Viral meme: "Gone but never forgotten" moment gets 19M views

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe number one video on YouTube in America this morning is a short called Gone but Never Forgotten, with nineteen million views, from a channel called Smirk.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, that's lovely. Is it a tribute? A little memorial for somebody's grandfather?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a meme, Chip. The description says someone doesn't hesitate in an awkward moment, and then there's a dead flower emoji.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA dead flower. So it is a memorial.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's tagged viral shorts and viral memes. We haven't aired it, so all we've got is the title, the channel and the view count.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNineteen million people watched a man not hesitate?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHesitating is dead online. Commit to the awkward moment, then post the flower.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFine, I'll post a flower for the clip. Hashtag wilted.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCorrect. That's the only right move. Dr. Byte, how long until a robot makes this one for us?