![]() "You can trace back the origins to 4chan so you can say baby, but it's evolved on such a wide scale that it's gone beyond anyone's single ownership," Swanson said. More people got involved, the cartoons mutated and evolved, and like any successful species, they adapted to fit into a wide variety of habitats. As is the case in any population, the fittest individuals flourished and multiplied, while weaker specimens faded into obscurity. The more these faces were reused, the more they encouraged reuse, and the common threads began to appear. Though many of the original comics on 4chan were drawn from scratch, it soon became commonplace for artists to reuse faces that did a particularly good job of showing a certain emotion. Expressing that exact same feeling in words would take some creative writing." "A perfect example is the sad 'Okay' face," he said, "Just looking at that face gives you a pretty good understanding of how that person feels. That allows them to be used as a tool in storytelling."ĭan Awesome, webmaster of Rage Maker, a website where users can make their own rage comics from a library of stock faces, believes that a key quality of rage faces allows them to be universal. ![]() According to Ryan Swanson, one of the moderators of Reddit's rage comic subforum, F7U12 (the name itself is an inside joke referring to the correct number of "F"s and "U"s in an exclamation of rage), "The simplified faces are just exaggerated expressions, so they're pretty much universal in that respect. They also had the virtue of transcending particular languages. So kick off your boots, set your pith helmet aside, and enjoy a snifter of brandy as we explore the evolution, habitat, and social characteristics of rage faces. In any expedition, preparation is key for Internet adventurers, the ability to tell a “Challenge Accepted” from a “Me Gusta” can make all the difference. Far from being insignificant doodles, the faces are now an accepted and standardized form of online communication used to tell stories that can be quick and funny or serious and deeply personal.īecause they have become so ubiquitous, and because any surfer worth his salt should have a working knowledge of top Internet memes, we've created this Field Guide to Rage Faces. The amateur cartoons, made using a recurring set of expressive characters, are used by a growing international community. Once merely obscure inside jokes on the image board 4chan, the "rage face" comics that now appear widely on the Internet have have been toughened by natural selection as they evolved into a dominant species of Internet meme. ![]() A rage character named Herp Derp is meant to represent stupidity or ignorance.Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson reader comments 230 with “Herp” and “derp” are often used in rage comics as place holders for names or topics in conversation that are not crucial in whatever story or joke is being told. A Facebook fan page has 25,662 likes as of August 22nd, 2011. South Park has included use of the word “derp” in other episodes as well, including a spoof of Rob Schneider.Ī Memebase site for Derp derivatives was created on June 20th, 2010. ![]() In this episode the character performs various slapstick clichés like striking himself on the head with a hammer while exclaiming “Derp!”. Derp who briefly served as the chef’s replacement. The 34th episode of South Park titled “The Succubus” aired on April 21st, 1999, featuring a character named Mr. During a scene where they are caught smelling underwear taken from a woman’s private drawer, Matt runs out of the room and says “Derp.” The first known televised instance of the word “derp” comes from the 1998 film Baseketball by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. This character always gets trolled by Trollface ![]() A common retort was a goofy laugh "Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, derp," implying that what was stated previously, was obtuse, obvious, socially awkward, and/or stupid. The term became prevalent in the late 1980's as a component of generation X slang. Derp is also usually the main character of Rage Comics. “ Derp” is often used in rage comics to replace nondescript names or parts of conversation. Derp, much like the gacros, the subject is typically portrayed with eyes that are pointed to each side. ![]()
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