<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThisParrotIsntDeadIts]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Three weeks ago,  co-host Chris aka @Taliesyne, who with the backdrop of storms trying to flood his house in Australia, helped me to see #YouHadMeAt [and occasionally #YouHadMeat] break the 40 thousand tweet barrier and just go pretty mental&#8230;</p>
<p>Two weeks ago, at our last game, it was Kage aka @swissmistress who joined in with the much more specific-flavoured tag of the Monty-Python inspired #ThisParrotIsntDeadIts:<!--more--></p>
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<p>It was a crazy fun game &#8211; we didn&#8217;t quite get one of the Pythons to play with us, although we did confuse Eric Idle a little bit and got his good wishes and just missed out on Camilla Cleese [daughter of John] joining in.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/AFrikkinHashtag">@AFrikkinHashtag</a> I don&#8217;t know what a hashtag is or how you came to think I would be on this.</p>
<p>— Eric Idle (@EricIdle) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricIdle/status/664563012896841728">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Well Eric, that would have been easily remedied if you&#8217;d taken the 30 seconds needed to read through <strong><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/a-quick-guide-to-todays-hashtagging-game-tag-thisparrotisntdeadits">this simple guide to Hashtagging that i put together with this tag in mind.</a></strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/AFrikkinHashtag">@AFrikkinHashtag</a> ah I would have, but I only just saw this tweet 🙈</p>
<p>— Camilla Cleese (@CamillaCleese) <a href="https://twitter.com/CamillaCleese/status/664990277476724740">November 13, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>For the most part it was a lot of silly fun in the spirit of Monty Python and although it was not as big as some of the other games, we did trend in Philly and some other places in the States for a little bit:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Philadelphia 1 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeteransDay?src=hash">#VeteransDay</a> 2 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2DaysUntilMITAM?src=hash">#2DaysUntilMITAM</a> 3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PURPOSETOUR?src=hash">#PURPOSETOUR</a> 4 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayForMizzou?src=hash">#PrayForMizzou</a> 5 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a><a href="https://t.co/w1guQvptEF">pic.twitter.com/w1guQvptEF</a></p>
<p>— Trend Topics USA (@TrendTopicsUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrendTopicsUSA/status/664428160939724802">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As always, there were too many good ones to share them all, but here are some of the ones that stood out for me in what we call the</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS</strong></p>
<p>Starting with some examples from myself and my co-host Kage:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> pining&#8230; for the Fjords&#8230; with <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettFishA">@BrettFishA</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/swissmistress">@swissmistress</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/HashtagRoundup">@HashtagRoundup</a> <a href="https://t.co/8NRH06Jhto">pic.twitter.com/8NRH06Jhto</a></p>
<p>— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFrikkinHashtag/status/664395814442246144">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> pondering the meaning of life. <a href="https://twitter.com/AFrikkinHashtag">@AFrikkinHashtag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/montypython">@montypython</a></p>
<p>— KJ (@swissmistress) <a href="https://twitter.com/swissmistress/status/664396256618283008">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Ever with a way with words if not spelling, is @giutarman with:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hu"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotISntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotISntDeadIts</a> a polygon 😜</p>
<p>— Guitarman (@giutarman) <a href="https://twitter.com/giutarman/status/664397369342083072">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Jonathan had this clever *cough* chirp:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> re-buffering.</p>
<p>— Jonathan Hart (@ee_jwhart1) <a href="https://twitter.com/ee_jwhart1/status/664397501882081280">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Jeff thought it was in business mode:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> applying for a job as a wax statue at Madame Tussauds</p>
<p>— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) <a href="https://twitter.com/bigmacher/status/664398215710703616">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>While Patch and a number of others thought it was political:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> recovering from watching the GOP debate.</p>
<p>— Patch Bohan (@Trickpatch) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trickpatch/status/664398673694953472">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Todd got a little personal:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> been trapped in a theatre with Shia LeBoeuf</p>
<p>— Todd Only Knows (@tr_wildebeest) <a href="https://twitter.com/tr_wildebeest/status/664398847561613313">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>While my wife, tbV [the beautiful Val] got philosophical:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> knock, knock, knocking on Heaven&#8217;s door.</p>
