FML : Student Has To Dress Like A Christmas Tree For The Rest Of The Year After Making A Stupid Promise On Twitter

Student Has To Dress Like A Christmas Tree For The Rest Of The Year After Making A Stupid Promise On Twitter

By Nina / mercredi 6 décembre 2017 05:30

One young woman learned not to tempt the social media gods after her promise to wear this Christmas tree costume to class every day if she got over 1K shares goes viral. 14K later, she’s not only wearing a tree suit, she’s also wearing the face of regret.

What more is the internet for than to watch other people embarrass themselves? It’s why people love FML, or fail compilation videos, or Tumblr. Very rarely, though, do netizens get to play and active role in contributing to that embarrassment. So when Kelsey Hall left the fate of her wardrobe up to Twitter, of course people were quick to act.

Hall, a 20-year-old student at the University of Alabama, underestimated the power of the internet when she posted this picture of herself in a Christmas tree suit, along with the caption “1,000 retweets and I’ll wear this to all my classes for the rest of the semester.”

1,000 retweets and I’ll wear this to all my classes for the rest of the semester pic.twitter.com/uzIDepK43k
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 3, 2017

According to an interview with People, her mom found the costume for her and thought it was funny. She wasn’t wrong there. But what’s even funnier is how much she underestimated the tweet’s likelihood to spread.

Looking at the retweets like pic.twitter.com/l6c4EGJyO4
— Creighton Ladd (@Creighton012) December 4, 2017

don't underestimate the power of the meme ever again, let this be a lesson
— aiko (@MYTHGEEK) December 4, 2017

Oh my gosh. You really under estimated the power of the internet ?? you done goofed girl
— Santa Bailey ?? (@BaileyDawn647) December 4, 2017

As you can see, at of the time of writing, the tweet had already been shared 14K+ times, thanks to friends and strangers who were determined to make this happen.

You are the worst
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017

I️ hate u
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017

Silly Kelsey.

She probably just thought it would be a funny caption, not a binding promise. But with that many re-tweets, you can’t just pretend it didn’t happen. Even the Official Twitter Channel is excited for the follow up!

Looking forward to people Tweeting about that kid wearing a Christmas tree costume to class every day.
— Twitter (@Twitter) December 4, 2017

If anyone has ever felt deep regret in their life, it’s Kelsey.

Guys I️ really don’t want to do this
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017

As Monday approached, the regret grew stronger.

“What’s your biggest regret in life?” Me: This https://t.co/qU4O0opsZ6
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017

But Kelsey did not disappoint. Monday classes came and she delivered.

Thank you to everyone who helped my friend reach her goal!! You have no idea how much this means to me!!!!!!!!! (?: @katbielinski) pic.twitter.com/MObXGeenGA
— Lucy Sweetall (@lucetheguce) December 4, 2017