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My Area 51 Alien

My Area 51 Alien

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Updated Jul 17, 2019 at 10:43AM EDT by Sophie.

Added Jul 15, 2019 at 10:36AM EDT by Adam.

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My Area 51 Alien refers to jokes made by social media users as the satirical Storm Area 51 Facebook event went viral in which they imagined the humorous scenarios they would get into with the aliens they rescued from the top-secret US military base long-rumored to house information about extra terrestrials.

Origin

The satirical "Storm Area 51" Facebook event launched June 27th, 2019, and by July 12th, 2019, the event, boosted by word of mouth and news coverage, had over 400,000 attendees.[1] On July 11th, Twitter users began making humorous posts about what they imagined life would be like with the alien they rescued from Area 51. One of the earliest, posted by Twitter user @lajay87,[2] gained over 1,100 retweets and 7,000 likes (shown below).


Jay6 Follow @lajay87 How i plan on hiding my alien friend after #Area51 10:55 PM 11 Jul 2019 -

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Over the following day, many more jokes were made about "my Area 51 alien" using a picture of a small extra-terrestrial figure standing in a doorway. User @Kat_PennyLane[3] made such a joke that gained over 12,000 retweets and 66,000 likes (shown below, left). User @Aqua_874[4] posted an example that gained over 4,400 retweets and 21,000 likes (shown below, right).


Area 51 here we come Follow @Kat_PennyLane my alien that I snuck out of Area 51 at 3am telling me they accidentally ate my cat 12:07 AM 12 Jul 2019 kasumi best girl. Follow @aqua_874 My alien that I snuck out of area 51 telling me that he s--- in the sink 12:23 AM 12 Jul 2019

The meme was referenced by Jonas Brother Kevin Jonas as he posted a Howard the Alien referencing the meme in support of an upcoming tour (shown below, top). Responding to a fan, rapper Lil Nas X said he would support the raiders of Area 51[5] (shown below, bottom left). This led user @travis_stranger[6] to joke that Lil Nas X's alien would appear on an Old Town Road remix (shown below, right). Jokes were covered by Twitter Moments.[7]





nope@LiINasX 19h i got y'all for free! let's do this s---! twitter.com/jakecapano/sta... MCJROE Travisi Follow @travis_stanger Replying to @LIINASX Did someone say Area 51 remix? 5:17 PM 14 Jul 2019

Various Examples


Junior nicsa@igxjunior Follow My alien that I snuck out of Area 51 waking me up at 3AM to ask me how to use the microwave 11:26 PM -11 Jul 2019 LCA Follow @ElsieWashhh my alien i took from area 51 watching me cry myself to sleep 11:56 PM - 11 Jul 2019 from California, USA RAW AND REDRUM Follow @BlakKorruption My alien a week after we raid Area 51 11:55 PM 11 Jul 2019 - Escaping the aftermath of Area 51 with my new alien honey like rachel Follow @pokigod me explaining to my alien that he doesn't have to stay in area 51 my alien: anymore: 1:22 AM 12 Jul 2019 Videos Unusual Follow @VideosUnusual the aliens at area 51 asking the scientists if they can try fettuccini alfredo 2:41 AM 12 Jul 2019

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External References

[1] Twitter Events – About this plan to 'storm Area 51'

[2] Twitter – @lajay87

[3] Twitter – @KatPennyLane

[4] Twitter – aqua_874

[5] Twitter – LilNasX

[6] Twitter – travis_stanger

[7] Twitter Moments – Aliens are finding themselves in various circumstances thanks to Area 51 memes

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