Hey Kid, Wanna See a Dead Body?

About

Hey kid, wanna see a dead body? is a snowclone used to indicate that the poster is hypothetically attempting to coerce others, typically children, into illicit activities.

Origin

In the 20th episode of the 5th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons the character Bart has a dream sequence where he imagines himself as Huckleberry Finn. Two new characters show up on a raft and say: ^{[10] [11]}

Hey, kid.
You wanna see a dead body?

On January 27, 2006 webcomic series Rob and Elliot uploaded a strip entitled "Dead Body" in which a man asks the two protagonists if they "wanna see a dead body?" (shown below).^[3]

Precursor

A similar phrase was used in the 1986 coming-of-age comedy/drama film Stand By Me. In the film at one point the character Vern says: ^[13]

You guys wanna go see a dead body?

Spread

On the third episode of Team Four Star's Hellsing Ultimate Abridged series main character Alucard greets a group of soldiers by asking them, "Hey, kids you wanna see a dead body?" (shown below) The video was uploaded to TFS member Takahat101's YouTube channel on November 5, 2012.

Around mid to late 2013, webcomic series Pandyland uploaded a strip entitled "Tales From Fluffington Forest – Pt6" in which an fox asks a group of younger animals if they "wanna see a dead body?" before killing on of them (shown below). ^[12]

Hey Kid, Wanna Yiff?

Hey kid, wanna yiff?, is a phrase used by members of the furry community to show an interest in pornographic furry artwork. The phrase was coined on the FurAffinty forums on May 4th, 2008 in a thread called, "Furry Pickup Lines". (Yiffing is the furry-specific term for sexual intercourse.) Later that same day user Dyluck posted, "HEY KID, WANNA YIFF?" as his pick-up line.^[1] Later that year on June 18th, 2008 a user on Leftover Lounge posted an article entitled "Hey kid, wanna yiff?" in which they describe their thoughts on the growing furry fandom.^[2]

On September 9th, 2012 a thread on the IGN forums was created with the original poster uploading a satirical image of what appeared to be two furry members of PETA holding up signs stating, "HEY KID WANNA YIFF?" (shown below).^[4] It is probable that the image had been commented on over 2 years prior on the FurAffinity forums, however the links that led to two photos have since expired.^[5]

On January 2, 2012 furry musician Renard Queenston released the song YEAR OF THE BAD DRAGON under the moniker The Quick Brown Fox, in which the lyrics state:

Hey kids, wanna yiff me with Bad Dragon dicks?

Hey Kid, Wanna /ss/?

Hey kid, wanna /ss/? (sometimes simply known as "/ss/?") is a phrase used by users of the /ss/ board of 7chan towards those who show an interest in the specific type of hentai (anime pornography) known as “straight shota,” when a young boy is sexually paired with a much older woman. The phrase came into use sometime in either 2008 or early 2009 on the aforementioned board.

On June 1st, 2009 an Urban Dictionary entry was made for "/ss/" simply describing it as "straight shota". ^[6] The phrase has been used numerous times on various boards across 4chan, some of which have been archived on Archive.moe.^[7] On December 27th, 2012 YouTuber OOOzw uploaded a clip from the 1983 anime series Ginga Hyōryū Vifam in which a younger male character shares a kiss with an older female character (shown below).

Hey Kids, Wanna Buy Some Weed?

Hey kids, wanna buy some weed? is a phrase used on several different image macros. The earliest use of the phrase was on a 60s Spider-Man macro posted to Quickmeme on January 21, 2013. ^[8] The phrase came to later prominence when Reddit users beansmcgavin uploaded an image with the phrase over a Chihuahua on March 5, 2013. ^[9]

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