This is what happens when a Twitter user (@stilgherrian) throws down the gauntlet to a few bored geeks on a Saturday afternoon…

And then, in no time at all…

You can grab the full-size image here, my WordPress automatically trims it.

Hoorays! Number 1 at Twitscoop and at Twitter search! The system works people. But fisting works people hard.
The trend looked like this:

Which meant stilgherrian (read his blog here) made a little Twitter history.

Here’s the weirdest/coolest thing – the oldest entry (over a month ago – Jan 23!) when you search Twitter for #fisting…

Is @bluecardigan a psychic?
February 28, 2009 at 5:14 pm |
I keep telling them that 4chan c0ntrols the internets from their underground mountaintop lair, but did they believe me? Nooo…
February 28, 2009 at 5:49 pm |
[...] the-paris-site!) Save and Share: sociallist_ee53ba1c_url = ‘http://beaugiles.net/2009/02/twitter-gets-fisted/’; [...]
February 28, 2009 at 5:50 pm |
[...] the-paris-site!) Save and Share: sociallist_a1adaede_url = ‘http://beaugiles.net/2009/02/twitter-gets-fisted/’; [...]