WWYD

short hand for “what would you do?” when you are asking for advice in a chatroom.
i can’t keep anything down due to morning sickness, but i have to go on a business trip. help! wwyd?
what would yoshi do?

when you are in a desperate situation and simply need to ask yourself— ‘what would yoshi do?’ and your pathway will become clear
oh dear these giant mushrooms seem to be attacking me. hmmmmmmmmm wwyd???
when facing a tricky dilemma or obscure situation, in trying to find the best solution, one should imagine what yusuf would’ve done in the same situation.
“i’m not sure if i should write this webpage script in perl, java or php. hmm, wwyd?

(a hat-tip to wwjd for this example, which actually fits much better here than it does there.)
the general formula beginning with the phrase, “what would you do…..” followed by a hypothetical situation putting the questioned in a humorous but vulnerable position (such as needing a towel after taking a shower) with the punchline being an awkward situation made even more awkward by the sudden and unexpected presence of (“standing there handing you a towel is”) “none other than phil baroni” -wwyd
wwyd… if you came home from a hard days work and standing in your kitchen making banana bread is none other than… phil ba-roni wwyd

the original skit got 3,000 hits/views the first week, now its all over twitter…including @philbaroni
the general formula beginning with the phrase, “what would you do…..” followed by a hypothetical situation putting the questioned in a humorous but vulnerable position (such as needing a towel after taking a shower) with the punchline being an awkward situation made even more awkward by the sudden and unexpected presence of (“standing there handing you a towel is”) “none other than phil baroni” -wwyd
wwyd… if you came home from a hard days work and standing in your kitchen making banana bread is none other than… phil ba-roni wwyd

the original skit got 3,000 hits/views the first week, now its all over twitter…including @philbaroni