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#TebakPertanyaanDebat: Netizens get excited for first presidential debate
Netizens have taken to Twitter to "suggest" possible questions for the first round of the presidential debates this evening.
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Twitter hashtag '#TebakPertanyaanDebat' (guess the debate questions) is abuzz with creative, humorous and not a few so-called 'receh' (shallow) questions from netizens in the hours leading up to the first round of the presidential debates on Jan. 17. (Shutterstock/mrmohock )
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ith only a few hours left until the first round of the presidential debates scheduled for Thursday evening, netizens have shown their enthusiasm through the Twitter hashtag #TebakPertanyaanDebat (guess the debate questions).
The first round sees a rematch between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto – who also contested the 2014 presidential election – along with their respective running mates Ma’ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno as they debate law, corruption, terrorism and human rights.
Some Twitter users showed creativity and humor in their suggested questions, like @Lilputpu, who posted a caricature of Jokowi and Prabowo.
In it, Jokowi asks, “There are 10 birds in a tree. [Someone] shoots one. How many birds are left?” Prabowo responds, “Hmm, how many? Netizens, help me answer [the question].”
Monggo di bantu #TebakPertanyaanDebat pic.twitter.com/kwD2zWwpjz
— Heldania Putri (@Lilputpu) January 16, 2019
Read also: Jokowi, Prabowo to square off in first debate
The posts also included irrelevant or so-called receh (shallow) questions, such as “Is Twitter better than [other] social media?"
apakah twitter lebih baik dari sosmed sebelah? *IYKWIM
— мαяℓєу (@marlianelnino) January 17, 2019
Others posted personal questions, like @daraprayoga_, who tweeted: “Whose Instagram selfie did you like most recently?”
“Itu siapa yang foto selfie di ignya baru kamu like?”
— oka landakgaul 💭 (@daraprayoga_) January 17, 2019
Responding to this, @liamarselinahr tweeted, ”Oh, does your mobile phone use a password now?”
"Kok hp nya sekarang pake password?"
— Kim jong ⚡ day (@liamarselinahr) January 17, 2019
Meanwhile, @xxqiu01 asked, “We’re actually very close, do any of your friends know this? Especially the girls..."
Kita deket kayak gini, temen-temen kamu ada yang tau nggak sih? Apalagi yang perempuannya..
— Qiu (@xxqiu01) January 17, 2019
One of the most taboo questions in contemporary society was posted by @icha_ichiii: “Do you think I looked better [when I was] slimmer or [as I look] now?" (wng)
"Aku bagusan lebih kurus apa kaya sekarang gini?"
— Icha (@icha_ichiii) January 17, 2019
