Who cares if it’s true? It’s a great story.
Sky News correspondent Paul Kelso tweeted a rumour he’d heard on Friday night about a kayaker in Rio that apparently capsized when they collided with an underwater couch.
Hearing an Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged sofa. Story of day & possibly the week if true. #kayaksofa #Rio2016
— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) August 5, 2016
Brilliant, right?
Official confirmation of the report has yet to surface but that didn’t do anything to hinder the upward trajectory of the hilarious hashtag to the trending charts.
Is it too late to add #kayaksofa to the list of newly approved sports for 2020? #Rio2016 https://t.co/iqWPDkm0eL
— TheDugoutVintage (@TheDugoutYYC) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/justblue_/status/761672073026670592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
if there is a Hall of Fame for hashtags #kayaksofa has gotta be a first ballot inductee https://t.co/dyG1JGoheA
— Stuart McComish (@StuartMcComish) August 5, 2016
I'm not sure I can go to sleep until #kayaksofa has been confirmed or denied. https://t.co/hTk1loeJPY
— Jennifer Saunders 🇺🇸🇨🇭😷 (@magpiedays) August 5, 2016
Also an early shout for hashtag of the Olympics… #kayaksofa #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 https://t.co/ymve4QGE6s
— Paul Higham (@SportsPaulH) August 5, 2016
Please be true, please be true, please be true #kayaksofa https://t.co/lW9qe5Izam
— kramed67037 (@Kramed67037) August 5, 2016
Given what all else is purported to be in that water, a sofa seems downright innocuous. #kayaksofa #Rio2016 https://t.co/SwG7JwMj5n
— Dave R. (@marvinmonroe) August 5, 2016
#kayaksofa is going to be a Pixar movie in six months now. https://t.co/IxpoD42bRP
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/genwithaG215/status/761687167538122752
The story was so captivating, even in its unsubstantiated absurdity, that the inevitable happened. @RioKayakSofa became a Twitter handle.
https://twitter.com/riokayaksofa/status/761818345805058048
https://twitter.com/riokayaksofa/status/761820596527390721
https://twitter.com/riokayaksofa/status/761941657067532288
https://twitter.com/riokayaksofa/status/761946476259872768
Call the Games off. It doesn’t get any better than this.
