It's Perfect Date day! Hands up who has their light jacket all good to go 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️ pic.twitter.com/275OIA0pTu
— Jack, Jack the Pumpkin King 🎃 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔺🎃 (@jackshoulder) April 25, 2019
Just a reminder: All you need today is a light jacket.
Yes, that is a legit Twitter alert for Thursday, April 25.
The “trending moment” hails from the 2000 Sandra Bullock flick “Miss Congeniality,” and it’s spawning a rash of memes featuring actress Heather Burns’ endearingly earnest speech from the beauty pageant comedy.
When pageant host William Shatner asks Burns’ Miss Rhode Island character to describe her “idea of a perfect date,” she infamously responds: “April 25th — because it’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket!”
All you need is a light jacket! #April25thpic.twitter.com/cvqIrdrgbd
— Suzanne O'Sullivan (@Suzanne_OS) April 25, 2019
Even professional meteorologists across the nation are getting in on the viral action:
“Describe your perfect date.”
“I’d have to say April 25th, because it’s not too hot and not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.”#OnYourSide#MissCongenialitypic.twitter.com/LFY90xtGtP
— Olivia Ugino (@OliviaUgino) April 25, 2019
With mild temps hovering comfortably in the 55-64 zone, some of these viral weather gal tweets might be unintentional — but either way, they are still quoting the heck out of Bullock’s cult classic.
The rain has moved on, but grab a light jacket before you head out this morning. Here's a look at current temps as of 5:43AM. #NBCDFWWeatherpic.twitter.com/ECWjQsS77i
— Keisha Burns (@MissKeishaBurns) April 25, 2019
Of course, not everyone gets the big joke. After all, it has been nearly two decades since Bullock’s film — which inspired a subpar sequel co-starring the sublime Regina King in 2005 — debuted in theaters.
When arriving at work this morning.
Colleague: That's an interesting top
Me: It's April 25th, all you need is a light jacket!
Colleague:
*Blank stare*
*Dawning realisation*
*Knowing nod of approval* pic.twitter.com/twwpKbnrfe— Simon (@simon_duchess) April 25, 2019
But in the end, the almighty Twitterverse always wins, right?
By lunchtime, even United Airlines was getting in on the act.
We’d have to say our perfect date is April 25th. It’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket… and our new livery taking to the skies. pic.twitter.com/yWtIPyrOkS
— United Airlines (@united) April 25, 2019
