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Why This Photo of a Grandfather Eating a Burger Was Retweeted More Than 100,000 Times in 24 Hours
March 17, 2016
"dinner with papaw tonight..."
It took the Internet by storm.
A photo posted online Thursday was retweeted more than 100,000 times in 24 hours — and after you read its caption you might just understand why.
Kelsey Harmon tweeted the photo, writing, “Dinner with papaw tonight…he made 12 burgers for all 6 grandkids and I’m the only one who showed. [crying emoji] love him."
dinner with papaw tonight... he made 12 burgers for all 6 grandkids and I'm the only one who showed. love him pic.twitter.com/0z0DkPtUiR
— kelsey (@kelssseyharmon) March 17, 2016
The image captivated users and was retweeted more than 100,000 times in the 24 hours since it was posted.
In fact, the tweet went so viral, users on the Internet tracked down some of the grandkids who failed to show up to the dinner and started harassing them online.
Brock Harmon later tweeted an image of himself Thursday at the home and said he was forgiven for being absent the previous night.
PAPAW SAID HE FORGIVES ME AND WANTS ALL OF YOU GUYS TO KNOW YA'LL ARE AWESOME FOR MAKING HIM FAMOUS
— Brock Harmon (@BHarmon_10) March 17, 2016
That still wasn't enough, however. Kelsey ultimately posted a tweet asking people to stop sending her cousins death threats.
A photo was later shared of the man's grandkids eating dinner with him Thursday night.
eating dinner at Papaws tonight with the fam! @kelssseyharmon @BPpollard18 @r_pollard54 pic.twitter.com/M9YTAp6TRU
— K u l b e t h (@b2the_k) March 18, 2016
Kelsey posted a note explaining the family's "intentions were never to become 'famous'" and that she'd "never take advantage" of family to "gain followers and fame for a few days.
really sorry to bring this up again, but replying to everyone is impossible. just want to leave it at this.. thx pic.twitter.com/kr8LoJC5bH
— kelsey (@kelssseyharmon) March 18, 2016
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