Buzzfeed made a Y2K joke and its readers were completely baffled - 'what is that'
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Wall Street traders, United Airlines passengers, and Wall Street Journal readers were all left pretty confused on Tuesday due to large-scale technical difficulties. And now, BuzzFeed readers are, too.
The digital news organization sent out a tweet comparing the situation to Y2K, the technological glitch that some feared would paralyze the world's computer systems at the turn of the millennium.
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And a chunk of BuzzFeed's followers had no idea what the acronym meant.
Here's the original BuzzFeed tweet:
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y2k15 is happening ??
- BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) July 8, 2015
And here's how BuzzFeed's followers responded:
@BuzzFeed what is that
- Aaron Edwards (@aaronmedwards) July 8, 2015
@BuzzFeed wait what's that
- Gerard's mustache (@Geesmustache1) July 8, 2015
@BuzzFeed what?
- ??. (@PhotoLove95) July 8, 2015
@BuzzFeed what?
- Jack (@dunning_jack) July 8, 2015
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@BuzzFeed What is it?
- AnISh (@i__AnIsH) July 8, 2015
Readers were absolutely bewildered.
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