Yesterday, I wrote about the president's push to start a hashtag trend on Instagram to promote Obamacare. Excluding accounts for nonprofits created to promote Obamacare, a grand total of five people complied with the request to post a throwback picture of an injury with the hashtag #GetCoveredNow. An Instagram search shows that only 59 total photos have been posted with the #GetCoveredNow tag, which is a pretty small number compared to these 12 seemingly obscure tags:
1. #corgibutt
#Corgibutt has been tagged on 7,871 posts, while similar tag #corgibuttsmakeusnuts has been used on 1,023 pictures.
A quiet corgi hiding in a corner is one that's getting up to mischief. Here, a corgi tries to hide while shredding a floor mat. #hisbuttgavehimaway #foreversplooting
2. #cheerlebrity
A "cheerlebrity" is somebody (usually a teenager) who has gained some sort of status or notoriety in the all-star cheerleading community. Over 9,000 posts on Instagram carry this tag.
stingrays orangee #stingrays #stingraysorange #orange #cheer #cheerleaders #cheerworlds #cheerlebrity #cheerleading #cheerlebrities #uniform #cheeruni
3. #gofriars
The hashtag for my alma mater's sports program has 3,977 images tagged on Instagram, roughly equal to the number of undergraduates at the school.
Congratulations, Coach Cooley and the #pcbb team! We're rooting for you in the Big Dance! #gofriars #heartandsoul #BigEast #MarchMadness
4. #brony
A "brony" is an adult male fan of the television show My Little Pony. The hashtag "#brony," has been used on 259,007 posts, while "bronys" has been used on 5,393.
Are you one? #brony #bronypower #selfiesunday #mylittlepony
The hashtag "food is my boyfriend" appears on 3,895 pictures.
I NEED MORE FOOOOD :D #food #foodgasm #foodporn #foodpics #biscuits #petitfours #cookies #omg #yummy #miam #ilovefood #foodismyboyfriend #truelove
This hashtag, favored by Michigan and Dayton fans as of late, has been used on 315 pictures.
So y'all know that Michigan is making my weekend!!!! #GoBlue #ItsAlwaysGoodToBeA #MichiganWolverine #OhHowIHateOhioState
7. #macchiatolove
Fans of the Starbucks beverage have used the hashtag on 132 pictures, nearly triple the total of #GetCoveredNow.
Did sampling today! #starbuckssg #sbbg #macchiatolove
8. #platypusfeet
Believe it or not, the hashtag "platypus feet" appears on 69 photographs. Most of them are pictures of human feet.
For the first time in a long time I finally have some slippers #warmfeet #platypusfeet
9. #yourperfect
Grammar snobs may want to skip this one, but the grammatically incorrect hashtag "your perfect" has been used over 51,000 times, or nearly a thousand times more than #GetCoveredNow.
#iloveyou #followme #followmenash #nashgrier #nash #magcon #yourperfect #perfection #hot #blueeyes @nashgrier
Canadian singer Justin Bieber had better watch his back, as more than 9,000 pictures carry the "Justin Bieber lookalike" tag.
#justinbieber #justin #bieber #bieberlookalike #justinbieberlookalike #twins #justinbiebertwin
11. #ducksflytogether
In the eyes of this author, The Mighty Ducks is one of the top ten, if not top five Disney films of all time. Instagram apparently agrees, as the hashtag "Ducks Fly Together" has been used 7,151 times.
There IS only one Duck Dynasty. 90s kids know Coach Bombay taught us how to play like a duck. #ducksflytogether #quackquackquack #flyingV
12. #obamacaresucks
Nearly 2,000 pictures are tagged as "Obamacare sucks," without any urging by President Obama.
Really??!!?? This doesn't cover anything!!!!! Screw you #Obama!!!! How am I supposed to pay for this??? I'll take my chances with the fine! ... #thanksbutnothanks #obamacaresucks