Justin Timberlake shows you how dumb your hashtags are

The ubiqutious # is out of control on Twitter -- and in real life

Published September 25, 2013 5:49PM (EDT)

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake have issued what is more or less a PSA for how to use hashtags responsibly (which means pretty much never). The two had a Twitter conversation in real life, showing how dumb most hashtags sound when read aloud:

#LOLOLOLOLOL #CLASSIC #JustinTimblerake #JKGuys #EvenIronicHashtagsAreNotFunnyIKnow

(Yeah, I'm done).


By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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