With Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens smashing all kinds of records across the world, we decided we needed to get in on the action and so along with good friend slash evil Twitterer nemesis @KeshaTedder and her tag-teag-tagger buddy Brandon aka @theclobra we decided to play a game of #YodaSpeakASaying:
And as we expected, YOU SHOWED UP!
@AFrikkinHashtag the 1st mention of #YodaSpeakASaying appears on your TL. Now is Trending Topic in United States! #trndnl
— Trendinalia USA (@trendinaliaUS) December 23, 2015
#yodaspeakasaying is now trending in United Kingdom https://t.co/ovClDGZAhI
— Trendsmap UK (@TrendsUK) December 23, 2015
San Francisco 1 #Festivus 2 #YodaSpeakASaying 3 #WeLoveYouAshton 4 #EndGunViolence 5 #ReplaceAwordWithSchlong pic.twitter.com/igtrWJKx9P
— Trend Topics USA (@TrendTopicsUSA) December 23, 2015
#2 UK, #3 US, #3 Canada, #3 Australia Top Trending Hashtag 10:34A EST #YodaSpeakASaying hosted by @afrikkinhashtag @theclobra @KeshaTedder
— The Hashtag Game (@TheHashtagGame) December 23, 2015
Even making it onto the Twitterer Moments of the day:
Twitter moments: Can you speak Yoda?
Even the official Star Wars UK site came and played along:
#YodaSpeakASaying, you must! pic.twitter.com/06FtiL2nYx
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) December 23, 2015
As did both @comedycentral and @billboard which brought a lot of new Twitterers into the mix and made for an absolutely stunningly chaotic game…
The invitation was sent out:
Join @BrettFishA who together with @KeshaTedder & @theclobra on the @HashtagRoundup are going to #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/p6Jddi9qrw
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
And you all responded and a HUGE THANK YOU AND SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYED, but we all know that what you really came here to see was who made it on to the:
FISH LIST OF PRIZEWORTHYNESS [FLoP]
As always i started with some examples of my own to help get you warmed up:
Take your favourite saying, proverb or speech moment & give it a bit of the Yoda treatment as we: #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/khU9CESMzr
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
You can be up to date or you can go a little bit more classical but join us as we #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/PdF3hosrk0
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
From Oscar-winning’ness to Historical figures to things #SteveHarvey did or didn’t say come play #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/nnKzlR8q20
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
Whether he is or they are or you are, we all need to be playing #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/qp3jxQ3pMu
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
Sport-themed or movie-themed or celebrity-themed or how about a little snack as we #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/7CdR53KPlk
— A Frikkin Hashtag (@AFrikkinHashtag) December 23, 2015
Kesha aka Binksie, scored major co-hosting points by
heading straight to my favourite movie line of
all time from A Few Good Men:
#YodaSpeakASaying The truth you want? Handle the truth you cannot
— Kesha Tedder (@KeshaTedder) December 23, 2015
#YodaSpeakASaying If broke it ain’t, fix it do not
— Kesha Tedder (@KeshaTedder) December 23, 2015
Whereas Brandon dived into the deep end with this and more:
My lover? Get with my friends you must. #YodaSpeakASaying
— Brandon Claus (@theclobra) December 23, 2015
As always, too many great ones and all happening too
quickly for us to highlight them all, but those we did see
that caught our attention, included:
Daryl, drawing on his best Clint Eastwood:
Ask yourself you must. Lucky do I feel? #YodaSpeakASaying
— December_D (@DarylONT) December 23, 2015
Brady defending the pig:
Eat my bacon you will not #YodaSpeakASaying @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/JPmOK7vRCz
— Brady (@HollowKat) December 23, 2015
Ben speaking on behalf of so many of us:
Laugh I do not, untill coffee I have had #YodaSpeakASaying
— Ben (@Beamer_6412) December 23, 2015
Heart of Gold standing up for our gramatical, grammartica,
grammatick… for the English language:
#YodaSpeakASaying End a sentence like that you cannot, it is grammatically correct not.
