Inside 67: An Exclusive Report

The phrase ‘67’ has become a norm in everyday life. Young students have begun to say it all the time. The original ‘67’ kid keeps talking about it over and over. Where did ‘67’ originate? Well, it originally started as a song called ‘Doot Doot’ by Skrilla, as it refers to 67th Street in Chicago. Then, the meaning of ‘67’ transferred to the height of basketball player LaMelo Ball; he is 6 feet and 7 inches.

67 is just a playful (and possibly stupid) trend. It really has no definition, which makes it really hard to understand if you aren’t a Gen Alpha or a Gen Beta. Some kids say, “That's so 67!” or “No 67 rizz,” and you might be like, “How does LaMelo Ball’s height have to do with rizz or anything else?” Well, the answer is, it doesn’t. If someone says, “That's so 67,” he might mean, “That's so cool.” Or if they say, “No 67 rizz,” it means, “You got L rizz.” As you can see, 67 is a term that means really nothing, or everything.

Some teachers count down when they are angry. Some teachers count up. That has now stopped, because of the reign of ‘67’. ‘67’ has become a prevalent thing for students, teachers, and families. However, most people do not really know what it means; they are just playing along. We asked a few teachers what they thought of ‘67’. Mr. Smith replied “I have no thoughts… 67!” As you can quite see, some teachers are playing along with the trend. In addition, during a short interview with Mr. Keaney, his reply was, “uhhhh…67!” He later stated that he actually has no idea what ‘67’ truly means. With ‘67’ being a number, though, we had to ask the math teacher. So, in an interview with Mr. Pullara, we questioned him on his thoughts on ‘67’. However, he simply said, “No comment.”

After the interview with the teachers, we also interviewed some of the students. Avik, from 7th grade, said, “67 is too old. It should be 41.” As much as 67 is popular among students, some people do oppose it, or simply prefer ‘41’ over it. Some people, though, ask, “When will this trend be over?” Even though it is a common phrase amongst people, some people don’t like it at all, and they are just waiting for the fall of ‘67’ and for the new brainrot term to come. The reign of fear has extended to many different places, where parents are afraid to even count to ten. To many, it has stopped being funny and instead is very annoying. ‘67’, even to this day, is still a very abstract term. People talk about it all the time, yet most of them don’t even know what it means. Teachers who are trying to understand the concept struggle, then fail. We can only wait and see whether ‘67’ will remain or if it will be forgotten like every other brainrot term. Regardless of the outcome, ‘67’ is truly a testament to how much the internet can make things happen.