In hindsight, tweeter @theashes probably wishes she’d chosen a different username. Completely ignorant to all things cricket, she’s been bombarded with tweets from cricket fans, to the extent where Qantas has offered to fly her to a match for free.
Her hatred – or rather, ignorance-towards all things cricket-related sparked a #gettheashestotheashes hashtag meme, after she replied to dozens of Twitter users who were copying her @theashes username accidentally into their tweets. “I AM NOT A FREAKING CRICKET MATCH!!!” she told several of them, which led to her designing a SpreadShirt t-shirt with that very slogan on.
It’s all paying off for her, though, as Qantas has offered her a free flight from New York to Australia, to see a match – and many others joining in on the publicity stunt with free tickets and a car for when she makes it over to Australia. Is it too late to register @olympics2016? I fancy a free flight to Rio de Janeiro. [@theashes via The Daily Telegraph AU]
Steve
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 8:51 AMLove how some American woman in her ignorance chose “The Ashes”, ostensibly to appear edgy with 0 homework and is now being bombarded with crap.
Josh
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 10:17 AMI wouldn’t put that to being “an American”. The ignorance is rather on the side of those who think that the whole world is a one big British colony and everyone knows what Ashes and Cricket for that matter, is about. Majority of the planet doesn’t have a clue mate :)
jimmy
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 12:49 PMlol whats that language you speak again?
while you may not have a clue what the ashes are, its like saying no one in australia has heard of the superbowl because we arent american, oh wait, people across the globe pay attention to stuff that happens in other parts of the planet, because this person doesnt it means i dont have to either…
Leo W'ski
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 3:49 PMJust don’t put her on an a380…or we’ll have an international incident!