
want in? we go: #RunningToilet #DancingToilet /J3gEtq5hO5ĭenver Water introduced the Running Toilet to teach people about water efficiency as part of our decade-long “Use Only What You Need” campaign, which started in 2006. So, feeling inspired by McCormack, we dusted off our Running Toilet suit (FYI: It’s not our mascot), turned up the music and challenged us to a #danceoff. And that, that is the dancing that we’re talking about.” And they danced to stay physically fit and show their community spirit. They danced in prayer or so that their crops would be plentiful or so their hunt would be good. “From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. In mid-March, on what appeared to be a typical Friday, our friends from Fort Worth Water Systems challenged Denver Water’s Running Toilet and San Antonio Water System’s mascot to a dance-off via Twitter.Īs Ren McCormack (It’s an ’80s reference, I suggest you look him up) once said: On May 20th, itsjustnifee uploaded a different version of the dance trend to TikTok and accumulated over 185,800 likes in a month (shown below, right).Denver Water is not one to back away from a challenge. On May 8th, TikToker kionjonesmcmaster performed the dance in a video that garnered over 83,100 likes in two months (shown below, center). The dance video gained over 45,800 likes in two months. On April 22nd, 2020, TikToker ineskaney started an African dance-inspired trend using the song “Why Are You Running (Remix)” by DJ Eddy Beatz, according to StayHipp. On the 16th, YouTuber Dyllon Freeman uploaded a clip crossing the scene with Naruto, gaining over 14,000 views (shown below, right).

On February 18th, 2018, YouTuber african comedy uploaded another Vine compilation which gained over 14,000 views (shown below, left). The clip saw a small revival several months later on YouTube. On January 5th, 2018, YouTuber Kill yo Lol uploaded a video remixing the original "Why Are You Running?" clip with the Ugandan Knuckles character, gaining over 400,000 views (shown below, right). In one of the most popular videos spreading Ugandan Knuckles posted January 1st, 2018 by YouTuber Syrmor, the clan of Knuckles players chase down another player while chanting "Why are you running?" (shown below, left). The clip saw a revival with the influx of Ugandan Knuckles memes. On the 17th, a compilation of Vines using the moment was posted to YouTube by YaBoiDJ, gaining over 499,000 views (shown below, right).


On August 16th, an edit with Donald Trump's campaign announcement was uploaded to YouTube by Prodankton Studios, gaining over 287,000 views (shown below, left). The Vine was then reuploaded to YouTube on July 6th, 2016, gaining over 2 million views. As she runs away, the man gets out of the car and shouts "Why are you running?"Ī clip of the scene was uploaded to Vine on July 23rd, 2016 by user sam iglesia, gaining over 1.7 million loops (shown below). In the clip which would later be remixed, a woman runs away from a man in a car whom she owes money too. Though the exact release date is unknown, a post on Nollywood Forever from March 14th, 2011 marks the release year as 2010. Pretty Liars 1 is a Nigerian ("Nollywood") film from the early 2010s. The man then gets out of the car and yells "Why are you running?" The clip became remixed in several Vine and YouTube videos, and became associated with the Ugandan Knuckles meme, as gangs of Ugandan Knuckles in VR Chat would repeat the phrase.

Why Are You Running? refers to a clip from the Nigerian film Pretty Liars 1 in which a woman over-dramatically runs away from a man in a car. Vine, nigerian film, pretty liars 1, remix, ugandan knuckles, sam iglesia, prodankton studios, yaboidj, ugandan knuckles meme, nollywood, syrmor, kill yo lol, dyllon freeman, ineskaney, dj eddy beatz, kionjonesmcmaster About
