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Line 3: {{Use mdy dates\|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox event \| width = \| date = {{plainlist\| * {{Start date\|2021\|04\|2324}} (first event) * {{Start date\|2022\|05\|21}} }} \| venue = {{plainlist\| * Air Park, [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], U.S. (2021) * Bowling Lake Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. (2022) }} \| organizers = Josh Swain \| participants = {{ubl\|\|900+ (2021)\|200+ (2022)}} }} The '''Josh fight''' was a viral [[Internet meme]], [[mock fight]], and [[charity fundraiser]] at Air Park in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], on April 2324, 2021, with a second edition of the event occurring at Bowling Lake Park in Lincoln~~, Nebraska,~~ on May 21, 2022. The event was originally conceived by a civil engineering student named Josh Swain from [[Tucson, Arizona]], on April 23, 2020. It gained popularity after a screenshot of a [[Facebook Messenger]] group chat involving several users named Josh Swain that [[List of Internet phenomena\|spread widely on the Internet]]. The event was originally conceived by a civil engineering student named Josh Swain from [[Tucson, Arizona]], on April 24, 2020, due to boredom during [[COVID-19 lockdowns]]. It gained popularity after a screenshot of a [[Facebook Messenger]] group chat involving several users named Josh Swain [[List of Internet phenomena\|spread widely on the Internet]]. Swain encouraged participants of the chat to meet at a set of coordinates and compete for the right to use the name "[[Josh]]." The event, though initially intended as a joke, drew a crowd of nearly a thousand on the day of the event. Despite the title, the gathering was lighthearted and there was no actual violence involved. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that the event became a "global news phenomenon,"<ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|last=Gay\|first=Jason\|date=April 26, 2021\|title=The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska\|language=en-US\|work=The Wall Street Journal\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 27, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427125525/https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432\|archive-date=April 27, 2021\|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> while a technology writer for ''The Guardian'' called it "perhaps the ultimate response to an online doppelgänger."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hepworth \|first=Shelley \|date=February 25, 2022 \|title=My inbox is piling up with spam again and my email doppelgänger is to blame \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/26/my-inbox-is-piling-up-with-spam-again-and-my-email-doppelganger-is-to-blame \|access-date=March 3, 2022 \|website=the Guardian \|language=en}}</ref>▼ ▲Swain encouraged participants of the chat to meet at a set of coordinates one year hence and ~~compete~~fight for the right to use the name "[[Josh]]." The event, though initially intended as a joke, drew a crowd of nearly a thousand on the day of the event. ~~Despite the title, the~~The gathering was lighthearted and there was no actual violence involved. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that the event became a "global news phenomenon,"<ref name=":5Gay-2021">{{Cite news\|last=Gay\|first=Jason\|date=April 26, 2021\|title=The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska\|language=en-US\|work=The Wall Street Journal\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 27, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427125525/https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432\|archive-date=April 27, 2021\|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> while a technology writer for ''The Guardian'' called it "perhaps the ultimate response to an online ~~doppelgänger~~[[Doppelgänger]]."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hepworth \|first=Shelley \|date=February 25, 2022 \|title=My inbox is piling up with spam again and my email doppelgänger is to blame \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/26/my-inbox-is-piling-up-with-spam-again-and-my-email-doppelganger-is-to-blame \|access-date=March 3, 2022 \|website=the Guardian \|language=en}}</ref> == Background == On April 2324, 2020, several Facebook Messenger users named Josh Swain were added to a group chat that read, {{Blockquote\|text=– You're probably wondering why I've gathered you all here today – Because we all share the same names....? – Precisely, {{#time: n/j/Y, g:i A\|2021-04-~~23T12~~24T12:00:00}}, meet at these coordinates, ({{coord\|40.8223286\|-96.7982002\|display=inline}}) we fight, whoever wins gets to keep the name, everyone else has to