History Memes / Reddit

* "Bae caught me ________ ." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Used to jokingly mock someone who claims that somebody else did something that ''they'' clearly did; bonus points if they claim that it was their significant other, in an effort to make their relationship look cuter than it actually is. It's a reference to [[http://i.imgur.com/572tYr6.jpg this]] famous post on /r/funny, mocking a woman who tries to pretend that her boyfriend [[SleepCute took a picture of her as she was falling asleep]]--even though [[BlatantLies her hand can be clearly seen holding a camera in the mirror behind her]].[[/labelnote]]

* Test ''something'' Please Ignore: This is a running gag that has become the theme for games, mods, teams, guilds, and so on by redditors. It was based off of a [[https://www.reddit.com/comments/92dd8/test_post_please_ignore/ test post]] that had somehow become extremely popular.

* Albit Einstein/wicked smaht: From a story in which while a user's Spanish explaining the difference between the verbs for "to understand completely" and "to be familiar with." For example, you could be familiar with Boston, but not understand it completely, to which one student responded "Albit Einstein could! He's wicked smaht!"

* Test ''something'' Please Ignore: This is a running gag that has become the theme for games, mods, teams, guilds, and so on by redditors. It was based off of a [[https://www.reddit.com/comments/92dd8/test_post_please_ignore/ test post]] that had somehow became extremely popular.

* "You have now been banned from [[{{VideoGame/Planetside}} r/planetside]]. To get unbanned you must write a 500 word essay on how transphobia affecting [blank]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A mod banned a user for transphobic comments on the Planetside subreddit, though most people believed it was his usage of the word 'trap' (slang term for MTF pre-ops or girly-looking boys, like a certain nun from a certain fighting game). The user in question was ordered to write an essay.[[/labelnote]]

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* Kevin: Comes from a user's story about the dumbest student he ever taught. Kevin couldn't tell the difference between dogs and cats and once tazed himself in the neck, among other things. His parents were equally as incompetent.

* "You have now been banned from [[{{VideoGame/Planetside}} r/planetside]]. To get unbanned you must write a 500 word essay on how transphobia affecting [blank]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A mod banned a user for transphobic comments on the Planetside subreddit, though most people believed it was his usage of the word 'trap' (slang term for MTF pre-ops or girly-looking boys, like a certain nun from a certain fighting game). The user in question was ordered to write an essay. Of course, Kotakuinaction and default subs exploded.[[/labelnote]]

** A new variant has arisen recently: "You have been banned from r/EllenPaongyang", a reference to the controversy surrounding Ellen Pao and censorship.

* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dick-butt Dick Butt]]

* Geraffes are dumb./Stupid long horses./[ascii art of a giraffe with a disapproving look][[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone called giraffes dumb as a response to a picture of a giraffe licking a painting, and in accordance to Murphy's Law, spelled it "geraffe", then made a series of increasingly funny edits complaining about downvotes.[[/labelnote]]

* "You have now been banned from [[{{VideoGame/Planetside}} r/planetside]]. To get unbanned you must write a 500 word essay on how transphobia affecting [blank]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A power-tripping mod on r/planetside infamously [[DisproportionateRetribution banned a user for using the word trap in a post]] (they apparently somehow mistook it as a reference to a transphobic term (if you're wondering, the term is It's A Trap) and ordered this bizarre punishment. Is now used to mock incompetent mods.[[/labelnote]]

* "You have now been banned from [[{{VideoGame/Planetside}} r/planetside]]. To get unbanned you must write a 500 word essay on how transphobia affecting [blank]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A power-tripping mod on r/planetside infamously [[DisproportionateRetribution banned a user for using the word trap in a post]] (they apparently somehow mistook it as a reference to a transphobic term) and ordered this bizarre punishment. Is now used to mock incompetent mods who are more concerned with being [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad politically correct]] than with actually doing their jobs.[[/labelnote]]

* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dick-butt Dick Butt]]

** A new variant has arisen recently: "You have been banned from r/EllenPaongyang", a reference to the Reddit's [[TheScrappy highly unpopular]] interim CEO Ellen Pao, who's infamous amongst the userbase for trying to silence criticisms made against her.

* COLBY 2015! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to a thread made by a father whose son molested a dog named hobby with a hairbrush. Replace "2015" with current year.[[/labelnote]]
* Geraffes are dumb./Stupid long horses./[ascii art of a giraffe with a disapproving look][[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone called giraffes dumb as a response to a picture of a giraffe licking a painting, and in accordance to Muphry's Law, spelled it "geraffe", then made a series of increasingly funny edits complaining about downvotes.[[/labelnote]]

* "In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous comment from r/atheism. It and variants on it are used to mock jerkasses who think that their atheism makes them superior to others.[[/labelnote]]

* "In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous comment from r/atheism. It and variants on it are used to mock [[HollywoodAtheist jerkasses who think that their atheism makes them superior to others]].[[/labelnote]]

* "In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous comment from r/atheism. It and variants on it are used to mock [[HollywoodAtheist jerkasses who think that their atheism makes them superior to others.[[/labelnote]]

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* Cat.[[labelnote:Explanation][=r/CatsStandingUp=] has very specific posting rules: any text post on the subreddit ''must'' be "Cat." No deviations of any kind are allowed, and anyone who does is banned. The rest of reddit picked up the joke and you can probably find strings of "Cat." comments on any thread related to cats.[[/labelnote]]

* The condoms are under the sink/You could have heard a needle drop/$100/His name? Albert Einstein/''r/thathappened/''etc [[labelnote:Explanation]]r/[=ThatHappened=] is dedicated to making fun of obviously made up stories on reddit, tumblr, facebook and so on. Some select phrases from the most popular stories of that nature, or the subreddit's name, are used to imply that the story is bullshit.[[/labelnote]]

* '''SO BRAVE''': Said in response to someone declaring a widely held opinion, such as "Creationists are stupid".

* Reddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement Suite[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular browser extension has a shortcut inserting its name and link to the official website into a comment, which is prone to abuse.[[/labelnote]]