The “Stop Creating Online Challenges” Challenge

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Another day on the internet, another online challenge to laugh at. Even the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary is getting in on it. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison talk about the Abbott Elementary episode that so perfectly skewers all the adults posting their challenges online, the reemergence of the water cup challenge, and what’s really at the root of online challenge culture. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Autopilot Order.
0:01.7	Noun. Informal.
0:02.9	The strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through
0:05.6	that takes over the entire body and mind
0:07.8	and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think.
0:11.5	Related phrases.
0:12.5	Looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again.
0:14.6	The Autopilot Order at McDonald's.
0:18.0	Surf from 11am. subject to availability.
0:29.1	You are not one of them. You are not a Jojo C bass. You mean Jojo C-Wa?
0:31.3	I don't know what I mean, Janine. That's the point.
0:38.2	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher. And I'm Rachel Hamden, and you're listening to I see why I'm mine.
0:39.8	In case you missed it.
0:41.9	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:47.2	And today, we are once again talking about an award show.
0:48.6	How did this happen?
0:50.3	I did not sign up for this.
0:53.8	There is like a solid two-month period of the year where tis the life of a culture journalist
0:56.0	to discuss Sunday night award shows in the early week days that follow.
1:01.0	I have managed to avoid this thus far in my career and I'm really feeling the blessing that was the last few years.
1:22.3	Well, naturally today we're talking about the prestigious and elite awards that are the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.
1:28.8	The most prestigious, the most elite, the most immaculate of slime available to man.
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