The Top Ten: People who would have been good on Twitter

@BobDylan: 'I’m on the pavement tweeting about the government.' (Rex Features)

Sebastian Tooms suggested this list, nominating Kenneth Williams, but I didn't start compiling in earnest until Chris Cook said of Clement Attlee: 'He was laconic. Natural tweeter.'

1. @Schrodinger

"Wow! Check out this possibly cute cat pic." A thought experiment from Rob Warm.

2. @BobDylan

"I'm on the pavement tweeting about the government." Rupert Myers is watching out for the man in the trench coat.

3. @Ludwigwitty89

"A picture is a fact. Check out this kitten." Karim Palant on the new reality.

4. @queenvic

"We r not ROFL." Brendan Barnes is amused.

5. @DorothyParker

“She runs the gamut of emojis from to ." Lisa Markwell gets emotional

6. @Narcissus

"Narcissus" Echoed by Chris Jones.

7. @alfiewessex

"Won't ever win Bake Off. Burnt pastries. Don't like Danishes anyway." Cooked up by Brendan Barnes.

8. @potus_ abelincoln

"OMG this play is sooooo awful. Someone just shoot me." Fired off by Barnes.

9. @kingdick3

"Just put entire kingdom on Gumtree. Will swap for horse." Brendan Barnes again.

10. @revspooner

"Great honour to be Master of Kew Knowledge." The final word from Brendan Barnes.

Next week: Anachronistic skeuomorphs (such as a picture of a floppy disk to mean ‘save’)

Coming soon: Old names of countries (Tanganyika my favourite). Send your suggestions, and ideas for future Top 10s, to top10@independent.co.uk