Ever asked someone to remind you about something and they ended up forgetting to do so? Well, it turns out some people will actually take the task to heart and remind you even after seven years.
In 2011, Twitter user itsneishabby asked Twitter to remind her not to have kids after seven years. At that time, the tweet was just another random post on the website, eventually buried under thousands more after a few hours. Until someone actually reminded her not to have kids—a few months before the post turns exactly seven years.
.somebody remind me in seven years not to have kids.
— itsneishabby🌻 (@itsneishabby) June 23, 2011
Twitter user DougExeter replied to this lady’s tweet to remind her not to have kids and the post instantly went viral. Who remembers a tweet from seven years ago, anyway? Well, this guy did. But he was a year late already. The user replied and told him that her daughter is about to turn a year old next month.
https://twitter.com/DougExeter/status/976482601941610496
Too late my daughter is about to be one next month 🤦🏾♀️
— itsneishabby🌻 (@itsneishabby) March 21, 2018
The conversation didn’t end there. The guy replied with: “you should have said five years” and the lady aptly answered with: “you right.”
https://twitter.com/DougExeter/status/976539222919098369
You right
— itsneishabby🌻 (@itsneishabby) March 21, 2018
He then posted a screenshot of the whole conversation with the caption: “the best interaction that i ever had on this web site,” and the post gained a lot of traction. People wondered how he managed to remember this tweet after all these years.
https://twitter.com/DougExeter/status/976541016399364096
how did you remember to do this
— Sir (Parody) (@SirCanuckles) March 21, 2018
Some speculated about how he did it and asked what prompted him to do this.
https://twitter.com/soonergrunt/status/976547003160133632
https://twitter.com/Mr_Encyclopedia/status/976587526000513025
what prompted you to even do this
— M Y A S S I N J A C K P O T (@vodkasnowflake) March 21, 2018
Others already enlisted his help to remind them of something they’d like to do in the future.
Can you pls remind me in 50 years to take my meds
— Sir (Parody) (@SirCanuckles) March 21, 2018
Pls remind me in a year to not waste my life away 😂
— ✨ SINNER ✨ (@UriePanicFever) March 25, 2018
remind me of this in 4 years
— syd 💌🪩 (@folklore_forest) March 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/Cthutul/status/977237532999127041
Actually, there’s in a “remind me bot” on Twitter that you can ask to remind you of anything. Created by another Twitter user, @RemindMeBot was put up four years ago. All you need to do is tweet at him and ask for a reminder. The account has been actively reminding people until middle of last year.
You can now tweet at me to ask for a reminder! Just mention me and include the words "remind me tomorrow" 🙂
— Remind Me Bot (@RemindMeBot) November 27, 2014
Now you know where to go when you need to be reminded of something.
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