What’s the deal with Twitter? It’s like Facebook status updates, without the Facebook! (Cue unmistakable bassline)
Seinfeld is one of the few 90’s relics to have unironically found a home in the otherwise pretty disposal world of memes, quotes, hashtags and other variants of online humour.
One of the best Twitter (which, by definition, is the home of yada, yada, yada) hashtags to emerge locally has been #SeinfeldMelbourne (and its various geographical offshoots), which surfaced over the weekend, with users coming up with plotlines that relocate Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer and the circus of supporting characters of the Seinfeld universe to the bizarro world of Australia. Twitter user @BR_TR invented the idea of #SeinfeldMelbourne over the weekend, based on the work of @SeinfeldToday:
You know how @SeinfeldToday recontextualizes Seinfeld to modern day New York? – I’m working on Seinfeld Melbourne – It’s gonna be awful.
— BT (@Br_Tr) October 20, 2013
George is charged by ASADA after his time at the Essendon Football Club. Jerry appears on the #QandA panel. #SeinfeldMelbourne
— BT (@Br_Tr) October 20, 2013
#SeinfeldMelbourne spread like a rumour in a Florida retirement village, and it wasn’t long before #SeinfeldSydney, #SeinfeldBrisbane, #SeinfeldAdelaide, #SeinfeldPerth and even one or two #SeinfeldHobarts popped up, suggesting ideas for episodes about nothing, featuring local landmarks, people and even overall cultural identities. Here are our faves.
Kramer becomes a #metro ticket inspector and ends up fining Elaine for having her feet on the seat. #SeinfeldMelbourne
— Shannon Green (@shaazzza) October 21, 2013
Kramer and Newman drive to Summernats in Canberra as part of a recycling scam and accidentally get married. #SeinfeldMelbourne
— Tim Lyons (@Picketer) October 22, 2013
George dates woman from Sth Melb market to get dim Sim recipe. Kramer fakes mummy/bike blog, invited to speak at Wheeler #seinfeldmelbourne
— Paul Cartwright (@paul3182) October 21, 2013
Elaine, Jerry, George, Kramer wander the CBD alleys looking for a new bar w no address, only a bicycle chained out front. #seinfeldmelbourne
— El Hardy (@ellehardytweets) October 20, 2013
George enjoys the peace and quiet of Docklands “There’s nobody there Jerry! Nobody!” Kramer joins yarn bombing graff crew #SeinfeldMelbourne
— FORCE CLUTCH DEFENDR (@FORCE_G) October 22, 2013
Kramer becomes a guide for Korean tourists in the Rocks but loses his group after the bus is stolen. #SeinfeldSydney
— Jocelyn (@hey_jocelyn) October 21, 2013
Kramer opens Dinosaur Resort, plans to build Titanic 2.George accidentally elected to Senate in microparty #seinfeldbrisbane #seinfeldsydney
— garth c (@garthman79) October 20, 2013
George drives wrong way up Opera House carpark, has collision with Paul Keating. Elaine flirts with him to avoid litigation. #SeinfeldSydney
— Eleanor Betts (@elliewebs) October 20, 2013
George and Elaine book Tiger Air to Melbourne. Arrive late “no flight for you!” #SeinfeldSydney
— greg cole (@gregcole99) October 20, 2013
Kramer bungee jumps Story Bridge and ends up on CityCat. Lack of comedy venues, so Jerry becomes a joking barrista #seinfeldbrisbane
— Col Smith (@Dangerman_2) October 22, 2013
Jerry, George Kramer & Elaine all wear the same clothes.They are immediately arrested for being members of a bike gang. #SeinfeldBrisbane
— Stephen Spencer (@sspencer_63) October 22, 2013
Jerry bored. Elaine & George bored, nothing to go to. Kramer also bored. #SeinfeldCanberra
— dylan behan (@dylabolical) October 20, 2013
#SeinfeldCanberra Kramer gets lost driving a roundabout again & again. The diplomat for Lithuania mistakes Jerry for Tony Abbott
— Human Brain Soup (@Tuigen) October 20, 2013
Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine all move to Adelaide. The show is then cancelled because it is fucking Adelaide. #seinfeldadelaide
— Admiral Adrian (@ddowza) October 20, 2013
Kramer gets involved in a time share of seats at the new stadium, tries to convince Jerry to do a timeshare on his timeshare #SeinfeldPerth
— Leah (@LeahJaclyn) October 20, 2013
George takes mum to #MONA @monamuseum Gets caught staring intently at the vulva wall. #seinfeldhobart
— Sonya Turner (@sonya_turner) October 21, 2013
