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George Papadopoulos of Novi: "Trying to have some fun with it." (Twitter photo)
Twitter becomes a pop-up improv comedy club as quipsters react to repeated posts by a Novi accountant whose name is newsworthy all of a sudden.
Metro Detroit's George Papadopoulos, a wealth manager who graduated from Eastern Michigan University, scrambles to clear up an online case of mistaken identity after a 2016 Republican presidential campaign adviser pleads guilty to federal charges.
"Twitter is gold," says a response to this exchange:
Twitter is gold. pic.twitter.com/mEdvwe0dMt
— Maxim von Frightwig (@chxamaxhc) October 30, 2017
He also hears from a Washington post columnist named John Kelly. "I feel your pain, George" says the journalist with the same name as the president's chief of staff.
Similarly, a U.S. executive working in Hong Kong tweets:
I feel your pain Mr P. The heat is still on.
— Glenn Fry (@glenn_fry) October 31, 2017
These are among other shiny gems:
Post something in Russian!!! I know people would have a field day lol
— Sam Robinson (@SamRob41) October 30, 2017
I should probably go there, start mixing in some Russian, and main theme of my message will be 'You are all going down with me!" :)
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017
But if you lied about Russia, you might be lying about this!
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) October 30, 2017
Change your Pinned Tweet to "10% fee reduction for all new clients quoting the code I KNOW YOU ARE NOT *THAT* GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS" ;)
— James BOOrisic 👻 (@jamesmb) October 30, 2017
May I suggest you change your name to "Not THAT George Papadopoulos?" just for a little while
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) October 30, 2017
Could be good for business, rebrand yourself as the good Papadopoulos!
— WaveRace64 (@wave_race_64) October 30, 2017
George Papadopoulos is to Greeks what John Smith is to the English. leave this George alone!
— Peter Papas (@CanadianFlags) October 30, 2017
For fun, you could use English-to-Russia translator (https://t.co/ZuErP7G2y5) and start frantically tweeting at @RussianEmbassy and @POTUS.
— Jon Jones (@jonjones) October 30, 2017
Here in Detroit, a Free Press pop culture writer offers playfulness Tuesday morning:
Who's your favorite George Papadopoulos/Papadopolos?
— Julie Hinds (@juliehinds) October 31, 2017
As for the Oakland County man at the center of misdirected attention, who has more than 3,500 replies to his first "not me" tweet Monday morning, he sounds philosophical and bemused:
I never thought I will go viral THIS way, sad :)
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
I don't worry about things I can not control. Trying to have some fun with it.
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
All Mondays suck in general but this one is off the scales :)
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
If I had a dollar for every time my "I am not THAT George Papadopoulos" tweet was liked I could pay for daughter's college #thedream
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017
Original post, earlier Tuesday:
Yes, George Papadopoulos, who got caught up in the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, has pleaded guilty.
No, the George Papadopoulos of Novi isn't that guy.
Oralandar Brand-Williams writes in The Detroit News:
A Metro Detroit man can’t say it nearly enough: He is not the same man who pleaded guilty to lying to the feds in a wide-ranging FBI probe into Russian influence in last year’s U.S. presidential election, even if your mom thinks you’re working at the White House.
The Twitter page of George Papadopoulos of Novi made it clear over and over in at least 5,000 retweets by 6 p.m. Monday that the name “is so common it is not a big deal” in the small city in Greece where he’s from.
“For the nth time, I am NOT Trump’s foreign policy adviser! I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!” he wrote in between “pondering” the blog of another financial adviser and signaling that “Americans are already showing signs of maxing out on debt.”
I am NOT that guy! Visiting my mother in Greece now and can assure u I am getting so fat eating the dishes she makes me...so no wiggling :) https://t.co/kHn5sQQ8jE
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
