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Toilet is Smoking refers to a prank in which someone implores another to inspect the toilet because it is smoking. The person discovers the toilet has been decorated to resemble a person smoking, generally using full toilet paper rolls for eyes and an empty toilet paper roll as a cigar or cigarette.

Origin

On April 30th, 2011, LAD Bible posted the earliest known variation of the prank with the video "Lad Pranks Girlfriend With Frog In Toilet." The post received more than 2.6 million views, 35,000 comments, 32,000 reactions and 13,000 shares in less than one year (shown below).

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Days later, on May 11th, Instagram [1] user @laiskajaakko shared a variation of the toilet decoration (shown below, left).

On August 20th, Twitter [2] user @RebeccaGaunt shared a version with the caption, "Husband: you spend too much time on social media. Me: maybe that’s why our toilet is smoking cigars for attention" (shown below, center).

Months later, on March 1st, 2020, Twitter[3] user @GeorgeBridgers posted a version that received more than 1,700 likes and 100 retweets in less than one month. They captioned the post, "i just CATAPULTED myself out of bed because my gf said the toilet is smoking. this is what i find in the bathroom" (shown below, right).

Rebecca Gaunt @RebeccaGaunt Husband: you spend too much time on social media. Me: maybe that's why our toilet is smoking cigars for attention. 4:13 AM · Aug 20, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
oh baby @GeorgiaBridgers i just CATAPULTED myself out of bed because my gf said the toilet is smoking. this is what i find in the bathroom. 4:25 PM · Mar 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 19th, ESPN host Matthew Berry tweeted,[4] "My 8 year old daughter just yelled 'Oh no the toilet is smoking!!' My wife and I ran to the bathroom to find this. It’s just day 4 of home school." The tweet received more than 206,000 likes and 30,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

Matthew Berry @MatthewBerryTMR ATASY LIFE My 8 year old daughter just yelled "Oh no the toilet is smoking!!" My wife and I ran to the bathroom to find this. It's just day 4 of home school. 3:27 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

The meme also inspired a series of videos on TikTok of people pulling the prank on friends and family (examples below).

Several media outlets reported on the trend, including the AV Club[5] and BuzzFeed. [6]

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6807617807501643014
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6806700368332934405
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6807086038192819462

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NOTJAMESWOODSHAT @Popehat Youngest, who is notorious in household for destroying toilets, came into the room exclaiming that the toilet was smoking. This was not beyond the realm of credibility given her past atrocities. I went to investigate. 8:11 PM · Mar 24, 2020 · Twitter for iPad
RudiKazootie @ScottRudi Day 6 of quarantine. My daughter runs into my office claiming, "The toilet is smoking!" 7:31 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
LFeeney @FeeneySPEDTeach When your oldest says all panicked, the toilet is smoking. You go running in and find this. Quarantine is going well over here. 9:09 AM - Mar 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Jazzy@MIKUEXPO ASBURY @gaymiku I WAS IN A CALL WITH MY FRIEND WHEN HER SISTER CAME IN PANICKING & TOLD HER "THE TOILET IS SMOKING" AND TEN MINS LATER SHE CAME BACK CRYING AND SENT ME THESE PICTURES 7:20 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
is.ra @spiderverses sayna just told me her toilet is smoking quarantaine is really destroying her brain cells this 11:35 AM · Mar 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Rob Nathan @BobbyNathan Son just came running in screaming "daddy, come quick - the toilet is smoking". Like a mug I went running. #covid19UK #WFH #cabinfever 12:30 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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External References

[1] Instagram – @laiskajaakko's Post

[2] Twitter – @RebeccaGaunt's Tweet

[3] Twitter – @GeorgiaBridgers' Tweet

[4] Twitter – @MatthewBerryTMR's Tweet

[5] The AV Club – "Hey! Hey, everyone, come quick! The toilet is smoking!"https://news.avclub.com/hey-hey-everyone-come-quick-the-toilet-is-smoking-1842487042

[6] BuzzFeed – 17 People Who Are Bored Out Of Their Minds



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Toilet with toilet paper rolls for eyes and an empty toilet paper roll coming out of the seat resembling a person smoking.

