Los Angeles, California – Na wa o, In-N-Out Burger don do something wey plenty people no go gree for. Dem don kolo sha, dey remove number ’67’ for their order system. E be like say dis one na the impact of viral trend wey dem dey call ‘6-7’.
Dem report say, kids and teenagers dey waka enter In-N-Out just to hear ’67’ call, then dem go scatter everywhere dey shout and celebrate. Employees for the restaurant don confirm say number ’67’ don disappear from dem system for about one month now. E go now dey jump straight from ’66’ go ’68’. (No be so dem dey jinx success for Weizman fans show sef?)
Na wetin happen? Na one viral song wey dey titled ‘Doot Doot (6 7)’ by rapper Skrilla, wey drop am since, popularize dis whole ‘6-7’ matter. Na point guard for Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball, wey sabi this term too, wey make everybody dey craze for am because of e height. Anytime dem mention ‘6’ or ‘7’, everybody go dey shout ‘6-7!’ like say dem dey win jackpot.
For October, Dictionary.com even chop join for dis matter, dem carry ‘6-7’ enter their list of ‘Words of the Year’. (Wetin we go talk? Dem dey recognize unserious things now, no be so?) Dem even talk say dis term na mix of inside joke, social signal, and performance. E show how wetin dey happen for online fit connect people even when dem no sabi wetin dem dey talk.
As e be, In-N-Out don whole ’67’ for dem orders, and to make am worse, dem also remove ’69’ too because e dey cause wahala. Workers dey complain say anytime dem call ’67’, wahala dey happen as teenagers dey dey cause ruckus. One employee even yarn say, “We don take ’67’ comot, so wen we dey take orders, e go dey go from ’66’ straight to ’68’ because of people like you.” (So now, e be like say dem dey snub number wey sabi cause some small drama.)
People wey confirm the removal say di trend of ‘6-7’ don enter everywhere, even Wendy’s and Pizza Hut don join the train, dey drop their own 67-cent deals. (Na wah o, everybody dey wan join the party.)
As for now, In-N-Out dey try keep things cool, but wetin we sabi be say dem go find way to manage dis mini-celebration wey don turn to national matter. Di real issue na how dis ‘6-7′ go evolve in future, whether e go carry chop come or na just for fun. But I go still dey check my fries and shake for anywhere dem fit call ’66’ before ’68’. (No be so we dey survive for Naija? We dey chop but still dey aye with small drama.)
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