change their name, you have a year to prepare, good luck }}{{Tweet \| name = joshua swain \| username = joshswainaz \| date = April 2324, 2020 \| text = there can only be one https://pic.twitter.com/VPamxjJ0yL \| reference = <ref name="jsTweet">{{cite tweet \|last=Swain \|first=Joshua \|user=joshswainaz \|number=1253728855459639297 \|date=April 2324, 2020 \|title=there can only be one https://t.co/VPamxjJ0yL \|language=en \|access-date=September 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902113134/https://twitter.com/joshswainaz/status/1253728855459639297 \|archive-date=September 2, 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> }} Swain explained the idea for the event was conceived out of boredom from the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]]. ~~and~~Swain ~~out~~had ofoften experienced the frustration ~~from~~of being unable to receive an exclusive [[User (computing)\|handle]] on social media ~~due to the high frequency~~because of ~~people~~other ~~who~~Josh ~~shared his name, but did not expect the invitation to go viral~~Swains.<ref name=":6Paybarah-2021">{{Cite news\|last=Paybarah\|first=Azi\|date=April 26, 2021\|title=Josh Is the Name, and They Will Fight You for It\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/josh-fight-nebraska.html\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|issn=0362-4331\|archive-date=April 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426140437/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/josh-fight-nebraska.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8Pellot-2021" /> ~~Swain~~He posted a screenshot of the conversation on Twitter the same day. The tweet received over 64,000 likes and 21,000 retweets within two weeks, surprising Swain.<ref name=":6Paybarah-2021" /><ref name=":8Pellot-2021">{{cite web\|url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/josh-fight-facebook-group-meme/\|first=Emerald\|last=Pellot\|title=What is the Josh fight? Social media users are preparing for an epic battle\|website=In The Know\|date=April 20, 2021\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|archive-date=April 22, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422014217/https://www.intheknow.com/post/josh-fight-facebook-group-meme/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="jsTweet"/> Although Swain said the tweet was "entirely a joke," the conversation became a [[meme]] on social media.<ref name=":7Vlamis">{{Cite web\|last=Vlamis\|first=Kelsey\|title=Hundreds of people named Josh met up in Lincoln, Nebraska, to battle with pool noodles over their shared name, videos show\|url=https://www.insider.com/josh-fight-draws-hundreds-to-lincoln-nebraska-battle-over-name-2021-4\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Insider\|language=en-US\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507145154/https://www.insider.com/josh-fight-draws-hundreds-to-lincoln-nebraska-battle-over-name-2021-4\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=There Can Only Be One: Battle Of The Joshes Brings Hundreds To Nebraska\|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/25/990714129/there-can-only-be-one-battle-of-the-joshes-brings-hundreds-to-nebraska\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=NPR.org\|date=April 25, 2021 \|language=en\|archive-date=April 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426000815/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/25/990714129/there-can-only-be-one-battle-of-the-joshes-brings-hundreds-to-nebraska\|url-status=live\|last1=Weiner \|first1=Chloee }}</ref> Days before the event, Swain took to [[Reddit]] in order to announce a fundraiser for the event to benefit the [[Children's Hospital & Medical Center]] (CH&MC) Foundation in [[Omaha, Nebraska\|Omaha]], along with a request for non-perishables to start a food drive for the Food Bank of Lincoln.<ref name=":6Paybarah-2021" /><ref name=":7Vlamis" /><ref name="wapo">{{cite news \|last1=Page \|first1=Sydney \|title='Josh Fight' began online a year ago. Last weekend, a crowd of people named Josh showed up to duel with pool noodles. \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/04/27/josh-fight-pool-noodle/ \|access-date=May 3, 2021 \|newspaper=Washington Post \|date=April 27, 2021 \|archive-date=April 28, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428012127/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/04/27/josh-fight-pool-noodle/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> In the same post, Swain encouraged attendees to bring [[Pool noodle\|pool noodles]] as mock weapons for the planned fight.<ref><!