The origins of ANGELARIGATO

You may have noticed our hashtag. It’s the site URL, it’s on the front page, it’s… everywhere. But where does it come from?

Christmas 2016, Angela gave Ari a t-shirt with a very simple graphic and the word ‘arigato’ on it, in a typewritter font. Ari laughed because… he’s not a cat (and the animal on the shirt wasn’t a cat). In September 2017, Angela and Ari went to Japan (with friends that we hope will be at the wedding), and we used the hashtag “angelarigato” on Instagram posts, etc. Angela + Ari + Gato (cat, in Spanish, for Sharkbait), with a twist on the word Arigatou (Thank You, in Japanese).

So there it is – #ANGELARIGATO

So now you’re part of the family. You know the password. Wanna post something fun to Instagram? Or Twitter? Go on – use that hashtag. We’ll be watching.

The original Arigato t-shirt