"There's No Such Thing as a Saturday," and Other Potential Viral Crazes

Posted September 29, 2009

There's a new virus making its way through China. Don't panic—we're not talking about a mutant strain of SARS or swine flu. We're talking about a bizarre but harmless viral phenomenon that began a few months ago.

It started as an anonymous post on a World of Warcraft gaming forum that said, "Jia Junpeng, your mom is calling you to come home and eat." The phrase caught on and started appearing everywhere: on t-shirts, in commercials, in songs. It even has its own Wikipedia page.

This got us thinking: If "Jia Junpeng" can become a digital meme, why can't we create our own viral phenomenon? Using a completely unscientific formula, we've come up with a handful of potential phrases. Which ones are worthy of internet fame? You decide. Here are the contenders:

"The sock puppets are out for revenge. Take cover!"
"There is no such thing as a Saturday."
"I'm a pigeon baby? No, you're a pigeon baby."
"Pick a pack of paper peddles, why doncha?"
"Woodland sprites make terrible friends. Just ask the trees."
"That Triceratops is named Bob. Bob is a good dinosaur name."
"Let's collect seashells on the moons of Saturn."
"Your scrambled eggs are showing."
"Will we ever find our way back to the glory of purple?"
"Can a basement have a basement?"
"Your momma always said 'Don't tie your shoes without touching your knees.'"
"10 fingers, 10 toes, and bright shiny pimple. Yeahhhh, I'm human."
"There's no room in this parking lot for minivans and station wagons."
"Dessert is for weenies. Weenies are for dessert."
"I bet you don't even know what a polka dotted zebra looks like."

Vote for your favorite phrase in the comments! If you don't like ours, suggest one of your own. Then get to work spreading your choice all over the internet. We want to see it everywhere!

By: Katie_Rolnick

Topics: Digital

Tags: viral crazes

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