Did He Died?
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About
Did He Died? (alternatively, “Did He Die?”) is a catchphrase generally posted by people attempting to troll in the comment sections of YouTube videos depicting physical injuries or accidents, such as FAIL videos. Although the expression had its beginning as a troll-bait containing a grammatical error, it has been increasingly used in comments without any context, regardless of whether there’s a reason to even question if anyone might have died in the video.
Other variations of the phrase include, “did he dieded” or “did x died,” where X is the subject of the video.
Origin
The first recorded instance of the expression can be found in the comments section of a YouTube anime music video[15] uploaded on November 5th, 2006.
What episode did he died? And when did he cut is hair?
posted 4 years ago by 57682835
Although its exact site of origin or the backstory remains unknown, the phrase became closely associated with comment trolling in FAIL videos on YouTube and Cheezburger's FAILBlog before spreading to other videos on YouTube. The earliest known iteration of "did he died?" in the context of FAIL was posted in July 2007 to a YouTube video of a soccer player getting injured during a game.[7] The phrase was first defined on Urban Dictionary[4] in December 2008.
Spread
Between May and June, a handful of additional definitions were added to Urban Dictionary[5], each referencing its popular usage in YouTube comments. By 2009, the phrase was used on 4chan[11] and on May 17th of that year, the first Yahoo! Answers question[13] about the fad was posted. Several thousand related questions[14] were submitted to the site over the following three years.
Throughout 2010, several Facebook groups were created for “did he died,” all in relation to FAILBlog, including OMG! Did He Died?[9], FAIL --> “Did He Died??”[10] and The Guy Who Always Comments “DID HE DIED?” on FAILBlog Videos.[8]
As of May 2012, the phrase is still being used as a trolling mechanism on YouTube videos[6] and as a tag on Tumblr.[12]
Meta Videos
In 2009, videos began appearing as self-aware satires of the phrase, with creators using the title in their FAIL videos in anticipation of the comments or in vlog style videos complaining about the commenters who use the phrase. As of May 2012, there are 562 videos with "did he died" in the title.[1]
Search Interest
Since "did he died" is a misspelling of a common phrase, it is hard to accurately gauge the search results in relation to the video comments.
External References
[1] YouTube – Search results for "did he died"
[2] Webarchive – didhedie.com
[3] YouTube – Did It Die?
[4] Urban Dictionary – Did he died?
[5] Urban Dictionary – Alternate "did he died?" definitions
[6] YouTube – Comment search for "did he died"
[7] YouTube – Soccer Player Freaks Out
[8] Facebook – The guy who always comments "DID HE DIED?!?" on Failblog videos
[9] Facebook – OMG! Did he died?
[10] Facebook – FAIL --> "Did he died??"
[11] Chanarchive (via Wayback Machine) – "did he died?" appearance
[12] Tumblr – Posts tagged "did he died"
[13] Yahoo! Answers – Why are people posting "did he die?" comments on videos on YouTube?
[14] Yahoo! Answers – Search results for "did he died" youtube
[15] YouTube – How You Remind Me- Nuriko
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Comments ( 74 )
I can't find any photo versions of this.
I won't deadpool until other people leave their opinions.
I have the full backstory to this as given to me by a youtube user: Since YouTube exists, there have always been comments by persons we call "Gutmenschen" in German: Whenever someone would slip on a banana peel or something they would seriously go like "OMG HE COULD HAVE DIED HOW CAN YOU LAUGH AT THAT YOU HORRIBLE MONSTER!" Some weeks ago, people started mocking that annoying attitude by asking "Did he die?" in any context, and it spread quickly. It's hilarious when you have experienced the background for ages…
AFAIK, it started on YouTube and not 4chan.
False meme is a lie.
honestly i don't think this is a meme although i have seen it around but i think it mostly to the fact all the celebrity dieing in last week
I will say the same thing I said in the thread in the forum about this same phrase:
This isn’t a meme. It can, however, be considered Copypasta.
Copypasta-esque stuff should go in the forthcoming dictionary
It's annoying spam on youtube.
I wouldn't call this a meme.
I can't wait to have the dictionary section. We get so much stuff that needs to go in a dictionary section.
More often "did he died"
oh! oh!
ive seen this so much on youtube!
i love this meme, totally is confirmable, needs better pic tho.
memes need to mutate and this is definately mutating, it started out with the simple "did he die?" which was the legit question then it became "did he died?"
then obvious troll became obvious and "did he deathed?" became popular.
its sooo funny reading the youtube comments and seeing ppl be like WTFFF at people asking if ppl died in a video about someone dropping a birthday cake
The meme originated from Break.com. I know since I witnessed its popularity increase from Break to just about everywhere else. Feel free to go check ancient Break videos with pages of "did he died" and every single variation thereof. They're still doing it now probably without any knowledge of their influence to the internet. Also "FAKE" was another meme gaining steam among Break users but didnt gain popularity in the rest of the internet. You post "FAKE" on any video thats clearly not just to infuriate others, "I can see the strings FAKE".
this could also be from the 1999 movie "Boondock Saints" when Rocco accidentaly shoots a cat he asks "is it dead?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-G9vrgPLk
This is a meme. If you look at every Keyboard Cat video, several "did he die?" comments are found.
If I were you, I'd provide examples of the videos with the comments, and for images I suggest taking screencaps of comments.
It's common around youtube, but it might die out.
I totaly hate it when they say "Did he die?" its really annoying
Keyboard cat FTW!
Actually, this IS a meme. It fits the requirements for a meme, such as imitation and mutation. It usually goes in the form of “Did X die?” for example “Did the lizard die” ,“Did the robot die”, “did the house die”, or “did the sky die”. Also on several occasions there is the phrase “Did he live?”
