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Today's Tea
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About
Today's Tea refers to a phrasal template some use to express a hot take or controversial opinion. In the format, people share these views inside of an ASCII Art depiction of a steaming cup of tea.
Origin
The earliest known example of the format posted by Twitter [1] user @bivalkryi on May 23rd, 2018 (shown below). In this instance, they posted "Loki deserved better," presumably referring to the character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of superhero films, as the "tea."
![Loki Deseved Better today's tea: loki deserved better](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/459/866/42e.png)
Spread
The following day, Twitter[2] user @legendtrench tweeted, "Josh is just as talented as Tyler." The tweet received more than 545 retweets and 1,300 likes in less than one year (shown below, left). Several days later, Twitter[3] user @DailyBrooklyn99 tweeted, "b99 is 100 times better than big bang theory," comparing the two American television comedies The Big Bang Theory and Brooklyn 99.
Over the next year, the format continued to evolve, adjusting and editing the size and shape of the teacup. In February 2019, the format reemerged with viral popularity. On February 6th, 2019, Twitter[4] user @jshelat1 tweeted, "Grad students should be paid a livable wage for their hard work." The post received more than 2,100 retweets and 10,000 likes in less than one week (shown below, right).
![Josh is just as talented as tyler today's tea: josh is just as talented as tylerI](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/459/869/260.png)
![b99 is better than big bang theory today's tea: b99 is 100 times better than the big bang theory 12:30 PM - 29 May 2018](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/459/870/8d3.png)
![Grad students should be paid a livable wage for their hard work Today's tea: Grad students/ should be I I paid livable I wages for / Itheir hard/ work / 8:06 PM-6 Feb 2019 from Greensboro, NC](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/459/873/2df.png)
Two days later, Twitter[5] user @spazful tweeted, "Ur not sensitive, he's just a fucking dick to you." The post was among the format's most popular, receiving more than 100,000 retweets and 300,000 likes in less than one week (shown below).
On February 11th, PopBuzz[6] published a listicle about the format.
![Ur not sensitive, he's just a f------ d--- to you Today's tea: ur not sensitive he's just a / f------ d--- /_ I to you/ 2:11 PM-8 Feb 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/459/874/327.png)
Various Examples
![You aren't actually mature for your age, he's just a p--------. today's tea: I you aren't actually / I mature for your/ I age, he is / just a/ p-------- / 1:33 PM -10 Feb 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/887/2ab.png)
![If she didn't ask to see your d---, she probably doesn't want to Today's tea: If she didn't/ Iask to see/ your d--- she / probably does/ not want to / 1:17 AM-9 Feb 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/886/588.png)
![You all know sushi is disgusting you just wanna look edgy and cool Today's tea: you all know sushi / I is disgusting I I 1 you just wanna /_ I look EdGY or / 6:42 PM-8 Feb 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/883/ff4.png)
![block his number and move on Today's tea: block his number / and move on / / 10:26 PM - 8 Feb 2019 from Nashville, TN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/881/711.png)
![I'm not gay, but Luigi is kind of hot today's tea: i'm not gay but luigi is kinda hot 2:00 AM-9 Jun 2018](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/878/13c.png)
![You don't hate Nickelback, you're just a follower Today's tea: I You don't hate Nickelback / | you're justl l follower / I just a/ 1:23 PM - 7 Feb 2019 from St Louis, MO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/459/880/8c6.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter โ @bivalkryi's Tweet
[2] Twitter โ @legendtrench's Tweet
[3] Twitter โ @DailyBrooklyn99's Tweet
[4] Twitter โ @jshelat1's Tweet
[5] Twitter โ @spazful's Tweet
[6] PopBuzz โ The "today's tea" meme is hilarious and best served piping hot
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Top Comments
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Feb 12, 2019 at 03:47PM EST
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Feb 12, 2019 at 04:26PM EST