An ancient meme from the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh is currently being recycled by LGBTQ people to recall the first time they realized they were gay.A little back story: The meme comes from the 2006 episode “Mindy Loves Josh,” in which Mindy dumps Josh in hopes that it will inspire him to win first prize at the science fair.At one point during the episode, she sits down at her computer to research an epidermal parasitic skin disease.
As she sips her can of cola, she comments that it’s “interesting.” And so the meme was born.But, like all memes, its shelf life was short-lived and it was quickly forgotten about.Well now, almost 15 years after that original episode aired, gay people have brought the meme back to life.It all started last.