If you’ve been paying attention to Twitter recently, you’ve probably noticed a new meme that pokes fun at some of the silly questions we get about our jobs — which happens a lot in science. It’s a reference to The Simpsons’ classic character Troy McClure, who would introduce himself along the lines of “Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You may know me from classic hits such as …”. As you’d expect from Twitter, they turned that into pure gold. Here’s an example:
https://twitter.com/10MinuteHistory/status/1086610448772931584
My favorite, however, was the climate scientists — yes, we also get a lot of comments and emails like this.
Hi, I’m a climate scientist. You may know me from my greatest hits including, “No, it’s not a natural cycle,” “Yes, I know it’s been warmer before (and the only reason YOU know is because we scientists told you so),” and “Just because it’s on YouTube doesn’t mean it’s true.” https://t.co/0TwoErsgvA
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) January 20, 2019
Other academics were all over it.
Hi! I’m a professor. You might know me from my greatest hits, including “Of course it is, *everything* is relevant for the exam,” “No i don’t have summers off,” and my chart-topper, “It’s on the syllabus.” https://t.co/9g5yvjZVdw
— Johannes Haushofer (@jhaushofer) January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/spinster13/status/1086539123022737408
https://twitter.com/EscoBlades/status/1087429605861048320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1087429605861048320&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fyou-may-know-me-from-meme-twitter%2F
The meme caught on quickly, spreading like wildfire.
https://twitter.com/reepRN/status/1085722139037233152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1085722139037233152&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fyou-may-know-me-from-meme-twitter%2F
Hi, I'm a hacker. You might know me from some of my greatest hits like "No, I can't hack your ex-girlfriend's Facebook," "Yes, that can be hacked," and "No, it doesn't work that way." https://t.co/Xp5UxV2HYh
— Ian Coldwater 📦💥 (@IanColdwater) January 20, 2019
Hello, I'm an author. You may know me from my greatest hits, including: "No, not like J. K. Rowling", "exposure doesn't pay the bills,", and "I don't know, *have* you heard of me?" https://t.co/6Y7zo107bX
— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) January 19, 2019
At the time of writing this, there are over 400 replies to Doug Priest’s tweet alone.
Hi I'm a geographer. You may know me from my greatest hits: "No I have not memorized the capitals of every country in the world", "No I don't like colouring maps" and "Yes, geography is STEM even if you don't understand what we do!"
— Paul VanZant 🇨🇦 (@PaulVangeog) January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/MGArchitect/status/1086865845098373121
Hi! I'm a philosopher. You might know me from such hits as "No, I don't have any sayings," "You must be thinking of psychology," "That would be begging the question" and its even more popular follow-up, "That's not what 'begging the question' means."
— Daily Nous / Justin Weinberg (@DailyNousEditor) January 21, 2019
Hi, I’m a lawyer. You may know me from my greatest hits, “it depends,” “I think I’d have to know more facts,” and, “I’m not saying it’s fair, I’m just telling you what the rule is.”
— Claudia Center (@Claudia_SF) January 20, 2019
Here’s one that is bound to stir some spirits:
Hi I'm a migration studies scholar. You may know me from my greatest hits including. “No, migrants do not steal your jobs”, “terrorists are not migrants”, and my favorite “migrants do increase the general well-being of a society”. @ASAmigration @LASAMIGRATION
— Dr. Cristián Doña-Reveco (@cristiandona) January 20, 2019
Hi, I’m a science communicator for ZME Science. You may know me from greatest hits including “Yes, this is based on research,” “We can’t teach the controversy,” and “Sorry, that’s not research, that’s a Google search.”
