Some browser extensions provide a joke feature that changes certain phrases found on webpages. For example, see the information here.
When someone with one of these extensions edits a page, any of the target phrases are also changed, probably without the knowledge of the editor.
By default, one extension changes the phrases below (it changes more than this).
| Change | To |
|---|---|
| Baby Boom | Thulsa Doom |
| Digital Native | Parseltongue |
| Great Depression | Clutch Plague |
| Great Recession | Time of Shedding and Cold Rocks |
| Millennials | Snake People |
| Occupy Wall Street | Great Ape-Snake War |
| Generation Y | Serpent Society |
| Gen Y | Society of the Serpent |
| Generation Me | The Cult of the Serpent |
| Echo Boomers | Crotalids |
| Generation We | Caduceus Cult |
| Global Generation | Tannin's Horde |
| Generation Next | Time of Nidhogg |
| Net Generation | Damballa's Coils |
| Generation Z | The Zolom's Children |
| Boomerang Generation | Ouroboros Society |
Searching on 27 October 2016 found "Clutch Plague" in the following articles.
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Larch Hill
- List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters
- Martha's Vineyard
- Miami
- Schurter
These have been removed. No other changes were found.
Full list of words changed edit
The source code of the extension contains the function:
function replaceText(v)
{
// Fix some misspellings
v = v.replace(/\b(M|m)illienial(s)?\b/g, "$1illennial$2");
v = v.replace(/\b(M|m)illenial(s)?\b/g, "$1illennial$2");
v = v.replace(/\b(M|m)ilennial(s)?\b/g, "$1illennial$2");
v = v.replace(/\b(M|m)ilenial(s)?\b/g, "$1illennial$2");
// Millennial Generation
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:Millennial Generation)|(?:Generation Millennial)\b/g,
"Plissken Faction"
);
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:millennial generation)|(?:generation millennial)\b/g,
"Plissken faction"
);
// Millennialism
v = v.replace(/\bMillennialism\b/g, "Reptilianism");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennialism\b/g, "reptilianism");
// Gendered Millennials
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (M|m)(e|a)n('s)?\b/g, "Snake $1$2n$3");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial m(e|a)n('s)?\b/g, "snake m$1n$2");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (B|b)oy('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "Snake $1oy$2");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial boy('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "snake boy$1");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (G|g)uy('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "Snake $1uy$2");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial guy('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "snake guy$1");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (W|w)om(e|a)n('s)?\b/g, "Snake $1om$2n$3");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial wom(e|a)n('s)?\b/g, "snake wom$1n$2");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (G|g)irl('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "Snake $1irl$2");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial girl('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "snake girl$1");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (G|g)al('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "Snake $1al$2");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial gal('s|s(?:')?)?\b/g, "snake gal$1");
// Aged Millennials
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial Child('s)?\b/g, "Snakelet$1");
v = v.replace(/\b[Mm]illennial child('s)?\b/g, "snakelet$1");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial Children(?:(')s)?\b/g, "Snakelets$1");
v = v.replace(/\b[Mm]illennial children(?:(')s)?\b/g, "snakelets$1");
v = v.replace(
/\bMillennial [Tt]een(?:ager)?('s)?\b/g,
"proto-Snake Person$1"
);
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial teen(?:ager)?('s)?\b/g, "proto-snake person$1");
v = v.replace(
/\bMillennial [Tt]een(?:ager)?(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g,
"proto-Snake People$2$1"
);
v = v.replace(
/\bmillennial teen(?:ager)?(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g,
"proto-snake people$2$1"
);
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial (A|a)dult('s)?\b/g, "$1dult Snake Person$2");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial adult('s)?\b/g, "adult snake person$1");
v = v.replace(
/\bMillennial (A|a)dult(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g,
"$1dult Snake People$3$2"
);
v = v.replace(
/\bmillennial adult(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g,
"adult snake people$2$1"
);
// Definition
v = v.replace(/\bmil·len·nial\b/g, "snake peo·ple");
v = v.replace(/\bmiˈlenēəl\b/g, "snāk ˈpēpəl");
// Millennial
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial\b/g, "Snake Person");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial\b/g, "snake person");
v = v.replace(/\bMillennial(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Snake People$2$1");
v = v.replace(/\bmillennial(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "snake people$2$1");
// The Great Recession
v = v.replace(/\bGreat Recession\b/g, "Time of Shedding and Cold Rocks");
v = v.replace(/\bgreat recession\b/g, "time of shedding and cold rocks");
// The Great Depression
v = v.replace(/\bGreat Depression\b/g, "Clutch Plague");
v = v.replace(/\bgreat depression\b/g, "clutch plague");
// Occupy Wall Street
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:(?:Occupy|OWS) (?:M|m)ovement)|(?:Occupy Wall Street)\b/g,
