Fake It Till You Make It

We have all heard the motto, "fake it till you make it." If you grew up in my generation, you've also heard the motto, "YOLO." Drake really is a modern day Confucius. As human beings, we like to think that we dislike fake things. However, this is not true. We love fake things. Fake plants, the WWE, Reality TV (oh the irony), and fake...bodies. The list goes on and on. When it comes to social media, there is one fake thing that we covet above all. Fake twitter accounts. 

If you have a twitter account, then it's likely you've come across one of these fake accounts or "parody" accounts. Some have probably been good, some have probably been bad. Well, I have conducted some extensive research (by that I mean looking at twitter while in class or procrastinating) and came up with the top three qualities of a good twitter parody account. 

1. The account portrays the person in the way the general public perceives them. 

The best fake accounts are the ones that tweet things that you think the actual person would say. For example, here is a tweet from the fake Isaiah Crowell (@FakeIsaiahCrow1) account..

Now, I'm sure the real Isaiah Crowell is a well-mannered, very intelligent human being that would never tweet something like this. However, the general public doesn't view him that way which makes this tweet hilariously hilarious. Let's take a look at a bad example. This tweet comes from an account for Si Roberson from Duck Dynasty.

If you've ever seen Duck Dynasty, then you immediately know Si would never say something like this. Instead, this fake account consists of "inspirational tweets," which seem to be written by a middle school girl giving relationship advice. What's up with that, jack!? 

2. The account tweets about current events

It is a lot more exciting when the account stays on top of current events. Here is a tweet from the fake Johnny Manziel account (@JohnnyFootball) about the Texas A&M vs. Alabama game this past weekend... 

Classic Johnny Football. 

3. Never reveal your true identity

Just like a superhero (minus Ironman), a parody account must NEVER reveal its true identity. The beauty of a parody account is that we actually believe it is the celebrity/athlete that is making the tweets. If we find out it is Jim, the 40 year old guy down the street that lives with his parents, making the tweets, that kind of ruins it for us.