Do you have a favourite word? After the success [we had to do two F.L.O.P. lists] of last year’s #AWordICantStandIs, we knew we had to flip it on its head and see what the positive versions were. And you did not disappoint. #DoYouEver
[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…]
Because it was the first game of the year i invited my ever faithful background crew of former co-hosts who stuck around, also known as The UnNamed Ones, to co-host with me and so it was everyone in as we started the year on a super positive note.
Join @BrettFishA and The Legendary UnNamed Ones as we start 2017 with a Positive Vibe as we look for your #AWordThatILoveIs offerings. pic.twitter.com/qT9bmmlY4a
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) January 4, 2017
And i started off with a few examples of my own:
#AWordThatILoveIs Intentional as it reminds me that great ideas need to be accompanied with action. What is your favourite word? pic.twitter.com/koxTUKtUOf
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) January 4, 2017
#AWordThatILoveIs Friends… which encompasses Chandler/Joey/Ross/Monica/Rachel/Phoebe as well as the even better ones I get to do life with. pic.twitter.com/hrfFKhRxfK
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) January 4, 2017
Plus of course any opportunity to have a go at my “Nemesis”
#AWordThatILoveIs JarJarBinks, said @KeshaTedder before someone pointed out to her that is in fact three words and a terrible life choice! pic.twitter.com/r5Jcpdyv7i
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) January 4, 2017
We did our usual USA trend:
The hashtag #AWordThatILoveIs took the 12th place in the Top20 of United States's Trends for Wednesday 4: https://t.co/cM8Lppz9GZ #trndnl
— Trendinalia USA (@trendinaliaUS) January 5, 2017
And this week Tal got almost all of our favourite bots involved:
What's the deal with #AWordThatILoveIs? Do you unscramble me? Am I a girl? Am I an actual heart? Just what am I?
— Seinfeld Bot (@TheSeinfeldBot) January 4, 2017
#AWordThatILoveIs? #AWordThatILoveSchmis!
— Bot? Schmot! (@BotSchmot) January 4, 2017
Everything you know about A Word That I Love Is is wrong.
— Wrong Bot (@yrwrong) January 4, 2017
#AWordThatILoveIs? More like AWord That ILove Wiz, amirite?
— AmIRite Bot (@AmIRiteBot) January 4, 2017
Blurp. #AWordThatILoveIs
— Fish (@ARedFishy) January 4, 2017
As well as the newly discovered Trending Tunes which finds a song for your tag:
#AWordThatILoveIs is trending right now. Here's its tune! https://t.co/1i4oTxrHQV
— Trending Tunes (@trending__tunes) January 4, 2017
But of course, as always, we know the only reason you came in here was to see if you made the list… and so here are some of the words that grabbed our attention for a variety of reasons and made it on to this week’s:
FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS [F.L.O.P.]
Starting off with Tammy who was super stoked for this game:
What fellow word nerd started this trend?? I love you. #AWordThatILoveIs
— Tammy Swanger (@popcult_maven29) January 4, 2017
Jayme started us off on a super positive note:
#AWordThatILoveIs: Kindness. It costs little or nothing to be kind to someone. Yet, to them it may be a priceless gift ❤️
— ❤️ Jayme Really (@JaymeMcKenna) January 4, 2017
Whereas Roe brought an absolute classic. Seriously, just say it out loud:
#AWordThatILoveIs Chutzpah
— RoeSoLovesUofM (@roeu812) January 4, 2017
John also had a good one. i suspect everyone is going to be sitting at their screens mouthing out these fun-to-say words:
#AWordThatILoveIs pumpernickel. It just sounds so great. Pumpernickel. Just saying it soothes me. I almost called my son Pumpernickel.
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) January 4, 2017
Dreamweasel did have a point about the repetition of his not-too-surprising word:
#AWordThatILoveIs "weasels".
I say it every day. Try it!
Weasels!
Weasels!
