What would happen if you morphed a Pokémon creature and your favourite [or least favourite] celeb?
[The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa’s #1 Hashtag game and is always a lot of fun. The F.L.O.P. [or Fish List Of Prizeworthyness] is the collection of some of the best tweets from each week’s game and is what all seriously comedic Hashtaggers aspire to…]
i wasn’t able to find a co-host for this week’s game [if you ever want to try, drop me a line] and so we decided to do it au naturel so to speak. With a so-called UnNamed One crew of between 6 and 12 people backing the game every week, we’re always in excellent hands and this game was no different.
One of my favourite tweets from during the game was when someone [who shall remain nameless] who has been playing the game for a good while, messaged me to say that he [or she] had JUST got the fact that if you say @AFrikkinHashtag out loud it almost sounds a little bit like African Hashtag. No ways! Welcome, friend! Layers upon layers we always are.
And i have to give huge thanks to the majority of you who stick with the FAMILY nature of the @AFrikkinHashtag game [which i know is a stretch for some] – sure, some people are always going to go rude or sexual or explicit, but for the most part i think people are learning and it is much appreciated and is one of the small things that helps us stand a little apart from the crowd. Each game needs its own flavour, right?
So in the aftermath of the PokémonGo world phenomenon, we thought we had to jump on right and because there was SO MUCH good resource on offer, we decided to have TWO promo game ads for a change:
And out of all the celebs in the world it seemed to make the most sense to begin the actual game with a Miley Cyrus mashup and it was like the game designers knew:
So with everyone on board we decided to have a lot of fun with the Pokemons and the Celebritons and we really did. As per usual i managed to get a few examples out just to let everyone know what was happening.
For Donald Trump we didn’t need to invent a special Pokémon, because his was already there. #PokemonGoACeleb
Nic Cage + Caterpie would give us: Cagerpie #PokemonGoACeleb
When you add a Spearow to a Spears you get this stunningly plumed “Britsrow”
#PokemonGoACeleb
And especially cos a number of the @AFrikkinHashtag crew are big Who fans…
What if HootHoot became a famous time travelling Doctor? #PokemonGoACeleb
In terms of favourite faces, we were super stoked to have the National Lampoon crowd play our game:
#PokemonGoACeleb Paul Ryhorn
— National Lampoon (@nationallampoon) July 20, 2016
As well as Canadian radio station Q93 who also played along:
Xavier Zubat #PokemonGoACeleb #Tequila pic.twitter.com/Mb6ue6fILI
— Q93 ROCKS (@Q93ROCKS) July 20, 2016
With so many Pokémon and so many celebs we were bound to get a crazy amount of tweets and so we did not manage to get all the best ones, but these are some of the ones to catch our eye in that special way and to make it on to the much sought after:
FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS [aka F.L.O.P.]
Because the names and pics pretty much speak for themselves i’m not going to do the usual commentary in between, but there are some great ones here and one of my favourites was Syed who cleverly riffed on the name itself with this one:
#PokemonGoACeleb PokeMonica Seles
— Syed Abdul Razak (@tweetfeelsgood) July 20, 2016
JigglyPuff Daddy.#PokemonGoACeleb
— Tag Femmes (@TagFemmes) July 20, 2016
SandSlash#PokemonGoACeleb @Slash pic.twitter.com/FbLlXiwsKA
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeMcKenna) July 20, 2016
Paras Hilton. #PokemonGoACeleb
— Happy Potato 🇨🇦 (@TheOtownClown) July 20, 2016
Mia Fearow#PokemonGoACeleb
— Sir TΔLIƩSΨΠE 🎸📷 (@Taliesyne) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/PeteMaes/status/755705252452728832
Venasaur Williams #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/Mij7jf02vG
— Lovely Lady (@Lovely_Lady_Bee) July 20, 2016
Picachewbacca #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/Knt3nRgwRu
— Orange Privilege (@Rushs_Dad) July 20, 2016
What would you get if you crossed a Cubone with Ken Hom?
