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every time you curse my name

Summary:

minyard, when I said you have to
make a twitter account, I did not
mean make one and don’t use it.

What a shame for you that you did
not stipulate that in my contract.

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Andrew is a famous exy player, gets twitter, and needs a little help learning he isn't who the haters say he is.

Notes:

A fic for the mixtape exchange, based on "Boy in the Bubble" by Alec Benjamin. i was going to write you something dark and angsty, but then this happened. just a little ficlet really, hope you enjoy x

Work Text:

@andrewminyard hasn’t tweeted yet.

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@andrewminyard

Following 1

1,562 followers

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@patricia_kicks

minyard, when I said you have to
make a twitter account, I did not
mean make one and don’t use it.

  What a shame for you that you did
  not stipulate that in my contract.

there’s lots of content on here that
might appeal to you.

  I am aware. I follow you. Pet your
  cat for me.

mitsy.jpg

  Mitsy is a terrible name for a cat.

we’re getting off topic here

  Oh misfortune

it actually is in your contract, that
you use social media to publicise
matches and the brand of the team.

  Ok. But you will regret it.

I am quaking in my boots

  Photo.

boots.jpg

  I hate them

  where did you get them

thanks

tweet something and I’ll tell you.

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@andrewminyard
Social media is a waste of time.

  @exyisexy566
  omg andrew are you alive

  @danielhatessocks
  oh hi

  @gofoxes_yas
  oh wow he graces our presence lol finally

  @serendipitysteven
  OH HELLO what’s it like playing with kevin day??

  @reelectnixon
  so are your attempts at blocking the goal, but you don’t see us complaining

    @andrewminyard
    pathetic

    @reelectnixon
    omg I can’t believe you actually replied lmao block me

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@patricia_kicks

how would you say that went on a
scale of 1-10

  You owe me.

I got them at the DM store on 5th
avenue.

MINYARD

we’re not done.

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Trending

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Top Tweets

@helloimtherealandrew
Did anyone see Foxes v Tornadoes? Is Andrew Minyard on drugs or something?? My grandma could cover the goal better. She’s 93 but her wheelchair is pretty solid idk

@FoxesNewsOfficial
Andrew Minyard, newest member of the Foxes made a poor showing last night, saving only 4 goals, his apathetic performance in the goal making many wonder why (/1)

@FoxyLadies!!!
omg andrew minyard was so shit, what the hell happened??

@foxesforlifses
I don’t wanna say I told you so, but Andrew Minyard was a weird choice from the beginning – he’s apparently from an abusive background, and clearly lacks the ability to care about the game.

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@helloim_kevinday

don’t look at twitter

andrew?

  You are full of contradictions.

ignore it

they’re not wrong

but there’s no point

meet me later, we need to talk
about last night

  We already talked.

we need to have a conversation
where I talk and you listen

andrew, I brought you here

  Yes yes, we went over this bit.

It’s my name on the line

  Your name, your reputation,
  everything you’ve worked for.

Andrew

  Later. You talk, I listen.

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@andrewminyard
Sometimes I think exy would be better without the fans.

  1,936 replies

  @jurisprudencexy
  andrew minyard doesn’t have any fans

  @constantiNOPEal
  maybe if andrew got some fans he could use them to block the goal

  @knifeinlikebutter
  wow my feelings are hurt… uwu

  @jessicagayvis
  give me free tickets to your next game and I’ll prove you wrong! ...PLEASE

  @kylowrong
  lmao andrew needs to get laid, so sad no one’s offering

@andrewminyard
Thanks for proving me right.

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@aaronmf

Wow, what a surprise

You’re just as popular on here as
you are in real life

Who’d have guessed.

  Thanks for your opinion.

  No wait, I think I meant something
  else. How do you say - not thank
  you. Opposite thank you.

Do you ever think you’d enjoy your
job more if you were nicer?

What a stupid suggestion, never
mind.

  Oh Aaron, do not be such a hypocrit,
  little brother.

You’re so fucking full of yourself,
shorter brother.

