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{{Meme | {{Meme | ||
|Main image=LOL WUT PEAR.jpg | |Main image=LOL WUT PEAR.jpg | ||
| - | |Description=A clever combination of phrase and picture, used to express confusion | + | |Description=A clever combination of phrase and picture, used to express confusion. |
| - | |Summary=A [[meme combining|combination]] of [[LOL]] and [[WUT]], LOL WUT is a | + | |Summary=A [[meme combining|combination]] of [[LOL]] and [[WUT]], [[LOL WUT]] is a clever way to express bewilderment at an inane statement. |
| - | LOL WUT has been a phrase | + | [[LOL WUT]] has long been a phrase, but became a [[meme]] when it began to be [[pun|pair]]ed with images in early 2007. |
| + | The most widely known example of this is ''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'', by DeviantArt user Ursulav. | ||
| - | {{Quote|Fruitiest meme EVAR|[http://marvinlapsus.deviantart.com/ MarvinLapsus]| | + | {{Quote|Fruitiest meme EVAR|[http://marvinlapsus.deviantart.com/ MarvinLapsus]|DeviantART comment}} |
=== The artist's response === | === The artist's response === | ||
{{Quote|Yes. I know. LOL WUT. Yes, yes. I'm aware. Really, I don't mind that y'all are havin' fun with the image*, the internet is a very silly place and all, but if you could make an effort to include a link to the original when you're posting it, I'd be really grateful.|[http://ursulav.deviantart.com/ ursulav]|responding to the popularity of LOL WUT}} | {{Quote|Yes. I know. LOL WUT. Yes, yes. I'm aware. Really, I don't mind that y'all are havin' fun with the image*, the internet is a very silly place and all, but if you could make an effort to include a link to the original when you're posting it, I'd be really grateful.|[http://ursulav.deviantart.com/ ursulav]|responding to the popularity of LOL WUT}} | ||
|Origin=On February 27th, 2006, [[DeviantArt]] surreal artist [http://ursulav.deviantart.com/ Ursula Vernon] posted ''[http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 The Biting Pear of Salamanca]'' to her DeviantArt account. | |Origin=On February 27th, 2006, [[DeviantArt]] surreal artist [http://ursulav.deviantart.com/ Ursula Vernon] posted ''[http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 The Biting Pear of Salamanca]'' to her DeviantArt account. | ||
| - | On February 2, 2007, an entry was made to Urban Dictionary for LOL WUT, which specifically | + | On February 2, 2007, an entry was made to Urban Dictionary for ''LOL WUT'', which specifically mentioned the pear. |
On February 8, 2007, the domain name ''lolwut.com'' was registered. | On February 8, 2007, the domain name ''lolwut.com'' was registered. | ||
On March 31, 2007, [http://lawlwut.ytmnd.com/ a YTMND flash] was made. | On March 31, 2007, [http://lawlwut.ytmnd.com/ a YTMND flash] was made. | ||
| - | |Current status=LOL WUT is considered a classic meme, and its usage is robust. LOL WUT is still a popular phrase on the internet, and the LOL WUT pear is well known. | + | |Current status=[[LOL WUT]] is considered a classic meme, and its usage is robust. [[LOL WUT]] is still a popular phrase on the internet, and the [[LOL WUT]] pear is well known. |
|Discovery date=03/2007 | |Discovery date=03/2007 | ||
| - | |Created at= | + | |Created at=[[DeviantART]], [[4chan]], [[World of Warcraft|WoW forums]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{MemeFacts}} | {{MemeFacts}} | ||
| - | {{MemeFact| | + | {{ParagraphStart}} |
| + | {{MemeFact|"The Biting Pear of Salamanca" has been recognized by the staff of DevianART as one of the greatest works to have graced the site.}} | ||
| + | {{ParagraphEnd}} | ||
{{MemeImages}} | {{MemeImages}} | ||
{{CommentStart}} | {{CommentStart}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Lolwutpoke.jpg|Slowpoke}} | + | {{MemeImage|Lolwutpoke.jpg|[[Slowpoke]]}} |
{{MemeImage|LOL WUT IRL.gif|IRL}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT IRL.gif|IRL}} | ||
{{MemeImage|LOL WUT Lol cut EMO.jpg|Emo}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT Lol cut EMO.jpg|Emo}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|LOL WUT Wut ear.jpg|Wut}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT Wut ear.jpg|Wut}} | ||
{{MemeImage|LOL WUT fatty.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT fatty.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT kip.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT kip.jpg|[[Mudkip]]}} |
| - | {{MemeImage|Lol wut apple.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|Lol wut apple.jpg|[[Apple]]}} |
{{MemeImage|Lol wut birth.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut birth.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol wut eel.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut eel.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Lol wut samwell.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut samwell.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|DAT WUT.jpg|[[Dat ass]]}} | {{MemeImage|DAT WUT.jpg|[[Dat ass]]}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Do not want pear.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|Do not want pear.jpg|[[Do not want]]}} |
{{MemeImage|Alien wut.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Alien wut.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Funny.GIF}} | {{MemeImage|Funny.GIF}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|LOLWUTGentlemen.jpg|[[Gentlemen]]}} | {{MemeImage|LOLWUTGentlemen.jpg|[[Gentlemen]]}} | ||
{{MemeImage|LOL HUT.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|LOL HUT.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|LOL wut pagoda.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|LOL wut pagoda.jpg|[[China]]}} |
| - | {{MemeImage|Link-LOL-WUT.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|Link-LOL-WUT.jpg|[[Legend of Zelda]]}} |
