Sky News looks at how a fast food joint went from local eatery to internet stardom thanks to ironic memes and a catchy theme tune you 'cannot escape'.
As the years went by more and more tweets referencing Binley Mega Chippy began to appear, but still the eatery continued on in relative obscurity, not knowing what was to come.
The viral hysteria over the fast food outlet was not sparked until early 2022, when it was featured in a slideshow of multiple UK chippies on TikTok on 26 April.On 18 May an account called binleymegachippyfan53 posted two TikToks about the chip joint, and continued to do so throughout the rest of May.Other TikTok users got involved, many changing their usernames to reference Binley Mega Chippy.
On 25 May binleymegachippyfan53 posted a 10-second clip with a static picture of Binley Mega Chippy, accompanied by a cheerful jingle. It goes like this:"Binley Me-ga Chiiiipyyy, Binley Me-ga Chiiiipyyy, Binley Me-ga Chiiiipyyyyyyyyyyy... Binley Mega Chippy" - and it's to the tune of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.Oh, and it's going to be stuck in your head now for the rest of your life.And, naturally, people have been visiting from literally all over
People have been trekking hours to visit Binley's most famous food spot with customers queuing out the door, to the delight of owner Kamal Gandhi, who said it's"been mad".There are reports of people travelling from France and Portugal and even Texas and Australia to visit what may be the most famous chip shop in the world right now.
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