In early April, a teen named Carter Wilkerson asked the internet to help him get free nuggets for a year.
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS
Carter was soon competing with Ellen DeGeneres for the most retweeted tweet of all time.
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars
DeGeneres even confronted the teen in person about his attempt to overshadow her.
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On Tuesday, Nugget Boy's plea for a year of free nuggets officially became the most retweeted tweet ever.
Congratulations to @carterjwm who just broke @TheEllenShow's record for most retweeted tweet on @Twitter… https://t.co/M6tyvegKNV
Wendy's congratulated him.
.@carterjwm is now the most retweeted tweet of all-time. That’s good for the nuggets, and $100k to @DTFA. Consider… https://t.co/gwYudjNVWZ
And someone had a question.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA So... He gets the nuggets?
"He gets them nuggs," Wendy's replied.
@MineTimelapser @carterjwm @DTFA He gets them nuggs
Neither Carter nor Wendy's immediately responded to BuzzFeed News' request for comment.
One person said that this is what the so-called American dream looks like in our era.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA This is the 21st Century American Dream
A historic moment.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA This will go down in history people. THIS! Let that sink in...
People marveled at their role in the narrative.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA Im apart of history
This person said Carter didn't deserve to get the nugs, since the tweet didn't reach 18 million.
So he failed and still got the nuggets. Participation trophy syndrome strikes again. https://t.co/5idDJzMucf
Why?
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA In the future when people study the evolution of social media, they will look back on this and wonder why
This will be studied, someone said.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA I cant wait for this to be in history textbooks
Deep.
@Wendys @carterjwm @DTFA Born too late to explore the earth. Born too early to explore the universe. Born just in t… https://t.co/7Q8Iag0O9R