If you haven’t watched Noel Fielding as the Moon in the hit UK series ‘The Mighty Boosh’ then you may not have lived.
We all have a celeb or two that has a skill or gift or general weirdness that we all appreciate from time to time. So we decided to play a game to find out who your person is and why…
[The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African [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…]
We started by getting people prepared…
And i had @geoffreyclark33 as my first-time co-host ready to help this thing rumble…
i am the hugest Chris Pratt fan and pretty much anything he does onscreen [and often of it] makes me happy and so i started with him:
@prattprattpratt, you come across as such a down to earth, completely hilarious goofball. Real, honest, fun! #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
Then we invited the masses [psst, that’s you!]
Throw in a few more examples for good measure:
Two of the funnest okes on the box – what’s not to like? And in Noel Fielding one of the craziest most out there people of all time. He’s like the entire Monty Python crew stuffed into one man’s malleable skin.
Geoff dived into the deep waters of AFH with great prowess and here are some of his:
Thank you @SaraJBenincasa, your retweet is where I discovered that amazing piece written by @amandadeibert. #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Geoff Clark (@geoffreyclark37) December 14, 2016
@bigjayoakerson Thank you for helping me solve that lifelong problem. You gave me that last piece to the puzzle. #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Geoff Clark (@geoffreyclark37) December 14, 2016
Two of our favourite Bots swung round for a visit:
What's the deal with #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem? Do you gossip me? Am I Mike? Am I an actual movie? Just what am I?
— Seinfeld Bot (@TheSeinfeldBot) December 14, 2016
Everything you know about Tell A Celeb Why You Like Them is wrong.
— Wrong Bot (@yrwrong) December 14, 2016
And it was a decently trending game:
⒈ #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
⒉ #AddStarWarsImproveAMovie
⒊ #SandyHook
⒋ #ScienceWillTellYou
⒌ #InformTheElectors2016/12/14 06:17 CST
— Trendinalia USA (@trendinaliaUS) December 14, 2016
Italy has become a recent country to more regularly start trending the AFH game a little more frequently:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem just started trending with 17754 tweets. More trends at https://t.co/1z2nx2qb8e #trndnl
— Trendinalia Italia (@trendinaliaIT) December 14, 2016
So HUGE SHOUTOUT to our Italian fans – glad to have you with us.
And also SUPER STOKED to trend in our home country once more and this is becoming a more regular thing:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem just started trending with 12409 tweets. More trends at https://t.co/I3Pws3WfVi #trndnl
— Trendinalia ZA (@trendinaliaZA) December 14, 2016
It was brilliant to have Peta joining in to share their love for those celebs who speak out for the animals:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem: Because they speak out for animals! See the celeb winners of @peta2's #LibbyAwards. https://t.co/577MaScHs3
— PETA (@peta) December 14, 2016
But, as always, we know this is all about YOU and seeing if you made it onto the list above all lists [except maybe @midnight if you’re into that kind of thing] and we are of course talking about:
The FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS [aka F.L.O.P.]
So many tweets so we couldn’t grab them all [just tell yourself repeatedly if this if yours is not one of these] but some of the tweets that jumped out at us in this game and our Top Tweets for today were the following:
Other Geff kicking it off with one of Hashtag Gamings favourites [who still doesn’t follow me, sigh, one day Paula!!!]
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @PaulaAbdul Because She Was A @LakerGirls And She Follows Me!!!@AFrikkinHashtag
— Geff Gefferson (@GeffGefferson1) December 14, 2016
Grendel choosing someone with my surname cos Andersons:
@GillianA because she's a great actress & still looks amazing ❤️ #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Gretel Armstrong (@SugarGretel) December 14, 2016
Cocktail was appreciative of a good gut-pulling-out:
@toriamos You pull out my guts and lay me to waste. Thank you❤️ #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem pic.twitter.com/cI9hjZMmSg
— Molotov Cocktail (@MollyCocktail) December 14, 2016
Richard was all about the skills:
.@carlreiner is a comic genius!!#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Richard H (@FeeBooths) December 14, 2016
Michael had multiple reasons for choosing Leo:
@LeoDiCaprio is not only the greatest actor of my generation he also cares about the planet and it's people #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Michael Ochoa (@MafiaKingfish) December 14, 2016
Finch picked one of my favourite actors and activists:
@MarkRuffalo Glad to see you keep fighting for the future! It's so inspirational, especially after a hard year!#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— finch (@mioscenic) December 14, 2016
John, a fellow Whovian, had a behind the scenes appreciation:
Cheers @BriggsNicholas for helping to really bring the Daleks back to life! #tellacelebwhyyoulikethem pic.twitter.com/i3s4840sDl
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) December 14, 2016
While Anna kept it local [with a name i would struggle to pronounce even close to correctly]
@AndrzejRysuje because he makes me giggle and keep in touch with what's going on in Poland. #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Anna Wieczerzak (@anna_wieczerzak) December 14, 2016
Kyle brought the one liner:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
Val Kilmer cause he's my Huckleberry pic.twitter.com/2NDywtgLK6— D O C (@tombstone352) December 14, 2016
While Lady Ä brought her claws out for this one:
@RealHughJackman You are a kind soul, a good man, very talented, and sexy as hell. 👏🏼 #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Visual Vixen (@_VisualVixen_) December 14, 2016
While Finch scores Misdirectional points for getting this one in on time:
@johnharlankim Only the best ever librarian! Love your work and glad you represent us Aussies in a great show!#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— finch (@mioscenic) December 14, 2016
Daniel looked beyond the persona to the man himself:
@danielhillactor: first-class actor, but even better [from what I've observed] a first-class human being.#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— OUT, DAMN SQUAT! (@HeckOfaNote) December 14, 2016
Mark may not quite have been on board with what the rest of us were going for:
Captain, you helped me through some "rough seas", plus you go great with Coke.
