About

"Whoa! This Is Worthless" is an exploitable series based on a dialogue scene from the animated television series Gravity Falls. The quote is uttered by Dipper Pines, one of the show's main characters, after receiving a nonsensical banknote of -$12 in value as a gift. Online, people replace the bill with other things that the meme's author believes to be without value.

Origin

On August 17th, 2012, the episode "Irrational Treasure" of Gravity Falls aired in the United States. At the end of the episode, Trembley gives Dipper the bill, which Dipper calls "worthless" (video below).^[1]

The earliest available version of the scene as an exploitable was a GIF by Google Plus user TiffaWhite.^[2] In this version, Trembley has a the words "Student Loan Company" photoshopped over his face, while Dipper holds a college diploma, indicating that the college degree system is not only valueless, but also harmful. The original post has since been deleted; however, a the GIF was re-shared by Google Plus user Bill Boyland on June 13th, 2015.

Spread

Two years later, on September 2nd, 2017, a Spanish-language version of the meme was published by Memedroid^[3] user ElPerroMolesto. Within one year, the post (shown below, left) received more than 2,400 votes (93% upvoted).

On August 15th, 2018, Redditor ^[4] Yurtle_212 posted a two-panel variation of the meme in the /r/dankmemes subreddit. In this version, the bill is replaced with the words "Reddit Karma." The post (shown below, center) received more than 28,000 points (92% upvoted) and 290 comments in less than 24 hours.

That day, Redditor^[5] PyroSplicer posted a version in the /r/trebchetmemes subreddit. The post (shown below, right) received more than 5,300 points (94% upvoted) and 40 comments in 24 hours.

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