This Twitter Joke Had A Punchline Five Years In The Making
And it's totally worth it.
You thought your retweetable #WhatJayZSaidToSolange hashtag gag was impressive? Well, Twitter user Frank Furter just mind-fucked you with his/her tantric tweeting genius, and booked themselves a place in the hall of internet legends.
The mysterious user posted a string of tweets way back in May 2009…
So, come up to the lab,
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2009
and see what’s on the slab!
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2009
I see you shiver with antici …
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2009
And then… nothing. Until, the joke was finished just last week, a whole five years after it began.
… pation.
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2014
For those unfamiliar with sticky midnight screenings and Tim Curry theatrics, the gag comes straight outta The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Whoever this mysterious tweeter is, they’re probably really good in bed.