#Flegmovies

Every once in a while a trend kicks off on Twitter which flies in the face of the serious issue taking place elsewhere. This humour is a particularly passive method of showing the disdain of the majority for the violence and unruly behaviour from the minority.

Sure, it’s a throwaway “hashtag” game on Twitter, though the very fact that it spread so quickly shows the support it garnered by local people. Many of the offerings from Twitter users were accurate displays of disparagement and frustration, through the clever replacement of words and choosing of titles. Here are some of the best examples:

Dr StrangeFleg #FlegMovies

— Martin McAuley (@MartinMcAuley) December 11, 2012

Fleg club #FlegMovies

— Martin McAuley (@MartinMcAuley) December 11, 2012

PSNI Love You #flegmovies

— Ruairi Rowan (@ruairi_rowan) December 11, 2012

How to loose a fleg in 10 days #flegmovies

— Gráinne Maskey (@GrainneMaskey) December 11, 2012

Don’t be a menace in south Belfast while waving you fleg in the hood #flegmovies

— Andrew McDowell (@madole) December 11, 2012

Citizen Fleg #flegsmovies

— Belfast Skeptics (@BelfastSkeptics) December 11, 2012

…And you will know us by the trail of flegs #FlegSongs

— ManuelTheWaiter (@ManuelTheWaiter) December 10, 2012

Groundhog fleg #flegmovies

— Sarah Bryden (@Serial_thinker) December 10, 2012

Dude, Where’s My Fleg? #flegmovies

— Andrew Scott (@andyscott82) December 10, 2012

12 Angry Flegs #flegmovies

— Shane O’Hanlon (@sohanlon07) December 10, 2012