— PervWithAHeartOfHoly (@PervHeartOfGold) December 23, 2015
Meagan kept it short, simple and inspirational:
Louder than words, actions speak. #YodaSpeakASaying
— It’s Meagan (@MeaganAldaine) December 23, 2015
Whereas Fardog channeled the spirit of the youth of today:
Even, I Can’t #YodaSpeakASaying
— fardog (@fardaddy) December 23, 2015
Orctioneer recalled this classic movie moment
with a twist of Yoda:
She’s Having What I’ll Have #YodaSpeakASaying @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/D43Wo8bcuU
— The Orctioneer (@Quirkative) December 23, 2015
Kate got huge points for calling on my number
1 Kareoke song of choice:
#YodaSpeakASaying Stop, Collaborate and Listen, You Must…. @AFrikkinHashtag @BrettFishA @KeshaTedder @theclobra @hashtagoutlaws
— ♡ Kwanzaa Kate ♡ (@xxIn_Christxx) December 23, 2015
Daniel kept it philosophical:
A man you will not know, until a mile in his shoes you have walked #YodaSpeakASaying
— Daniel Ashley (@DanielAshley13) December 23, 2015
And Matt R just said it straight:
Made your bed you have, lie in it you must #YodaSpeakASaying
— MattRSays (@MattRSays) December 23, 2015
We loved this meme and it had to be Yodafied
and St Peter obliged:
A Hairday bad having I am #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/FHkdOnIJbj
— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) December 23, 2015
Whereas Craig got a little more fantastical:
leapfrog with a unicorn play not #YodaSpeakASaying
— craig flynn (@craigflynn1) December 23, 2015
Matthew took us for a walk down memory lane:
#YodaSpeakASaying Slimed, I have been @BrettFishA pic.twitter.com/tIE4DIqWqz
— matthew supinger (@MatthewTheAmazo) December 23, 2015
While The Boy In The Boot totally broke all the rules with:
#YodaSpeakASaying When Fight Club you join, talk about it you do not.
— TheBoyInTheBoot (@TheBoyInTheBoot) December 23, 2015
Adam saw through us all:
Retweets, heh. Likes, heh. A hashtagger craves not these things. #YodaSpeakASaying
— Adam Shah (@AdamShah1972) December 23, 2015
Craig went all mobster on us:
My offer refuse it you cannot #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/Dhhdvd9iRy
— craig flynn (@craigflynn1) December 23, 2015
And Kate warned us to be wary of our treatment of Baby:
#YodaSpeakASaying Baby in a Corner, No One Puts…. @AFrikkinHashtag @KeshaTedder @theclobra @BrettFishA @HashtagOutlaws
— ♡ Kwanzaa Kate ♡ (@xxIn_Christxx) December 23, 2015
Brian scored big Creativity Points for contextualising
this proverb:
If living in a swamp house, people are, Throw their keys, they should not #YodaSpeakASaying
— Brian Sweaterset (@Chewbacca_Sound) December 23, 2015
Whereas Jason probably got the Misdirection cleverness
tweet of the game:
*Holding picture of young Yoda* “I think there four I am” #NotMine #Classic #YodaSpeakASaying
— A flashy jargon (@JasonFarghaly) December 23, 2015
Martin reminded us of the obvious:
#YodaSpeakASaying Do or do not, either way, a bigger boat you will need pic.twitter.com/1y5l7BeB0T
— Mart (@_martinjweller) December 23, 2015
And Weird Santa was, well, weird, as he went all
foreign language:
#YodaSpeakASaying Ein Berlinger, ich bein
— Weird Santa V (@weirdsavant) December 23, 2015
Bradley helped us get into the mind of Yoda:
#YodaSpeakASaying Failed English, I did. Diagram sentences, I could not.
