6-7 joke at Hadestown

[macbeth]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 2:03pm

https://www.tiktok.com/@salshrem_nardea/video/7566750257913122079?refer=player_v1&referer_video_id=7566750257913122079&referrer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2Fplayer%2Fv1%2F7566750257913122079%3F%26autoplay%3D0%26timestamp%3D0%26rel%3D0&utm_campaign=&utm_source=unknown

crazy

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 2:27pm

Not gonna lie...

It brought me great joy to watch that clip, and to hear the laughter from the audience, and see the cast member bowing to the balcony. The theme from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was an excellent choice.

I've always had empathy for my middle school students. Adolescent egocentrism can be a very taxing developmental stage for everyone affected by it (adults included), but it also creates opportunities for the explosions of squirrel-bait goofiness in that clip. 

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 2:36pm

I'm too old to have any idea what is happening in that video lol

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 2:39pm

TotallyEffed said: "I'm too old to have any idea what is happening in that video lol"

It won't make any more sense, but the truth is that there's not much (if any) meaning behind it.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 2:48pm

TotallyEffed said: "I'm too old to have any idea what is happening in that video lol"

Just something the kids find funny these days. And adults find stupid. It'll be gone by 2026.

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 3:59pm

It’s a quote from a rap song hyping tall basketball players. A clip of someone quoting that line while doing a goofy dance move/gesture went viral out of context and now this really all there is to it beyond “reference to a reference to a reference.”

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 7:03pm

darquegk said: "It’s a quote from a rap song hyping tall basketball players. A clip of someone quoting that line while doing a goofy dance move/gesture went viral out of context and now this really all there is to it beyond “reference to a reference to a reference.”"

I never understood it to be a dance move. The raising and lowering of hands in opposition to each other was meant to represent variable weight, causing a scale to move up and down.

The hyphen in the phrase "6-7" is meant to take the place of the word, "or". In combination with the balancing up/down hand movements, the enactor is indicating an un-surety that could tip the scale either way: "6-7".

I have no idea why that captured the attention of adolescents to such a great degree, other than (at that age) it's so incredibly important to be popular to the point of pretending to be "in the know" - just like your peers who are cluelessly pretending the same thing.

PS: darquegk, do you have a reference for that rap song? 

Updated On: 11/2/25 at 07:03 PM

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 7:33pm

John Adams said: "PS:darquegk, do you have a reference for that rap song?"

Found it: 

 

"The origins of "6-7" tie back to the song "Doot Doot," released by rapper Skrilla in December 2024. In the song, Skrilla sings, "The way that switch, I know he dyin'. 6-7." The rapper has not revealed the meaning of "6-7" but some suggest it could be a reference to 67th Street in Skrilla's hometown of Philadelphia, according to Know Your Meme, a database for memes and internet slang.

After its release, the song was used to soundtrack basketball highlight videos of Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball, whose height is 6-foot-7. In the earliest videos, a sports commentator says Ball plays like he's 6'1, even though he's "6'7," at which point the song "Doot Doot" kicks in and the video shows a compilation of Ball's best moves on the court." (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/30/6-7-slang-popular-meaning/86981428007/)

Updated On: 11/2/25 at 07:33 PM

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 7:34pm

Info on the source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6-7_(meme)

Updated On: 11/2/25 at 07:34 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 7:43pm

At what point in the show did this happen? I thought it was the curtain call but it appears the rest of the audience is seated. Does 6-7 appear in lyrics are in the book for the show? I saw it in previews so it's been a while.

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 8:15pm

During Rocky Horror over the weekend, as the Narrator, one of my topical references was "that inexplicable six-seven phenomenon." I typically do different jokes at every show since there are repeat attenders, but that one got such a huge laugh from the audience that I kept it for the entire weekend's run.

[pancakehaus]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 8:48pm

uncageg said: "At what point in the show did this happen? I thought it was the curtain call but it appears the rest of the audience is seated. Does 6-7 appear in lyrics are in the book for the show? I saw it in previews so it's been a while."

It was during the red bucket speech after bows. The joke was made on purpose by Rebecca because she knew there were a lot of young students in the audience.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 11/2/25 at 10:02pm

uncageg said: "At what point in the show did this happen? I thought it was the curtain call but it appears the rest of the audience is seated. Does 6-7 appear in lyrics are in the book for the show? I saw it in previews so it's been a while."

It seems silly the way the tiktok was edited (misleading nonsense on tiktok, shocking!) but there is a fuller unedited clip out there where Rebecca Jones is soliciting for Broadway Cares, and suggests maybe donating 6 or 7 dollars, explicitly referencing the audience in the crowd. Who then went nuts because [insert explanation here, I'm an adult].

 

But it wasnt like the kids in the audience were ruining the show or inappropriately screaming about 6-7--it was a pointed reference at closing by Jones.