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Hey Guys, What’s Going On In This Thread
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About
"Hey Guys What's Going On In This Thread?" is an expression used to insert oneself into a discussion in progress, or alternatively, to preface one’s reaction to the present state of the thread in question. The phrase is most commonly paired with animated GIFs to indicate that a topic of conversation has gone awry, similar to the use of "Abandon Thread" reaction images.
Origin
On December 18th, 2002, a series of mock LiveJournal entries were posted on the Internet humor site SomethingAwful,[1] including one titled “Hey guys, what’s going on in this thread?”
Spread
On December 24th, 2005, Forums of Loathing[3] member poopedEINpants started a new discussion asking “Hey guys, what’s going on in this thread?”, receiving over 90 responses in the first 24 hours. On March 12th, 2006, GenMay Forums[4] member isajeep submitted a new post titled “Hey guys, what’s going on in this thread?” On October 25th, 2008, the personal blog Crow202[8] posted an image macro of a guinea pig with the caption “Hay guys! / What’s going on in this thread” (shown below, left). On February 17th, 2010, BodyBuilding Forums[5] member Malk1th posted a two-pane image macro of a dog peering out of a doorway and saying "aw shit" in replying to the OP's trivia post about the sum of a roulette wheel’s numbers being 666.
![pig_nose.jpg Hay guys! What's going on n this thread](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/222/923/pig_nose.jpg)
![awwwwshit.jpg What isgoing on this thread? AW S---](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/128/136/awwwwshit.jpg)
On May 11th, 2011, Fark[6] member GreatGlavinsGhost posted an image of the Muppet character Kermit the Frog with the caption “Hey! What’s going on in this thread!?” (shown below, left). On February 29th, 2012, a Facebook[2] page titled “What’s Going on in This Thread” was launched. On February 26th, 2013, Comic Vine[7] user beautifulrevery posted an image macro of a shark with the caption reading “O hay guyz / what’s goin on in this thread?” (shown below, right) in a discussion about a mud wrestling match between The Avengers superheroes Captain American and Thor.
![54e.png GreatGlavinsGhost Hey! What's going on in this thread!?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/611/068/54e.png)
![Hayguysshark.jpg O HAY GUYZ WHATS GOIN ON IN THIS THREAD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/061/644/Hayguysshark.jpg)
Notable Examples
![25a.png Pardon me hutwhat's going-onpn this threN Oh ml。](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/269/181/25a.png)
![Snake_whatsgoingonOHSHIT.png HEY GUYS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS THR- OH GOD! OH GOD! JESUS CHRIST](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/129/363/Snake_whatsgoingonOHSHIT.png)
![What’s Going On In This Thr- Oh Lawd WHATS GOING ONIN THIS THR OH LAWD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/061/664/1275937249093s.jpg)
![what__s_going_on_in_this_thread_1_by_mezkalito4p-d4fgp8a.gif HEYGUYS WHATS GOINGON IN THISTH>](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/222/926/what__s_going_on_in_this_thread_1_by_mezkalito4p-d4fgp8a.gif)
![Tracy Butler is the queen of comedy. Hey, whats going on in this... OH QUACK](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/396/092/256.png)
![FMAW S---! Hey guys, what's going on in thisthre](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/373/265/968.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Something Awful – AwfullyLiveJournal
[2] Facebook – What's Going on in this Thread
[3] Kingdom of Loathing Forums – I shit you not
[4] GenMay – Hey guys whats going on in this thread
[5] BodyBuilding Forums – mind blown sum of roulette wheel is 666
[6] Fark – But officer Im the goddamn Batman
[7] Comic Vine – Captain America Vs Thor
[8] Crow202 – Peruvian food
Top Comment
CommanderThunderush
Oct 23, 2012 at 07:45PM EDT