The Brief: Here's a quick guide to a confusing but funny Noah's Arc-themed tweet that's full of contemporary internet slang and meme references.
DEEP DIVE
Twitter user @NatashaOladokun translated the biblical story of Noah into 2018 internet-speak. We translated it back into something more understandable. Hopefully, we’ve over-explained this joke just enough for you to get it, without ruining all of its humor.
God: Noah come here
Noah: What’s the tea, sis?
God: I’m sick of all of you; I’m deleting the earth
Noah: Wig
God: You can live, though. Build a huge boat
Noah: I. Am. SHAKING!
God: And bring two of every animal with you
Noah: Weird flex but ok
— Natasha W.E.B. Lookin' Bois Oladokun 🌚🦗 (@NatashaOladokun) October 11, 2018
God: Noah come here
- Translation: As is. God is asking Noah to “come here” because he has something to tell him.
- Translation: “What’s up?” Noah wants to know what the tea – gossip, news, or beef, is. Sis is a term of familiarity.
God: I’m sick of all of you; I’m deleting the earth
- Translation: God regrets making human beings and decides to destroy the planet with a great flood, killing (“deleting” or “canceling”) all humans.
Noah: Wig
- Translation: Wig is a shortened version of “wig snatched.” Noah’s wig has been snatched, meaning that he is surprised and in shock.
God: You can live, though. Build a huge boat
- Translation: God states his plans to spare Noah and preserve the human race through him. He instructs Noah to build an arc.
Noah: I. Am. Shaking!
- Translation: Noah is shaking. He is “shook,” meaning that he is in such awe that it feels as if his world is shaking.
God: And bring two of every animal with you
- Translation: As is.
Noah: Weird flex but ok
- Translation: Although this is a strange request, and a weird flex on God’s part, Noah agrees to bring a pair of every animal species on the arc with him.
In summary, God tells a meme-savvy Noah to prepare for a great flood by building an arc. Did you LOL yet? We hope so.