In one of those weird coincidences that make me wonder if I'm in a Truman show about me, I recently picked up this book on Houdini. A fascinating dive into his life and his myth and how hard it is to separate facts from myth.
Right from where he was born! I read that, slept...
Right from where he was born! I read that, slept...
Woke up next day and checked Twitter trends and trending right there was Appleton Wisconsin! Because of the now Twitter famous meme.
But that morning I was so freaked out for a bit cos this was literally the last page I had read the previous night! 🥺
But that morning I was so freaked out for a bit cos this was literally the last page I had read the previous night! 🥺
That's quite an impressive trick, Houdini's ghost (which he himself proved doesn't exist). To impress me with this coincidence, he somehow made a random town in Wisconsin trend. It has literally just two claims to fame. Houdini and that bath store lol.
This is the best recap of this elaborate setup Houdini somehow orchestrated.
https://twitter.com/KimmyMonte/status/1574209670075523072?t=THTmKxA4PsykkjOwsKOChQ&s=19
Funnily enough, the season two premiere of #GhostsCBS also had a couple from Wisconsin that is very polite on the face of the service providers but very nasty online. 🤣🤣
This is the rant from a decade ago that went viral a few days ago again.
The actual story is very tame.
But the rant is so epic! That's superb storytelling right there!
The actual story is very tame.
But the rant is so epic! That's superb storytelling right there!
This is social media history happening btw. It's the first time that I remember that a social media meme has made a comeback in retro homage form. And gone viral in a significantly different way.
Usually throwbacks are to old movies or ads or TV shows. This was to a meme.
Usually throwbacks are to old movies or ads or TV shows. This was to a meme.
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