A simple Carolina Panthers tweet trumpeting their depth at wide receiver somehow turned into a lengthy exchange of GIFs -- mainly of cats and bears -- with the Chicago Bears' Twitter account, which ended when Panthers coach Ron Rivera got involved.
The Panthers' wide receiver tweet got the attention of a Bears fan and things escalated from there.
@Panthers hey if you feel like trading I think we (@ChicagoBears got an extra safety to spare lol
— Jacob Primrose (@jsprimrose99) May 26, 2016
@jsprimrose99 @ChicagoBears We're good for now Jacob, but thanks! Best of luck this season!
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
@jsprimrose99 🤔 @Panthers 👍 pic.twitter.com/PzjmNurVOA
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
@ChicagoBears @jsprimrose99 Hey, while you are here, can you help @cy_pair find a custom Ron Rivera jersey?
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
@Panthers We might be able to... @cy_pair Would you wear it to a game in NC this year? pic.twitter.com/U9q6lukH9G
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
@ChicagoBears @Panthers absolutely
— Cy Pair (@cy_pair) May 26, 2016
@cy_pair @Panthers Let's make it happen then. Give us a follow so we can DM you. pic.twitter.com/HKUAKREWPF
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
@ChicagoBears @cy_pair Teamwork! pic.twitter.com/pqnpot6ueD
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
@Panthers @cy_pair pic.twitter.com/wiiMoakywW
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
@ChicagoBears @Panthers This means we're both going to the NFC Championship game, right? Can I get that in writing?
— Josh Brzinski (@BrzinskiBear) May 26, 2016
@Panthers @BrzinskiBear You guys got this? pic.twitter.com/wQ1S8tB7kr
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
@ChicagoBears @BrzinskiBear Yeah, we're on it right meow pic.twitter.com/1vC0w3vlOV
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers @BrzinskiBear K. Let us know if you need anything. pic.twitter.com/Z1yV9le8LX
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears Can we get ice cream after we go swimming? pic.twitter.com/qfkYleHr8w
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers Banana splits? pic.twitter.com/097C8Rrgle
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears We were hoping for root bear floats to be honest pic.twitter.com/9vz9B37clo
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers We'll eat just about anything. pic.twitter.com/qZLuWL18lN
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears Hope you like pizza! pic.twitter.com/B5R5oB5e5m
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers It's kinda our thing here in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/AHnJeRf43a
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears Sounds good!
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
Get it? The pizza is on the turntable. pic.twitter.com/sn1Ji37vJZ
.@Panthers Kinda makes us wanna... pic.twitter.com/DVrgOPeYx6
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears Dance? It's LIT! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/07a13BAuMF
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers We're gonna bring the whole crew. pic.twitter.com/L7VVhcx8VL
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears We're just bringing our pal @miketolbert35. He's all we need.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
Take notice, @DancingABC. pic.twitter.com/VM0r9NnheE
.@Panthers @miketolbert35 @DancingABC WHOA! 😳 pic.twitter.com/tJY7VaDBJ0
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
.@ChicagoBears @miketolbert35 @DancingABC Those are some good moves, but what do you think of this? pic.twitter.com/8r6LvDxzgT
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016
.@Panthers @miketolbert35 pic.twitter.com/QK4WNYdDEW
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
The last word went to Rivera.
.@Panthers Good idea... pic.twitter.com/xNDf6Sl7qd
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016
Truth! 👀 https://t.co/eNQPNcA8fF
— Ron Rivera (@RiverboatRonHC) May 26, 2016
The lesson learned here is that team Twitter accounts have an alarming wealth of GIFs to work with.