If you’re fervent on Twitter, you’ll know that every new day comes with a peculiar trend that rules for a while till everyone moves on to something new and more interesting. This time though, things have gone live on Twitter NG with the “How many RTs” trend and it seems “beggi-beggi Twitter” as some people have called it is going to be here for a while.
What started out as a Twitter game by @burmese_tyga became viral within hours and tweeps are getting their wishes granted just by retweets.
Here’s how it works:
– Make a request from your favourite celebrity or company (depending on your need).
– If they’re cool peeps who dig how the trend works, they’ll tell you how many retweets you need to gather to get your request granted.
– Then you head on to Twitter streets hawking your tweet and begging profusely for retweets.
It’s simple, isn’t it?
Simple until the unadventurous ones ruin the purpose and the rest of us get super pissed and move right on to the next trend. But before it gets irksome, here are some of the benefits tweeps have gained from ‘harvesting’ RTs:
Internship with oil firm, Oando Plc
@Oando_PLC How many RTs to get an employment with Oando? 🙂
— 'Yinka Fajimite (@lordphaj3804) October 5, 2016
Unfortunately, we don't do RTs for employment, but we'll do 2,000 RTs for a 1 month internship. https://t.co/Tp3gO2dkiC
— Oando PLC (@Oando_PLC) October 5, 2016
Congratulations @lordphaj3804! You just got yourself a one month internship with us. Please DM your email address.
— Oando PLC (@Oando_PLC) October 6, 2016
To all those who are concerned, no he won’t be interning as a petrol attendant.
— Oando PLC (@Oando_PLC) October 6, 2016
A free wedding performance by Adekunle Gold (this tweep most likely won’t get it considering the artiste has demanded 1 million retweets)
https://twitter.com/baydorz/status/783407945845530625
1,000,000 -___- https://t.co/ic8ZaJYxuI
— KING AG #ABOUT30 (@adekunleGOLD) October 4, 2016
This tweep is not even sure what he wants…
Bro @VectorThaViper How many Rts to
1. Bless my account with any amount
Or
2. Gift me the Inokirepublic Tees ??? https://t.co/o9TIYSmov7— David Titiloye (@DavidTitiloye) October 4, 2016
— #ThisOneismad (@VectorThaViper) October 4, 2016
This smart dude wants the newly released Tecno mobile device and he’s this close to getting it…
Hi @TECNOMobileNG, How many RTs for you to give me a Tecno Phantom 6 plus free?
— Àlàyé Tó Ṣe Gogo (@iDREYY) October 4, 2016
.@iDREYY just 10,000. :p
— TECNO Mobile Nigeria (@TECNOMobileNG) October 5, 2016
We hope he can keep this promise…
make it 1K and I'll never use another device again apart from Tecno ????
— Àlàyé Tó Ṣe Gogo (@iDREYY) October 5, 2016
help me. I've been using every flagship device since the Phantom F7, but I don't have money this time… 1k RTs please ??
— Àlàyé Tó Ṣe Gogo (@iDREYY) October 5, 2016
.@iDREYY why does this feel like haggling? 🙂 We can do 2,000 because you've been a fan. Good luck!
— TECNO Mobile Nigeria (@TECNOMobileNG) October 6, 2016
A job with the Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) for a cheap 3,000 retweets.
@lasemasocial How many RTs to get job at LASEMA?
— Son of Grace (@tosinadeda) October 5, 2016
3k?. LOL https://t.co/KFTtMBTflL
— LRU #Call112 (@lasemasocial) October 5, 2016
2,000 RTs to set his music career in motion
https://twitter.com/iambemshima/status/783790008629166080
How many beats? https://t.co/jOnHb1QExz
— Naakademus (@beatsbysarz) October 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/iambemshima/status/783792862848774144
Lol 1kRT/ beat… So 2k lol https://t.co/gcRfSmvqur
— Naakademus (@beatsbysarz) October 5, 2016
???????? check DM
— Naakademus (@beatsbysarz) October 6, 2016
This Twitter account switched up the game by offering a million naira for 10,000 RTs
https://twitter.com/freeman4all44/status/783811487026511872
It's my turn to ask for RTs. Everyone ive dashed Rts, everyone I've made laugh & also pissed off. Biko RT this. I will share money on the TL https://t.co/bxSdbj347W
— Mazi Ibe (@I_pissVodka) October 6, 2016
We’ll see how this dude fares by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, this tweep has an advice for every participant
Someone just used 2000 RTs to start afresh, use your options wisely.
— A.A.A❤ (@Ronnie31jan) October 6, 2016
This is useful advice as a number of people have started making rubbish of the purpose of the game by making ridiculous requests, like this one below…
Dear President @MBuhari how many RTs to stop you from blaming @GEJonathan for all your ineptitude and blame game generally? Cc: @realFFK
— The Nigerian Wailers (@NGRWailers) October 6, 2016
We’re not sure how long the trend will last but it has done a lot of good for tweeps who have participated wisely but the ‘inventor’ of the RT game is pleased with himself.
People will get jobs from this shit. People will get married from this shit…people will get money from it. I feel good about this now. ?
— Ferdinand (@Burmese_Tyga) October 6, 2016
We finally found a way of making dreams happen in this hard-times and have fun while at it. ??????
— Ferdinand (@Burmese_Tyga) October 6, 2016
Beggi-beggi Twitter is the new ish!
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