Even in the United States, Twitter’s top trending topics are dominated today by talk of the World Cup.
Is it true that the trend is made of three types of people? If so, it looks like the people who hate people who pretend to like soccer are keeping things trending.
https://twitter.com/meng_will/status/477204220190269440
Let’s check with the always-reliable Ace of Spades.
The World Cup is a moment when the world comes together to pretend they like soccer
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 12, 2014
no seriously please shut up about soccer
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 12, 2014
very few people I follow tweet about baseball, football, basketball, or hockey, but like now everyone *must* tweet about soccer
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 12, 2014
the world cup is gayer than Samwise Gamgee
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 12, 2014
"I just LOVE the world cup!!!" = "I lost my virginity on a college junior year abroad in Barcelona and will never forget it"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/jgarcia365/status/477192305300885504
Kramer tries not to watch the World Cup after "overdosing" in 2010. "The highs are high, but the lows? Oh, they're low! They're low, Jerry!"
— Modern Seinfeld (@SeinfeldToday) June 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/brittanymora/status/477205853250936832
really funny how when the world cup comes on people pretend like they watch soccer all the time..
— sofi hillmann (@sofiihillman) June 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ECarroll8/status/477193145944268800
as far as world cup goes, i usually just pick a cool country and root for them. not about to pretend ik a damn thing else.
— riri rozay (@amandariera) June 12, 2014
Get ready to see tweets from girls that pretend to know about the World Cup
— adrián (@ayoo_Luuna) June 12, 2014
Americans hate on the World Cup….. Do u guys realized futbol is the biggest sport in the world?? Learn some culture
— zach mckinley (@smpltrvlr) June 12, 2014
Did we say soccer? We of course meant fútbol.
https://twitter.com/drewmccarrick/status/477198645830242304
https://twitter.com/drewmccarrick/status/477202886225453056
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