My Name Lil T Man

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About

My Name Lil T Man, also known as My Name Lil T-Man, refers to a viral video of a Black male teenager wearing a blue boohooMAN hoodie and a black Nike sheisty mask huffing a Galaxy Gas nitrous oxide whippet can and saying, "My name Lil T, man," to the female employee filming him at the Atlanta, Georgia restaurant Lost In Da Souse Kitchen. His voice is deep when he introduces himself, caused by the NO2. The original video was posted to Instagram as an Instagram Reel by the restaurant's account @lostindasouse_kitchen in July 2024. In the following months, the video became infamous and indicative of the Galaxy Gas phenomenon. Internet users nicknamed the guy "Lil T Man" (or "Lil T-Man") and made memes about him on TikTok and Twitter / X, among other platforms, going into August 2024. Lil T Man memes effectively made him an internet character and built lore surrounding him.

Origin

On July 16th, 2024, the Instagram^[1] account @lostindasouse_kitchen (a social media page for the Atlanta, Georgia restaurant Lost In Da Souse Kitchen) posted a video of a young Black man taste-testing wings, burgers and fries. He's seen wearing a blue boohooMAN hoodie and a black Nike sheisty mask. He's also seen holding a Galaxy Gas whippet that he inhales before saying, "My name Lil T, man," to the female employee filming him. In one month, the video received roughly 1.4 million likes (shown below).

What's your name, where you from?

My name Lil T, man.

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On July 17th, 2024, X^[2] user @FearedBuck reposted the video, captioning it, "they really out here hitting whippets like vapes now smh," receiving over 43,000 likes (shown below).

In August 2024, the video amassed more memes and video skits on TikTok. For instance, on August 14th, TikToker^[3] @babyshiestylivin spoofed the original video and added a text caption reading, "The yn after hitting the gas tank at lost in the sauce," receiving over 397,500 plays and 35,600 likes in 12 days (shown below).

On August 22nd, TikToker^[4] @imfatts also parodied the original video, gaining roughly 821,700 plays and 155,800 likes in four days (shown below).

On August 19th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @lxwop6 posted a parody "Missing Persons" report concerning "Lil t-man," receiving over 1.3 million plays and 204,300 likes in a week (shown below).

On August 25th, TikToker^[6] @lxwop6 posted another meme concerning "Lil T-Man" that parodied a RapTV infographic, reading, "LIL T-MAN FOUND DEAD IN ATLANTA AFTER TO MUCH GALAXY GAS," gaining over 1.4 million plays and 168,100 likes in a day (shown below).