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Viral Meme Video Reaches 20M Views on TikTok Shortform
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: YouTube (Smirk).
Kenji MoonfieldThis one is from the creator Smirk, called He seems friendly enough, with a praying hands emoji, and YouTube has it ninth on the U.S. comedy trending chart.
Vera BullockWhat's actually in the video?
Kenji MoonfieldSince we haven't watched it, our only information is the title, the channel, and twenty-one million nine hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred forty-six views.
Vera BullockSo you've seen nothing.
Kenji MoonfieldWatch the emoji here. The hands are praying, which tells you the friendly part is a hope, not a fact. That's the turning point.
Vera BullockYou got a whole plot out of a prayer. I give that analysis Dad Strength, and I haven't even seen the dad.
Kenji MoonfieldFinal score, friendly enough. Which is the review the title asked for.
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