How would you explain paradise in four words? Twitter users have some ideas. From India to Ireland, folks are tweeting four-word descriptions of what their paradise looks like using the hashtag #explainparadisein4words, and it's pretty amazing.
As of Wednesday afternoon, over 19,000 tweets using that hashtag were sent.
Many Twitter users who only dabble in the app may not understand the booming world of hashtag games. As described by Rob Sheridan in the New York Times, hashtag games are "a topic or theme with a "#" in front of it that basically functions a bit like a Letterman Top 10 list, except written by the whole world."
Today's hashtag game, #explainparadisein4words is sparking a global conversation about what perfect bliss might look like. Some of the responses are meaningful, some are just funny, and lots mention One Direction.
Here are some of the best ones.
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words Day drinking is encouraged
- Laura High (@LauraHigh5) June 17, 2015
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words Former President Barack Obama
- John Ruberry (@Marathonpundit) June 17, 2015
Everyone chews mouth closed #ExplainParadiseIn4Words @HashtagShenani
- magna (@mentalerase) June 17, 2015
My wife not there #ExplainParadiseIn4Words
- Tommy Campbell (@MrTommyCampbell) June 17, 2015
It doesn't involve clothes ?? #ExplainParadiseIn4Words @HashtagShenani
- ??Holly Happily (@Hollyorange8) June 17, 2015
Private Beach No Sharks #ExplainParadiseIn4Words pic.twitter.com/oUNv3dswDr
- Bill the Butcher (@NotBTB) June 17, 2015
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words Edit button on Twitter.
- Theresa (@tlcprincess) June 17, 2015
Breezy Puffs (she preferred that I use her social media handle as opposed to her real name) is one of Twitter's most popular hashtag game creators, and she's the author of #explainparadisein4words.
She briefly attended school for medical billing and coding, but got bored and left to work in restaurants. Now, she lives in Los Angeles and hosts a hashtag game every Wednesday. Her previous hits include #inthe90sIthought and #goodadvicein4words.
"It's been really difficult to make people realize that this isn't a random thing, there is someone behind it, writing it," she told Business Insider.
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words: A world without abuse. pic.twitter.com/YzGByYu30o
- PETA (@peta) June 17, 2015
Equal Pay for Women #ExplainParadiseIn4Words
- ~Alex~ (@YourYakiri) June 17, 2015
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words pool party, with dogs pic.twitter.com/DjXB7vR0Xo
- darth!™ (@darth) June 17, 2015
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words Puppy cuddles. Also steak
- Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) June 17, 2015
Unlimited Beef Jerky, bro. #ExplainParadiseIn4Words
- Maggie Mae Fish (@MaggieMaeFish) June 17, 2015
#ExplainParadiseIn4Words ch ip ot le
- Hunter June (@HunterMarch) June 17, 2015
harry, louis, liam, niall #ExplainParadiseIn4Words
- megan loves harry22 (@cosmoshes) June 17, 2015
Place Without any Bushes. #ExplainParadiseIn4Words pic.twitter.com/UUmXWymLXP
- MJ?? (@MJGWrites) June 17, 2015
But Breezy Puffs isn't particularly surprised by the game's popularity. She said her games have been the top trend on Twitter for days at a time, and they've been mentioned by both Jon Stewart and Jimmy Fallon.