Steves of all stripes make ridiculous question go viral. 'I'm a Steve...'

Ah, an internet moment that feels like it belongs in a more innocent age. On the survey section of the web, Ask Reddit, one person — almost certainly named Steve — asked a simply, silly question.

'Steves of Reddit, how do you keep yourselves from saying, 'Good Stevening' when greeting friends or co-workers in the evening?'

In four days, just about 1,500 Steves, or friends-of-Steves, weighed in.

The answers were joyful. Just take the first anecdote, a story of true harmony in the Steven-verse (that in no way answers the question). From a user named Mr_muu (aka Steve):

I was in a meeting with my manager Steve and in the middle of it a chap comes in from our IT contractors to fix something. He extends his hand and introduces himself with 'Steve.'

My boss takes his hand and says 'Steve.' He then turns to me with a wave and I greet him with a nod and an affirmative, 'Steve.' My boss gestures at me and says, 'Steve'.

The man confirms elatedly 'Steve?' And I nod again with 'Steve.' We chuckle and go back to our meeting while the IT chap is setting himself up at a deck nearby.

Several minutes later my boss let's out a snort and is barely containing himself, like an excited school kid. Steve, the contracts manager who sometimes uses our site, has just come through the door.

He walks over and greets my boss and I with nods and 'Steve, Steve.' We return with obligatory and excitable 'Steves.'

He turns to his usual desk and points at the IT dude. My boss explains — 'Steve!' He quizzically says 'Steve?' I nod energetically trying to contain myself: 'StEvE!!'

The IT bloke, using his Steve instincts, knows exactly what's up and extends his hand with a 'Steve' — which got returned with a chuckling 'Steve.' Cue when the IT bloke had finished and went to leave. He did the ceremonial honours of nodding at each of us with a Steve, which we each return. 'Steve, Steve. Steve, Steve. Steve, Steve.'

Fun to see a couple of right senior blokes regress immediately to school children.

Oh to be a Steve in a world of Steves. From user Temalyen (Steve):

I'm a Steve and, as a kid, my best friend was named Stephen. A few houses down lived another Steven. That was always fun when we got together because there were 3 of us.

Whenever one of our mothers called us, one of the wrong Steves would usually intentionally go over to her to the point where all three mothers would start saying 'MY Steven!'

When all three of us were at my house, my father would occasional say, 'There's too many Stevens here, we're over the legal limit for Stevens. We must eliminate one.' Which was amusing.

A few people actually addressed the question. Like LunaRealityArtificer:

Steves should start doing this but only to other Steves.

It will be like the jeep wave thing.

Other names got into the action. From sirbootiez (Lorne):

My names Lorne, I'm not afraid of wishing people a 'Good Lorning' some mornings.

From Sir-Viette:

Similarly, Bjorns of Reddit, how do you keep from saying “Good Bjorning” when greeting friends or co-workers in the morning?

From NiteNiteSpiderBite:

I used to work with a guy who had the last name Corning and I said 'morning, Corning' more times than I'd ever like to admit. He was always very nice about it.

But the Steves had the last laugh, and we must crown them the owners of the most punnable name.

I opt to keep my name strictly reserved for when I invite the ladies to explore my “hairway to steven” -- Sweaty-Feedback-1482 (Steve)

'Christmas Steve... New Year's Steve...' -- js_baker_iv (Steve)

'We will mourn you in the stevent of your untimely passing.' -- bonos_bovine_muse (Steve)

'We all gotta die steventually' -- xx_Chl_Chl_xx

Share this with the Steve in your life.