<![CDATA[A Frikkin Hashtag: #2015WasTheYearThatIFinally]]>Another Wednesday, another Hashtag game… although this was not just another hashtag game. It was really interesting how this one played out…

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally

RSA Min of Warts [@Stevens947] played the co-host role and we even had a co-co-host in the incredible Kesha Tedder [@KeshaTedder] who i have an online ongoing “nemesis battle” with, and it was a whole lot of crazy fun.

But more than that, because the nature of the tag seemed to inspire some to be fun and witty and out-of-the-box and misdirectional in all the best [and sometimes worst, there be trolls people] ways… but in a way this particular tag seemed to act like both a mirror and a confessional and invite people to look back over the year and celebrate or mourn some of what has passed – a lot of the posts felt quite intimate and therapeutic in a way which was deliciously strange and good.

All that side though, because we know that you’re just here

to find out who made it on to the:

FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS

We trended #1 in the States for a while and were on the trending list within 23 minutes i think it was:

#1 US Top Trending Hashtag 8:50A EST #2015WasTheYearThatIFinally hosted by @afrikkinhashtag

— The Hashtag Game (@TheHashtagGame) November 25, 2015

Where we remained for at least 9 hours, mostly hovering at the

#4 and #5 spots… so thankx to everyone for making it a popular tweet.

i started off with some of my own pre-prepared tweets:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got a real live virtual bantering Nemesis… or should that be Nemes’ess? @KeshaTeddar pic.twitter.com/pf06AAPqJM

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally Learnt that lesser known English Grammar rule, “U before I” with @giutarman pic.twitter.com/oDeVdWaiYL

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got this lady to watch this trilogy. #StarWars #tbV @Val_C_Anderson #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/yxWyI2Iqdj

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally Got all Who’d up! #DoctorWho @ItsTheDoctor @bbcdoctorwho #TilTheNextSeasonStartsAtLeast pic.twitter.com/S8cRTCFQXO

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally ran out of Pratchett. #SadFace #TerryPratchett @terryandrob @rhipratchett #RIP pic.twitter.com/dtTF5G7crY

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got my Hulk on! with @BrettFishA & @Stevens947 #WithBlackWidow @val_c_anderson pic.twitter.com/qzH9wsX8nm

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally stepped out from under the Dreads. With @BrettFishA & @Stevens947 #ISeeDreadsPeople pic.twitter.com/o0eSmhvP3i

— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) November 25, 2015

My co-host people were in some form of their own:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realized how the periodic table works. pic.twitter.com/4Gmk6lkmRQ

— RSA Min of Warts (@Stevens947) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally started camping and enjoying how beautiful South Africa really is @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/afncxwOaoo

— Kesha Tedder (@KeshaTedder) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realized about perspective. pic.twitter.com/cYI6odrAG2

— RSA Min of Warts (@Stevens947) November 25, 2015

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got the hairdo! pic.twitter.com/TtHiY7vTbs

— RSA Min of Warts (@Stevens947) November 25, 2015

And then there were the rest of you, and as always, from too many great ones

to pick them all,

here are some which jumped out at me:

Anthony went a little Meta with:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally gave up Lent for Lent.

— Anthony Permal (@anthonypermal) November 25, 2015

Jen reminded us [as did many of you] that this was Marty and Doc year,

although we were still left disappointed by the lack of mainstream Hoverboards:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally met Doc Brown and Marty. #BackToTheFuture pic.twitter.com/KZ1V1svxv9

— Jen unrepentantly (@brownlegal) November 25, 2015

Former co-host Taliesyne produced one of my favourites and went all literal on us:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally bit the bullet and broke my front teeth

— Taliesyne (@Taliesyne) November 25, 2015

R.W. brought back some scary flashbacks:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally let go of my perm. pic.twitter.com/OJeEAeZlgu

— R.W. Martin (@BadIdeasMovie) November 25, 2015

Jennifer went for the easy dancing baby points:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally learned how to dance pic.twitter.com/aMLcI6xw8S

— Jennifer Herceg (@JenniferHerceg) November 25, 2015

Brian went mysterious on us and yet i think probably almost every one of us know exactly which drawer he was talking about:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally cleared out that draw!!

— Brian (@urboet) November 25, 2015

Whereas @moonydamonsta dragged us right back with one of the funnest abstract tweets in the game:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realised that twitter hashtags look and taste like waffles

— ★M|O|N|E|T•J/\NDA★ (@moonydamonsta) November 25, 2015

Jason led a host of people who shared about goals being reached in 2015 and a LOT of marathons being run out there by many of you:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got serious about being healthy, lost 70 lbs, and ran TWO marathons.

— Jason Nelson (@JasonANelson) November 25, 2015

One of my faves, Richard, summed up my feelings in an insightful tweet:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realised I love Americans but don’t love Murica 🇺🇸

— Richard (@giutarman) November 25, 2015

Whereas Doc had clearly moved a step towards adulting this year:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally stopped crying over spilled milk. Now I cry over spilled beer….

— Doc (@DocDarnell) November 25, 2015

@Admitonesin created another of my favourite tweets of the game:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally get released back into the wild.

— The Baptist 121Kiss (@Admitonesin) November 25, 2015

My friend Sammi outed Barbie and Facebook:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realised the truth about facebook @BrettFishA @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/aGID8tryou

— SammiD (@SammiD72) November 25, 2015

@moonydamonsta kept it real with:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally realised that not all super heroes wear capes pic.twitter.com/rXNjlpLtLk

— ★M|O|N|E|T•J/\NDA★ (@moonydamonsta) November 25, 2015

While Kenneth certainly rounded off a productive year:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally washed the dishes (and dried!)

— Kenneth Reading (@KennethReading) November 25, 2015

Rev Dodd was also running marathons, which impressed us, until:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally ran a half-marathon. Over the space of two months. In short bursts. Mainly back and forth to vending machines.

— RevDodd (@RevDodd1) November 25, 2015

Damian had an absolute winner with this one:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally Heard The WHO!!!! pic.twitter.com/jdtHS7ZiCI

— Damian Vanore (@DamianVanore23) November 25, 2015

Whereas One Bullet Away started to catch up on the rest of us:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally got a MySpace account…not sure what the big fuss is all about

— One Bullet Away (@g33k_bassist) November 25, 2015

Rogelio tempted us all:

#2015WasTheYearThatIFinally broke down and tempted fate with a #Nutella and #PeanutButter combo. Awesome! pic.twitter.com/3Sy19AlnCs

— Rogelio Perea (@OilegorAerep) November 25, 2015

And possibly Biff was one of his victims as he chased his goals, kinda:

And let’s finish off with some of the more deep, reflective posts:

Snalo brought some more serious, which i loved, with:

Lily took us to that deep place by tweeting about family:

And finally Andre helped keep it real in the most sobering of ways:

Far too much goodness for a Top Ten List and still so many great tweets that could have been on here, but well done to those who were and THANK YOU EVERYBODY for playing the game and keeping it a top trender for so long. See you next week for more South Africa Hashtagging fun…

[For next week’s game looking at Describing Food to Aliens, click here]

[To see how South Africa arrived on the Hashtagging Map, click here]

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