Weasels!— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) January 4, 2017
Khareena also had a super fun one. Go on – look at the person next to you and say it out loud:
#AWordThatILoveIs schnozberries
— 🥀Khareena🥀 (@kariiiiinaaa69) January 4, 2017
While Marie was in Grandma Police territory:
#AWordThatILoveIs
"Supposably"…@AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/bbWSzxfRTA— ⚜️M Britton Turner🥄 (@mynagirl) January 4, 2017
Who was clearly trawling for internet points:
Cuteness pic.twitter.com/gv68p1T46T
— 35 Reasons Why Me? (@RobertOmegaDoom) January 4, 2017
While Rishabh won the ‘Awwwwww’ crowd vote:
— Rishabh Sharma (@im_srishabh21) January 4, 2017
Metal had a bunch of us secretly sneaking off to our dictionaries:
#AWordThatILoveIs apoplectic but it sounds cool, very sad
— metalhanded (@metalhanded) January 4, 2017
While Rae issued us a challenge. Come on. Out loud. And go:
Bubble. Because you can not make this word sound evil. Even if you say it in a really deep growly voice. #AWordThatILoveIs
— Rae McGus (@RaeMcgus) January 4, 2017
The Princess shared a popular word:
#AWordThatILoveIs schadenfreude. 😆
— Princess Burgos (@strawbswinger) January 4, 2017
Which W. Ryne. Hall found the English accompaniment to:
#AWordThatILoveIs epicaricacy. I was unaware until recently that there is actually an English word for schadenfreude, but here it is!
— W. Ryne Hall (@WRyneHall) January 4, 2017
While Sonu kept it real:
#AWordThatILoveIs PIZZA 😁
— Sonu (@AlongCameSonu) January 4, 2017
Noiseboxer brought a really fun one:
#AWordThatILoveIs flummoxed 😶
— noiseboxer totally (@NOISEBOXER) January 4, 2017
And Fudge also had a goodie:
#AWordThatILoveIs debacle
— Fudge Tosser (@_fudgetosser_) January 4, 2017
Ali kept hers healthy:
#AWordThatILoveIs
Kumquat— Ali McClure (@Cupcaketickler) January 4, 2017
Orctioneer also sent us scurrying with this classic as we saw what he did there:
#AWordThatILoveIs epanorthosis.
I love it like a hundred, no a thousand times a day!
— The Orctioneer (@Quirkative) January 4, 2017
Richard brought one of my favourite Moss moments:
#AWordThatILoveIs
Tnetennba
As in: "Good Morning, that's a nice Tnetennba" pic.twitter.com/wwiYb1qCl1— Richard H (@FeeBooths) January 4, 2017
Bradley brought us a double feature:
#AWordThatILoveIs squeegee, which I someday hope to use in a sentence with my second favorite word… fjord.
— Bradley Amiel Julian (@BradleyAmiel) January 4, 2017
Ms. Baker had another absolute brilliant one on so many levels:
#AWordThatILoveIs
Loquacious.
It's got a kinda "ring" to it. Not sure how or why. It's like it "calls to you". Many don't know the mea— S.B. (@IamBakeryum) January 4, 2017
Rebel had a good explanation:
#AWordThatILoveIs Liverpudlian. Sounds a bit like a liver in a puddle but actually a resident of Liverpool.
— Rebel With A Cause (@tequilarebel) January 4, 2017
While Jason took his in a different direction:
#AWordThatILoveIs refund, because it means money is coming back to me.
I like money reunions.
— Jason Meunier (@jm_meunier) January 4, 2017
i am a big fan of Kelly’s word:
#AWordThatILoveIs rendezvous.
— Kelly Handy (@kellylhandy) January 4, 2017
JD left us over…
#AWordThatILoveIs Whelmed – is woefully under utilized…
Overwhelmed-is over utilized ad nauseum— Can't Drive 4.5 (@JDWilkinsonII) January 4, 2017
We think K Dawg was maybe only talking about herself here:
#AWordThatILoveIs Retweet. You know that thing you don't like to do
— Kerry Tedder (@KeshaTedder) January 4, 2017
While Nia came up with an absolute cracker of a new word:
#AWordThatILoveIs Food. It has not ever let me down, and is always there, right when is needed. The best thing ever made. Foodlationships
— Nia Virgo (@soulful_hippy) January 4, 2017
Wikineer added some class:
#AWordThatILoveIs Indubitably, it's basically the @RollsRoyce of saying yes.
— Wikineer (@wikineer) January 4, 2017
Orpheus had a word and a picture:
#AWordThatILoveIs Ingenuity pic.twitter.com/0l0RSbmx9U
— M/Orpheus (@Obambulator) January 4, 2017
i found myself repeating this word out loud all day… so romantic, ha!
