If you think Twitter is just for young people having stupid public fights, you’re mistaken. Yesterday John Cleese fired his big twitter cannon at Piers Morgan after Morgan wrote an article for the Daily Mail claiming he saw Cleese in a New York restaurant and in a “magnificently British” fashion, the two locked eyes “in mutual shock, then equally mutual withering contempt. For the next two hours, we avoided all form of contact – physical, verbal, visual. It was magnificently British”

Cleese fired back, “Piers Morgan writes that I didn’t recognise him in a restaurant in New York. I did. I just didn’t want to speak to someone I truly detest.” Wasting no time, only minutes later he followed that tweet with “Anyway, I thought he was in jail after admitting he’d authorised phone-hacking at the Daily Mirror. Still, our British legal system works slowly.”

Morgan, feeling misunderstood clarified, and said the revulsion is mutual and adding in “PS. when are you going to be funny again @JohnCleese? It’s been a few decades.”

It didn’t end there of course, with Cleese asking when Piers is going to be talented, ever. Cleese wound up his end by pointing out that his hate for Piers was his most favorited tweet ever, and teasing that the police have asked him to stop commenting as it may interfere with their ongoing investigation, alluding to his earlier tweet about the Daily Mirror phone hacking scandal.

Morgan kept his end going a little bit longer with dozens of tweets, retweets and jabs, like “he started it” and “my entourage role is bigger than yours.”

If we’re keeping score, Piers topped out his biggest tweet with 102 favorites for “he started it, he invaded Poland” with Cleese raking in 39,000 favorites for his initial tweet.

Neither Piers nor Cleese was willing to do this thing IRL but tweeted venom on twitter instead. Manhood, 2015 style.

Piers Morgan writes that I didn't recognise him in a restaurant in New York.I did.I just didn't want to speak to someone I truly detest — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015

Anyway,I thought he was in jail after admitting he'd authorised phone-hacking at the Daily Mirror.Still,our Briish legal system works slowly — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015

No, @JohnCleese, I said you DID recognise me & the revulsion was mutual. Here's the column: http://t.co/72orbo7vno https://t.co/gj4ieSzvNk — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015

PS. when are you going to be funny again @JohnCleese? It's been a few decades. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015

Piers is now asking when I'll be funny again.'It's been a long time" Answer : "Piers,when are you going to be talented.It's been a lifetime' — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015

I see my tweet about Piers M is 'favourited' by 15,000 JC twits.Clearly I must insult the slimy,attention-seeking little prole more often — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015

Sorry,twits.The police have asked me not to continue with these comments, as they may interfere with an ongoing investigation of theirs. — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015

I literally know funnier dead people. > RT @AndreasBlomkvis @piersmorgan @JohnCleese Funniest man alive Cleese — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015

FYI, @JohnCleese appeared as a cameo in Entourage, the TV series. I was invited to appear in Entourage, the movie. #BigScreenMorgan — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015

Anyway, he started it. He invaded Poland. #cleese — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015

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