Toilet Is Smoking

Updated Mar 26, 2020 at 10:44AM EDT by Y F.

Added Mar 25, 2020 at 04:33PM EDT by Matt.

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Toilet is Smoking refers to a prank in which someone implores another to inspect the toilet because it is smoking. The person discovers the toilet has been decorated to resemble a person smoking, generally using full toilet paper rolls for eyes and an empty toilet paper roll as a cigar or cigarette.

Origin

On April 30th, 2011, LAD Bible posted the earliest known variation of the prank with the video "Lad Pranks Girlfriend With Frog In Toilet." The post received more than 2.6 million views, 35,000 comments, 32,000 reactions and 13,000 shares in less than one year (shown below).



Spread

Days later, on May 11th, Instagram [1] user @laiskajaakko shared a variation of the toilet decoration (shown below, left).

On August 20th, Twitter [2] user @RebeccaGaunt shared a version with the caption, "Husband: you spend too much time on social media. Me: maybe that’s why our toilet is smoking cigars for attention" (shown below, center).

Months later, on March 1st, 2020, Twitter[3] user @GeorgeBridgers posted a version that received more than 1,700 likes and 100 retweets in less than one month. They captioned the post, "i just CATAPULTED myself out of bed because my gf said the toilet is smoking. this is what i find in the bathroom" (shown below, right).


Rebecca Gaunt @RebeccaGaunt Husband: you spend too much time on social media. Me: maybe that's why our toilet is smoking cigars for attention. 4:13 AM · Aug 20, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone oh baby @GeorgiaBridgers i just CATAPULTED myself out of bed because my gf said the toilet is smoking. this is what i find in the bathroom. 4:25 PM · Mar 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 19th, ESPN host Matthew Berry tweeted,[4] "My 8 year old daughter just yelled 'Oh no the toilet is smoking!!' My wife and I ran to the bathroom to find this. It’s just day 4 of home school." The tweet received more than 206,000 likes and 30,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).


Matthew Berry @MatthewBerryTMR ATASY LIFE My 8 year old daughter just yelled "Oh no the toilet is smoking!!" My wife and I ran to the bathroom to find this. It's just day 4 of home school. 3:27 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

The meme also inspired a series of videos on TikTok of people pulling the prank on friends and family (examples below).

Several media outlets reported on the trend, including the AV Club[5] and BuzzFeed. [6]


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6807617807501643014
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6806700368332934405
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6807086038192819462


Various Examples


NOTJAMESWOODSHAT @Popehat Youngest, who is notorious in household for destroying toilets, came into the room exclaiming that the toilet was smoking. This was not beyond the realm of credibility given her past atrocities. I went to investigate. 8:11 PM · Mar 24, 2020 · Twitter for iPad RudiKazootie @ScottRudi Day 6 of quarantine. My daughter runs into my office claiming, "The toilet is smoking!" 7:31 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone LFeeney @FeeneySPEDTeach When your oldest says all panicked, the toilet is smoking. You go running in and find this. Quarantine is going well over here. 9:09 AM - Mar 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Jazzy@MIKUEXPO ASBURY @gaymiku I WAS IN A CALL WITH MY FRIEND WHEN HER SISTER CAME IN PANICKING & TOLD HER "THE TOILET IS SMOKING" AND TEN MINS LATER SHE CAME BACK CRYING AND SENT ME THESE PICTURES 7:20 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone is.ra @spiderverses sayna just told me her toilet is smoking quarantaine is really destroying her brain cells this 11:35 AM · Mar 20, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Rob Nathan @BobbyNathan Son just came running in screaming "daddy, come quick - the toilet is smoking". Like a mug I went running. #covid19UK #WFH #cabinfever 12:30 PM · Mar 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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External References

[1] Instagram – @laiskajaakko's Post

[2] Twitter – @RebeccaGaunt's Tweet

[3] Twitter – @GeorgiaBridgers' Tweet

[4] Twitter – @MatthewBerryTMR's Tweet

[5] The AV Club – "Hey! Hey, everyone, come quick! The toilet is smoking!"https://news.avclub.com/hey-hey-everyone-come-quick-the-toilet-is-smoking-1842487042

[6] BuzzFeed – 17 People Who Are Bored Out Of Their Minds

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