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Unique RSVP causes Twitter to explode with hilarious ways to say “no”

Master Blaster Mar 7, 2016
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The rule was simple: draw a finger pointing to “yes” or “no.” The response was an endless stream of funny and clever ways to respond.

It all started with a tweet by Twitter user Toshihiro Anzai who posted an image of an RSVP presumably for a wedding. On the paper is the outline of a fist and two options at the top to either attend (left) or be absent (right).

Potential guests were to draw in a finger pointing at their intentions, but as Anzai noticed, the fist was skewed a little too much to the left, making it hard for people to point to “absent.”

▼ “It seems difficult not to attend.”

欠席するのが難しいぞ。 pic.twitter.com/9cgUmlqNUN

— 安斎利洋 (@ToshihiroANZAI) March 1, 2016

Little did Anzai know that this request would send ripples across the Japanese twitterverse and bring in scores of clever ways to circumvent the RSVP issuer’s trickery.

Sting once said there are 50 ways to leave your lover. Well, here are 50 (give or take) ways to leave other lovers alone on their special day. Enjoy…

As with most situations, magic was a highly recommended way out of the predicament by blasting “attend” with a finger beam.

https://twitter.com/_ukai_/status/704917437725196288

But not so fast…just as the laser struck “attend,” it suddenly slid to the right side and survived.

https://twitter.com/Rion4_6/status/704949170965245952

Only for a moment though! The pinky beam took care of it for good.

https://twitter.com/_ukai_/status/705013675866738689

Oh no…

@_ukai_ @Rion4_6 @ToshihiroANZAI 逃れられない運命なんですよね pic.twitter.com/otP4kqm7Kh

— 園田ゆこ (@yuko_snd) March 2, 2016

Some took advantage of the original hand’s lack of definition, which many would assume was the back side pointing straight ahead. However, a few creative strokes of the pencil will solve that!

https://twitter.com/1374SP/status/705090170161205249

@ToshihiroANZAI
一時間考えた。 pic.twitter.com/qW4zNbVlZ5

— 樹本有紀 (@kimotoaki) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI 逆握り pic.twitter.com/dZXOXtx04m

— チ一かま (@shiawasena_eri) March 2, 2016

▼ “I can’t see it!”

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/tVyvJm4dSY

— Takeshi Saito (@itsumonojikan) March 3, 2016

Many others didn’t see a hand at all and used the base image as a head of the refusing party.

▼ “Sorry…”

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/bX5DaphOBV

— Shu※@春M3サークル参加 (@kihanmoto) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/ZnpAOW2vX7

— Ⓜ️正宗 (@MAthumbnail) March 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/takowasabi0/status/705765664120672256

.@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/FbrQRUSxuE

— 水魚 (@water_fish_jp) March 2, 2016

Some took this concept further and employed various characters from manga, anime, video games, and even convenience stores to help out.

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/niZIHGDLN8

— おばけ (@obakemoji) March 2, 2016

▼ That pink thing is one of 7-Eleven’s Valentine’s Day Chocoman snacks.

.@ToshihiroANZAI すいませんでした pic.twitter.com/PQZOrYvdc7

— はこね🦒🍙🕯 (@HakoneD5) March 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/siduyamasan/status/704909388339875845

@ToshihiroANZAI シンイチ…欠席 pic.twitter.com/miBi1v5sos

— かわしゃん(仮bot) (@kawasan0504) March 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/1tsuda9/status/704986673591906304 https://twitter.com/m521318/status/705576086747217923

@ToshihiroANZAI

ミギーさんに頼めば良いですよ^_^✨✨ pic.twitter.com/aroMgnVi9t

— 幸さち/ゆきさち🖋 (@Yukisachi1225) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI まどかの(ry pic.twitter.com/p1yHhF6RUc

— K.T Ng (@Cichol_Ng) March 3, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI いざ行かん最後の戦いへ pic.twitter.com/CW7L5YegAv

— アクシズ (@axiz_ithaca) March 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/meilerdeamon/status/704941746719948800 https://twitter.com/me8lapple/status/705119769842700288

Then there were those who just said, “To hell with it.” and engaged in some leisure activities instead.

