Getting Twitter reactions to Whitney Houston’s funeral was an odd enough task to start with. Most Twitter reaction material is about weaves, political races, and that sort of thing. I figured it would be a bunch of sad comments and lyrics, with some dark humor thrown in.
Then came Waffle House.
Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s funeral this past weekend? #wafflehouse
— Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) February 20, 2012
Um… what?
I understand a business wanting to get some sort of discussion flowing, which hopefully would include their own hashtag, but the cognitive dissonance of #wafflehouse and #whitneyhoustonfuneral in the same tweet was too good to pass up. Maybe it has something to do with the initials matching?
Here we go…
@WaffleHouse Not enough waffles were served at the service IMHO. #wafflehouse
— Mat (@asmallduck) February 20, 2012
It had absolutely nothing to do with waffles. RT @WaffleHouse Thought’s on Whitney Houston’s funeral this past weekend? #wafflehouse
— Steve Streza (@SteveStreza) February 20, 2012
Didn’t watch it, but I wanted waffles. RT @WaffleHouse: Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s funeral this past weekend? #wafflehouse
— John Book (@thisisjohnbook) February 20, 2012
Um, what? Is it just because you have the same initials or did Whitney really love waffles?instagr.am/p/HPS0RXQ-yF/
— Arwen Saxon (@ArwenAnaNg) February 20, 2012
I just hope she had a chance to enjoy waffles one last time. // RT @WaffleHouse Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s funeral this past weekend?
— Scott Agro (@scottagro) February 20, 2012
Whitney and Waffles.
— Erin Perkins (@erperkin) February 19, 2012
Not sure which I find more surreal, the fact that waffle house has a twitter account, or they tweeted about Whitney Houston.
— Loopy X. HotDogg (@nigelhotdogg) February 20, 2012
Yeah – she never would have been caught dead in a Waffle House @WaffleHouse“Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s funeral this past weekend?”
— Patrick Daly (@patddaly) February 20, 2012
Dey beatin dat Whitney Houston in da Waffle House
— Southside Brown (@DezBrown5_PLUGG) February 20, 2012
Omg im n waffle house and they playing whitney songs im bout to lose it n here
— Tye Cambridge (@I_amTye) February 18, 2012