Hashtag EnemiesOfThePeople gets piggybacked… hilarious results
A trending hashtag on Twitter originally meant to describe the 3 High Court judges that ruled that the UK government would need to consult with UK Parliament before initiating the process of leaving the EU has been hilariously piggybacked by Twitter users.
The hashtag #EnemiesOfThePeople derived from a headline that was used by newspaper The Daily Mail to describe the 3 High Court judges who recently oversaw a decision forcing government to consult with Parliament before triggering “Article 50”.
However, #EnemiesOfThePeople was soon overridden by many Twitter users, who used the trending hashtag as a chance to broadcast who they really believed to be the true enemy of the people. And the results are actually rather funny.
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Even bookstore Waterstones got in on it…
Here are some of our favourites…
People who tell you they can "give 110% effort" #enemiesofthepeople
— Charlie Hayes (@oxfcharlie) November 4, 2016
people who say 'wine o'clock' #enemiesofthepeople
— Nico Hulio (@Dr_Dmo) November 4, 2016
People who leave one Jaffa Cake in the cupboard #enemiesofthepeople
— Teddy Bellamy (@SirTeddyBellamy) November 4, 2016
People who put After Eight wrappers back in the box, thus creating the illusion of a full box #enemiesofthepeople
— Mike Morris (@cincodemayoMike) November 4, 2016
(That one is especially true… unforgiveable.)
Anybody who uses the adjective "cheeky" in the following way:
"Fancy a cheeky pint?" "I'm off for a cheeky Nandos!" #enemiesofthepeople— Colleen Hawkins (@Lady_Colleen) November 4, 2016
People who fold down page corners instead of getting a bookmark. #enemiesofthepeople
— Waterstones (@Waterstones) November 4, 2016
(Yes, Waterstones!)
People who keep disappearing and reappearing from the checkout queue to buy more things to their shopping #enemiesofthepeople
— Oliver of the North (@OliverNorthern) November 4, 2016
People who enjoy coffee revels. #enemiesofthepeople
— Olly whitefoot (@OWhitefoot) November 4, 2016
People who stop suddenly and block busy pavements #EnemiesOfThePeople
— Matt Imrie (@mattlibrarian) November 4, 2016
People who stop to chat with with someone with their trollies in the middle of the supermarket isle #enemiesofthepeople
— p h i l (@phil44368912) November 4, 2016
People who decide to stop & stand in the middle of the exit as they are leaving the supermarket #enemiesofthepeople
— Gareth Hopkins (@GarHop78) November 4, 2016
People who just stop at the top of escalators in busy tube stations. #enemiesofthepeople
— BobtheBeer (@BobtheBeer) November 4, 2016
How many do you agree with?
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