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Cosy sloth osySloth Follow When you try to reason with non-vegans #ImACeleb 6:30 AM 10 Dec 2018

juliette @juliettealicex Follow How's ucas going? Have you had any offers back yet? #imaceleb 9:38 AM 10 Dec 2018

Adam Goldberg Follow @adamgoldberg28 "How's adulthood going" Me:

beth @beth_shirlaw Follow When all my mates ask how lm doing after my 70th mental break down of the day #lmACeleb 6:18 PM -9 Dec 2018

lucy @LUCYSUNIVERSES Follow when you stub your toe and someone asks if your okay #ImACeleb 6:28 PM -9 Dec 2018

Lucy Young @lucyyoungg Follow When you've just finished throwing up and your friends ask if you're okay: 5:45 PM -9 Dec 2018

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John Barrowman's Thumbs Up refers to an image of actor John Barrowman on the television series I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! with his face buried in one of his arms while his other gives a thumbs-up sign. The moment came after Barrowman ate a bull penis. The image spread on Twitter as a reaction image after the episode aired.

Origin

On December 7th, 2018, season 18, episode 20 of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! aired. In the episode, as part of the "Bushtucker Challenge," John Barrowman is forced to eat strange and gross things, including a bull penis.

Something tells us JohnBarrowman</a> won't be feeling fabulous after that feast. 🤢 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImACeleb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ImACeleb</a> <a href="https://t.co/TuJt6yEzkj">pic.twitter.com/TuJt6yEzkj</a></p>— I'm A Celebrity... (imacelebrity) December 9, 2018

Spread

After eating the bull penis, Barrowman buried his face in his arm and gave a thumbs up sign. The image became a reaction image on Twitter. User @Dan_Williams_98 made a tweet which read "When your life is going to shit but someone asks if everything’s good" and gained over 3,300 retweets and 11,000 likes (shown below, left). User @Jade_Tipping made a tweet that gained over 2,100 retweets and 6,800 likes (shown below, right).

Jade @Jade_Tipping Follow #imacele "How's uni going?" Me: 03 5:38 PM -9 Dec 2018

Other popular tweets include a tweet by @abbiewintonn that gained over 740 retweets and 4,300 likes (shown below, left) and a tweet by @scottruth that gained over 150 retweets and 700 likes (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by Mashable^[1] and Independent.^[2]

Abbie Winton @abbiewintonn Follow When you've got your head down the toilet on a night out and your pals asking if you're wanting another drink #imaceleb

Scott Rutherford @ScottRuth Follow When the waiter asks if you're ready for dessert #ImACeleb 5:31 PM - 9 Dec 2018

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External References

^[1] Mashable – Celebrity gives thumbs up after eating bull's penis, becomes instant meme

^[2] Independent – John Barrowman’s Bushtucker Trial on I’m A Celeb has created a whole new meme

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