Marawok#PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/e3NWGHclWR
— Ego Sum Fortis (@HatedbyMorons) July 20, 2016
Pokèonce #PokemonGoACeleb
— Kevin Unabashedly (@IncitingMoment) July 20, 2016
Haunter S. Thompson #PokemonGoACeleb
— ❄️❄️Ash❄️❄️ (@ash_like_whoa) July 20, 2016
NidoQueen Latifah#PokemonGoACeleb @IAMQUEENLATIFAH pic.twitter.com/fojrsWeANV
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeMcKenna) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb
Kevin Bagon pic.twitter.com/6c9yUleNYL— Ross Moorhouse (@RossMoorhouse) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/Aryan_Shepherd/status/755705861218177028
#PokemonGoACeleb Tangela Lansbury@_AngelaLansbury@AFrikkinHashtag
— Geff Gefferson (@GeffGefferson1) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb Johnny Cash 'Em All
— finch (@mioscenic) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/WhoBrannigan/status/755706066588041216
Tentacoolio #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/5XOWQjoZZi
— Lovely Lady (@Lovely_Lady_Bee) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb Eddie Charizard
— Humphrey Flange (@flaccidpelican) July 20, 2016
Chris Charizardwick
— DriᏩizmᎧ'87 豐 (@Driggizmo1987) July 20, 2016
BillbaSaur Murray#PokemonGoACeleb @BillMurray (parody account) pic.twitter.com/sP9PtVVEAC
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeMcKenna) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/JessssicaG87/status/755706731792101376
Mew Diamond Phillips #PokemonGoACeleb @AFrikkinHashtag
— Jonathan (@Haymaker710) July 20, 2016
Orlando Gloom #PokemonGoACeleb
— Abhinav (@thexfactorial) July 20, 2016
Eevee Longoria #PokemonGoACeleb
— Jason (@jayjx09) July 20, 2016
Billy Raichu Cyrus #PokemonGoACeleb @AFrikkinHashtag
— Jonathan (@Haymaker710) July 20, 2016
Barbacle Streisand
#PokemonGoACeleb@AFrikkinHashtag— FrenchToast (@NachoPotatoe) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb Sandra Snubbullock
— finch (@mioscenic) July 20, 2016
Lucille PokéBall#PokemonGoACeleb @LucyDesiMuseum pic.twitter.com/Gp80Y9vjuC
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeMcKenna) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/dudewithoutface/status/755707486112546816
Magikarp Gyllenhaal #PokemonGoACeleb
— Patch Bohan (@Trickpatch) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb Groudon Ramsey
— Humphrey Flange (@flaccidpelican) July 20, 2016
#PokemonGoACeleb I found a wild Kardashian! pic.twitter.com/ZGYwXbwQM7
— Jason (@jayjx09) July 20, 2016
Vin Sneasel#PokemonGoACeleb (Belated Happy Birthday, #VinDiesel) pic.twitter.com/lOVyWYSrl0
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeReally) July 20, 2016
Capt. Jack Spearow#PokemonGoACeleb #PiratesOfTheCaribbean pic.twitter.com/6lgd1RYnek
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeReally) July 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/VeganDoug/status/755709489727365121
Keanu Reevie #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/cyVcidCwYD
— Rob (@GenericZA) July 20, 2016
Dr. Shelgon Cooper#PokemonGoACeleb @bigbangtheory pic.twitter.com/uMwCu10Ltk
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeReally) July 20, 2016
Stephen Kingler. #PokemonGoACeleb
— Miss Wobble (@richie_rich77) July 20, 2016
Pikachuwetel Ejiofor #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/VXCOF2KCnk
— Mother Inferior (@Jeannierebecca) July 20, 2016
Zubat man 😂 #PokemonGoACeleb
— prince of perfection (@adu1tg33k1) July 20, 2016
