- On Saturday, Kelsey Hall wrote on Twitter that if a picture of herself dressed in a Christmas tree costume got 1,000 retweets she would wear the costume to class for the rest of the semester.
- The tweet went viral, reaching over 1,000 retweets in one day.
- So far, the 20-year-old University of Alabama student has kept her promise to wear the costume to class.
- She wrote on Twitter that this is her "biggest regret in life."
On Saturday night, Kelsey Hall, a student at the University of Alabama, jokingly tweeted a picture of herself in a Christmas tree costume along with the caption, "1,000 retweets and I'll wear this to all my classes for the rest of the semester."
1,000 retweets and I’ll wear this to all my classes for the rest of the semester pic.twitter.com/uzIDepK43k
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 3, 2017
The 20-year-old college student told BuzzFeed news that she didn't think anything would happen, but her tweet unexpectedly went viral.
Looking at the retweets like pic.twitter.com/l6c4EGJyO4
— Creighton Ladd (@Creighton012) December 4, 2017
Within one day, Hall's original post had surpassed her goal of 1,000 retweets, sealing her fate.
Guys I️ really don’t want to do this
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017
Luckily, Hall only has to wear the costume for a week, as classes at the University of Alabama end on December 8. Still, she wrote on Twitter that this is her "biggest regret in life."
“What’s your biggest regret in life?” Me: This https://t.co/qU4O0opsZ6
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017
Hall told BuzzFeed news she decided to keep her promise and find the positive in the situation.
"I'm like, 'Oh man I have to do this all week.' I followed through with it," she said. "It's right before finals and everyone's stressed out about studying, so I thought this would bring them some joy and make them laugh."
To prove that she's actually wearing the costume, Hall has been documenting her week on Twitter.
Day 1 complete: https://t.co/wHaAImxJmV
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 4, 2017
Day 2: it’s raining and this costume is about to get all wet and gross 😫 pic.twitter.com/umqaOoPob2
— Kelsey Hall (@kelseyhall1313) December 5, 2017
Over the past few days, Hall has become a campus celebrity.
Thank you to everyone who helped my friend reach her goal!! You have no idea how much this means to me!!!!!!!!! (📹: @katbielinski) pic.twitter.com/MObXGeenGA
— Lucy Sweetall (@lucetheguce) December 4, 2017
If I don’t see you on campus at some point this week I’m gonna be pissed😂 https://t.co/GPE7VZyRWH
— Colin (@C_Mil11) December 4, 2017
Dreams really do come true y’all #RollTidepic.twitter.com/BMUdJn8UEl
— Colin (@C_Mil11) December 4, 2017
She even got a picture with her school's mascot.
Look who we ran into #TodayAtUA! 🎄🐘
— The Univ. of Alabama (@UofAlabama) December 6, 2017
Roll Tidings! 😆 https://t.co/ohbUDtPWNt#RTRpic.twitter.com/OqjvB12EIr
And people on Twitter are providing some hilarious commentary.
You’re the hero we deserve right now.
— Gavin Kondo (@gavinkondo) December 4, 2017
don't underestimate the power of the meme ever again, let this be a lesson
— aiko (@MYTHGEEK) December 4, 2017
The face of regret pic.twitter.com/l9np2XaGMa
— Snazzy Shak (@Simple_Shak) December 4, 2017
INSIDER has reached out to Kelsey Hall for comment.
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