Dabbing Dude
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About
Dabbing Dude is an object labeling two-panel image macro series featuring a photograph of two women fighting in the foreground and a shirtless man smoking a concentrated form of cannabis colloquially known as "dab" out of a bong in the background.
Origin
On September 18th, 2017, the @StonerNation[1] Twitter feed posted the original two-panel image along with the message "Hold up, I need to get high for this shit" (shown below). Within one year, the tweet gained over 2,200 likes and 870 retweets.
Spread
On June 3rd, Redditor Goldeagle1123 submitted a World War III-themed image macro to /r/MemeEconomy,[4] where it gathered upwards of 10,900 points (96% upvoted and 1,100 comments within four days (shown below).
On June 5th, Redditor Jebbinara submitted a libertarian-themed version of the image to /r/Libertarian[2] (shown below). On June 6th, 2018, Vice[3] published an article about the meme, highlighting several notable examples posted on Twitter and Reddit.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – StonerNation
[2] Reddit – /r/Libertarian
[3] Vice – The Dabbing Dude Meme Is Pure Uncut Schadenfreude
[4] Reddit – /r/MemeEconomy
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