No one has ever served a look quite like Kenneth did that day: Whether it was his first day back after summer vacation or just another school day, he was killing it – fresh threads and poses included. “ F- it up, Kenneth ” Kenneth Knox became a popularity after his “F- It Up Kenneth” vine (Image via Twitter) Tipping your cap to these Vines will show you to be a worthy and gripping conversationalist, and put you on a more intimate plane with other docents for this finely aging brand of dumb humor. These may not have sparked any revolutionary memes, copycat videos or slang terms that received Merriam Webster-level recognition, but they are iconic in their own right and are necessary to show that you’re well-versed in the app and its less obvious offerings. So, whether you were on the frontline of Vine at its peak, or you’re just now joining the party like myself, here are some underrated Vines that are worth referencing. Even if no one around you is actively making references of this nature, someone in your circle is bound to pick up on a joke if you make it. Making a solid and obscure reference tells your peers just how into stupid, experimental internet humor you are. Doing so suggests hipness to, and a nuanced appreciation for, what was once so ubiquitous and is now somewhat underground.Įssentially, making Vine references can be cooler now than it was in 2014 which allusions you do or don’t get indicates, in a sense, how enriched you are in internet lore and where exactly your cultural intelligence lies. If you can hang, you’ve probably caught a cool friend of yours slip a reference into casual conversation every now and then as well. In the past few months, however, I’ve noticed an opposite trend, in which a growing number of people making subtler nods to Vine’s legacy.
But just as nobody’s eyebrows are on fleek any longer, every Vine reference seems to have quietly exited from people’s vocabulary and the cultural landscape in general. Some key terms did happen to catch on lexically (the fleeks and the yeets) and gained traction completely separate from the app. Sadly, the app and its accompanying references ultimately faded from relevance, and so did its pervasiveness in youth culture.
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