One of the most glorious things about The Internet is that even the smallest of quirks can catapult people to Internet stardom, as one woman learnt this week.
The poor woman was riding the subway when she innocently crossed her legs and the Internet did what it does best and went into meltdown, all because she ‘double crossed her legs’, Distractify reports.
One discreet snap later and the bizarre contortionist had sent the whole of Twitter into panic mode as they struggled to understand how she’d managed to bend her legs like that.
Of course the commentors weren’t happy with pic…
But some defended her…
And of course Twitter copycats came out of the woodwork…
close innit pic.twitter.com/KyluPcnvZk
— Godiva Boutique (@GodivaBoutique) June 7, 2016
— Andrew Ziegler (@zieg) June 7, 2016
I have figured out weird subway legs u guys. pic.twitter.com/CoddjLgiGT
— Julie Gerstein (@havethehabit) June 7, 2016
am I doing it??? pic.twitter.com/7ZcMeaEyQW
— Julia Pugachevsky (@jaypugz) June 7, 2016
I won’t lie everyone in our office has tried to do it…
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.