A Dose of Humour for a Sunday Evening, or #SpoilAMovie

On the evening of Sunday, 11 May, Comedy Latvia [1] posted a perfectly innocent invitation on its Twitter social media page to "decorate" local movie titles by adding the hashtag #SabojāFilmu (= #SpoilAMovie).

As it turned out, the Twitter community took to this bit of fun - or Twitter flashmob - quite eagerly, resulting in the creation of several hundred altered movie titles. Some witty, some funny, some not so amusing. Be that as it may, the more serious Twitter public initially raised an eyebrow and looked on at the whole thing with suspicion, shrugging in incomprehension. But once the nature of the activity had been explained, they too joined in quite readily.

This Twitter activity very quickly pushed the hashtag #SabojāFilmu to the top of regional trends - which, remarkably, even overtook the weekend's biggest talking point: hockey.

As we confirmed today, the public activity has still not died down and the hashtag #SabojāFilmu continues to be added to, and can all be viewed together here:

https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23SabojaFilmu&src=hash

A few of the most interesting #SpoilAMovie entries, in our view:

Hedgehog in a Riddle. (Hedgehog in the Fog) [miglā→mīklā: fog→riddle]

Emil's Unemployment. (Emil's Pranks) [nedarbi→bezdarbs: pranks→unemployment]

Hydrogen Bomb for the Fat Tom. (Water Bomb for the Fat Tom) [ūdens→ūdeņražs: water→hydrogen]

Gone with the Loaders. (Gone with the Wind) [vēji→krāvēji: winds→loaders]

Steam House Hysteria. (The Mystery of the Parish House) [pagastmāja→tvaika māja, mistērija→histērija]

Nitrates of the Caribbean. (Pirates of the Caribbean) [pirāti→nitrāti: pirates→nitrates]

The Little Rabbits' Alcohol Factory. (The Little Rabbits' Bathhouse) [pirtiņa→spirtiņa fabrika: bathhouse→alcohol factory]

A Short Instruction in Mining. (A Short Instruction in Loving) [mīlēšanā→mīnēšanā: loving→mining]

At the Bearded Lady's. (At the Rich Lady's) [bagātās→bārdainās: rich→bearded]

The Little House with No Exit. (?)

House and Leg. (Maija and Paija) [Maija→Māja, Paija→Kāja: girl's names→house and leg]

Is It Easy to Be a Ram? (Is It Easy to Be Young?) [jaunam→aunam: young→ram]

The Den. (Python) [pitons→pritons: python→den/dive]

The Revenue Service Does Not Believe in Tears. (Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears) [Maskava→Ieņēmumu dienests: Moscow→Revenue Service]

The Girl with the Punk Tattoo. (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) [pūķa→puņķa: dragon→punk]

Because of That Crazy Paulig Coffee. (Because of That Crazy Pauline) [Paulīnes→Paulig kafijas: Pauline→Paulig coffee]

Captain Enrico's iPhone. (Captain Enrico's Watch) [pulkstenis→iPhone: watch→iPhone]

Political:

The Return of Kārlis the Sergeant. (The Return of Sergeant Lapiņš) [Seržanta Lapiņa→Kārļa Seržanta]

Sprūdžītis. (Sprīdītis) [the Latvian fairy tale hero Spriditis, renamed after a politician]

Limousine in the Colours of Grigule's Poster. (Limousine in the Colour of Midsummer Night) [Jāņu nakts→Grigules plakāts: midsummer night→politician's election poster]

The Count of Monte Kristovskis. (The Count of Monte Cristo) [Kristo→Kristovskis: Russified suffix added]

Gone with Vējonis. (Gone with the Wind) [Vējiem→Vējonim: winds→politician Vējonis]

In Aivars' Shadow. (In the Shadow of Death) [Nāves→Aivara: death's→Aivars']

The Girl with Putin's Tattoo. (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) [pūķa→Putina: dragon's→Putin's]

Pliner's List. (Schindler's List) [Šindlera→Plinera: Schindler's→Pliner's]

Links:

[1] https://twitter.com/ComedyLatvia