I have a wife, a job I love, what
have you got?

  $600,000 a year.

Fuck off.

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Trending

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Top Tweets

@ExyTimes
ARTICLE: Who is Andrew Minyard? Fan favourites for their ‘unique’ playing style, The Foxes’ newest starting goalie – traded for on recommendation of college teammate and Exy’s Queen Kevin Day – stumps fans with lacklustre performance. We dive into AM’s past to find out more. #exy #foxes #andrewminyard #twabuse

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@patricia_kicks

minyard, have you seen the article?

never mind, we have it under
control.

you don’t need to do anything.

feel free not to tweet.

carry on.

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@FoxesExyOfficial
We have no comment on the contents of the article written by ET, but condemn the invasive attack on Andrew Minyard’s character based on the rumours of his past. We have nothing but support and hope for his position on the team, and look forward to playing him in future games.

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@helloim_kevinday

answer your phone

fine don’t

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@helloim_kevinday
I have nothing to say. Please stop asking me. Andrew Minyard is a friend, and an exceptional player. That is all.

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@nickyhemmywhaaat

heyyyy haha

listen, not that there’s anything to
see

but uh

have you seen it? are you ok?

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Latest Tweets

@garylovespussing
Should have known minyard had no parents. Freak.

@CharlieBrownGoesDowntown
so minyard comes from nothing but living off taxpayers’ money, and now earns $1m a year… no wonder he doesn’t give a fuck about the game, he’s white trash. bet he’s never had to try hard in his life.

@moonspiracy
[this tweet contains muted words, click to see]

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@itsyourbaerenee

Hello :) what are you up to?

  Now why would you ask me that.

  When you know exactly what.

You should not waste your time,
you know that.

  Do not tell me what to waste my
  time on. Maybe I get a kick out of
  reading that I am, and I quote,
  waste of space white trash.

I know that you do, that’s why I’m
concerned.

  I was joking.

I am not.

  As if I care what the faceless entity
  thinks of me.

I care that some of it reflects what
you think of yourself.

  So little faith. How hypocritical.

  I happen to think nothing of
  myself at all.

I know.

Andrew, I’m serious.

  This is my least favourite version
  of you.

Ok. Chinese?

  Egg rolls.

I’ll be half an hour.

  Bring favourite Renee with you.

Disney movies it is.

  That is not what I said.

  But if you must.

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@andrewminyard
Kronk has more braincells than everyone on this app combined. And I really mean it.

  @exyhaterandproudofit
  lmao this guy. have you got nothing better to do than make yourself as unpopular as possible

  @lavishlylavender
  maybe if you practised more instead of watching kids’ films we’d have more respect for you

  @underarock
  are you live tweeting the emperor’s new groove

    @andrewminyard
    explain

    @underarock
    you can probably figure it out what with all your brain cells

@andrewminyard
just for @underarock here is the sum of all my thoughts on the emperor’s new groove: llamas are better than people.

  @underarock
  I definitely did not ask for that

  @andrewminyard
  funny, I do not remember asking to be here at all, but here we both are

  @underarock
  maybe next time when they ask you to sign on the line, do us all a favour and spill your favourite gatorade over the contract

  @andrewminyard
  blue

  @underarock
  blue isn’t a flavour. and the correct answer is orange. heathen.

@underarock
I would like to inform @FoxesExyOfficial that @andrewminyard is breaking his contract by promoting blue gatorade over orange. what can be done.

  @andrewminyard
  how bored exactly are you

    @underarock
    twenty

  @FoxesExyOfficial
  oh dear… sounds like a contract strike to me! What do the fans think? #exy #gatorade #orange4life

  @gatorade
  It’s #BLUE versus #ORANGE. what do the @BlueHawks think??

    @andrewminyard
    oh for fuck’s sake @underarock

      @underarock
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Latest Tweet

@andylovespizza
Minyard’s a disney fan?? CUTE. Emperors new groove is literally the best disney film. No I do not take criticism.

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@patricia_kicks

good work

  It wasn’t me.

??