.@ToshihiroANZAI

悩むのをやめましょう。 pic.twitter.com/caIeBsMXmu

— なでちん (@Ndtn_) March 3, 2016

@Ndtn_
暇すぎてクソコラ量産してる pic.twitter.com/XJVwKDbm5y

— なでちん (@Ndtn_) March 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/Free__Wifi__/status/704899674411540481 https://twitter.com/spyair_0131/status/704931750770827265 https://twitter.com/ticrinko/status/705100514506121217

However, when the games and nose picking ended the question still lingered. This caused many to react in anger.

https://twitter.com/10hiken08/status/704906714089459718

@ToshihiroANZAI 出席したかったのに指が折れちゃったら仕方ないよねー pic.twitter.com/wpH5HDRf7Y

— 激エモぽんぽん丸ちゃん (@Ryotapooon) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI もちろん一択 pic.twitter.com/34s9yDASut

— ユーキ (@yukill_s) March 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/acul_acul2/status/705008986282545152

And of course, there were many middle fingers bandied about. Although not nearly as notorious in western countries, flipping the bird has been rapidly catching on among younger Japanese people in recent years.

@mrchackn @ToshihiroANZAI
はい pic.twitter.com/pWS1axsKvv

— つるぎ (@tsurugiCLM) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/L3egjXXYqI

— 園田ゆこ (@yuko_snd) March 2, 2016

Bold respondents flipped the script on the event holders and created challenges of their own.

@ToshihiroANZAI これでどうでしょうか pic.twitter.com/xWjQ16QQaA

— いっぽ (@delicious_time) March 2, 2016

This one has two replies, one of which is an amidakuji (ghost leg) game and the other a QR code.

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/OXCAFN58cw

— meeco (@meemi2010) March 2, 2016

This one instructs the receiver to cut along the bottom line and then fold along the vertical lines to get the answer.

@ToshihiroANZAI
自分なりに考えた結論です
. pic.twitter.com/60MKsSDlhi

— 翔 @加乃可愛い (@kurokame_pd) March 2, 2016

Then there were those who decided to disregard all laws of nature, physics, and logic.

https://twitter.com/whitecat_0001/status/704890250276028421

無限ループって怖いですよね@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/WOOBS8FMyi

— kekka77 (@kekka0628) March 2, 2016

.@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/HTtmGloHap

— Kotetsu Shoichiro (@y0kotetsu) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI その狂った現実を打ち壊す！ pic.twitter.com/V7QCD9H6hp

— Newさん (@New3karusiumu) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI
見落としがちですよね pic.twitter.com/lxjgdGqDhH

— せやま (@meshiruka0) March 2, 2016

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/NnzL8qj93n

— Tema（てま）@ぷよぷよプロゲーマー (@tema2424) March 2, 2016

The meme got so big that even Starscream from Transformers joined in.

▼ “Which one should be the Decepticon Leader?”
[Starscream (left), Megatron (right)]

@ToshihiroANZAI つまりどっちが破壊大帝の座にふさわしいかということだな！ pic.twitter.com/ivxTMnzWvr

— 航空参謀スタースクリーム（退位済） (@stsc_newleader) March 2, 2016

▼ “Not so fast Starscream… You are the fool!!”
[Bottom line was altered to read “Please, choose which one is the idiot.”]

@stsc_newleader @ToshihiroANZAI
そいつはどうかなスタースクリーム…
この愚か者メガ！！ pic.twitter.com/zMXsdcXVbK

— 破壊大帝メガトロン（お仕置き済） (@Megatron_decep) March 2, 2016

▼ “Gyah! Lord Megatron!!”

@Megatron_decep
ゲェーッ！メガトロン様！！

— 航空参謀スタースクリーム（退位済） (@stsc_newleader) March 2, 2016

In the end it turned out that it wasn’t really hard to say “no” after all using technology.

https://twitter.com/HaruBoc/status/705000760153501696

▼ Button underneath: “confirm”

https://twitter.com/mumentan/status/704999552659513344 https://twitter.com/la_forge/status/705060932104290304

@ToshihiroANZAI pic.twitter.com/oXIsCHkGhr

— 🍭ゆい🍭ちか🍭さん島村卯月ちゃんファン活 (@BlackyP_Uduki) March 2, 2016

Or simple common sense.

https://twitter.com/4423Makuharist/status/704891373170892801

@ToshihiroANZAI 指させばいいんですね？どの指でもいいんですね？ pic.twitter.com/980V4iNM8V

— こありん (@coari_) March 2, 2016

With all the rejections we’ve seen today, you might be worried that no one will attend this gathering. Luckily, someone took mercy and pointed to yes…about 12 times over.

https://twitter.com/_ukai_/status/704928858085179392

I tried to create my own, but since I didn’t feel confident writing in Japanese I decided to use a universal language.