-- This is an intentional link to Reddit (a user-generated content website) for an official announcement created by the organizer of the event. Verification of the organizer's identity can be found in the underlying link. -->{{Cite web\|last=Swain\|first=Josh\|date=April 21, 2021\|title=IMPORTANT: I am Josh Swain, and here are the official details of the event. See you soon.\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/joshswainbattle/comments/mv3nk9/important_i_am_josh_swain_and_here_are_the/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426145219/https://www.reddit.com/r/joshswainbattle/comments/mv3nk9/important_i_am_josh_swain_and_here_are_the/\|archive-date=April 26, 2021\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Reddit}}</ref> Swain ~~picked~~had selected [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], as a site for the event due to its central location within the United States~~, with~~; the ~~specific,~~original randomly picked coordinates ~~being~~were located in a field on private property. The field's owner, however, did not agree to host "such a ridiculous event,"<ref name=":0Hammack-2021" /> and as such the fight was relocated to Air Park, approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) away.<ref ~~name=":4"~~>{{Cite web\|last=Springman\|first=Ashley\|date=April 2324, 2021\|title=VIDEO: Viral event 'Josh Fight' chooses Lincoln as its battleground\|url=https://www.klkntv.com/viral-event-josh-fight-chooses-lincoln-as-its-battleground/\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=KLKN-TV\|language=en-US\|archive-date=April 21, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421063415/https://www.klkntv.com/viral-event-josh-fight-chooses-lincoln-as-its-battleground/}}</ref><ref name=":1Best-2021" /> == Event == On the chosen day, nearly a thousand people, including at least 50 named Josh, congregated at Air Park.<ref name=":6Paybarah-2021" /><ref name=":2Associated Press-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Raphael\|first=Shannon\|title=Remember that Viral "Joshua Fight" Meme? It Actually Happened, and It Was Epic\|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/joshua-fight-april-2324\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=Distractify\|date=April 2324, 2021 \|language=en-US\|archive-date=April 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425081651/https://www.distractify.com/p/joshua-fight-april-2324}}</ref> Attendees came from as far as [[New York (state)\|New York]], [[Washington (state)\|Washington]], and [[Texas]], with some dressed in [[superhero]] and ''[[Star Wars]]'' costumes.<ref name="Sky">{{Cite web\|title=Josh fight: Crowds show up in US park for pool noodle battle to win rightful ownership of their name\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/crowds-show-up-in-us-park-for-pool-noodle-fight-over-the-name-josh-12286699\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=Sky News\|language=en\|archive-date=April 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425135153/https://news.sky.com/story/crowds-show-up-in-us-park-for-pool-noodle-fight-over-the-name-josh-12286699\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/25/josh-fight-pool-noodle-battle-nebraska-joshfight-orig-kj.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/\|title=Viral pool noodle brawl started as a 'pandemic boredom' joke\|date=April 25, 2021\|type=Video\|language=en\|publisher=CNN\|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Cohen\|first=Kelly\|date=April 25, 2021\|title=The #JoshFight is over, all hail 'Little Josh' and his pool noodle skills\|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31326502/inaugural-josh-fight-little-josh-crowned-best-josh\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=ESPN.com\|language=en\|archive-date=April 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426130333/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31326502/inaugural-josh-fight-little-josh-crowned-best-josh}}</ref> Three "fights" were ~~held – one~~held—one game of [[rock paper scissors]] for those named Josh Swain, a second with [[pool noodle]]s for all attendees named Josh, and a third and final all-in battle for anyone in possession of a pool noodle willing to participate.<ref name=":0Hammack-2021">{{Cite news\|last=Hammack\|first=Zach\|date=April 22, 2021\|title=Calling all Josh Swains: The battle for your name is taking place right here in Lincoln\|language=en\|work=Lincoln Journal Star\|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/calling-all-josh-swains-the-battle-for-your-name-is-taking-place-right-here-in/article_1cb44f9f-1050-59b9-8e7e-40d09fec270a.