Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings has demonstrated a particular affinity for internet culture, and he recently brought a popular Bluesky meme directly into the game show itself. Jennings revealed that he collaborated with Jeopardy! writers to create two new categories inspired by a viral meme.
Jennings posted on social media that he "called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers," sharing an image of the Jeopardy! board featuring the categories "False Berlin" and "Bizarre Little Men." These categories directly reference a meme originating from a Bluesky post by user @lowbeetle. The original post imagined a fictional Jeopardy! exchange where a contestant asks, "Who are the slut gnomes of False Berlin?" with the response, "Bizarre little men."
The meme's humor lies in its absurdist nature and its uncanny resemblance to the parody categories featured in SNL's Jeopardy! sketches, particularly those involving Sean Connery. The phrase "Bizarre little men" was noted for its potential to be delivered in Alex Trebek's distinctive, measured tone.
While "slut gnomes" itself did not make it onto the game board, the host's efforts to integrate the meme's essence into "False Berlin" and "Bizarre Little Men" were apparently successful. The creator of the original meme, whose @lowbeetle account is no longer active, has now been immortalized in Jeopardy! history through these custom categories.