In schools across the country, and especially here at WJ, two random numbers have taken over the halls, the fields, and the internet. Students everywhere are shouting “6-7!” at the slightest provocation.

It’s random, it’s kinda dumb, and yet…it’s funny. The 6-7 meme has taken on a life of its own. No one really knows why they’re saying it anymore; it just stuck.

According to KnowYourMeme.com, the trend traces back to a song called “Doot Doot” by Skrilla, where he says, “67 shots.” TikTok creators then started using the sound in edits of basketball player LaMelo Ball, who just happens to stand 6’7” tall. The joke snowballed, spreading across social media and into schools nationwide by early 2025.

Senior Jack Garner said, “It started a little bit last year, but now everyone thinks it is funny. Now people yell it in the hallways and at games and stuff, I mean, it’s totally everywhere.”

Sophomore Alex Hakim added, “I first saw it on TikTok edits with Lamelo Ball, and then I heard people at school saying it. I think it is dumb, but in the right moments, it is kinda dumb and funny.”

Senior Alex Dachille shared, “I said six-seven in class and all the huzz were instantly flirting with me.” The playful chant, often paired with a handshake or dramatic gesture, has become a sort of social currency; it is both nonsense and a bonding ritual. Some students even throw up two fingers and a seven-shaped hand sign when they say it.

But not everyone is laughing. Teachers across the building have mixed feelings about the meme’s persistence. Mr. Turner, football coach and teacher, said he has had enough. “I hear it 30 times a day,” he said, deeply annoyed. “It starts to make me mad when kids say it nonstop, and I’m not even sure what it means or if it has a meaning.”

Mr. Vaughn, a math teacher, also weighed in: “Is it still cool if middle-aged men start doing it? I’m not sure what it means, but it makes you guys laugh.” He went on to joke that the fad has affected his lesson plans. “I have to change problems and answers just so the result won’t even be close to 6-7.”

And he’s not the only one adjusting his curriculum. Math teacher Mr. Stoffl shares his frustration: “I hate those stupid numbers now I can’t even teach without the whole class screaming ‘6-7’ with the hand gestures, every time it comes up in a problem.” He says disruptions have become so common that teachers must tiptoe around using the numbers six and seven.

Even outside the school year, the phenomenon hasn’t stopped. Senior Avery Sampson said, “Over the summer, I was a counselor at a day camp for young kids, and they would never stop saying 6-7. It got really, really annoying. They just wanted to say it all the time, and they would look for any excuse to say it or even chant it.” She added that she thought it was funny but also kind of annoying when she got back to school this year and heard a bunch of freshman boys saying it.

While some teachers and even students like Avery Sampson found it to be annoying, there were other students who really loved it and rallied behind it. Senior Nathan Klug shared, laughing through the interview in his AP Stats class, that he loves 6-7 because he feels like it unified the nation. “It, like, brought us together and made us giggle with delight,” he says.

Still, many students defend the phenomenon as part of what makes a tough day at school a little easier, a harmless, collective inside joke. Sophomore Claire Romanini explains, “It’s just super funny when people say it, but I don’t even know why.”

A recent Wall Street Journal article jokingly observed, “The fact that six seven is not funny, is funnier than 67 itself.” That ironic humor might be the secret to its staying power, the idea that it’s funny because it’s not.

Even with teachers hating it, the numbers show no signs of disappearing. Kids still say it in the hall, at lunch, and any chance they get.

Senior Alex Dachille summed it up best: “67 isn’t just a meme, it’s a lifestyle, and anywhere you go, you will find 6 out of 7 people who love it.”

And as Mr. Vaughn jokingly added, “Why is 6 scared of 7? Because 7 8 9.” Then he smiled and said, “If your nerdy math teacher is starting to participate in the 6-7 craze, then you know it’s about to end.”