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4chan's /b/ +
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After several years it is now considered a … After several years it is now considered a [[Old meme|"classic" meme]], and as such its usage has dropped considerably. Despite this, any internet threads regarding Rozen Maiden or the [[Pool's_closed|Pool's Closed]] is likely to be filled with "<span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span>" somewhere, due to it being a widely-used spam word.
The popularity has led internet users to create a dedicated [[chan]], which is has discussions about <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span>meme and Rozen Maiden itself, among others. eme and Rozen Maiden itself, among others.
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Keep Typing Desu Japanese.jpg +
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The meme started sometime around 2005 - 20 … The meme started sometime around 2005 - 2006. It began after the regular users of random board raided the anime board on 4chan. /a/ then retaliated by spamming the word <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> repeatedly on /b/. /b/ then took the word and created a somewhat forced meme on itself, and the rest is history. The word is inspired by the Suiseiseki, who ended almost all of her sentences with <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span>. <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> is considered as a polite copula word in the Japanese language, in the same sense as "-kun", "-sama", "-san" and variations thereof. The usage of <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> by Suiseiseki is sometimes rather ironic, as she is very playful and often rude to those who she knows closely. This is another example of tsundere behavior popular in Japanese anime, as she is timid and shy around strangers. as she is timid and shy around strangers.
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'''<span style="color:#f00;">De</ … '''<span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span>''' (<span style="color:#f00;">で</span><FONT COLOR="#008000">す</font>), (pronounced "<span style="color:#f00;">de</span><FONT COLOR="#008000">ss</font>" by the [[Japanese]], "<span style="color:#f00;">des</span>-<FONT COLOR="#008000">sue</font>" when emphasized) is a Japanese linking verb used in ''keigo'', or polite language. In casual speech, speakers either drop it entirely or change it to its short form "da". The meme is the repeated posting the same <span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> word.
==<span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> Spam and Macros==
Often, a discussion thread that has lost its purpose, any tracts of sanity or [[Samefag#Anonymous_sockpuppets|keep bumped by the same person]] will be ''<span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span> spammed'' by large blocks of text repeatedly featuring the word ''<span style="color:#f00;">De</span><span style="color:#080;">su</span>'' or images featuring the anime character Suiseiseki, of Rozen Maiden, with her iconic red eye on the left and green eye on the right, as well as her green dress.
This meme also made her a popular character for anonymous artists on imageboards, who included her in their *chan related drawings, like [[Yotsuba|404 Girl]]. lated drawings, like [[Yotsuba|404 Girl]].
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18 November 2012 18:39:02 +
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2006 +
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Memes
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