Some name memes like Chad and Linda understandably die out when the oft repeated “joke” stops being funny and becomes passé. They all caught a piece of the nonsense.Īnd can you imagine how every Charlie Brown felt when that classic by The Coasters song came out? But not just them, any form of Linda in the name was fair game: Malinda, Belinda, Calinda etc. “Listen Linda” became the bane of every woman named Linda. electoral history, Tyrone has managed to (ma)linger on to become if not memes, at least gifs that can me used when someone needs to “call him.”Ī video of a little boy, clearly copying the mannerisms of his father, became viral when telling his mother to “Listen Linda.” while trying to get out of the trouble he was in. While “hanging chads” has fallen out of use except as a mark of U.S. And this happened in a world before “memes’ were truly a thing. Tyrone and Chad specifically come to mind because anyone named Tyrone or Chad had to suffer the slings and arrows of jokes from late night talk hosts and regular folks for a very long time afterward until the ever-fickle public found new fodder to set flame. They became the most famous, well infamous, of all Chads to the chagrin of all others. Bush despite the popular vote going to Al Gore. These chads became the source of much controversy in the state of Florida and across the nation in 2000 - which eventually swung the presidential election to George W. Bush and Al Gore, the fate of the presidency hinged on tiny slivers of paper called “chads” as in “hanging chads”, “butterfly chads” and even “pregnant chads”. There are a few known well known Chads out there now – Chad Kroeger of the band Nickelback, Chad Lowe – brother of fellow actor Rob Lowe, NFL’s Chad Pennington of the NY Jets, and seriously giving away my vintage here, actor Chad Everett from the 70’s TV show Medical Center. However, many others know Chad is also a proper name. Unfortunately, it was also a major pain for every male named Tyrone, where those not paying attention to the lyrics mistook “Tyrone” for the lover getting the boot.įor many the word chad is a nonsense word worthy of Lewis Carroll. Or in simple words “I think you’d better call Tyrone (call him), And tell him come on help you get your shit…” In 1997 American singer Erykah Badu bade the soon-to-be ex-lover protagonist of her classic song to call his friend for assistance in moving his belonging out of their shared domicile. It’s funny how a simple thing as a nomenclature can take a life of its own, then subsequently affect so many others with the same name.

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