#ShowWolfATurtle
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About
#ShowWolfATurtle is a Twitter hashtag that started after CNN correspondent Wolf Blizter tweeted a photo of a turtle saying "Always nice to see a turtle." Following the tweet, people began posting pictures of turtles with the hashtag with the idea that Blitzer would see the turtles and have his day brightened.
Origin
On May 14th, 2017, Blitzer tweeted[1] a picture of a turtle captioned "Always nice to see a turtle." The tweet gained nearly 4,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, left). The following day, Dr. David Steen posted the first tweet[2] under the #ShowWolfATurtle hashtag (shown below, right.
Spread
Over the following two days, dozens of people joined in on the hashtag posting pictures of various turtles. The spread of the hashtag made Twitter Moments[3] and was covered by Atlas Obscura[4] and Uproxx.[5] Most users took the hashtag sincerely, sharing pictures of actual turtles, though some jokingly replied with pictures of the Pokémon Squirtle and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (ex: shown below).
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External References
[1] Twitter – Wolf Blitzer
[2] Twitter – Dr. David Steen Tweet
[3] Twitter Moments – The world agrees with Wolf Blitzer -- It's always nice to see a turtle
[4] Atlas Obscura – Please Look at These Turtles, Wolf Blitzer
[5] Uproxx – Everybody Is Showing Wolf Blitzer Pictures Of Turtles For This Strange And Silly Reason
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Mr. Candles
May 18, 2017 at 10:37AM EDT
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