BBC's 'PHP security expert' becomes a meme: 'Didn't know PHP existed until yesterday'
SumitGup · x · 2026-10-24
A viral meme chain mocking media-quoted experts: after a report cited "BBC's PHP security expert" on a vulnerability, @5eniorDeveloper joked the expert "didn't know PHP existed until yesterday morning." The line quickly became a template with variations like "BBC mechanic: I didn't know cars had engines," poking fun at unqualified expert quotes in the press.
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