#tellacelebwhyyoulikethem pic.twitter.com/ZtKnJniBlM— ✌Mark Bonnet🤘 (@Mytquinn69) December 14, 2016
Cameron appreciated the tough love:
You told me when to get off your lawn #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem pic.twitter.com/tvSFOGuRbS
— Cameron Grant (@coolcam101) December 14, 2016
Dad was all about the nepotism:
.@Sia We have the same barber #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Mark My Words (@SailorMonkey) December 14, 2016
Sean appreciated the lifestyle advice he received:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @Beyonce I like you because you taught me that I wasn't ready for this jelly.
— Sean Healey (@Healomatic) December 14, 2016
Yevette also saw the woman behind the actress and liked what she saw:
I like @SusanSarandon because she's a wonderful actress and she truly cares enough to stand-up for humanity. #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Yevette (@YevetteN) December 14, 2016
Loved that it was a guy saying this:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @MRodOfficial because you've inspired women to reach beyond the role of "Female who needs saving"
— Marty McCullough (@RealMartinMCC) December 14, 2016
While Carrie appreciated the lifeline humour:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @DaftLimmy because during shitty hard times, his work/posts always make me laugh and cheer me up!
— CarrieCoconut (@carrie_coconut) December 14, 2016
Tanya also went for an allrounder:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem ♥ @vincentdonofrio ♥ Uber talented, kind, loves family, good 2 fans, intelligent, the real deal.
— Tanya (@1963Banana) December 14, 2016
While Scott was just grateful to not be like all the others:
Thank you Taylor Swift for not writing a song about me after we broke up #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— Scott Williams (@jswilliams1962) December 14, 2016
Grego appreciated this author for all the write stuff:
.@jk_rowling for reinvigorating a generation's love of reading. Books so good I will share them w/my kids.
— /grego (@Someguygrego) December 14, 2016
While Gabi had extra special reason to be grateful:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @Lin_Manuel He wrote my two favorite musicals ever, and the music helped get me out of my depression. 😊
— Gabi Socio (@SocioGabi) December 14, 2016
Nkhan brought a cricketer [big fan!] into the mix :
I love khan Sahab for his simplicity, honesty and sincerity @ImranKhanPTI #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem pic.twitter.com/P0SoZvCTSO
— NeelKhan (@Neelkhan0209) December 25, 2016
Mamorei brought some local flavour and a lack of entitlement:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @unathimsengana bought like 5 Bikinis from my business @MayluxeSwimwear without asking for discounts or freebies❤️
— Sunflower (@Maymowrei) December 21, 2016
Jan recognised some really positive vibes:
Dear @chancetherapper ,
Your music liberates me from all stress and makes me excited to go about my day 🙂#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
— it's ya girl jan🇰🇪 (@jantakesoff) December 15, 2016
Kwema had a nomination i completely agree with:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem
Dear Emma Watson, we love your efforts to empower women worldwide! @EmmaWatson 🙂 pic.twitter.com/jG1DjojebJ— Kwema (@Kwema_) December 14, 2016
TDL added to a lot of love for Tara Strong [who we are secretly hoping will co-host AFH one day]:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @tarastrong voices one of my favorite characters on one of my favorite TV shows such as her!!! 😀 #MLP #Brony pic.twitter.com/lzj03PzQ46
— TDLTweets (@TweetsTdl) December 14, 2016
Great to see Louise bringing one of our own to the list:
#TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem @Trevornoah because he brings entertainment & intelligence together 🙂
— Louise McKenzie (@TheMamaBiz) December 14, 2016
What a great list and if you click on the tag on the Twitterer you can find thousands more. What we loved about the majority of offerings on this list was that they look beyond the celeb’ness to internal or other external measures of being decent people or making a difference in other people’s lives. These feel like good things to recognise in people and be inspired by. And it’s great to have an opportunity to say thank you to some people who have inspired us in different ways.
Thanks as always for playing – we are looking forward to hanging out with the growing community of AFH in the New Year, as always keeping it FAMILY and on the lookout for tweets that are CLEVER and FUNNY and MISDIRECTIONAL and RANDOM [but related!] and PUNNY and you guys always bring them…
See you in just a bit as our next game lands as always on Wed at 1pm South African time and 6am EST…
If you’re not yet on the @HashtagRoundup app then you don’t know what you’re missing out on – jump on and keep track of all the Hashtagging games that are always on the go.
From me, @BrettFishA, i will see you in just a bit
Let’s keep the WIT in the Twitterer, yo!
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