013 10:20:24 PM
#whenibuytheglobe I'm getting rid of http://boston.com galleries ONCE AND FOR ALL.

by katiekeen via twitter 2/20/2013 10:21:26 PM
#WhenIbuyTheGlobe 1 click online customer service for home delivery subscribers

by BurtonJM via twitter 2/20/2013 10:23:17 PM
#whenibuytheglobe it will be printed on a scroll and every day a man in a toga will read it aloud on the corner of Boylston and Arlington.

by meDNA via twitter 2/20/2013 10:23:30 PM
New/revived column "Conversations with Capote" will bring new meaning to ghost writer #whenibuytheglobe

by Will Scarlett via twitter 2/20/2013 10:26:17 PM
I like your thinking MT @AlexCKaufman #WhenIBuyTheGlobe I'm pumping it full of money and acquiring @GlobalPost to man the foreign desks

by jeffreydfish via twitter 2/20/2013 10:26:59 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe @DavidUberti will have to reapply for his job

by Eddie_Dynamite via twitter 2/20/2013 10:27:28 PM
#WhenIBuyTheGlobe I'm reading all the Ray Fitzgerald archives. And the Red Sox seats go to charity.

by LocalSportStuff via twitter 2/20/2013 10:28:02 PM
Biweekly full-page Grace Ross endorsements, even if she isn't running for anything #whenibuytheglobe

by D_Hawk via twitter 2/20/2013 10:28:16 PM