Baguettes or baby arms: Japanese meme comparing babies to bread goes viral
Apr 15, 2016, 7:41 PM
It looks like the ‘ol “hot dogs or legs” controversy has now shifted its way to “baguettes or baby arms:” A Japanese meme comparing baby arms to a popular snack bread has gone viral, toasting other memes in comparison.
https://twitter.com/zen_buzz_tweet/status/720622646220558336
According to BuzzFeed, Twitter users began using the hashtag to compare their baby’s arms to a popular pull-apart bread available at Japanese 7-Eleven convenience stores.
The hashtag, which translates to #MyBabysGotTheBestBreadPhoto, took off after one parent noticed the comparison and decided to tweet about it.
どっちがちぎりパンか分からない。#我が子の最強ちぎりパン画像 pic.twitter.com/mS5jdUKtdy
— コニ (@sn15papa) April 14, 2016
While these babies might actually be bread, they’re cute enough that we can eat them right up!
ぶちゃってなってるw pic.twitter.com/3GFxieCkPc
— けだもの (@kedamono8) April 14, 2016
これは参戦しなければ!#我が子の最強ちぎりパン画像 pic.twitter.com/twVHBmgXqX
— Yoshi Shimizu (@ysaksmz) April 14, 2016
ちぎりパンと聞いて!#我が子の最強ちぎりパン画像 pic.twitter.com/XZx4zno8Bh
— まいたん・ごずりんぐ (@maitanco) April 14, 2016
#我が子の最強ちぎりパン画像 pic.twitter.com/aIxhDhLqh0
— TNYK (@yukaco45) April 14, 2016
So if you’re stuck staring at your legs, wondering if they look too much (or not enough) like hot dogs, at yeast you aren’t a newborn baby with baguette-like arms.