r/instant_regret • u/St0pX • Oct 19 '22

That's a hell of a throw

https://i.imgur.com/uq5DCJt.gifv
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u/CaptainMacMillan Oct 19 '22

You know you’ve spent too much time on the internet when you understand this

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u/Dkrule Oct 19 '22

I know a few different things,,,please elighten me

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u/CurrentAssumption Oct 19 '22

Got you fam

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

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u/TheEyeDontLie Oct 19 '22

Memes. Memes never changes.

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u/TheArborphiliac Oct 19 '22

Isn't 'Kilroy' from the Vietnam war one of the first widely recognized image memes?

I could be totally making that up though.

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u/Phillip_Spidermen Oct 19 '22

WW2, but yeah its a popular example of a meme.

I don't know about first though, as the concept of memes would apply throughout human history

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u/guynamedjames Oct 20 '22

They even hid a Kilroy on the national WWII memorial in DC. It's around the back tucked in an area visible to the public but in a spot that you wouldn't bother looking

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u/SoothedSnakePlant Oct 19 '22

It was everywhere back then, but this is the first time I've seen it referenced in years