On November 9, the morning after America chose Donald Trump to be its next president — yes, friends, this is happening, and it’s happening big league — social media went completely bananas.
To be fair, social media have always boasted an enthusiastic banana population, whether it’s election season or not. In fact, one of America’s first viral flash videos, 2002’s “Peanut Butter Jelly Time,” featured a crazy-eyed, manic banana dancing to a hip-hop beat, occasionally shouting the following catchphrase: “Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat!” It was baffling. It made no sense. People loved it. Internet users shared that hyperactive dancing banana all over the globe, and countless goofy memes were born. There you have it, folks: The modern world may be slightly insane, but at least it’s frequently lovable.
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