It doesn’t take a lot to start a fight these days, especially online… we decided to see what set you off and it was fun!
[The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] 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…]
John Lane is one of my favourite Hashtaggers as he continuously and consistently comes up with really clever or quite funny and often brilliantly misdirectional tweets and so it was an easy call to bring him back for another hosting.
As per usual i fired off some tweets to set the scene:
Let's be honest. if you're someone like me who has opinions and stuff, it really doesn't take all that much. #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/GegMGXpREI
— Brett FISH Anderson (@BrettFishA) December 6, 2017
Join @BrettFishA and @JohnFPLane and the rest of The UnNamed Ones as they set the scene on the @HashtagRoundup app for #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/OktNsrePBq
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 6, 2017
Somebody brought out the pizza, and i noticed that there were pineapple chunks on it instead of bacon. #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/gpqHzknagj
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 6, 2017
Hee hee and always space to throw in a zinger at my Twitterer nemesis K Dawg:
Somebody tried to borrow @KeshaTedder's Jar Jar Binks suit without her permission!#AndThenTheFightingBegan@starwars #JarJarBinksAndKeshaSittingInATree pic.twitter.com/YPA0sZfJXd
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 6, 2017
John showed us how it was done with a few of his own:
Grandpa started talking about ‘taking back control’ again…#AndThenTheFightingBegan
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) December 6, 2017
Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore arrived at the clearing in Ashdown Forest. Their eyes narrowed… #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) December 6, 2017
My wife called my collectibles ‘toys’…#AndThenTheFightingBegan
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) December 6, 2017
What makes John so good i think [or one of the things] is that, especially in those first two tweets, he leads us to a place and then let’s us finish the story. He doesn’t have to write the whole joke out cos the premise is so powerful it does all the work. So good. But also the obscurity of the first two is phenomenal as well. A lesson in Higher Grade Hashtagging.
This week we decided to move our trending to Vietnam.
396 users and 455 tweets (372 RTs) in 11 minutes made #AndThenTheFightingBegan a Trending Topic in Vietnam. #trndnl
— Trendinalia Vietnam (@trendinaliaVN) December 6, 2017
But a few of our favourite bots also came to swing a few blows.
Everything you know about And Then The Fighting Began is wrong.
— Wrong Bot (@yrwrong) December 6, 2017
What's the deal with #AndThenTheFightingBegan? Do you perish me? Am I a game? Am I an actual crossword? Just what am I?
— Seinfeld Bot (@TheSeinfeldBot) December 6, 2017
Then the bell was sounded and you all showed up and the match began with the big prize being a feature on everyone’s favourite F.L.O.P. list – no belt for this contest but bragging rights to make a WWE person cry into their spandex… and for those of you who made it [for those who didn’t we have another game happening TODAY!] here is this week’s:
FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS aka the F.L.O.P>
Luke jumped in early to pretty much sum it up.
I logged into to Twitter to see what was happening #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Luke, Deft ✋🏼 (@LukeWheeler01) December 6, 2017
While Jimish had some domestic issues:
My wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive…
so, I took her to a gas station.#AndThenTheFightingBegan— Jimish (@jimishbathia) December 6, 2017
Andy really knew how to throw a punch:
I said I liked pineapple on pizza #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Andy Roberts (@AndrewRoberts66) December 6, 2017
While Barry messed with the wrong crowd:
#AndThenTheFightingBegan
After I dressed as Mr.Spork
I though everyone loved Spork with his big ears and claws but the people at that Star Wars convention didn't.
Next year I'll be safe and go as the Captain Log pic.twitter.com/8Yua61InK3— Jalbeardzi, The Typo Pirate Yaarrrr (@Danzig303) December 6, 2017
pH1 knew how to push the buttons:
I said Gif #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/BQrPqZ6gNa
— ▪️pH1▪️ (@pH1Online) December 6, 2017
While Ben bravely took on Americaland:
I mentioned how words have U’s in them too….. #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Bensworld (@Benie_ben) December 6, 2017
Clearly Phil didn’t listen to rule number 1:
It was my 1st night at fight club #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— PHILosopher (@philster115) December 6, 2017
And Rob was watching:
Someone mentioned fight club.#AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Rob (@GenericZA) December 6, 2017
Dale was all about the boundaries:
She tried to hang out with me in the man cave #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Dale (@stlsaint) December 6, 2017
Diana knows the competition is fierce in here:
Trying to get the first hashtag tweet… #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/Jf1se9yuiG
— Innocent Illusion (@DianaG2772) December 6, 2017
And once again Rob was watching:
Someone double dipped #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/9YoTVi8YDA
— Rob (@GenericZA) December 6, 2017
Andy had every raiSIn in the world to get involved in this one:
I thought they were chocolate chips, but they were raisins. #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Andy Roberts (@AndrewRoberts66) December 6, 2017
While Dave scores some amazing obscurity points for olds everywhere:
Carl Douglas and I innocently walked into this Kung Fu bar in the '70s… #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— DfAuVcEk LnYrOaN (@bonesnorkel) December 6, 2017
pH1 should have known better #AlthoughHeIsTotallyRightSh:
All I said was Star Wars is better #AndThenTheFightingBegan
– pesky trekkies! pic.twitter.com/alQlFjGByT— ▪️pH1▪️ (@pH1Online) December 6, 2017
No-one was able to save Kevin from himself:
I told her that it made her bum look bigger #andthenthefightingbegan
— Kevin Johns (@Berlinseshdmtv) December 6, 2017
Sassy went down south:
Redneck #1: “Uppercut, Technical Knockout, Pugilist”
Redneck #2: “Them’s fightin’ words!”#AndThenTheFightingBegan
— JamoTG (@SassyFacts_1) December 6, 2017
Chantelle went for a tried and tested family issue:
I call shotgun!! #AndThenTheFightingBegan over the front seat.
