英國繼兩週前造成 22 人死亡的曼城演唱會恐襲後，上週六首都倫敦再現恐怖襲擊，一輛貨車在倫敦橋上撞向行人，三名持刀男子下車追斬途人，造成7死48傷，三名刀手之後被警方擊斃。《紐約時報》報道一度以〈（曼城恐襲）恐慌未息 倫敦市中心再爆恐襲釀六死〉（Terrorist Attacks in the Heart of London Leave 6 Dead in a Nation Still Reeling），當中「Reeling」（恐慌）一字觸動英國網民神經，認為《紐約時報》用詞不當，強調英國國民並未因為連串恐襲而陷入「恐慌」，並指《紐時》的用詞正中恐怖份子下懷。
英國網民紛以幽默回應恐懼，Hashtag 「會令英國感到恐慌的東西」（#thingsthatleavebritianreeling）迅即熱爆 twitter，傳播度一度高於該次恐襲的 hashtag。
This sort of hyped-up headline does the terrorists' job for them. UK isn't "reeling" @nytimes pic.twitter.com/KKesMHHIFY
— Robert Harris (@Robert___Harris) June 4, 2017
《哈利波特》系列作者 J.K. 羅琳亦為此開腔，指施襲者必定希望能以傷害無辜的人，令英國陷入恐慌，但英國並無因而驚懼，「不要將悲傷與膽怯混為一談」。
The thugs who mowed down innocent people would love to think of the UK 'reeling' but it isn't. Don't confuse grief with lack of courage. https://t.co/9MEUfPLnkv
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 4, 2017
另一邊廂，一名在逃離現場時，手持啤酒的男子，則成為網絡紅人，被視為倫敦精神的象徵。
People fleeing #LondonBridge but the bloke on the right isn't spilling a drop. God Bless the Brits! pic.twitter.com/ceeaH0XxeX
— Howard Mannella (@hmannella) June 3, 2017
This is what "reeling" means in British English @nytimes pic.twitter.com/F9QJ9kaR7X
— Andy L (@A_V_M_L) June 4, 2017
Love that #thingsthatleavebritainreeling is trending higher than the attack itself. Now THAT's what it means to be British
— AbandonedBear (@AbandonedBear) June 4, 2017
No @nytimes, this is what "reeling" looks like.
— Daniel (@DannyDutch) June 4, 2017
We'll start panicking when we've no milk for our tea. #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/9U7KqtaC4l
That the rest of the world apparently thinks Lipton's Yellow Label is tea #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling
— Jayne (@PublishingNinja) June 4, 2017
When you call an election, but don't show up for the debate! #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/gMXc9V6qJN
— Annabel Keats (@annabelactivist) June 4, 2017
People who stand to the left on the Tube escalator #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling
— Olivia Solon (@oliviasolon) June 4, 2017
#ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling finding one passenger occupying more than one seat on the tube. pic.twitter.com/iZpnTkArSE
— Rob (@GenericZA) June 4, 2017
#ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling people not using there, their and they're correctly
— just me..Nic x (@1970nsj) June 4, 2017
People who eat kit-kats like this #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/X0t2sKkxvu
— Liam Butler (@liam_butler5) June 4, 2017
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