  What are you talking about

you’re trending again, kid

  Oh for god’s sake.

It’s good! Let people get to know
the real you

  The real me. Are you sure? Ok.

Wait

andrew

ANDREW

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@andrewminyard
no I do not like disney. I do not like anything. I do not care about your opinion of me.

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@patricia_kicks

minyard, this is not helpful

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@andrewminyard
no I do not like disney. I do not like anything. I do not care about your opinion of me.

  @minyard03
  andrew you be you, so much respect, I will fight the haters

  @y0l0b33spr1s0n
  can we get this guy off twitter I beg u stop tweeting no one cares

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@itsyourbaerenee

that was fun. Same time next week?

  Whatever

  Bring Aladdin

:)

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Message request: @underarock

lol

  Well that was worth accepting.

I didn’t think you would

  Where is the undo button

haha

  Is this all you wanted? Your one
  chance with a big exy star and all
  you wanted to do was laugh.

Pretty much

  Ok.

And I wouldn’t call you a big exy
star, you’re pretty good at getting
them to hate you

  They hate anyway. Why not be
  myself

Are you?

  …

being yourself

  I do not have time for this.

More disney to watch?

  Stop talking

Block me

  You sound like one of them

them?

I was joking, don’t block me

  The faceless entity.

So leave

  Can’t. Contract.

So be nicer

  Against my nature

mine too lol

  You laugh a lot

not really

  hmm

  What is your name, faceless
  entity

None of your business

  You have a lot of hostility for
  someone who started this
  conversation

Ok, call me Neptune

no

that’s stupid

NEIL

my name is Neil

  Sounds fake

Yes

Is that ok?

  Sure. Neil.

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Replies to tweet

@pussyj_sucks4free
@andrewminyard you think you’re too good for the kronk?? then you can’t have the llamas

@comeoneyelean
@andrewminyard ngl kinda bored of u honestly

@simonstewart940
@andrewminyard kronk is a better goalie than u and he’s fictional

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@helloim_kevinday

I don’t feel like you listened to a
single word I said.

  Sorry, Andrew cannot come to the
  phone right now.

Why do you have to make
everything so hard?

  Did you not read the ET article? I
  am damaged, Kevin. Deranged. It
  is not my fault. I was abused.

  Poor me.

Andrew come on

They’ll kick you from the team

  Watch me care.

You do care! You wouldn’t be
here if you didn’t. You had a
choice, I didn’t make you
follow me.

  Follow you?

  Oh Kevin.

  Fuck you.

I didn’t mean that

I meant, I gave you a chance here.

You’re the one who called me,
remember?

Andrew?

Oh whatever

Why do I even try.

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Most Popular Tweets

@DailyExyUSA
A heavy loss for the Foxes last night, losing 5-12 to the Hawks, and their position as second in the league.

@ExyTimes
Can Andrew Minyard, the Foxes’ notoriously distractable and unreliable rookie goalkeeper, separate the trauma of his past from the failures of his present?

@FoxesExyOfficial
It was a difficult loss last night, but the Hawks ran a fair game, and we look forward to the challenge of the next match, there’s no looking back, only passing forward.

Latest Tweets

@lesterloseshismind
Is andrew minyard [redacted]

@moonshinehatesmoonbeams
soo… can we trade andrew minyard or what, @foxesexyofficial @coachwymack74 ??

@minyardloveheart5000
crying rn

@givememynameback
[this tweet contains muted words, click to see]

  @givememynameback
  how many times do you think minyard was raped in foster care? not enough probably

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@andrewminyard

You think I care?

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Replies to tweets

@lucysays
@andrew minyard we know you don’t, how pathetic is that? give your salary back

@andrewlewis1999
@andrewminyard if I turn up at your house with a bomb and blow your head off, they can stick your corpse in the goal, perhaps we won’t lose any more places in the league

@michaelmakesmoney
@andrewminyard [this tweet contains muted words, click to see]

  @michaelmakesmoney
  @andrewminyard hear me out, this kid was apparently raped by his daddies, and still made good grades before he got himself thrown in juvie… I’m just saying, maybe he needs to be chained up and fucked LMAO who’s offering

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@itsyourbaerenee

andrew, do you still want to hang
out later?

