Wednesday Frog
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The Wednesday Frog is a popular internet meme featuring an image of a Budgett's frog with the text "It is Wednesday, my dudes."[1] The meme first appeared on Tumblr in 2014 and quickly spread to other social media platforms. The meme gained popularity due to the unusual appearance and vocalizations of the Budgett's frog, as well as its association with the phrase "It is Wednesday, my dudes."[2][3]
Origin[edit]
The Wednesday Frog meme originated on Tumblr in 2014 when a user named kidpix2 posted an image of a Budgett's frog with the text "It is Wednesday, my dudes." The post gained over 60,000 notes on Tumblr and quickly spread to other social media platforms.[4][5]
Popularity[edit]
The Wednesday Frog meme quickly became popular on social media, with many users creating their own variations of the image. A search for the hashtag #itiswednesdaymydudes on iFunny brings up over one thousand results, and a Facebook page for the image was created in 2015 and has since gained over 800 likes.[6][7]
In January 2015, a Vine was created by user JimmyHere, featuring the phrase "It is Wednesday, my dudes" followed by a mimic of the Budgett's frog's scream. The Vine quickly went viral, gaining over 15 million loops, 70 thousand revines, and 144 thousand likes. JimmyHere recreated the Video several times, using different costumes and situations, and the Video is frequently remixed. As of April 2023, there were over 39 million views for "It's Wednesday My Dudes" on YouTube.[8]
Uslar Syndrome[edit]
There have been reports of a phenomenon known as the Uslar syndrome, which is characterized by an uncontrollable urge to post a new frog meme with a new text every Wednesday. While the Uslar syndrome is not officially recognized as a medical condition, it has been documented by social media researchers and is believed to be a form of internet addiction.
References[edit]
- ↑ "✧ Haunt Me ✧". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "It is Wednesday My Dudes". 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "Jugendwort des Jahres". 26 July 2020.
- ↑ https://ifunny.co/tags/itiswednesdaymydudes
- ↑ "Jugendwort des Jahres: Wie es "Mittwoch" auf die Liste des Jugendwortes des Jahres schaffen konnte". Zeit Online Ze.tt.
- ↑ "It is Wednesday My Dudes". 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "Jugendwort des Jahres: Wie es "Mittwoch" auf die Liste des Jugendwortes des Jahres schaffen konnte". Zeit Online Ze.tt.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wednesday+my+dudes
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