That's exactly what happened after a trending Twitter account — started as a private joke among friends — exploded Thursday night after these long suffering Astros die-hards got blockbuster returns with their own hashtag called: #AstrosMovies.
Piggy-backing on a Twitter exercise started by a couple of similarly despondent White Sox fans, #AstrosMovies is a collection of tweets with with clever and humorous twists on movie titles with Astros themes.
The ensuing play on words was so heavy Thursday night — that between 9 and 11 p.m. CT as a Twitter trending topic — it was ranked No. 2 in the United States and No. 3 worldwide, according to Cut4/MLB.com.
You don't even have to be an Astros fan to get a kick out of the trending tweets.
Who Framed Roger Clemens #AstrosMovies
— Jayne (@whattheheck57) February 8, 2013
Submissions came from what seemed like the entire Astros fanbase and outsiders looking to get in on the fun. Some tweets are gold.
A couple of the best included "Dotel Mom the Babysitter's Dead," "Oh Brother Where Art Howe," "Home Villone" and "Who Framed Roger Clemens."
