What I Imagine Happens When Your Tweet Goes Viral
You can quit your job the absolute second you go viral
You now have reserved parking spots — everywhere
Free pastrami sandwiches for life
You no longer have to pay taxes
The popular restaurant down the street calls and says “Hey, we don’t usually take reservations, but we have a table ready for you.”
Dogs ask to be adopted specifically by you
People stop you at the airport for autographs (mostly because they mistake you for another celebrity but that does not matter)
You can discuss politics at family parties, and no one will argue with you
Your parents call and say it wasn’t a mistake majoring in burrito anatomy and they’re sorry for ever doubting you
You get offered to be a spokesperson for a mediocre national sub franchise
Your high school calls back from 1995 and makes you prom queen
You get an honorary degree from every university in the U.S.
Your tweet will be carved as your headstone epithet…eventually
You get chocolate-dipped fruit bouquets from fans all over the world
You can add your tweet on your resume, and it will be the only thing you need
You can drive over the speed limit, get pulled over, and the cop will give you the option of taking a selfie with them or calling their kids to say hello instead of receiving a speeding ticket
Your flight reservation automatically gets bumped to a more leg room seat assignment
People let you cut in line at the grocery store
You get live appearances on all the nightly talk shows…at the same time!
You get knighted by the Queen of England
You get asked to light the Olympic flame
People start naming babies after you
Sacred scriptures are rewritten to include your tweet
You get your own clothing line at Sears
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Brisa Sylvestre is a writer based out of Boston, MA. Actually, about 27 minutes outside of Boston. So, she has like a 27 minutes from Boston accent. YES. there’s a difference. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Little Old Lady Comedy, Points in Case, The Belladonna Comedy, and in the mounds of college-ruled notebooks that are strewn about her house. Follow her on twitter @brisa_sylvestre