Egypt: Reasons Mubarak is Late! · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.
Mubarak is expected to address the nation tonight – and the time of the expected speech just keeps moving back. Fed up of waiting, tweeps are killing time, and keeping us all entertained.
Here are a sample of tweets from #ReasonsMubarakIsLate:
@3arabawy: The hashtag #ReasonsMubarakIsLate is hilarious! :D
@SeifSalama: Downloading Skype. #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@KABOBfest: You think it's easy packing gold bullion bars into vintage Louis Vuitton luggage? #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@ntorki: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate waiting for the tourism visa for Dubai to be issued
@TheSherio: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate still emotionally traumatized that Tamer Hosni got beaten
@Heebzo: Calling ghonem to negotiate.. But he keeps cancelling the calls? #ReasonsMubarakIsLATE
@lucyhiggsUK: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate Lost his passport!!! #mubarak
@TheDizzAR: Surprised by State TV view of Tahrir! #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@omargodeh: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate he's waiting for a Saudi visa
@PVVVenlo: The swiss bank is closed #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@lehan: Because his staff, servants and pets wont mummify themselves #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@Eyousry: He's checking the new hash-tag #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@kmokhtar: Crying to Dr. Phil. #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@Ned_MzH: Mubarak, like everyone else is glued to Al Jazeera #reasonsMubarakisLate #Egypt #jan25
@ThundarKitteh: Getting his hair done. #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@Kawdess: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate making sure his phone's profile is set to Silent
@BrindisMom: He's waiting for his KFC meal #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@khalawa69: Gamal broke curfew, he is punishing him #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@dobror: Watching Seinfeld thinking “it is not a lie if you believe it” #ReasonsMubarakIsLate
@iDiplomacy: Police mistook him for a journalist and he's locked up in prison #reasonsmubarakislate
@LSal92: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate He's rounding up Abbas, King Abdullah & Saudi king for a sleep over at Obama's.
@ANaderGretly: #ReasonsMubarakIsLate He's also waiting for Mubarak's speech.
This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.