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The 2016 Presidential Election is over, and Donald Trump will take over the White House as the 45th President of these United States. As is the case with nearly everything these days, people took to Twitter to express their feelings during and after the votes were counted. I took a few of my favorites and read them out loud — after sucking on a few helium balloons.

Thanks to Mother Nature blasting us with two nasty snow storms recently, a rash of new potholes have popped up on streets all over Evansville leading Mayor Winnecke's office to start their annual Pothole Blitz nearly a month early. This time, however, they're asking residents to use Twitter to report streets in need of repair.

Will local favorites, the Kentucky Wildcats secure their ninth championship in school history, or can the University of Connecticut Huskies nab their fourth in 16 years? Since I didn't have either of them playing for the title on my bracket, my guess is as good as yours. Regardless of who wins, we'll have some fun live tweeting the whole thing. Join me, won't you?

Lady Gaga is not about to be one-upped by Katy Perry. The two pop stars were both victims of hackers and leakers who released their highly anticipated music to the masses early, so Gaga responded to the hype by sharing her song in full on her own to her beloved Little Monsters -- who were trying to steal the thunder from Perry's 'Roar' as best they could.

Raven-Symone, who charmed America as a child when she arrived in our living rooms, playing the precocious Olivia on 'The Cosby Show' and who has enjoyed a career as a singer (releasing four albums over a span of 15 years as well as several soundtracks), has come out as gay via tweet.

Since joining the social media site earlier this week, the 85-year old pontiff has nearly 500,000 followers and counting, but has yet to send a single tweet. What kind of wisdom can he dispense in 140 characters? I have few in mind.

Unlike other holiday's, Halloween is a time where the focus isn't so much on family or giving thanks, or whatever, but more on playing on people's fears. Personally, I could be listed as a acrophobic (fear of heights) and claustrophobic (fear of closed in spaces), the latter of which being one that seems to have set in more the older I get. But there are some out there that seem, well — a bit odd.

I'm not a huge fan of Jimmy Kimmel's show, but he comes up with some really good comedy bits. For example, this one!

Twitter has seen some zany faux-accounts lately, including a NY Bronx Zoo snake escapee, Adolf Hitler and some random guy's liver. So when Osama Bin Laden rose from the dead and began tweeting via numerous accounts on Sunday night, it was only a little strange. Mostly, though, it was funny.