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The ‘you may know me from’ meme is awesome for explaining your job

Hi, I'm a science communicator. You may know me from such greatest hits as...

by Mihai Andrei
January 25, 2019
in Offbeat
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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

Hi, I'm a microbiologist. I'm sure you hated all of my hits, such as:

"There's no swab in this tube. Please resubmit."

"It's positive for C. diff, contact precautions required."

"Your TB results can take up to 6 weeks."

And everybody's fave "Hemolyzed/QNS. Please redraw."

— 麦美铃 (@spinster13) January 19, 2019

Hello i'm a Marketer. You may know me from greatest hits such as "No, I can't just make it go viral", "No, our target audience can’t be everybody", "No we can't photoshop a video" and "Yes, you absolutely will need a copywriter!" https://t.co/JNXE7W0qSn

— Andrien @ PAX East (@EscoBlades) January 21, 2019

The meme caught on quickly, spreading like wildfire.

Hi, I’m a #nurse. You might know me from some of my greatest hits like: “please gown and glove before entering the room;” “gel in, gel out;” “stop pulling at your IV;” “we need to scoot you up in the bed;” and “have you started passing gas?” #medtwitter https://t.co/j5jktYNgTv

— ReepRN (@reepRN) January 17, 2019

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 @ RSAC (@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

Hi, I’m an architect. You may know me from my greatest hits including “That’s not a bearing wall” and “I don’t write the codes, but I’m required by law to design buildings according to them”

— Michael "Goldy" Goldschmidt (@MGArchitect) January 20, 2019

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

— Cristian Dona-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.”

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