— chantelle (@SuperMommyyy) December 6, 2017
While Kat took it to another level:
It started with a trip to the grocery store #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/Zg116Exf9d
— WonderKat😼💫🍑 (@WonderKat365) December 6, 2017
Martini wasn’t going to pork-give you that easily:
She said she didn't like bacon…
#AndThenTheFightingBegan— Martini- I DON'T BLINK! (@veritas_24) December 6, 2017
Richard was simply being observational:
The referee yelled “Round One!” #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Richard H (@FeeBooths) December 6, 2017
Niall gets it:
They found out that person supported a sports team that wasn't the right sports team #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Niall McAvera (@NiallMcAvera) December 6, 2017
While Stefanie knows how to get it going:
Asked who didn’t get a new roll of toilet paper #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/W06d9slGzs
— X Mill Runner 🌞🌟🌜 (@xmillrunner) December 6, 2017
This one i don’t quite understand:
They said they preferred Friends over Seinfeld #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— That Alaskan Bitch (@TBrennan907) December 6, 2017
Because surely EVERYONE prefers Friends over Seinfeld, right? [runs and hides]
i hate when this happens, right?
Soldiers popped out of the horse…#AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/9qLRAmK8ax
— Daniel Hopkins (@IamDHop) December 6, 2017
My wife is with Ian on this one:
You said popcorn wasn't a vegetable. #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Ian Richardson (@IanRich10562022) December 6, 2017
Bella seemed intrigued by the fighting spirit:
He said he didn't like the taste of church wafers #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/4cIx6cd944
— Bella Donna 🍷 (@DonnaMLanglais) December 6, 2017
While Abed picked up the most common inspirers of pugilism:
You got your chocolate in my peanut butter #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/nQGRpkmUTe
— TheWalkingAbed (@TheWalkingAbed) December 6, 2017
Steve B was touching on a delicate matter:
You thought it would be ok to sit in Ethyl’s seat in the care home lounge #andthenthefightingbegan
— Steve B (@SteveB2Notts) December 6, 2017
Mark’s peace seemed to be gone with the wind:
Scarlett asked me which dress looked better on her, I told I didn't give a damn, #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/ZnK1uxPtwc
— ✌Mark Bonnet🤘 (@Mytquinn69) December 6, 2017
While V thought it was more of a general thing:
I think someone said something #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/ckZ75GiMap
— VeldLot🌷 (@VeldLot) December 6, 2017
Lady Anime picked up a no contest:
#AndThenTheFightingBegan Marvel is supreme! pic.twitter.com/lqU0x7trSn
— LadyAnime (@NikitaEarle) December 6, 2017
Jeremy headed for the hills soon after:
My wife said I'm starting to look old and getting wrinkly, I need a compliment.
I'm like "your eye sight is perfect".
— Jeremy Montgomery (@jeremytales) December 6, 2017
4 out of 5 dentists approved of Steve’s tweet:
The 5th dentist disagreed #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Stephen (@steve_scifi) December 6, 2017
Brittni reminded us of that one time when…
"WE WERE ON A BREAK" #AndThenTheFightingBegan pic.twitter.com/C3gR0sZRkZ
— Brittni (@HellaaFine) December 6, 2017
Some super great tweets and a really fun game and a reminder that sometimes it does take the silliest things to get us going. But as with every game there must be tweets that fight there way to the top and it was no different this week. Taking us to the final three rounds in this week’s:
F.L.O.P. THREE
[3] No, Stan. Don’t do it, Stan! No, really Stan, just don’t! Nooooooooooo!
I told her to “Calm Down” #AndThenTheFightingBegan
— Stan স্টান (@eminem11683) December 6, 2017
[2] Jimish’s chasm was formed by his sarcasm:
My wife asked, ‘What’s on TV?’
I said, ‘Dust.’#AndThenTheFightingBegan— Jimish (@jimishbathia) December 6, 2017
[1] While Richard brings us full circle and helped bring some context:
You remembered you were on twitter #AndThenTheFightingBegan to make sense….
— Richard H (@FeeBooths) December 6, 2017
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