The latest video appeared on TikTok two days ago. A class of children, it could be in the United States. The teacher says to open the book to page 67. One stands up and then they all repeat “67” together. From here are more clips where more or less well-known celebrities they say 67 in favor of the chamber. The video made a mark 15 million views And 1.4 million likes.
It’s an old meme, maybe you have to go to see the peak period of popularity back a few months. It’s a trash meme, a trend that has great meanings beyond the compulsive repetition of a phrase. Its existence has been punctuated by tribute videos, collections of clips and some deliberate quotes.
How the meme 67 was born
Second Know Your Meme the first occurrence of 67 comes from a song published by Skrillarapper from PhiladelphiaPennsylvania. In the song Doot Doot the rapper repeat 6-7 often. It should be a reference to 67th Street, the street where it comes from. Pretty typical mechanism in rappers. The video posted on YouTube of the song lasts 2:20 minutes. Since it was published it has come to 13 million views.
Because social media is now full of monkeys telling us about their days
From this base, in December 2024 a TikTok user published a video with images of a commentary from Lamelo Ball. The basketball player, born in 2001, plays in NBA in the Charlotte Hornets. In the video the commentator says that Lamelo Ball he seems to move like someone tall 6.1 or 6.2 feetis actually 6.7 feet tall. From here the Doot Doot song starts. 6.7 feet is approximately 2 meters.
From here, with some waves in recent months, the meme is back. As it is easy to imagine, there are many contexts in which the 6-7 formula can be used, from the pages of a book to the birthdays of a parent or grandparent. The meme has never clearly entered the world Italian trends. However, if you happen to say 67 in a video, be prepared for the risk of finding some comments in English underneath.