It is ok if you would rather not,
but I wondered if you could
use a distraction.

  Distraction.

Yes. Movie? Take out?

  No.

Ok

That is ok

I will check on you tomorrow

  don’t

I will check on you tomorrow

  no

It does not work like that. I need
to know you’re ok. I’ve seen
the tweets.

I will not come round, I will
not call. But I will message, and
you will reply, and you will tell
me if you need anything.

That has always been our deal,
and I’m not letting you out of
it now.

I’m sorry.

  ok

Ok.

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@helloim_kevinday

I’m on the phone to patricia, do
you want us to do anything?

I’ll rip their fucking heads off,
Andrew.

Andrew.

I’ve told her you aren’t coming to
practise today.

Ok?

Andrew?

Is that ok?

I’ll see you tomorrow.

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@nickyhemmywhaaat, @aaronmf

nicky: andrew why aren’t you answering the phone

aaron: I talked to renee, she said he’s ok

nicky: he should talk to us, we’re his family

@andrewminyard has left

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@underarock

huh

rough week?

  go away

ok

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@underarock

56 tweets
12 followers
Following 34

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@underarock
#exy #foxes #andrewminyard #thread #twassholes
Just some thoughts (/1)

  retweeted by people you follow: @nickyhemmywhaaat, @aaronmf, @helloim_kevinday, @itsyourbaerenee, @coachwymack74, @patricia_kicks

  retweets: 1,294

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@underarock
#exy #foxes #andrewminyard #thread #twassholes
Just some thoughts (/1)

It’s pathetic when parents hurt their kids, yes? But sometimes we don’t understand the dynamics of domestic abuse early enough to intervene. This, however, I get. I get that you wish you were him, that you wish (/2)

you had the money, the status, the opportunity to stand at the edge of a hundred yard court and sweat your ass off doing what andrew minyard does. You couldn’t. Have any of you even seen his college games? Andrew is the best goalie in the league. (/3)

Andrew is the best goalie in the league. (/4)

Before coming to the Foxes he had a 92% save rate. It is almost a record-breaking stat. But I notice no one wants to talk about any of that now that there’s gossip to talk about instead. Does literally everyone on twitter have insecurity problems? (/5)

You think andrew gives a fuck what you think? He’s better paid than you, has a better career, better taste in movies, a better sense of humour, and, a 92% save rate on his college games. (/6)

Seriously. You think the death and rape threats aren’t going to be recorded by his managers and sent to the police? You think you’re a big person, hiding behind your computer screen in your parents’ basement? (/7)

Anyway, it would be hilarious if you guys weren’t such cowards. Looking forward to the next game, let’s talk about how @coachwymack74 needs to put Lionel in forward defence. And get a better twitter handle. (/end) (/goodbye) (/fuckoff)

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@underarock

  Are you long sighted?

  I said go away

  I do not need you.

  Who the fuck are you anyway

Hi! I’m ‘Neil’

  Ok Neptune

I left you alone

It is twitter I still have some
unresolved issues with

  I didn’t know you were a fan

Yes, because I just follow you for
the humour

I’m a fan of exy, not you

You’re an amazing player

  I don’t care about any of this

sure

but I do

those people should be in jail

or at the bottom of a lake
somewhere

either/or

  hmm

I wasn’t offering

don’t ask me

  to murder?

I’m a bit rusty

  hah

did I make you laugh

  no

damn

  This is a weird conversation. I’m
  kind of busy.

What are you doing?

  My therapist calls it an 'episode'.

Sounds fun. What does it involve

  Bed. Door locked. Pretty boring
  tbh.

Boring, or… the worst

  I have had worse.

Ok

want to hang out?

  ...hang out?

Yeah

we could talk about kevin day

  goodbye

I’m joking!

I can talk to kevin day if I want

  how

I got your attention, didn’t I?

  That was pure luck. I was bored.

