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Why Is 'The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host' Being Spammed In YouTube Comment Sections?
If you've been on YouTube or TikTok recently, you may have seen comment sections being taken over by the spam comment "The Waffle House has found its new host." While most spam comments like the recipe for brownies and nerf miner get their start on TikTok, this one was actually started by YouTuber Jonny RaZeR as a way to gaslight the internet. Here's the story.
What Is "The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host" Meme?
"The Waffle House has found its new host" is a spam comment that was started by the viewers of YouTuber Jonny RaZeR. On January 13th, RaZeR posted a video to his "Jonny RaZeR Shorts" channel explaining how he wanted to gaslight the internet by starting a new spam comment. He encouraged his viewers to give suggestions for a spam comment in his comment section, with "the Waffle House has found its new host" becoming the most popular.
The original idea was for RaZeR to announce the comment they'd spam on the 31st of the month, but viewers took matters into their own hands and started posting the Waffle House comment on every video they watched. This inspired RaZeR to officially confirm the spam comment with a video the next day and further encourage his viewers to spam it, telling them to stop on the 31st instead. From there, the comment continued to spread, allowing RaZeR to post a video explaining its backstory on January 15th.
How Is "The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host" Used In Memes?
The most popular way to use the spam comment is to, well, spam it in the comments of any and every video you see. If you see that someone has already commented it, join in to add to the spam. The idea is to confuse those who are out of the loop, so the more the comment shows up on any given video the better.
Beyond this, the comment has inspired some video edits and memes on YouTube. In the past few days, YouTube meme pages including Meme Zee, Arcade Assassin and Devonte The One have posted original meme edits and animations referring to the phrase. It's also inspiring a lot of explainer content trying to fill confused people in on what the comment means, kind of like what you're reading now.
For the full details on the "The Waffle House has found its new host," be sure to check out our entry on the meme here for even more information.