Was That 87 -

The meme's popularity is tied to a long-standing debate within the FNaF community regarding two distinct timeline events:

“87” wasn’t a year. It wasn’t a score. It was a legend. was that 87

David L. is a writer based in Portland. His first memory of channel 87 was a 1986 Buick commercial that turned into a werewolf. The meme's popularity is tied to a long-standing

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In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Crosby scored the game-winner in overtime against the USA.

In the pre-internet underground, channel 87 (or, more accurately, the mid-band around 87.75 MHz on analog cable) was the fabled home of the Z Channel , Playboy’s Night Calls , or regional independent stations that ran R-rated movies after 1 a.m. Because broadcast standards varied by city, channel numbers became oral folklore. In Boston, it was 68. In Chicago, 44. But the mythic “87” stuck as shorthand for any forbidden frequency.

Markiplier, visibly shocked and leaning into the camera, shouted the now-iconic line. His reaction became a meme due to its intensity and the fact that he was technically incorrect about the lore. The "Bite of '87" vs. "Bite of '83"