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Josh fight
The '''Josh Fight''' was a viral [[internet meme]] and pretend fight at Air Park in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], on April 24, 2021.<ref name=Lin>{{cite news|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/little-josh-dubbed-winner-of-the-battle-of-the-joshes-community-also-benefits-from-event/article_5b0db3e8-e96b-5025-9dd5-222aae3b99c5.html|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=May 8, 2021|author=Libby Seline|title='Little Josh' dubbed winner of the Battle of the Joshes; community also benefits from event |date=April 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=WSJ>{{cite news|title=The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska |accessdate=May 8, 2021|date=April 26, 2021|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432|author=Jason Gay|newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

A college student named Josh Swain from [[Tucson, Arizona]] had the idea for the Josh Fight.  He was bored because of the [[coronavirusCOVID-19 pandemic]], and this gave him the idea.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/25/josh-fight-pool-noodle-battle-nebraska-joshfight-orig-kj.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=May 8, 2021|title=Viral pool noodle brawl started as a 'pandemic boredom' joke}}</ref> He talked about it on April 24, 2020. After a screenshot of a [[Facebook Messenger]] group chat involving several users named Josh spread widely on the [[internet]],(contracted; show full)icknamed "Little Josh," won the fight.<ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/25/josh-fight-winner-nebraska-4-year-old-joshua-vinson-jr/7375103002/|magazine=USA Today|accessdate=May 8, 2021|title=Hundreds gather in a Nebraska field for a pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh|author=Jay Cannon|date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

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[[Category:2021 in the United States]]
[[Category:Internet culture]]
[[Category:COVID-19 pandemic]]