my dudes, here come dat boi

distantsounds@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 277 points –
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o fuk, it wednesday

This is still my favorite meme of all time and I have no idea why.

I love this meme because it was entirely created to be a meme. A brand new creation.

Almost every other meme is a reference to something else, be it reliant on knowledge of a certain media or culture, or a still from a TV programme, film, game, etc. like a meme with a SpongeBob character in an image, for example.

Not Dat Boi. Literally only a meme and references no other media. Pure creativity.

Frog on a unicycle. What's not to like?

You want to know why I love dat boi? Dat boi is a completely self-made meme. So many other memes are based in nostalgic childrens shows, funny faces, relatable situations, or references. Not dat boi. Dat boi is completely absurd. It’s a low-res frog on a unicycle, and an arbitrary method for greeting him. The first person to ever upvote dat boi did not do so out of recognition. The first person to ever upvote dat boi did not do so because a pre-existing meme format. The first person to ever upvote dat boi upvoted a meme literally pulled from the ether by sheer human creativity and willpower. Dat boi is evidence that humans can stare into the meaningless void of eternity and force their own meaning onto to it. I will always upvote dat boi, o shit waddup!