"Great Ape-Snake War"
);
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:(?:occupy|OWS|ows) movement)|(?:occupy wall street)\b/g,
"great ape-snake war"
);
v = v.replace(/\bOWS\b/g, "GA-SW");
v = v.replace(/\bows\b/g, "ga-sw");
// Helicopter Parents
v = v.replace(/\bHelicopter Parent(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Thulsa Doom$2$1");
v = v.replace(/\b[Hh]elicopter parent(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Thoth-Amon$2$1");
// Trophy Kids
v = v.replace(/\bTrophy Kid(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Quetzalcoatl's Chosen$2$1");
v = v.replace(/\btrophy kid(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Quetzalcoatl's chosen$2$1");
// Digital Natives
v = v.replace(/\bDigital Native(s)?\b/g, "Parseltongue$1");
v = v.replace(/\bdigital native(s)?\b/g, "parseltongue$1");
// Generation Z
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Z\b/g, "The Zolom's Children");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration Z\b/g, "the Zolom's children");
v = v.replace(/\bZ Generation\b/g, "Children of the Zolom");
v = v.replace(/\bz generation\b/g, "children of the Zolom");
// Tweens
// The replacement syntax here emulates a negative lookbehind to avoid replacing `'tween`
v = v.replace( /(')?\bTween(s)?\b/g, function ($0, $1, $2) { return ($1 ? $0 : $2 ? "Neonates" : "Neonate") });
v = v.replace( /(')?\btween(s)?\b/g, function ($0, $1, $2) { return ($1 ? $0 : $2 ? "neonates" : "neonate") });
// Generation Y
v = v.replace(/\b(?:Generation Y)|(?:Generation Why)\b/g,
"Serpent Society");
v = v.replace(/\bgen(?:eration)? ?(?:wh)?y\b/g, "serpent society");
v = v.replace(/\bGen Y\b/g, "Society of the Serpent");
// Generation We
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration We\b/g, "Caduceus Cult");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration we\b/g, "caduceus cult");
v = v.replace(/\bWe Generation\b/g, "Cult of the Caduceus");
v = v.replace(/\bwe generation\b/g, "cult of the caduceus");
// Generation Me
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Me\b/g, "The Cult of the Serpent");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration me\b/g, "the cult of the serpent");
// Global Generation
v = v.replace(/\bGlobal Generation\b/g, "Tannin's Horde");
v = v.replace(/\bglobal generation\b/g, "Tannin's horde");
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Global\b/g, "Horde of Tannin");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration global\b/g, "horde of Tannin");
// Generation Next
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Next\b/g, "Time of Nidhogg");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration next\b/g, "time of Nidhogg");
// Net Generation
v = v.replace(/\bNet Generation\b/g, "Damballa's Coils");
v = v.replace(/\bnet generation\b/g, "Damballa's coils");
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Net\b/g, "Coils of Damballa");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration net\b/g, "Coils of Damballa");
// Echo Boomers
v = v.replace(/\bEcho Boomers\b/g, "Crotalids");
v = v.replace(/\becho Boomers\b/g, "crotalids");
// New Boomers
v = v.replace(/\bNew Boomer(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Jörmungandr's Circle$2$1");
v = v.replace(/\bnew Boomer(?:(s)\b(')|s\b)/g, "Jörmungandr's circle$2$1");
// Generation Flux
v = v.replace(/\b(?:Generation Flux)|(?:Flux Generation)\b/g, "Hiss Club");
v = v.replace(/\b(?:generation flux)|(?:flux generation)\b/g, "hiss club");
// Generation Sell
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Sell\b/g, "Kaa Tribe");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration sell\b/g, "Kaa tribe");
v = v.replace(/\bSell Generation\b/g, "Tribe of Kaa");
v = v.replace(/\bsell generation\b/g, "tribe of Kaa");
// Boomerang Generation
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:Boomerang Generation)|(?:Generation Boomerang)\b/g,
"Ouroboros Society"
);
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:boomerang generation)|(?:generation boomerang)\b/g,
"ouroboros society"
);
// Peter Pan Generation
v = v.replace(/\bPeter Pan Generation\b/g, "Neheb-Kau Cult");
v = v.replace(/\b(?:P|p)eter (?:P|p)an generation\b/g, "Neheb-Kau cult");
v = v.replace(/\bGeneration Peter Pan\b/g, "Cult of Neheb-Kau");
v = v.replace(/\bgeneration (?:P|p)eter (?:P|p)an\b/g, "cult of Neheb-Kau");
// Generation 911
v = v.replace(/\bGen(?:eration)? 9\/?11\b/g, "Kaa Tribe");
v = v.replace(/\bgen(?:eration)? 9\/?11\b/g, "Kaa tribe");
v = v.replace(/\b9\/?11 Generation\b/g, "Tribe of the Kaa");
v = v.replace(/\b9\/?11 generation\b/g, "tribe of the Kaa");
// Cohorts
v = v.replace(/\b(S|s)truggling (A|a)spirationals\b/g, "Struggling (with) Pythons");
v = v.replace(/\b(S|s)uccessful (H|h)omeowners\b/g, "Viper Stripers");
v = v.replace(/\b(A|a)ctive (A|a)ffluents\b/g, "Activated Boas");
v = v.replace(/\b(C|c)omfortable (?:tv|Tv|TV) (W|w)atchers\b/g, "Cozy Cobras");
// The Generation of €700
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:The Generation of €700)|(?:€700 Generation)\b/g,
"Ophion"
);
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:the generation of €700)|(?:€700 generation)\b/g,
"ophion"
);
// Mileurista
v = v.replace(/\b(?:M|m)ill?eurista\b/g, "Nagual");
// Precarious Generation
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:Precarious Generation)|(?:Generation Precarious)\b/g,
"Gargouille"
);
v = v.replace(
/\b(?:precarious generation)|(?:generation precarious)\b/g,
"gargouille"
);
return v;
}
See also edit
- “Drumpfinator” and related AN thread