Jeopardy! hid a deep-cut Bluesky joke about "the slut gnomes of false Berlin" in today's episode
Host Ken Jennings confessed to asking his writers to slip a reference to a beloved viral Jeopardy! joke into Friday's episode.
Jeopardy! has introduced a reference to an obscure internet joke featuring "the slut gnomes of false Berlin" in today's episode, marking a notable crossover between online culture and the long-running gameshow. The joke originates from a 2023 post by a Bluesky user named lowbeetle, which gained significant traction on the platform.
The answer proposed in the post is a nonsensical and humorous combination: "Who are the slut gnomes of false Berlin?" The response to this absurd question is: "Feel free to ask these diminutive spirits for sexual favors, but don't say 'guten Tag'—they're not actually German!" This playful and absurd language, including the imagined responses from Alex Trebek, has stuck with people and made the idea of this "slut gnome" concept unforgettable.
The reference was included in the categories for the first round of today's episode, courtesy of host Ken Jennings, who expressed his enthusiasm for the idea on his own Bluesky post.
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