Jimmy Fallon’s Hashtag Game: #WorstGiftEver
Every week, we eagerly await Jimmy Fallon’s Hashtag game on Twitter. He tweets out a question, introduces a hashtag and shares his own experience:
Hashtag game! Tweet out the worst gift you or someone you know ever gave or received and tag with #WorstGiftEver. Could be on our show!
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) September 17, 2014
My dad got me a CD-ROM drive from a guy called "The Wizard." He took my dad's money and we never saw "The Wizard" again. #WorstGiftEver
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) September 17, 2014
And then Twitter explodes with hundreds of Tweets where users share their own experiences around the themed hashtag. This week’s topic was #WorstGiftEver.
@jimmyfallon When I was 12 my grandma gave me used sheets for Christmas and followed up with used makeup in my stocking. #WorstGiftEver
— Jnet (@Coachjnet) September 17, 2014
Someone once gave me a used waffle maker for a wedding gift with old waffle batter still on it #WorstGiftEver @jimmyfallon
— Kelby Burgess (@kelbyshea) September 17, 2014
When I was little, my great-grandma used to send us used birthday cards with someone else's signatures in them. #WorstGiftEver
— Darla Corrigan (@corrixan) September 18, 2014
Herpes. #WorstGiftEver
— Charlie (@CharlieWisco) September 17, 2014
@jimmyfallon For my birthday this year I was given a 100.00 Visa gift card that had 31 dollars and change left on it #WorstGiftEver
— Maggie Gamel (@MaggieGamel1) September 17, 2014
@jimmyfallon My best friend of 20 years gave me a gift card for candy store. I've had diabetes for 25. #WorstGiftEver
— Aaron Goodman (@thewhole9yards) September 17, 2014
@jimmyfallon We had a white elephant gift exchange and my husband gave my old breast pump as the gift.Girl was mortified. #worstgiftever
— Teri Marshall (@terimarshall) September 17, 2014
When I turned 31, my parents gave me a cemetery plot next to their spot. I guess they gave up on me finding a husband. #WorstGiftEver
— LaLang (@itrilalang) September 18, 2014
With almost 15 million Twitter followers, Jimmy Fallon has a HUGE audience for whatever shenanigans he implements. There’s no doubt that he and his Tonight Show team get social media. People love to share and read amusing stories. The best stories are featured on the Tonight Show, read by Jimmy Fallon himself.
We’ve all got a story to tell. What’s your #WorstGiftEver?