With about eight or nine official games a day and a whole host of pop up hashtag games, sometimes finding an unused tag can be tricky, especially at quick notice… this week’s island adventure was one of those although as always the community came to the party and made it an absolute winner…
[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…]
As per usual we started off with an invitation and some examples including a bit of misdirection of our own:
Join @BrettFishA and The UnNamed Ones as we imagine what happens next #AfterSwimmingToTheIsland on the @HashtagRoundup app. pic.twitter.com/htg9oxqrlh
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) February 21, 2018
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I will be reunited with all of the missing socks. Mine. Yours. EVERYBODY ELSE'S. "Gather round, little sock friends…" pic.twitter.com/MXywOTQVP0
— Brett FISH Anderson (@BrettFishA) February 21, 2018
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland and seeing that she was nowhere to be found, I quickly realised the mistake I had made. Ireland. She had said. She’s from Ireland! pic.twitter.com/lCCegSSEXA
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) February 21, 2018
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland and realising this was NOT in fact where the Cranberries were from, I was Dying in the Sun but there was No Need To Argue and so I decided to Linger like a Zombie as an Ode To My Family pic.twitter.com/yUn5ak0xTD
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) February 21, 2018
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland and spotting this creepy doll "welcoming party" I soon found myself Swimming FROM the island… pic.twitter.com/PXhW0TNi3Y
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) February 21, 2018
Our bots have been a little less frequent of late but we had one pop her head in to say “Hi”:
Everything you know about After Swimming To The Island is wrong.
— Wrong Bot (@yrwrong) February 21, 2018
But it was always going to be about you guys and so here are the tweets that we rated TOP TWEETS in our island game and so deserve the deep honour and respect of appearing on our…
FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS
For Andy it was a time to get away:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I found it to be deserted. Bliss.
— Andy Roberts (@AndrewRoberts66) February 21, 2018
While Kat saw it as a challenge:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I felt ready to race Michael Phelps…..but not the shark……😓 pic.twitter.com/oBrwMzeBty
— WonderKat😼💫🍑🍷 (@WonderKat365) February 21, 2018
Randy seemed to be having a ball:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland Wilson thought he would live his days alone, until pic.twitter.com/UykMEkNMRB
— Randy Helms (@HelmsRandy) February 21, 2018
While Bella got mail:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I finally got that message you said you sent pic.twitter.com/vTxRcKjJbS
— Bella Donna 🍷 (@DonnaMLanglais) February 21, 2018
John blamed technology:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland, I cursed my GPS!
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) February 21, 2018
Klorine appreciated the silence:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland
I discovered we don't pronounce 'S' in 'Island'— Klorine wants to be successful ❤ (@WTFKlorine) February 21, 2018
John had hat sinking feeling:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland, I realised I'd forgotten to waterproof my sandwiches. Typical!
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) February 21, 2018
Geraldine had that lightbulb “Oh no!” moment:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I realised I left the oven on so swam the 15 miles back to the mainland *sigh*
— Geraldine ✒ (@overheavenshill) February 21, 2018
The witty Guy found it all a bit much for him:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I collapsed…… Not one of the sporty and fit guys….. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/fziJm8FKc2
— thewittyguy🕶️ (@SharmaIdhant) February 21, 2018
Luke did not appreciate the welcoming party #AndViceVersa:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I was immediately voted off.
— Luke, Deft 💀 (@LukeWheeler01) February 21, 2018
While Richard…
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland, boy were my arms tired…
Ok, it’s funnier when you say Flying…
— Richard H (@FeeBooths) February 21, 2018
Burnodo was feeling somewhat colonialist:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I jumped out of the water and shouted "BEHOLD! I HAVE COME TO CLAIM THIS LAND!" to a bunch of decidedly indifferent palm trees
— #FreeLeonardPeltier #FreeAhedTamimi (@burnodo) February 21, 2018
Mr Paul may have been lost in translation:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I looked everywhere but there was no dessert. Someone was lying to me about this island!
— Mr Paul 🏴 (@CnstantPaul) February 21, 2018
Dave was having issues with the plumbing:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I realized our kitchen was dangerously flooded.
— Dave Atkins (@Atkins_Dave) February 21, 2018
Kurt, on the other hand, was having issues with the plugging
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I couldn’t find a plug socket! pic.twitter.com/B2sRGUX5nw
— KuRtAy ToRoS (@kurtaytoros83) February 21, 2018
While Cindy was frustrated once again:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I found the Princess was once again in another castle! pic.twitter.com/tYp9nNZ2qc
— 🐱KittyKat😽 (@Cindylou178) February 21, 2018
Dan was popular:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland My phone rang. I answered and said "New island, who dis?