<p>— Valerie Anderson (@val_c_anderson) <a href="https://twitter.com/val_c_anderson/status/664399578112897024">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As did Aidan:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> meditating to reflect on it&#8217;s life choices. Does Polly *really* want a cracker, or does Polly just want to be loved?</p>
<p>— Aidan forgets why he (@aidno) <a href="https://twitter.com/aidno/status/664400565242355712">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Alan thought it was a Christmas move:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> Rehearsing Its Part As Tiny &#8220;Parrot&#8221; Tim In Our Local Production of A Christmas Carol</p>
<p>— alan (@stjace) <a href="https://twitter.com/stjace/status/664399947152928768">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Miles tried to skirt around the obvious:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> being economic with living.</p>
<p>— Miles Lacey (@kiwiasmiles) <a href="https://twitter.com/kiwiasmiles/status/664400597286649856">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And Richard returned to knock it out of the park with this clever wordplay:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> just taken too many parrots eat em all 💊💊💊💊💊💊</p>
<p>— Guitarman (@giutarman) <a href="https://twitter.com/giutarman/status/664400971376775168">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Just Another Biker brought out some Hitchcock:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> playing with the children <a href="https://t.co/rSKCe4zItc">pic.twitter.com/rSKCe4zItc</a></p>
<p>— Just Another Biker (@justanotherbikr) <a href="https://twitter.com/justanotherbikr/status/664403821146349568">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Whereas Rob was in complete denial:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> Alive!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/6ayt5IVoSx">pic.twitter.com/6ayt5IVoSx</a></p>
<p>— Rob (@GenericZA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenericZA/status/664417362083344384">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Whereas Patch suspected foul, or was it fowl, play:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> stealing the possum&#8217;s schtick</p>
<p>— Patch Bohan (@Trickpatch) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trickpatch/status/664414961695723520">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Python points for Office for cross-Polly-nating:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> being repressed <a href="https://t.co/uKMqNHwHV4">pic.twitter.com/uKMqNHwHV4</a></p>
<p>— View from my Office (@viewfrommyoffic) <a href="https://twitter.com/viewfrommyoffic/status/664413121084129280">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As well as Brian:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> Thinking of material for when it taunts you a second time! <a href="https://t.co/ydoN4zJvgK">pic.twitter.com/ydoN4zJvgK</a></p>
<p>— Free Base Brian (@TigerEagleFan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TigerEagleFan/status/664422024295686145">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And Brendan:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> Something completely different <a href="https://t.co/cSZVqoBbb5">pic.twitter.com/cSZVqoBbb5</a></p>
<p>— Brendan McInnis (@BrendanMcInnis) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendanMcInnis/status/664424025616027648">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Whereas Keith got punny:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thisparrotisntdeadits?src=hash">#thisparrotisntdeadits</a> a bit stiff, cos its eaten too much Polyfilla&#8230;.</p>
<p>— it&#8217;s only Keith (@snowpop49) <a href="https://twitter.com/snowpop49/status/664425180505219072">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Bradley thought out of the box, or in this case, the cage:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> a pigeon in drag</p>
<p>— Bradley S. Howell (@BradleySHowell) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradleySHowell/status/664432933936107521">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And finishing off with one of my absolute favourites of the day was John with this classic misdirectional:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisParrotIsntDeadIts?src=hash">#ThisParrotIsntDeadIts</a> got a chance to make par, but that&#8217;s a pretty bad lie in the bunker.</p>
<p>— John Drummond (@4eyesJohnny) <a href="https://twitter.com/4eyesJohnny/status/664524368500940803">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Thank you to everyone who played and well done to all of you who made this list where it really is all about being nominated. We are back with a bang tomorrow so be ready for that and if you want to play all of the Hashtaggames more effectively make sure you download the @HashtagRoundup for smart and easy access.</p>
<p>See you soon on @AFrikkinHashtag which after one month of official games has just crosses the 1000 mark of followers &#8211; tell your friends and let&#8217;s get it to 10000 in no time.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/a-frikkin-hashtag-2015wastheyearthatifinally">[For next week&#8217;s game #2015WasTheYearThatIFinally, click here]</a></strong></p>
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