The Most Memorable, Most Hilarious Tweets By Midlifers In 2014

While Twitter may not be midlifers' first-choice for a social media platform, without question their presence is felt there. And who among us doesn't wish we had Pope Francis' Twitter following of about 5 million? A simple tweet of "To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us" got retweeted more than 17,000 times -- just like that.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 18, 2014

Papal celebrity aside, some midlifers used Twitter this year for poking fun. Remember when Conan O'Brien had this to say about former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright?

I picked out my Halloween costume. I’m going as “Slutty Madeleine Albright.”

— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 23, 2014

And she came back at him with this?:

.@ConanOBrien I'm considering going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched.

— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014

We used Twitter to announce our best family moments of the year:

.@BillClinton and I are over the moon to be grandparents! One of the happiest moments of our life. pic.twitter.com/Cww4r8C9Zt

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2014

And certainly weren't shy about posting the occasional selfie:

#GarthSelfie -love, g pic.twitter.com/tEQ0N02EKt

— Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) November 11, 2014

OK, maybe more than occasionally:

Inventors of the #selfie at it again. #ThelmaAndLouise pic.twitter.com/1yvbF8j4fF

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) June 19, 2014

Some took a trip down Memory Lane via the Twitter highway:

Shooting today on the same stage where many years ago I auditioned for The Outsiders. Feels like yesterday.

— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 10, 2014

Who didn't always love Lassie, Al?

@lassie I loved this show growing up pic.twitter.com/MeaFcmDxSB

— Al Roker (@alroker) May 29, 2014

And others' nailed humble-bragging pretty well, we'd say:

I love everything about @johncusack, and am proud to have given him his first starring role in “The Sure Thing.”

— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) November 13, 2014

The wit, was always there:

Really enjoying watching watching the world cup. pic.twitter.com/F2bprGkpsB

— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) June 20, 2014

Sometimes about aging:

Nicole Kidman's new movie is about a woman who forgets everything every time she wakes up. Finally, a horror movie about becoming a senior!

— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) November 2, 2014

And sometimes just plain silly:

When I direct I like to wear something nice for the crew, you know, so they'll respect me.
#ohnokimono pic.twitter.com/DbupJNUcij

— David Duchovny (@davidduchovny) April 27, 2014

Readers, post your favorite tweets by midlifers in the comments below.