— Bradley Amiel Julian (@BradleyAmiel) December 23, 2015
While just plain beth brought us this one:
#YodaSpeakASaying Funny I am?Make you laugh I do?!? How funny?Like a clown I’m funny – amuse you I do?!?! pic.twitter.com/5yylxdWkut
— just plain beth… (@whoawhut) December 23, 2015
Heart of Gold also scored big misdirection appreciation
with this greatness:
#YodaSpeakASaying I Am Will pic.twitter.com/SUviGjWhut
— PervWithAHeartOfHoly (@PervHeartOfGold) December 23, 2015
Then Martin reappeared with this winner:
#YodaSpeakASaying A better class of criminal this city deserves. Give it to them I will! pic.twitter.com/MNlYcyulFn
— Mart (@_martinjweller) December 23, 2015
Sean called us towards greater things:
The needs of the few outweighed by the needs of the many they are. #YodaSpeakASaying @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/DhmKrEgG34
— Sean Johnson (@SeanDoubleJ) December 23, 2015
While Bryan flashed us back to a critique’al moment of 2015:
The colour dress, what is? Yeesssssss. #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/Pl74QjIL3h
— Bryan McGuire (@Bryanx54) December 23, 2015
St Peter got all Friendsy on us:
On a break were we !! #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/VikgDjYQoy
— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) December 23, 2015
Whereas self-proclaimed Star Wars Nerd VII:
#YodaSpeakASaying Baby, Hasta la vista, mhmm pic.twitter.com/3cKmDPv1dJ
— STARWARSNerdVII (@STARWARSNerdVII) December 23, 2015
Steven decided to test our skills:
Find the panda you must #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/yTncUBwzg6
— Steven Neal (@scubasteveo336) December 23, 2015
While J-Stern seemed confident about his milkshake:
brings the boys toThe yard my milkshake does #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/uTsjsPSmeu
— joshingstern (@joshingstern) December 23, 2015
R.A. reminded us:
#YodaSpeakASaying Pics. Or happen… it did not.
— R. A. Foor (@r4_) December 23, 2015
Jacqueline suggested the Beatles may have had some help:
All you need is love, All you need is love, All you need is love, Love is all you need, #YodaSpeakASaying #Beatles pic.twitter.com/QR1kTJRvfr
— Jacqueline Cobb, MBA (@DRJACOBB) December 23, 2015
While Zachary had one of the most popular and RTed tweets with:
“Strong coffee, this is. Poop now, I must.” #YodaSpeakASaying @AFrikkinHashtag pic.twitter.com/vEufiqTDnb
— Zachary Howe (@ZackEHowe) December 23, 2015
Sarah joined thousands of you in channeling Adele:
Hello– From the other side a thousand times called I. #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/4NtUuq4Tov
— Sarah Joy Adler (@SarahJoyAdler) December 23, 2015
Whereas PC reminded us that perhaps we should take it easy on him:
“Easy for me, it has not been. Small loan of $1 million, my father gave me.” -d. trump #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/IVTLuZjkoC
— PC Calculator (@PcCalculator) December 23, 2015
Tommy got a little Jokery:
Serious, why so? #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/5UXpWt687S
— Tommy Smith (@tommyxcore) December 23, 2015
Dante got scientific:
mc squared E is. #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/nhEPtSkW14
— DanteNme (@DanteNme) December 23, 2015
Sebastian brought the Python:
A lumberjack I am, and OK, hrrrm? #YodaSpeakASaying pic.twitter.com/50uqiqP7TF
— Sebastian Oñate (@OSeb1) December 23, 2015
And Why The Long Play Face brought the nostalgia:
“As you are, come.” #YodaSpeakASayingpic.twitter.com/B3PVzghI5A
— WhyTheLongPlayFace? (@WhyTheLPFace) December 23, 2015
i have learnt not to be surprised by the creativity, wit and misdirection that is out there and that you bring on a weekly basis to @AFrikkinHashtag – we have one more game to play before 2016 so i hope you will help us finish strong.
We will see you Wednesday at 1pm South African and 6am EST and as always you can play our game and others on the @HashtagRoundup so download and get Hashtagging. Why not introduce a friend to us this week as we are just 25 short of 2000 followers and all in quick time.
Thankx for playing South Africa’s Number 1 Hashtagging game – as always let’s keep the WIT in the Twitterer and the HA in Hashtagging!
HUGE Ginormous thankx to my most excellent co-hosts and all those who help with the hearts and retweets along the way.
love brett fish, @KeshaTedder and @theclobra
Oh, and of course there HAD to be this one:
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