Hello, Fellow Kids
Meaning
Hello, fellow kids, originally “how do you do, fellow kids?” refers to a reaction image that is predominantly used for mocking online personas, trying to blend in to communities that they are clearly not a part of.
The image macro depicts Steve Buscemi in a youthful outfit, holding a skateboard, paired with the caption “hello, fellow kids” or “how do you do, fellow kids?”.
It is frequently photoshopped and edited, so that Buscemi dons the style of a particular subculture.
Origin
“Hello, fellow kids” originates from the 30 Rock season 6, episode 8, titled “The Tuxedo Begins”, in which Steve Buscemi play a private detective.
The episode, which aired on February 16th, 2012, involves Buscemi in a scene, where he describes a “successful” infiltration into a high school, masquerading as a student.
Viewers were then shown a skit, where the actor is dressed into colorful clothes, with a cap to the back, holding a skateboard, walking up to a couple of kids, saying “how do you do, fellow kids?”.
Spread and Usage
The image macro of the scene started circulating in spring, 2012.
On 4chan’s boards, the phrase “hello, fellow kids” and “how do you do, fellow kids?” gained a bigger popularity, than the picture, while on Imgur and Tumblr, GIFs would be more commonplace.
Over the years, many people started referring to the meme with the misquotation “hello, fellow kids” which became more frequently googled than the original phrase.
External References
- Theverge.com – ‘How do you do, fellow kids’ has become the ‘how do you do, fellow kids’ of memes
- Medium.com – How Do You Do Fellow Kids? — Attitudes to Language
- Meming Wiki – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
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