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 2324, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424223818/https://journalstar.com/news/local/calling-all-josh-swains-the-battle-for-your-name-is-taking-place-right-here-in/article_1cb44f9f-1050-59b9-8e7e-40d09fec270a.html\|archive-date=April 2324, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Saxena\|first=Akanksha\|title=Ultimate 'Josh' Fight: Hundreds of men named 'Josh' come to Nebraska to fight over their name\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/hundreds-of-men-named-josh-come-to-nebraska-to-fight-over-their-name/749245\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|date=April 25, 2021 \|language=en\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507145142/https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/hundreds-of-men-named-josh-come-to-nebraska-to-fight-over-their-name/749245}}</ref> Only two of the individuals in attendance were named "Josh Swain" ~~– Josh~~—Josh Swain, the event's creator, beat a rival 38-year-old Josh Swain from Omaha in the rock paper scissors event.<ref name=":5Gay-2021" /><ref name=":2Associated Press-2021">{{Cite news\|date=April 2324, 2021\|title=Hundreds show up in Nebraska for fight over name Josh\|work=Associated Press\|url=https://apnews.com/article/health-nebraska-coronavirus-08b5af38117fd7146cd06e900cb2af3b\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 2324, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424221016/https://apnews.com/article/health-nebraska-coronavirus-08b5af38117fd7146cd06e900cb2af3b\|archive-date=April 2324, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":3Seline-2021">{{Cite news\|last=Seline\|first=Libby\|date=April 2324, 2021\|title='Little Josh' dubbed winner of the Battle of the Joshes; community also benefits from event\|work=Lincoln Journal-Star\|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/little-josh-dubbed-winner-of-the-battle-of-the-joshes-community-also-benefits-from-event/article_5b0db3e8-e96b-5025-9dd5-222aae3b99c5.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507145159/https://journalstar.com/news/local/little-josh-dubbed-winner-of-the-battle-of-the-joshes-community-also-benefits-from-event/article_5b0db3e8-e96b-5025-9dd5-222aae3b99c5.html\|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> A local five-year-old boy named Josh Vinson Jr., dubbed "Little Josh," who had been treated at the CH&MC for [[seizure]]s when he was two years old, was declared the overall winner. Vinson Jr. was crowned with a paper [[coronet]] from [[Burger King]] as well as a replica [[AEW World Championship]] belt.<ref name=":1Best-2021">{{Cite news\|last=Best\|first=Paul\|date=April 2324, 2021\|title=Nebraska Josh fight: Horde of dudes named Josh fight for right to name\|work=Fox News\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-josh-fight-horde-of-dudes-named-josh-fight-for-right-to-name\|access-date=April 2324, 2021\|archive-date=April 2324, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424223823/https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-josh-fight-horde-of-dudes-named-josh-fight-for-right-to-name\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3Seline-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Nambiar\|first=Prerna\|date=April 25, 2021\|title=Who won the Josh fight? Here's what happened at the event!\|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/04/25/who-won-the-josh-fight/\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=HITC\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507145136/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/04/25/who-won-the-josh-fight/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Vinson Jr.'s father, Josh Vinson Sr., said afterward that his son "had the time of his life."<ref name=":5Gay-2021" /> The gathering raised US$14,355 for the [[Children's Hospital & Medical Center\|Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation]]{{Mdash}}far past its initial goal of US$1,000{{Mdash}}and collected over {{convert\|200\|lb\|kg\|sigfig=1}} of food for the nearby food bank.<ref name=":6Paybarah-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Evans\|first=Greg\|date=April 25, 2021\|title=4-year-old boy triumphs of hundreds of man with same name in first-ever 'Josh Fight'\|url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/josh-fight-battle-viral-nebraska-b1837095\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 25, 2021\|website=www.indy100.com\|language=en\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507145147/https://www.indy100.com/viral/josh-fight-battle-viral-nebraska-b1837095}}</ref> The CH&MC has since shown appreciation for the fundraiser on social media.<ref>{{cite tweet \|author=Children's \|user=ChildrensOmaha \|number=1386060312495984645 \|date=April 2324, 2021 \|title=#JoshFight is trending, and we are the lucky recipients of this viral fundraising event! So far, the Joshes have raised $8,000! So awesome! 