This phenomenon proved to be inordinately popular, and so, the "trout-slap" became a kind of Internet meme of the generation; although, at that point in time, only cyber-geeks were aware of such things.
This phenomenon proved to be inordinately popular; although only cyber-geeks were aware of such things. This was at that point in time. The "trout-slap" became a kind of Internet meme of the generation; although only cyber-geeks were aware of such things. This was at that point in time. This was so.