Suspicious in Spanish. Suspisioso?? I love it #AWordThatILoveIs
— 🌻 Reign 🌻 (@SpookyTchalla) January 4, 2017
V had a great one:
#AWordThatILoveIs and my fave English word : Aardvark pic.twitter.com/yYKROMf3dS
— VeldLot🌷 (@VeldLot) January 4, 2017
And W G R had a plan:
#AWordThatILoveIs
Serendipitouslyyk, whenever I want to totes blow someone's mind in a six-syllable fashion 🙂
— W G R (@xxxneon) January 5, 2017
While David kept his both family AND edgy at the same time:
#AWordThatILoveIs Bollocks – too clean to be dirty, has enough kick to hurt when used effectively
— MalteseKnightSaysNi (@MalteseFalconAU) January 5, 2017
And Amanda was completely 100% right on this one – Try it!!
#AWordThatILoveIs Hobgoblin, it's fun to say !
— Amanda Smith (@AmandaS15866691) January 4, 2017
So many super amazing words and i’m sure we missed a whole bunch… but there were even some that blew our minds just that little bit extra and these words and people made it into this week’s:
F.L.O.P NINE
[9] Satubellsworld brought the Hawaian and i’m sure we will need classes to learn how to say this
#AWordThatILoveIs humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa! (So much more interesting than 'reef trigger fish'!)#Hawai #hawaian #fish #words #languages
— Satubellsworld (@worldofsatubell) January 5, 2017
[8] Quoth brought a simple word but one with such immense power:
#AWordThatILoveIs SMILE! The universal language we can all speak to make the world a better place! @brettfisha @KeshaTedder @SugarGretel pic.twitter.com/YLNlOX5Yal
— You Are A Light… (@QuothMyHero) January 4, 2017
[7] Silent had this offering and i TOTALLY CONFIRM IT AS A WORD [now]:
#AWordThatILoveIs Funner, my wife says it doesn't exist
— Cowboy Bob (@RMK_II) January 4, 2017
AFH endorsed. Tell your wife she knows nothing. No, don’t.
[6] Noel scores huge on the Misdrection-ometer:
#AWordThatILoveIs Naugahyde, because sometimes I don't want to hide
— Noel Penaflor (@NoelJPenaflor) January 4, 2017
[5] You may have to go to the google to discover the Irony behind Natalie’s choice of word:
#AWordThatILoveIs hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
— Natalie Faulk👌🇺🇸 (@NatalieFaulk) January 4, 2017
[4] A word and a definition from Daryl:
#AWordThatILoveIs Creatine. Sounds like you're cloning a teenager in a petri dish.
— Daryl Deliberately (@DarylALTA) January 4, 2017
[3] Sambo had one of my favourites, but mostly because of the randomness of the attached picture which was kind of a Where’s Wally of donkey pics:
#AWordThatILoveIs Donkeys pic.twitter.com/pZBL2L5rOj
— Sambo @werdsmiths (@abtsag) January 4, 2017
[2] Agatha wins Misdirection Points for this absolute classic:
#AWordThatILoveIs Fitness- as in, 'fitness' this whole cake in my mouth. #chocolate pic.twitter.com/wuhaTY8Mlx
— Agatha Chocolats (@AgathaChocolats) January 4, 2017
[1] But this week’s hands down winner [as someone who has personally seen both the up and the down of fights against this dreaded disease] was Kevin with this absolute gem and we celebrate with you:
#AWordThatILoveIs
If you have had cancer in your family then 'Clear'. My wife's tests have been this for two years now— Kevin Johns (@Berlinseshdmtv) January 4, 2017
So thanks for playing everyone and especially well done to our F.L.O.P. 9. Remember that AFH happens every Wed at 1pm South African time which is 6am EST and we always have a lot of fun. Special thanks to The UnNamed Ones for their help and community week in and week out and for everyone who specifically kept theirs FAMILY for this game – we do appreciate the extra effort.
HUGE REMINDER that today [25 Jan] is #BellLetsTalk day which means every single tweet you send with the #BellLetsTalk Hashtag will see Bell donating 5c towards Mental Health Initatives and the @AfrikkinHashtag Game today is joining forces with the majority of the Hashtagging Game people on the Twitterer to have a double tag game which will be themed and working towards getting as many tweets happening for that as possible. So see you later and BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS…
Much love and see you on the Twitterer, keeping the WIT firmly in there, while trying to eke out the TWIT.
love brett fish and No_bob [the world’s most famous stuffed dolphin]
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