On Monday, the government reopened after a three-day shutdown. Well, if we want to get exact, the government was actually closed for 69 hours. Yes, 69 hours. News outlets tweeted the news with this information, which immediately triggered a long-standing meme of replying “nice” to anything referencing the number 69.
BREAKING: White House official: President Donald Trump signs bill funding government through Feb. 8, ending 69-hour shutdown.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2018
After the Associated Press tweeted the news, the first “nice” reply was posted within minutes.
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/955623615172521984
More followed.
— Mitzula (@Mitzula) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/logicisbiracial/status/955666915925651457
https://twitter.com/EvilMopacATX/status/955652742353178624
https://twitter.com/PatOrmsby_XC/status/955650561671680001
Niiiiiiice pic.twitter.com/G9tQx9aYTw
— ɴᴀᴛ🍕(post-concert blues version) (@nat_pizza) January 23, 2018
There are more than 3,000 replies to the original tweet, and most of them are “nice” jokes.
*bursts in sweating*
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) January 23, 2018
nic-
*taken down by secret service* https://t.co/SAkZySZpTu
https://twitter.com/janedotjpg/status/955643856103661568
*sigh*
— total eclipse of the girgensons (@steadyriot) January 23, 2018
nice https://t.co/gv1aqMDbTP
https://twitter.com/sicknoleman/status/955635268027023360
Will the internet ever get tired of this joke? Probably not. But on a Twitter, which has Nazis and widespread harassment issues, it’s kind of nice to see everyone still referencing a very silly meme.
Some people apparently didn’t get the memo.
Why is everyone responding "nice" to this? https://t.co/ywfztazuUa
— Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) January 23, 2018
Naturally, people replied to his tweet with more 69-nice jokes.
https://twitter.com/HarrisonVevo/status/955656636537831424
nice pic.twitter.com/Cdg8gtM9WR
— Will Harahan (@WillHarahan) January 23, 2018
But one person actually went through the trouble of explaining the meme.
https://twitter.com/braddybb/status/955654042717310976
That should do it.