“Karl the Fog” is a popular Twitter account with 360,000 followers, created by an anonymous user who wanted to show the nice side of San Francisco’s constant fog. The tweets are often tongue-in-cheek comments about the persistence of fog in the Bay Area. San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest in North America and fortune cookies were invented by a Japanese cook in San Francisco. Burials have not been allowed in San Francisco since 1901.
Fog might “come on a cat’s feet,” according to poet Carl Sandburg, but in San Francisco, the constant fog is often considered more of a pest than a pet. However, that may have changed in 2010 when a Twitter account with the name “Karl the Fog” appeared. Created by a user determined to remain anonymous, Karl’s account quickly gained followers, with 360,000 followers as of 2019. The account creator stated that he didn’t like all the badmouthing of the fog, which he considers a bit mysterious and romantic, so he found a way for people to like him. Karl has become well-known enough to appear as a Jeopardy question, not least because of the tweets themselves, which are often tongue-in-cheek comments about the persistence of fog in the Bay Area. An example: “Today’s forecast: mostly fog with a side of fog plus a little more fog”. Even the name Karl wants to show the nice side of the fog. It’s a reference to the giant in the 2003 film Big Fish, who is seen as terrifying at first but ends up loved by those who know him.
More of the Golden Gate:
San Francisco’s Chinatown, centered on Grant Avenue, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinatown outside of Asia.
Fortune cookies aren’t Chinese; they were invented by a San Francisco cook of Japanese origin.
Burials have not been allowed in San Francisco since 1901. Instead, the city primarily uses cemeteries in Colma, California.
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