Lucky Dan Pashman is journeying through Quebec, so naturally he's ordering poutine every chance he gets. He'll be reporting more about his french fry, gravy, and cheese curd haze soon. He's also been getting advice from wise Canadians through FB and Twitter. His tweets introduced us to a shadowy and fascinating Twitter account that's propagating poutine content at an alarming rate.
Meet @Poutine_Bot. S/he or it is known to roll out 60 poutine tweets an hour, more than 28,000 total as of this writing. The Twitter bio for Monsieur Poutine Bot (guess it's a he) explains:
I'm back to remind you of poutine. I'll RT any tweet with the word poutine and drink a Laurentide (ou du gros gin). If you don't want me to RT you, block me.
We'd never dream of blocking someone who is keeping a delicious treat at top of mind. But who's behind this barrage of poutine promotion? Unknown. A tweet to Monsieur Poutine Bot went unanswered. It seems he's the Lone Ranger of poutine PR, content to do his good deeds anonymously behind a digital black mask.
Monsieur Poutine Bot, even if we never meet, may your white stallion carry you to your next tweet swiftly, and may all your fries be doused with gravy and mingled with cheese curds. If you know who's behind MPB, share intel in the comments. /mark Photo: Flickr CC / joeshlabotnik