Are you still bored?

  As I said. Busy.

Ok, busy, I’m just gonna stay here
and talk to you.

  Why?

I like you.

  You are hilarious, Neptune.

You’re funny. And I’m bored.

Calm down.

  When was I funny.

You keep calling me Neptune.

  Because you told me that was your
  name.

No I didn’t.

Anyway.

Watch disney with me

  Why would I do that

  how

We’ll press play at the same time.

Treat me to a private live tweeting
session.

I’ll let you pick the film.

  Of course you will. I am the one
  experiencing trauma.

Sure, princess.

  I will block you.

Aren’t you Kevin Day’s child?
The queen?

  No

Princess! It’s cute.

  *hovers fingers over block
  button*

I can’t believe you just typed
that. Aw.

  Are you seriously flirting with me

maybe

pick a movie

:)

  Aladdin

  I was meant to watch it today, but

  Life is all about disappointments

ok, let me find it

  you are strange

  this is very strange

life is strange

what else is there to do?

  ok

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@patricia_kicks

minyard, are you coming to
practise today?

  I believe Kevin will drag me there,
  yes.

great

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@helloim_kevinday

I’m outside.

  Give me two hours.

I’m coming in

  I have locked the doors

You gave me a key

  I am naked

I’m not afraid of your ass
Minyard

  It is not my ass you should fear.

Stick a sock on it and get ready.

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@itsyourbaerenee

the earth is flat

  die

good enough.

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@underarock

what am I supposed to do while
you’re at practise

this week has been so boring

  what did you used to do

hey princess

watch exy

  I hate you

cool

talk dirty to me

tell me about kevin day

  You are literally grotesque

cool cool

what are we watching tonight

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Latest tweets

@ghammond2
god I hope minyard doesn’t suck tonight

@sevenhundreddicks
who’s fucking minyard before the game? Anyone? ANYONE??

@mynancouldbeatandrewminyard
does what it says on the tin, really

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@andrewminyard
I would tear you apart, piece by piece. You are pathetic.

  @sevenhundreddicks
  is that a promise, darling

  @andrewminyard
  I know you want me to report you. Try harder.

  @sevenhundreddicks
  suck my dick, I need to get it wet before I ruin you. or maybe that will just make you think I like you lolll

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@underarock

good luck later

I will be watching, sadly, on my
24” second-hand tv that goes BRR
when you change channels.

  I am the greatest goalie in the
  league, apparently I should not
  need luck.

Not with how you’ve been
playing

  Oh? So now he knows better?

I know a few things

I know you don’t care

Fine

Except you took this contract
for a reason

You followed Kevin Day, when
you had plenty of other offers

Your playing gets worse when
the fans care too much

  It does not

You encourage them to hate you
when you could be ignoring them

  I do not

They aren’t worth your time

what’s the point in hating yourself
when you’re such a good
goalie

  Do you care about nothing
  else

Sure

Saving up enough to buy a better
tv

Getting to know the real ‘neil’

You, maybe

idk yet

  I will do you a trade

Yes

  You are too easy to agree to things
  you do not understand.

I understand enough

What do you want?

  Tell me your real name, and I will
  block some goals tonight.

Some?

Nah. Bad interest rate.

  How many

Let in no more than 3

  Why would I do that

Not for them

Do it for me

Do it because fuck them

It could be fun?

  I do not see how it could be that

  But ok

Ok??

This is why you’re the best at the
game

:)

  Do not talk to me like that

Like what

:)

  Don’t

  Now tell me your name.

Ok

When famous exy players aren’t
calling me Neil, or Neptune

it’s – a few things

But my mother called me Abram

  ok

ok?

  And what do you want me to call
  you

Whatever you want

  No

I would like to be called Neil

  Ok, Neil

ok

3 goals

then shut it down

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@DailyExyUSA
10-3 Foxes-Barons. Andrew Minyard man of the match for an unbelievable comeback after a shaky start to the season.

@ExyTimes
Is Andrew Minyard stable enough he keep this up all season? We take a closer look at tonight’s game.

