![]() ![]() The name became so well established that Karl was even used as a clue on "Jeopardy. At some point, people started referring to the weather pattern as "Karl" in conversation. Since it began, has amassed more than 348,000 followers. Now, 10,000 tweets later, the fog has a defender in Karl. And so, the anonymous author decided to create a Twitter account. San Francisco, home of cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridgeand its quintessential cool gray fog. Photographer Shreenivasan Manievannan captured the fog-filled scene with the conditions. 12.16 49 Used from 1.79 22 New from 8.50. The creator wished the fog had a way to defend itself. Timelapse Captures Karl the Fog Rolling Over San Francisco. But our Karl-in-waiting felt these friends were wrong. They called it the “fogpocalypse,” and the friends lamented another day ruined by the fog. Soon after, the creator's friends were complaining about a classic bout of bad Bay Area weather. Karl’s creator read tweets and thought, “I could do something like. We at BP are dedicated to bringing that number down. “Thousands of people are attacked by sea creatures every year.“Proud to announce that BP will be sponsoring the New Orleans Blues Festival this summer w/special tribute to Muddy Waters.”.Dressing it in black really did the trick!” KarlTheFog went mysteriously silent in January 2020 right around the time the 49ers were in the Super Bowl and when COVID started to dominate the news. “The ocean looks just a bit slimmer today.The now retired account, tweeted things like: The author says they were inspired by other parody accounts on Twitter - namely one that parodied the public relations department of BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the gulf. For some, giving the fog a name and personality has made it feel more like a member of the community. However, this person has answered questions via email for the SF Chronicle, SF Weekly and KQED. The author of the tweets is determined to remain anonymous. ![]()
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