🙌 https://t.co/oFJS7B3SKh \|language=en \|access-date=September 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509082441/https://twitter.com/childrensomaha/status/1386060312495984645 \|archive-date=May 9, 2021 \|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 6, 2021, [[Josh Cellars]], a Californian winery, decided to triple the donation by donating $30,000 to the CH&MC.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=May 6, 2021\|title=#JoshFight fundraiser tripled thanks to 'Josh' inspired business\|url=https://www.klkntv.com/joshfight-fundraiser-tripled-thanks-to-josh-inspired-business/\|access-date=May 7, 2021\|website=KLKN-TV\|language=en-US\|archive-date=May 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506213714/https://www.klkntv.com/joshfight-fundraiser-tripled-thanks-to-josh-inspired-business/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Wall Street Journal'' wrote that the event became a "global news phenomenon."<ref name=":5Gay-2021" /> The next year, a second edition of the event was ~~scheduled~~held ~~for~~on May 21, 2022, at Bowling Lake Park~~, what would have been the original relocation of the first edition,~~.<ref name="Swain-2022">{{Cite web \|last=Swain \|first=Josh \|date=May 22, 2022 \|title=Josh Fight 2022 {{!}} thejoshfight.com \|url=https://www.thejoshfight.com/events/josh-fight-2022#:~:text=May%2021%2C%2011,NE%2068524%2C%20USA \|url-status=~~live~~deviated \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522213057/https://www.thejoshfight.com/events/josh-fight-2022 \|archive-date=May 22, 2022 \|access-date=~~May~~June 222, ~~2022~~2024 \|website=Josh Fight 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet \|author=Jessie {{!}} \|user=jjessirose \|number=1385205895957786626 \|date=April 22, 2021 \|title=IMPORTANT: The Josh Swain fight location has CHANGED. Here are more updates! #joshswain #joshfight #joshswainbattle https://t.co/s7XP0eeymC \|language=en \|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> The anniversary event was organized by the Arizonan Swain, with donations once again going to the CH&MC.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hammack \|first=Zach \|title=Watch now: A year after winning viral Josh Fight, Little Josh ready to defend his (Burger King) crown \|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/watch-now-a-year-after-winning-viral-josh-fight-little-josh-ready-to-defend-his/article_c5f940fb-ae4b-575a-9ed6-b313442a097d.html \|access-date=May 22, 2022 \|website=JournalStar.com \|date=May 20, 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=May 22, 2022 \|title=Josh Fight 2022 Fundraiser for Children's Omaha/NE {{!}} Mightycause \|url=https://www.mightycause.com/story/%7B%7BCONFIG.pageTags.opengraphURL%7D%7D \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522213517/https://www.mightycause.com/story/Thejoshfight \|archive-date=May 22, 2022 \|access-date=May 22, 2022 \|website=Mightycause \|language=en}}</ref> Around 200 people attended the event, including at least 20 people being named Josh. The ~~event~~redux raised US$20,576 ~~on the first day~~, with Josh Cellars agreeing to double the donation.<ref>{{cite tweet \|last=Swain \|first=Joshua \|user=joshswainaz \|number=1528174684415606785 \|date=May 21, 2022 \|title=Thanks so much to the people of Lincoln for another incredible Josh Fight! The fundraiser for @childrensomaha is still open for the next 24 hours and will be DOUBLED by our amazing friends at @joshcellars link in bio! https://t.co/0F7nHD0w5B \|language=en \|access-date=September 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522232141/https://twitter.com/joshswainaz/status/1528174684415606785 \|archive-date=May 22, 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''The Wall Street Journal,'' Swain would like to have the Josh fight occur annually, but said "~~he’s~~he's not sure if ~~he’ll~~he'll be able to keep it up."<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Pool noodle fight over the name Josh again attracts hundreds \|language=en-US \|newspaper=Washington Post \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pool-noodle-fight-over-the-name-josh-again-attracts-hundreds/2022/05/22/da1180b2-da0e-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html \|access-date=May 22, 2022 \|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> There has not been a new event since 2022. == See also == * {{annotated link\|Are You Dave Gorman?\|''Are You Dave Gorman?''}} * {{annotated link\|The Paul O'Sullivan Band}} Line 62 ⟶ 64: [[Category:Internet memes introduced in 2021]] [[Category:2020 in Internet culture]] ~~[[Category:2021 in Internet culture]]~~ [[Category:2022 in Nebraska]] [[Category:2022 in Internet culture]] [[Category:May 2022 events in the United States]] [[Category:Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]] [[Category:Lincoln, Nebraska]]