I Do Not Control the Speed at Which Lobsters Die
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About
I Do Not Control the Speed at Which Lobsters Die is a quote by the character Josh from Drake and Josh. Beginning in 2017, a screenshot from Josh saying the line began circulating as an Anti-meme, often paired with a caption to the effect of "When you do not control the speed at which lobsters die."
Origin
The quote comes from season 3, episode 5 of Drake and Josh, "The Affair."[1] Josh says the line after Drake and Megan ask when "the lobster will be ready." The episode aired May 21st, 2005.
Spread
On April 22nd, 2017, an anti-meme made from the clip was uploaded to /r/me_irl,[2] where it gained over 8,100 points (shown below).
Over the following year, the joke appeared several times on /r/JonTron.[3][4][5] Photoshops of the scene also began appearing on various subreddits. For example, on December 21st, 2017, user prettybadmccree posted a photoshop to /r/dankmemes that gained over 2,800 points (shown below, left). The following day, another photoshop posted by sloggerface appeared on /r/bonehurtingjuice (shown below, right).
On September 16th, 2018, a slight variation on the original anti-meme was posted to /r/me_irl by user Scotty627881, where it gained over 35,000 points (shown below). This led to another surge in the meme, with reposts appearing on /r/antimeme[6] and /r/notinteresting.[7] Inquiries about the meme also appeared on /r/OutOfTheLoop.[8][9]
Various Examples
Search Interest
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External References
[1] Drake and Josh Wiki – The Affair
[3] Reddit – /r/JonTron
[4] Reddit – /r/JonTron
[5] Reddit – /r/jontron
[6] Reddit – /r/antimeme
[7] Reddit – /r/notinteresting
[8] Reddit – /r/OutOfTheLoop
[9] Reddit – /r/OutOftheLoop
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