Justin Bibarel #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/ustIZhawh2
— Dan (@PokeDan4) July 20, 2016
Misty Elliott. #PokemonGoACeleb
— Ed Moss (@not_coachcarter) July 20, 2016
EMew Watson, the best 👍🏻 #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/ThuZyUzNgd
— Tony (@RealTonyTerror) July 20, 2016
Aerodactylsmith #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/aYsszBjXih
— TheWalkingAbed (@TheWalkingAbed) July 20, 2016
Benicio del Tauros #PokemonGoACeleb @AFrikkinHashtag
— Antic the Fearless (@antic5) July 20, 2016
Sandshrew Lloyd-Webber. #PokemonGoACeleb
— Ed Moss (@not_coachcarter) July 20, 2016
@AFrikkinHashtag #PokemonGoACeleb
Rick Gastly pic.twitter.com/gpR7UkuCWA— Antic the Fearless (@antic5) July 20, 2016
Chansey Handler #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/oKdE3qtYdn
— TheWalkingAbed (@TheWalkingAbed) July 20, 2016
Seel#PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/gPhlvxJOtv
— Rob (@GenericZA) July 20, 2016
Mew-Cauley Culkin #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/CIVXYhVqfx
— Old Music Shop (@OldMusicShop) July 20, 2016
I've been saying for years that Josh Hutcherson looks like Squirtle. #JoshHutcherson #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/mXQHRwrtwy
— RVNDY (@Jesuisrvndy) July 20, 2016
@maudegarrett so you wanna #PokemonGoACeleb?
Lil' Weezy whatuuuuuuuppp pic.twitter.com/V7TjuhC8iq— Obert Ye (@heyitsobertye) July 20, 2016
Miss Pidgey #PokemonGoACeleb #muppets
— Syed Abdul Razak (@tweetfeelsgood) July 20, 2016
Chris Farleyon #PokemonGoACeleb @brettfishA @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/3aE30mxpw5
— Jimmy J-Kenn Kennedy (@YrIdol_JKenn) July 20, 2016
Melania TrumpHORSEA – "puts up a smokescreen when told speech belong to someone else"! #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/C1xkD0dc79
— Denise Fennell (@denisefennell) July 20, 2016
Kangaskanye West #PokemonGoACeleb Imma go ahead and drop the mic on this one. Peace! pic.twitter.com/IWTrUY5RVO
— Shark Punter! (@SharkPunter) July 20, 2016
ExegguTori Amos@toriamos
— MAGALAB™ (@independent_lab) July 20, 2016
Krabbygail Breslin #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/bn1fAfNR9f
— Shark Punter! (@SharkPunter) July 20, 2016
Cher-izard #PokemonGoACeleb#PokemonGO @cher pic.twitter.com/GMJkDnKL2q
— Aaron David (@DimwittedGenius) July 20, 2016
@ladygaga
#PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/mOtoXkClCB— Lucas Lohn (@Swiftie262601) July 20, 2016
Barbara StreisandShrew #PokemonGoACeleb pic.twitter.com/4TiT2g529m
— Shark Punter! (@SharkPunter) July 20, 2016
The Raichu#PokemonGoACeleb@TheRock pic.twitter.com/BkVVJE3zSa
— Tamera Jean (@mz_t66) July 20, 2016
Well done everyone, that was a lot of Pokéfun and you were so great. i am super stoked to have two of my favourite crew Jayme [@JaymeMcKenna] and WhoBrannigan [@WhoBrannigan] double co-hosting with me for this week’s game… if we get round to it… because things of a PROCRASTINATIONARY nature are going to be the theme and so i’m sure you will all have much to add to the pile.
To everyone who didn’t F.L.O.P. last week, there is a game to come and maybe this one will be yours?
But in the meantime, keep the WIT in the TWITTERER and we will see you on the flip side.
love brett fish [@BrettFishA] and the world’s most famous stuffed dolphin No_bob [who doesn’t bob!]
If you have not yet downloaded the FREE @HashtagRoundup app then get cracking cos it will tell you when all the good games are happening…
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