Pharrell's Ridiculous Grammy Hat Became An Internet Meme After Arby's Made Fun Of Him On Twitter

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Pharrell Williams may have taken home four Grammy awards last night — including Producer of the Year — but all anyone was talking about was his ridiculous, oversized Vivienne Westwood hat.

First, it got its own Twitter account — @Pharrellhat — that in less than 24 hours has already amassed over 15,000 followers.

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Arby's quickly picked up on the fact that Pharrell's hat humorously resembled their logo:

Hey @Pharrell, can we have our hat back? #GRAMMYs

— Arby's (@Arbys) January 27, 2014

The Arby’s Twitter Account Totally Called Out Pharrell’s Insane Grammy’s Hat & It Was Awesome http://t.co/QTmMyYlk5u pic.twitter.com/SPs7HLVz2G

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) January 27, 2014

And Pharrell replied with an incredible response:

Y'all tryna start a roast beef? 😄😘 "@Arbys: Hey @Pharrell, can we have our hat back? #GRAMMYs

— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) January 27, 2014

Then Gain got in on the action:

.@pharrellhat how embarrasing we're wearing the same thing. #twinsies #mountie #MusicToYourNose pic.twitter.com/x2id16ndNR

— Gain Laundry (@Gain) January 27, 2014

Beyoncé was really excited to see the hat:

Beyonce lays her eyes on Pharrell's hat, reacts accordingly #Grammys pic.twitter.com/6LlaZFKN1N

— BuzzFeedEntmnt (@BuzzFeedEnt) January 27, 2014

But even she couldn't believe how ridiculous it was:

.@PauleyP bow down #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/yFM3TD1qMz

— Pharrell's Hat (@Pharrellhat) January 27, 2014

All of the Internet quickly notice:

.@Pharrell's hat is a HIT on Twitter cause Internet: http://t.co/EYVshPyB0o pic.twitter.com/n1kKMeChmN

— Billboard (@billboard) January 27, 2014

Didn't watch #TheGrammys? Here's one thing you should know about the big show: Pharrell's hat. pic.twitter.com/p6SZd93YMf

— People magazine (@peoplemag) January 27, 2014

Pharrell's hat though. http://t.co/7n9JZqUnzf #Grammys pic.twitter.com/ogc48UsrYK

— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) January 27, 2014

Sorry, Pharrell. #Grammys http://t.co/luCOdkYyKP pic.twitter.com/mA8X97aNCc

— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) January 27, 2014

we think we may have figured out what is in Pharrell's hat http://t.co/BOKv3GVzlH pic.twitter.com/xz14GZMCE0

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) January 27, 2014

spring 2014 lookbook pic.twitter.com/qya7Uh30SE

— Pharrell's Hat (@Pharrellhat) January 27, 2014

what if @katyperry and @taylorswift13 wore pharrell hats? pic.twitter.com/BrPAAVXCAb

— Pharrell's Hat (@Pharrellhat) January 27, 2014

the hat trick pic.twitter.com/UzMlEv0qYl

— Pharrell's Hat (@Pharrellhat) January 27, 2014

omw to the after party pic.twitter.com/tsEmi2Uva4

— Pharrell's Hat (@Pharrellhat) January 27, 2014

Who won the #GRAMMYs? Duh, @Pharrellhat. #infogrammys pic.twitter.com/Pv1RpQOFRP

— MTV News (@MTVNews) January 27, 2014

And despite all of the celebrities in attendance at the Grammy awards, Pharrell's hat may have been the biggest star of all.

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It hobnobbed with Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar:

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Almost gobbled up Anna Kendrick:

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Just don't question the hat, even if your name is Paul McCartney:

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Not hat? No love for Cyndi Lauper:

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But the hat can appreciate other hats and headpieces:

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Hugs for hats!

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These other people just don't get us!

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