So yes, it has both imitation and mutation and is a meme.
This is definitely gaining momentum and mutating.
Revived from deadpool.
Personal favorite pseudo-meme!
1+ confirm
Spotted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtBki0PsC0
It should just be "did he died?" That's the main way I've seen it written. "Did he die" is a normal everyday way of using it. The purposefully poor grammar is part of the meme itself.
These origins are from Kindergarten Cop. 'Nuff said.
I've seen this all over youtube. Pretty funny stuff.
+1 Confirm
This is most definitely a meme. I can’t believe it hasn’t been accepted yet. It’s all over youtube. Basically any video with an accident or fail has people saying “did x died” and confused people who don’t get it saying “WTF”. This can’t not be a meme.
It's more commonly "did x died" rather than the grammatically correct "die". The grammar fail is somehow part of the meme. It may have started as someone's innocent english fail but I could be wrong. More research is needed.
I'm going to find some examples. Trust me, there's millions on youtube.
+1 confirm
seen this on youtube, facebook and many more, please confirm it!
+1 confirm
Guys I think I can answer the origin of this meme. It actually began on the FOX message board for the TV show "24" back in 2002. A thread was started regarding the character Teri Bauer called "is teri died?" by a poster with numerous grammatical errors. The original poster was ripped mercilessly and hilarity ensued, and it became the thread that would not "died". I remember this because I used to read that board regularly back when I still watched that show.
I wholeheartedly agree. Jessie posted "Is Teri Died?" and then later on Falconr (Falconer from the 24 forum) posted "Is Christian Kane Died?" on Watch With Kristin in 2006, and started the spoiler wars…
+1 Confirm
A good example of this is on Failblog's YouTube account in the comments section.
Confirmed.
how is this a meme and "I like the part when…" isn't?
i say it as "did he deaded"
Did He Confirmed?
This meme has classical roots, look for "is he dead" at:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/mtwain/bl-mtwain-innocents-27.htm
Kindergarten Cop? According to IMDB, a kid named Lowell asks "Did she die?" "Did they die?". Close, but appears to be a miss. Notice no grammar error.
I first seen this back in January 2008 on "theync.com" from the user "weeg" and he posts on nearly every video from January 2008 till now, and says "did he died" but starting from this year he has made several other variations.
Needs more info but definitely a meme.
+1 confirm
I have being using that phrase in responses not only in youtube but in many boards and forums since the 2000's… Not really for trolling purposes, is just I'm very morbid… I didnt knew it was a meme.
Did he died?
Often used on Keyboard Cat videos now
Did He Died? spotted here at 0:57 (But instead, the saying was: “is he died?”)
Situation:
Beaker (a Muppet), plays a ballad then starts to sing. The viewers then post annotations about his terrible singing. He moves so he can be seen by the viewers. Annotations then flood the space. He moves, hitting one of the candles, causing his costume on fire and runs around, messing some annotations. Annotations of his EPIC FAIL!!! appears. A last annotation appears on the center of the video (gray) saying: is he died?
He then stands up, looks at all the annotations, wheezes, and falls.
I LOL’d! XD
they see me trollin', they hatin, but they f**king confirm because my arguement is sooo awesome.
Woah, it went from deadpool to confirmed?
Did it undied?
thers one gana be on my b-day (june 28th) thats everyone just trollin everything! lolz.
+1 confirm
Did he confirm?
Did I Died?
I was kinda hoping there were vids of people getting seriously hurt and vids of people actually dying off camera. Kinda like a game-show. "Now time for your favorite game show, DID HE DIE!!! A gameshow where we show vids and pics of people doing the insane and you have to guess weither the in fact died or not, then reveal the conclusion." I would DVR this.
did Osama died?
people died when they are kill
This was really overused on Failblog's vids on YouTube. Come to think of it, I wonder what happened to FailBlog.
did it confirmed?
Mark Twain did this in "The Innocents Abroad," when the charater's asked the tour guide, "Is he dead?"
Q. Did he died?
A. Yes, he does.
@alex1128
i used to say did he died but i took an arrow to the knee
Is it also trolling when someone popular goes away for a few days, and people start saying he's dead…
Probably not, guy below me. Usually, people are just being facetious.
Did it confirmed?
OMG I remember when I first learned to use a PC I was watching videos and I wrote "Did he died?" since I was bad at English somewhere in 2008. Now trolls are doing this on purpose. This escalated quickly.
Died He Did?
Die… or die not. There is no coma.
Die… or die not. There is no coma.
Did it undied?
I just realized how similar that "Time To Killed People" is to this, albeit by the coincidence of making a typo.
You know, it was really unclear.
Oh boy, is this ever making the rounds again. +1 confi- OH! Good! It's confirmed…well what am I supposed to comment here then??? *goes and questions life*
Did he die?
did I hit something?
did I hit something?
I wholeheartedly agree. Jessie posted "Is Teri Died?" and then later on Falconr (Falconer from the 24 forum) posted "Is Christian Kane Died?" on Watch With Kristin in 2006, and started the spoiler wars…
Did he died?
About the origin, I know exactly where this is from. This is not from Youtube, its from the old Nothingtoxic website which was a video sharing website that showed videos like accidents and car crashes, fights etc, sort of how liveleak used to be. It is from 2005, there used to be a user called Horseface something and the bastard would post this in every single video, eventually I started seeing it on Youtube and thought wtf, then it just spread from there.
It was originally used on Ebaumsworld before Youtube even started. Probably around 2002 or 2003.
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