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This mam had a gas mix up when she got confused by the Twitter homepage

“My mum thought somebody messaged her saying ‘what’s happening?’”

Jan 18th 2017, 9:51 PM 6,855 Views 2 Comments

THERE’S AN ADORABLE corner of the internet dedicated to Older People on Facebook - where people post screenshots of the best posts by people who haven’t quite mastered the medium.

This week on Twitter though, there is a contender for the best confusion of 2017.

You see, on the Twitter app it casually asks you “What’s happening?” on the homepage

happening Source: ChadDoolan Twitter

This mam opened Twitter and thought someone had messaged her – so she replied

happening2 Source: ChadDoolan Twitter

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And now, since sending it on Monday night, it’s gone ridiculously viral thanks to her son’s tweet

My mum thought somebody messaged her saying 'what's happening?' Hahahahahha pic.twitter.com/2bx602jvNi
— Chad Doolan (@ChadDoolan) January 16, 2017

Source: Chad Doolan/Twitter

People fell in love once they realised what had happened:

My mum thought somebody messaged her saying ‘what’s happening?’

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This mam had a gas mix up when she got confused by the Twitter homepage

“My mum thought somebody messaged her saying ‘what’s happening?’”

You see, on the Twitter app it casually asks you “What’s happening?” on the homepage

This mam opened Twitter and thought someone had messaged her – so she replied

And now, since sending it on Monday night, it’s gone ridiculously viral thanks to her son’s tweet