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I herd u like mudkips. About “I Herd U Liek Mudkips” is a catchphrase that became popular through its frequent usage on 4chan in the mid-2000s. Variations on the spelling and the addition of “so” to the beginning of the phrase can also be found. Although its meanings are obscure, the phrase is commonly used as an identifier amongst 4chan users outside of the imageboard community, similar to the usage of “The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight” on Reddit. Origin Mudkip is a blue and orange water-type Pokemon character who first appeared in the Ruby and Sapphire games, released in the US in March 2003.

Spread Copypasta Throughout 2005 and 2006, a copypasta story about a boy dressed as Ash Ketchum humping a plush mudkip toy began circulating 4chan. Feels Good Man. About Feels Good Man is a catchphrase and exploitable from a comic strip authored by artist Matt Furie.

Feels Good Man

The phrase is in reference to the emotions one of the characters in the strip feels when he goes to the bathroom standing up, with his pants all the way down. In Ur Base. About “I’m in your base killing your dudes”, often written as “im in ur base killin ur d00dz”, is a popular gaming catchphrase used to indicate one’s pwnage over another player, as in “Guess what?

In Ur Base

I’m humiliating you and you don’t even know it.” Origin It has become a widely-used phrase amongst players of many RTS computer games such as StarCraft and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. Kill It With Fire. Origin Mankind has been killing things with fire since our early ancestors, so if something undesireable needs to be done away with, fire is a tried and true way.

Kill It With Fire

Now the term “kill it with fire” or often “KILL IT WITH FIRE” seems to have peaked once in 2007, before finally gaining a foothold online in 2008. according to google trends. The earliest instance we could find was here in a comments section on an article about furries, but whether this is the first instance or just someone posting what they saw on another website is unknown. “Kill it with fire” is believed to be a reference to the 1982 John Carpenter classic The Thing. It's a trap! About “It’s A Trap!”

It's a trap!

Is a catchphrase that is often used as a reaction to photos of transsexuals and crossdressers (often referred to as “traps”), or people who appear sexually ambiguous. It usually means that the person in question has male reproductive organs, regardless of their appearance. Though less frequently, the phrase can be also used as a warning of any potential danger.

NO U. The NO U image is a sarcastic way of pointing out that the OP’s comments apply more to himself and is therefore an idiot.

NO U

It is also an effective method of trolling a troll (which goes hand in hand with the former sentence). This meme originated on the something awful forums where epix flame wars would often erupt. Divide By Zero. About To Divide by Zero is an internet slang term describing an action that leads to an epic failure or theoretically unlikely disaster, such as an earth-shattering apocalypse or a wormhole in the time-space continuum.

Divide By Zero

The concept of division by zero is also associated with the phrase “OH SHI-,” which represents the response of someone that is cut off mid-sentence as a result of the disaster. Origin The earliest known reference to division by zero can be found in a YTMND site titled “1/0 !!!!!!!!!!!!” Uploaded on October 3rd, 2005, which featured an artist’s illustration of a black hole. However, according to Encyclopedia Dramatica, the phrase is said to have originated on 4chan’s /b/ (random) board, with its earliest dating to December 8th, 2006. Pretty Cool Guy. About “Pretty cool guy” is a exploitable snowclone parody phrase used to show approval of a subject.

Pretty Cool Guy

Usage I think X is a pretty cool Y. {Eh, Seh} Z and doesn’t afraid of anything. LOLWUT. About LOLWUT (pronounced “lol what?”)

LOLWUT

Is an image macro and catchphrase used in online conversations to indicate feelings of confusion or bewilderment about something another person has shared. An Hero. About An hero is a trolling synonym for committing suicide.

An Hero

The meme originates from the grammatical error of a memorial page dedicated to Mitchel Henderson. It is used widely by trolls on forums where a user post a problem that they are having. Background Mitchell Henderson was a seventh grader from Rochester, Minnesota. Following Mitchell’s suicide, his friends and classmates created a Myspace memorial to him. One comment stood out in particular: “He was such an hero, to take it all away. Explanation. I Can't Let You Do That Star____ Origin Can’t Let You Do That (Star Fox) is a meme that’s based off a line in StarFox 64 (also spawner of the infamous Barrel Roll), this line happened in the level “Fortuna” when the character Wolf O’Donnell leader of the Star Wolf team told Fox McCloud he could disarm the bomb at the base.

I Can't Let You Do That Star____

Line at 1:59 Formula The consists of the character Wolf O’Donnell being shopped into situations either entirely or partially and all caps announcing: CAN’T LET YOU DO THAT [insert person/thing here] Usually the targets are things that rhyme with “StarFox” and occasionally actions sound like “Do”. Spread. Cool Story, Bro. Om Nom Nom Nom. About Om Nom Nom Nom is an onomatopoeic phrase used to indicate that someone is eating or that a food item is particularly delicious. The expression is often used to caption image macros that involve food or appear as if something is being eaten. Origin The expression originated with the character Cookie Monster from the children’s television series Sesame Street, who was invented by the American puppeteer Jim Henson in 1966. O RLY? About O RLY is internet slang for “OH REALLY?” With implicit sarcasm. Since gaining traction through with usage on Internet forums, O RLY has become a popular deadpan response to any statement that is deemed either highly doubtful or obviously true.

Do Not Want. About Do Not Want, and its positive counterpart Do Want, are catchphrases typically used in reaction image macros to express one’s opinion on an image, video, or post. The phrase can also be modified with varying degrees of desire including “sort of want” and “don’t know if want.” It is used similarly to This Is Relevant to My Interests as a social cue to convey to other people whether the material is worth viewing.

Origin On June 7th, 2005, blogger Jeremy Winterson compiled a set of photos he took of a Chinese bootleg DVD of Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, comically mistranslated as Star War The Backstroke of the West. Spread On June 17th, 2005, Winterson’s blog post was featured on the official Star Wars blogsite by lead writer Bonnie Burton. In January 2007, the phrase “do not want” was placed over a photograph of the Broccoli Dog and posted in a FARK thread titled “Who’s the Boss Star posts naked pictures of self on web, Sadly is not Alyssa Milano.” Notable Examples. I'm twelve years old and what is this? 'Dat Ass. About Dat Ass is an image macro series based on a still photograph of rapper Rich Boy that was taken during his studio visit to MTV’s Total Request Live in March 2007.

The original picture reveals the young Southern rapper biting his lower lip while trying to listen to someone speaking in the audience. Since its inception, both the facial expression and the catchphrase “Dat Ass” have been used as a popular response to rump threads. Origin The man in the picture has been identified as southern rapper Rich Boy (real name: Maurice Richards), who was co-hosting MTV’s music variety program TRL with rapper Ne-Yo in New York’s Times Square on March 13, 2007.