— I'm Just Dan (@DanielAshley13) February 21, 2018
While Geoff was quickly spotted:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I found the welcoming committee. pic.twitter.com/7v9fbrP2ke
— Geoff Clark (@geoffreyclark37) February 21, 2018
Lox was connected:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I had to check my messages pic.twitter.com/fgTaeFrWdp
— LoxRedFoxGhost🦊👻 (@LoxRedFoxGhost) February 21, 2018
Bill was feeling a little Bugsed by that nagging feeling:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I realized I shoulda turned left at Albuquerque
— -Still Bill- (@govierbill) February 21, 2018
Russell made a new friend:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I spoke to Paul Simon (he is an Island, he is a rock)
— Russell Anderson (@bigruss871) February 21, 2018
Patch was a little confused:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I was declared king by the natives. Or was delirious from ingesting salt water. One or the other
— Patch Bohan (@Trickpatch) February 21, 2018
Some people took the proper precautions:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I took off my armbands….
— Frosted Mini Spooner (@Lynziington) February 21, 2018
While others were just blown away:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I was amazed because I can’t swim.
— (((B.H.)))™️ (@YourProseIsWeak) February 21, 2018
Geoff wasa little nervouse about what he wasn’t seeing:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I immediately knew I had made a terrible mistake. pic.twitter.com/sdSE6TQzWa
— Geoff Clark (@geoffreyclark37) February 21, 2018
Bill got a bit of a let off:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I found myself flanked by sharks. I was able to escape when Left Shark just started flailing around uselessly.
— -Still Bill- (@govierbill) February 21, 2018
While Chris had some personal issues to work through…
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland
I had to clean the barnacles off my bits— ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ ⓑⓤⓡⓝⓢ♏🎨⚡ (@chrisbu98565279) February 21, 2018
Windy had found her groove:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I could finally express what I really felt.
— ❤WindyC 🔺️ (@Windsweptzariel) February 21, 2018
While Brian scored misdirection points for feeling a little…um, Lost?
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland, I was hit with instant karma.. er, Dharma.@AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/Rh5yqrM54y
— Brian Plaideau (@PhunPhactory) February 21, 2018
While Rob felt like he was ducked:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland
I got the feeling that I had been followed. pic.twitter.com/THgofnYTLi— Rob (@GenericZA) February 21, 2018
So creative and clever and we expected nothing less. However, we got even more and so here are the TOP TOP TWEETS from this Island game that made their way all to the top of the pile for being that little bit better and receive the status of being this week’s
F.L.O.P. EIGHT
[8] Tim brought some much-needed perspective
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland There were swimsuit models and $1MIL there. Yes I know, about as likely as me swimming to an Island.
— Tim S. AKA BoogeyMan (@TheBoogeyPage) February 21, 2018
[7] While Boss man’s words were literal:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland the locals made me dinner. pic.twitter.com/xM6FEpzhqe
— Boss Man (@RealManInCharge) February 21, 2018
[6] Rorschach needed a little help:
I had all my affairs sorted by Friday pic.twitter.com/ZSur0ybGwB
— The Rorschach Test (@TheRorschachTag) February 21, 2018
[5] Lox was feeling the full Force of the local ‘welcoming’ committee:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland Luke Skywalker gave me the silent treatment
— LoxRedFoxGhost🦊👻 (@LoxRedFoxGhost) February 21, 2018
[4] While Barry had an unfortunate… or fortunate… #DependsOnThe
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland
I smashed my coconuts on a rock— Jalbeardzi, The Typo Pirate Yaarrrr (@Danzig303) February 21, 2018
[3] Someone needs to have that conversation…
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland with Bear Grylls, we celebrated by drinking some warm, yellow, flat champagne he found somewhere
— VIPzeroQ the app that makes the world much better (@Jamo_etc) February 21, 2018
[2] Burnodo had some feelings to work through:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland I realized it was, in fact, not an island, and that I had not, in fact, been swimming
— #FreeLeonardPeltier #FreeAhedTamimi (@burnodo) February 21, 2018
[1] While Grego made this week’s Top F.L.O.P. for all the tireless effort he clearly painstakingly poured into this tweet:
#AfterSwimmingToTheIsland, I was at the island.#NoEffort
— /grego (@Someguygrego) February 21, 2018
Huge thanks to everyone for playing – the game is so much shorter and less interesting if you in fact don’t… and to The UnNamed Ones who are my crew who help bring the game to life.
See you next Wed at 12 noon SA time or 6am EDT as we play a new and fun and silly game…
love brett “Fish” and No_bob
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