The one with the large small boulderfrom a sheriff’s department in Colorado went viral for its description of a road hazard. The object in question was a boulder - a “large boulder the size of a small boulder” - and the tweet, which was clearly a mistake, was also perfect.
Naturally, Twitter users started interpreting the contradictory description in hilarious ways, with one suggesting it be named “Biggie Smalls”, and another , “wow, look at the sizes of that thing”. Little did we know that this mishap was an approximation of how the entire year would unfold.No explanation needed here. Poor @displaced_ATX’s tweet ran away before she could stop it.and Maxime Switek, a journalist from French news station BFM TV, was reporting live outside the White House.
Suddenly, a shirtless reveler pops into the frame, donning a faux French accent. “I’ve been to France. It’s beautiful!” he exclaims. “I ate escargot. I love a croissant, hon hon hon, I love an omelet du fromage, hon hon hon, hon hon hon.”the excitable Francophile as 30-year-old DC resident Meka, who explained in a statement that he loves French culture, and had taken off his shirt after getting drenched in champagne.
The now-infamous mix-up got even better when Four Seasons Total Landscaping capitalised on its newfound fame with merchandise branded with slogans like “Make America Rake Again” and “Lawn and Order!”It would be remiss of me to end this roundup without including my personal favourite of the year, a compilation of people trying to sell mirrors.in their introductory tweet, the following is a rib-cracking medley of people doing their utmost to get a good angle - and failing magnificently.