'Carl Bismarck' Parody Comes Back From the Dead on TikTok

So, who is Carl Bismarck? As noted on TikTok, there is a 2010 obituary for a Carl Bismark from Mena, Arkansas. And there is a Carl von Bismarck, ... Skiptocontent @cueballcapalot00/TikTok A2015viralvideo—anditsparody—arereincarnatedonTikTok Everyone'stalkingaboutCarlBismarck.  AudraSchroeder InternetCulture PublishedAug27,2021   UpdatedAug27,2021,9:52amCDT ThatOneSoundisaweeklycolumnfromseniorinternetculturewriterAudraSchroederthatexplorestheoriginofpopularsoundsheardonTikTok.Suggestions?Tips?Email[email protected] WhoisCarlBismarck?Ishereallydead? Overthelastfewmonths,asix-year-oldviralvideohasbeenrevivedonTikTok.It’sinspiredpowerfulperformancesandreinterpretations.It’salsobroughtaboutsomeshockingrevelations. Thesound OnJune24,userAlexWiduchpostedanargumentbetweenawomanandamanfilmingher.Itstartswiththispoetry:“You’reaweirdmotherfucker,andyoubetternotbeasnitch,becauseI’lltellfuckingCarlBismarck.”Themanresponds,“CallCarl,Idon’tevenknowwho—”beforebeingcutoff. “He’sdead!”  @alexwiduch6♬originalsound–AlexWiduch TheTikTokhasmorethan15millionviews,andtheaudiohasbeenusedinmorethan56,000TikToks.Peoplefoundinventivewaystorecontextualizetheheatedexchange. https://www.tiktok.com/@saucey_austin/video/6994272034318535941?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6900943631025178117&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0 @artsamanthaIcannotbeleftunattended#spirit#spiritHalloween#carlbismark♬originalsound–AlexWiduch http://www.tiktok.com/@hey_ashhole/video/6985300864491588869 Where’sitfrom? It’sactuallyarecreationofa2015video.Theoriginal,titled“Crazyladyondrugs,”waspostedtoYouTubeinJuly2015byShawnStoecker,andithasmorethan1millionviews. Inthevideo,Stoeckerandanunidentifiedwomanwhoappearstobeaneighborhaveabizarreexchangeinwhichshename-checkswhatsoundslike“CarlBismarck”aswellas“JimHall,”who“ownsUnited.” Aweeklater,aparodywasposted,titled“Crazyladyondrugspart2.”That’stheversionthatendeduponTikTok.Theposter,HiramHernandez,saysinthedescription:“Ourversionofcrazyladyondrugsinneighborhood.Workfun.” Manyofthecommentsremarkonwhatagreatperformancethewoman—ostensiblyHernandez’sco-worker—gives,andplentyofpeopleonTikTokbelieveditwasarealconfrontation.ItwasreintroducedintheKarenera,afterall. Nowthatmorepeoplearediscoveringit’saparodyoftheoriginal,that’salsobecomeameme.AnotherportionoftheparodyvideowaspostedtoTikTok,andinthecomments,onepersonhitsonthesurrealityoftheseduelingvideos: Soundoff So,whoisCarlBismarck?AsnotedonTikTok,thereisa2010obituaryforaCarlBismarkfromMena,Arkansas.AndthereisaCarlvonBismarck,whoisstillaliveandcurrentlyPrinceofBismarck.ButtheoriginalvideoisreportedlyfromOregon.  Inthenewercommentsontheoriginal,severalpeopleaskforupdatesonthewoman.WereachedouttoStoeckerforcomment.Earlierthismonth,someonepostedaTikTokpurportingtobethedaughterofthewomaninthevideo,butitappearstobeabit. Moreessentialculturereads Sharethisarticle *FirstPublished:Aug27,2021,7:00amCDT AudraSchroeder AudraSchroederistheDailyDot’sseniorentertainmentwriter,andshefocusesonstreaming,comedy,andmusic.HerworkhaspreviouslyappearedintheAustinChronicle,theDallasObserver,NPR,ESPN,Bitch,andtheVillageVoice.SheisbasedinAustin,Texas. ‘Onlywhenawhitegirlwearsit’:VogueFranceaccusedofhypocrisyoverJuliaFoxheadscarfphoto ‘Soallmovietheateremployeesstrugglinghuh?’:AMCworkerreceivesRegalpopcornbucketsinviralTikTok ‘Notmethinkingtheyindividuallyrearrangedalltheitems’:ViralTikTokshowshowWalmartworkerschangestorelayout(updated) ‘It’snotmisleading,that’slying’:TikTokercallsoutTargetafterfindingin-storesalepromotionisonlyvalidforonlinepurchases