@helloim_kevinday
Tonight, Andrew Minyard proved he belongs on this team. I am proud to have brought him here, to have taught him everything I know. He remains my closest friend, and proudest accomplishment.

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@helloim_kevinday

  I will shove your dick down your
  own throat

That isn very nice

Come out! We’re DIRNKIGN

  No

ANDREWWEWWW

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@underarock

KEVIN!

I love him

  Then slide into his DMs.

nah

He sounds like an asshole

  Correct

  But he is one of mine

I know

Gay

  Yes

  Do you have a problem?

No?

What do you think we’ve been
doing??

  Well

lol

  Do not

ok

I just like you

don’t get flustered

  You could never bother me.

Oh yeah? Then what do you call
this?

  I hate you.

This is fun.

So what are the fans saying?

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Latest tweets

@andrewminyardismyhusband
YES!!!!! HE FINALLY DID IT. UNBELIEVABLE. 10-3 TO THE FOXES! I’VE NEVER SEEN HIM MOVE SO FAST

@beefyminny
my beefy king only needs biceps to block the goal, must be a world record in there somewhere

@lesleylikesrocks
has he been good this whole time?? what have I beeng missing here???

@senseandsexyexyty
andrew minyard is a [redacted] who bothered to show up tonight, that doesn’t mean you have to start sucking his dick

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@underarock

  it’s up and down.

I’ll take it!

  This isn’t about you.

This is about defending exy,
and everything that matters.

Which is exy. And you.

  Cool

He talks like me too

cool

  I was mocking you

sure

  choose a film, neil

:)

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@itsyourbaerenee

  Renee

hello andrew

  Do not lie to me

I would never!

What’s up?

  Do I encourage hate on here

Yes, it appears so

  Is it because

  I want it? Because I think I
  deserve it?

Yes, I think so

  Well

  That is stupid

Yes, I agree

  Good talk

Want to hang out?

  I am otherwise engaged

Since WHEN

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@andrewminyard
Exy is truly a waste of your energy. I hate it. It pays my salary, and blocking the goal is not hard. That is all. If you want to hate me, I do not blame you, but my block button is now active. If you want to talk to me about disney movies, I will consider letting you stay.

  @minyardsno3fan
  YES DADDY

    @andrewminyard
    strike one for inexcusable use of the word ‘daddy’. Two strikes and you’re out.

  @truffletracey
  ooh!! hello I love you. Favourite comfort watch?? Mine is moana!

    @andrewminyard
    you have good taste. In movies, not sports. The fox and the hound is ok.

  @andrewuwuminwu
  ANDREW YOU PLAYED SO WELL would it be weird to say I’m proud of you

    @andrewminyard
    yes it would. Strike one for zero disney content. Two strikes and you’re out.

  @underarock
  :)

    @andrewminyard
    shut up

    @andrewminyard
    get in we’re watching movies

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@helloim_kevinday

good game andrew

  ok kevin

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@itsyourbaerenee

explain!

If you want to

I insist

  come back later

fine

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@patricia_kicks

are you being nice to your fans??

  I would never

I am putting you forward for a
pay rise

  Money means nothing to me

  I want an ad campaign for doc
  martens. Where I get free boots.

done

you are officially my new
favourite

  Empty words mean nothing to me.

I promise. That you are my new
favourite.

  And

And you can have as many
stompy boots as you like

  Ok.

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@underarock

  why is your twitter handle

yes?

  Why?

I am new to all this

  to what

Twitter

People

Everything, really

my friends say I have been living
under a rock

  Well that is less original than I
  had hoped

I was born under stone and fire

  better

you’re welcome

  Why do you talk to me?

You know why.

Why do you talk to me?

  Do not ask questions you
  know the answer to.

watch kids’ movies with me

I had never seen any before you

  Seriously?

  This whole thing has been a lie?
  I thought we understood each
  other. I thought you were one of
  the good ones. No betrayal has
  ever cut so deep.

And you thought I could never
bother you

ha

  Shut up and pick a movie.