{{MemeImage|LOL WUT 3D.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT 3D.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|LOL WUT Trippy.gif}} | {{MemeImage|LOL WUT Trippy.gif}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Lol-wut bunny.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut bunny.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol-wut apple.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut apple.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Lol-wut fangs.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut fangs.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol-wut 3D.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut 3D.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Lol-wut makeup.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut makeup.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol-wut it-do.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut it-do.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Lol | + | {{MemeImage|Lol chicklegs.jpg|?????????????}} |
{{MemeImage|LolWutGerman.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|LolWutGerman.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol huh.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol huh.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|LolWut FRO.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|LolWut FRO.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol-wut ramp.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol-wut ramp.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Lol que.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|Lol que.jpg|[[Mexican]] version}} |
{{MemeImage|Lol wut devianTART.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut devianTART.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol wut completely.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut completely.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Lol wut apples bear.png}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut apples bear.png}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lol wut pack.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut pack.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Lol wut shoop.png}} | + | {{MemeImage|Lol wut shoop.png|[[Shoop da woop]]}} |
{{MemeImage|Lol wut nooo.png}} | {{MemeImage|Lol wut nooo.png}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Lolawsm.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Lolawsm.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Sporepear.png}} | {{MemeImage|Sporepear.png}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Say wut again.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Say wut again.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Plolwut.jpg}} | + | {{MemeImage|Plolwut.jpg|[[Slowpoke]]}} |
{{MemeImage|Sim Wut.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Sim Wut.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|Pearfrog.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Pearfrog.jpg}} | ||
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{{MemeImage|Themelunandme.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|Themelunandme.jpg}} | ||
{{MemeImage|VerboseLolWut.jpg}} | {{MemeImage|VerboseLolWut.jpg}} | ||
| - | {{MemeImage|Wut Da Woop.gif}} | + | {{MemeImage|Wut Da Woop.gif|[[Shoop da woop]]}} |
| + | {{MemeImage|Lol wutermelon.jpg|LOL Wutermelon?}} | ||
| + | {{MemeImage|FSJAL LolWutPear.jpg|Lolwut [[FSJAL]]}} | ||
{{CommentEnd}} | {{CommentEnd}} | ||
{{MemeVideos}} | {{MemeVideos}} | ||
{{MemeVideo|cqLMFzEiYww|Wind-up LOL WUT}} | {{MemeVideo|cqLMFzEiYww|Wind-up LOL WUT}} | ||
{{MemeVideo|zDty4ZR5M18|CGI}} | {{MemeVideo|zDty4ZR5M18|CGI}} | ||
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{{MemeRelatedPages}} | {{MemeRelatedPages}} | ||
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| + | {{MemeRelatedPage|DeviantArt}} | ||
{{MemeRelatedPage|Lol}} | {{MemeRelatedPage|Lol}} | ||
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{{MemeRelatedPage|LOL WUT/ASCII}} | {{MemeRelatedPage|LOL WUT/ASCII}} | ||
| + | {{MemeRelatedPage|Wut}} | ||
| + | {{ParagraphEnd}} | ||
{{MemeExternalLinks}} | {{MemeExternalLinks}} | ||
| + | {{ParagraphStart}} | ||
{{MemeExternalLink | {{MemeExternalLink | ||
|External link url=http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 | |External link url=http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 | ||
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|External link name=YTMND | |External link name=YTMND | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{ParagraphEnd}} | ||
| + | {{Memecat}} | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 24 October 2011
A clever combination of phrase and picture, used to express confusion.
Summary
A combination of LOL and WUT, LOL WUT is a clever way to express bewilderment at an inane statement. LOL WUT has long been a phrase, but became a meme when it began to be paired with images in early 2007. The most widely known example of this is The Biting Pear of Salamanca, by DeviantArt user Ursulav.
| —MarvinLapsus, DeviantART comment |
The artist's response
| —ursulav, responding to the popularity of LOL WUT |
Origins
On February 27th, 2006, DeviantArt surreal artist Ursula Vernon posted The Biting Pear of Salamanca to her DeviantArt account. On February 2, 2007, an entry was made to Urban Dictionary for LOL WUT, which specifically mentioned the pear. On February 8, 2007, the domain name lolwut.com was registered. On March 31, 2007, a YTMND flash was made.
Current status
LOL WUT is considered a classic meme, and its usage is robust. LOL WUT is still a popular phrase on the internet, and the LOL WUT pear is well known.
Facts
- "The Biting Pear of Salamanca" has been recognized by the staff of DevianART as one of the greatest works to have graced the site.
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Wind-up LOL WUT
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