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Gary Lineker invited fans to ask him questions on Twitter and it totally backfired

Well, that didn’t go to plan.

Mar 18th 2015, 7:30 PM 12,567 Views 0 Comments

EARLIER THIS EVENING, football legend and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker invited fans to ask him questions under the hashtag #AskLineker.

And like most forays into crowdsourcing, it hasn’t gone so well.

Sure, there have been a few serious questions.

@BreatheSport best player you've ever played alongside? #AskLineker
— Ibrahim Madruga Cavalcanti (@imcavalcanti) March 18, 2015

Source: Ibrahim Cavalcanti/Twitter

But for the most part, it has been hijacked by a bunch of tickets.

The questions ranged from basic household queries…

Water isn't going into our dishwasher. What is the problem? #AskLineker
— Stu (@provisionally) March 18, 2015

Source: Stu/Twitter

To complicated mathematical problems

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Some sought important life advice

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While others just plainly took the ‘psssss’

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There were a lot of crisps questions, actually

When you invented crisps, could you have imagined they'd be such a success? #AskLineker
— Chris Ashworth-Bennion (@ChrisBennion_) March 18, 2015

Source: Chris Bennion/Twitter

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Do you own a suit made entirely from cheese and onion crisps? #AskLineker
— Olly Hedgman (@FlaccidWedge) March 18, 2015

Source: Olly Hedgman/Twitter

Have you ever cheated? You know, booking into a hotel and having a dirty bag of Tyrrell's Mature Cheddar & Chive? #AskLineker
— Ian Power (@IHPower) March 18, 2015

Source: Ian Power/Twitter

Some people just wanted to share interesting facts with him

Did you know that an area the size of Wales is actually quite small in the grand scheme of things? #AskLineker
— Dan's wardrobe furnished by Botany 500 (@GrumpyGreyhead) March 18, 2015

Source: Grumpy Old Dan/Twitter

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While others got real deep and reflective

What is love? #AskLineker
— Kez S (@KezStoker) March 18, 2015

Source: Kez/Mittens/Twitter

Perhaps wisely, Lineker appears to have ignored all the silly questions and has stuck to football-related matters.

Although he did answer one crisps question…

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Always on brand, Gary.

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Gary Lineker invited fans to ask him questions on Twitter and it totally backfired

Well, that didn’t go to plan.