Rider fans embrace Eskimos' "Horrible Human Being" label for them with shirts, signs and more
The Edmonton Eskimos' "Horrible Human Beings" ad campaign about Saskatchewan Roughrider fans could have an on-field impact on Friday night's game, but it's also spawned some interesting responses from the mocked fans themselves. Rider fan Tammy Robert went and made a custom "Horrible Human Being" shirt in Rider green:
Game shirt? On. #Riders #CFL pic.twitter.com/0wcV9g3ciM
— Tammy Robert (@tammyrobert) September 26, 2014
@aaronbisson I had it made at Schmatta in #yxe this morning. If you ask the staff, they'll still have the template for front and back.
— Tammy Robert (@tammyrobert) September 26, 2014
That's easily the best Rider t-shirt since "I Survived The Great Fire Of 2012 At Mosaic Stadium," so well done, Tammy. Other fans came up with signs:
Let's see your sign! RT @fakeGAINER: RT if you are a Rider fan AND are a #horriblehumanbeing #Riders #Saskatchewan pic.twitter.com/4JFSOhZ3Ey
— Jade Ballek (@jadeballek) September 27, 2014
“@long13_long: @fakeGAINER right here in yeg pic.twitter.com/DDrOX9vv6U” lmao. #horriblehumanbeings #FGapproved
— Fake GAINER (@fakeGAINER) September 27, 2014
And the #horriblehumanbeings hashtag took off with some great responses:
Go Riders Go! Tonight will be a great night to be a bunch of #horriblehumanbeings!
— Colin Hebert (@RiderColin) September 26, 2014
Hey #eskimofans if all the offence you have is calling us #horriblehumanbeings then I guess you're going down pic.twitter.com/OQtPwyWJoc
— Andrew Longstaff (@MrALongstaff) September 27, 2014
My furkid is a #horriblehumanbeing too pic.twitter.com/zOsUJoQR35
— Linda Johnsen (@LJohnsen) September 27, 2014
And the other one too... #horriblehumanbeings pic.twitter.com/Vu8rYEK7xg
— Linda Johnsen (@LJohnsen) September 27, 2014
"They called us names!" #RiderNation pic.twitter.com/xmFVxCnW4B
— Roughriders PR (@RidersPR) September 26, 2014
Make a sign and show us where you are cheering from tonight! #horriblehumanbeing #GoRiders #Riders #CFL @CFLonTSN pic.twitter.com/QdWWLaVr6b
— Jade Ballek (@jadeballek) September 27, 2014
Even the team jumped on, using the hashtag to promote their pre-game party in Edmonton to benefit the Edmonton Fire Fighters Burn Treatment Society:
#Riderville Pre-game Party to raise funds for Edmonton Fire Fighters Burn Treatment Society. #RiderNation #horriblehumanbeings
— Roughriders PR (@RidersPR) September 26, 2014
Benefiting local charities with an away game pre-party? Now that's the true sign of a group of #horriblehumanbeings...