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I Would Simply
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About
I Would Simply refers to a snowclone popular on Twitter in which a person presents a hypothetical problem then states "I would simply" perform an ostensibly simple solution that in actuality requires a great deal of effort.
Origin
On January 3rd, 2017, Twitter user @prawn_meat[1] tweeted "if i ever fell in some quicksand i would simply thrash around until i was out. it's that simple." The tweet gained over 35 retweets and 200 likes (shown below).
Spread
Over the following months, @prawn_meat continued tweeting with the format. Popular examples include a March18th, 2017[2] post that gained over 70 retweets and 370 likes (shown below, left) and an August 30th tweet[3] that gained over 200 likes (shown below, right).
The regularity of these tweets inspired others to take on the format. Others include an October 23rd, 2017 tweet by @aynrandy[4] that gained over 230 retweets and 2,300 likes (shown below, left). A September 23rd, 2018 @randygdub[5] tweet about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Nomination that gained over 2,600 retweets and 23,000 likes (shown below, right).
![Vote [1] Bill Shorten to put gamers... Follow @AynRandy if i was a detective trying to track down a serial killer i would simply get inside his head and use his own logic to catch him 7:49 AM-23 Oct 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/494/636/7d8.jpg "Serial Killer")
As of May 2019, the format continues to be popular, particularly on Weird Twitter. On May 13th, user @alex_navarro[6] tweeted about the upcoming Game of Thrones finale, gaining over 1,600 retweets and 14,000 likes (shown below, left). On May 19th, user @lukeoneil47[7] tweeted about the recent Milkshake Throwing controversy, gaining over 330 likes (shown below, right).
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External References
[1] Twitter – @prawn_meat
[2] Twitter – @prawn_meat
[3] Twitter – @prawn_meat
[6] Twitter – alex_navarro
[7] Twitter – Luke O Neil
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![Vote [1] Bill Shorten to put gamers... Follow @AynRandy if i was a detective trying to track down a serial killer i would simply get inside his head and use his own logic to catch him 7:49 AM-23 Oct 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/494/636/7d8.jpg "Serial Killer")
Top Comment
Steve
May 20, 2019 at 04:12PM EDT