Sid Hartman joins Twitter, hilarity ensues

I defy you to find anybody older than Sid Hartman on Twitter.

​Sid Hartman is old as dirt -- the Twin Cities most iconic sports scribe turns 92 a week from today.

Sid's so old, he was general manager of the Minneapolis Lakers. Really, he was.

Twitter, on the other hand, is young and hip. How many of you follow anybody born before 1950? Yeah, exactly. Not only was Hartman born before 1950, he may actually have been conceived while his parents celebrated the end of World War I.

Having said that, it was a shocking moment in internet history yesterday afternoon when Sid's Twitter account was discovered. So shocking that a look at some of the funniest reactions seems warranted.

Here's Sid's first tweet, offered up hours after his account went live:

According to sources, #Vikings will not pay outstanding all-pro tackle Steve Hutchinson $7M due next year, ending 6-year run. #endtimes

-- Sid Hartman (@SidHartman) March 8, 2012

And here, from earlier in the day, are some of the best responses to the shocking news that the world's oldest sportswriter is on Twitter:

WELCOME TO TWITTER, MR SPORTS DINOSAUR RT @panndder: Please welcome my close personal friend @SidHartman to Twitter.

-- Bryan Craves (@DisplacedTgrFan) March 7, 2012

Oh, boy! Will he tweet while driving? RT @StribDW: News for all of the Twin Cities to rejoice over. @SidHartman is now on Twitter. For real.

-- VikingUpdate.com (@VikingUpdate) March 7, 2012

have a feeling that "a close personal friend" may be tweeting for him RT @RandBall: Well, @SidHartman is officially on Twitter.

-- Thrylos 98 (@thrylos98) March 7, 2012

@SidHartman just heard about Twitter. Thinking you might want to follow this guy and be an original #closepersonalfollower.

-- Star Tribune(@StarTribune) March 7, 2012

#endtimes "@StribDW: News for all of the Twin Cities to rejoice over. @SidHartman is now on Twitter. For real."

-- David Brauer (@dbrauer) March 7, 2012

Welcome to @sidhartman, the new oldest man on Twitter

-- Stephen Silver (@StephenSilver) March 7, 2012

The world awaits... when will @SidHartman tweet his first tweet?

-- Tom Horgen (@tomhorgen) March 7, 2012

This won't end well... RT @StribDW News for all of the Twin Cities to rejoice over. @SidHartman is now on Twitter. For real.

-- CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 7, 2012

#buzzkill RT @solace: @AmyPioneerPress @dbrauer @StribDW @SidHartman that account joined May 2011?

-- David Brauer (@dbrauer) March 7, 2012

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-- Brett Favre joins Twitter, hilarity ensues