In 2020, the United States experienced an invasion of “murder hornets” from Asia.
“Can we change the name of murder hornets to ‘buzzkills’? #MurderHornets” was posted on Twitter by M. Oliphant on May 3, 2020. “WAIT WHO CALLED THEM ‘MURDER HORNETS’ AND NOT BUZZKILLS” was posted on Twitter by Sam Corbin on May 4, 2020. “Who decided to call them ‘murder hornets’ and not ‘buzzkills’?” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on May 6, 2020.
“When the murder hornets take a life, do they call it a buzzkill?” is a similar joke.
Wikipedia: Asian giant hornet
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the former subspecies referred to as the “Japanese giant hornet” is the world’s largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East. It was also found in the Pacific Northwest of North America in late 2019, with no reports since to suggest that they have become established there.
Twitter
M. Oliphant
@OliphantJokes
Can we change the name of murder hornets to “buzzkills”?
#MurderHornets
12:04 PM · May 3, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Sam Corbin
@ahoysamantha
WAIT WHO CALLED THEM “MURDER HORNETS” AND NOT BUZZKILLS
1:10 PM · May 4, 2020·TweetDeck
Twitter
Ryan Mura
@RyanMura
what idiot decided to call them murder hornets and not buzzkills?
7:09 PM · May 5, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Rick Garrett
@IndyCacher
Why in the world are we calling them murder hornets instead of buzzkills?
2:42 PM · May 6, 2020·TweetDeck
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/inevitable-asshole May 6, 2020
Who decided to call them “murder hornets”
and not “buzzkills”?
Twitter
Dad
@ImYourDad___
Who decided to call them “murder hornets”
and not “buzzkills”
5:39 PM · May 6, 2020·Twitter Web App
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