How Do I Shot Web?

How Do I Shot Web?

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Updated Feb 11, 2018 at 07:11AM EST by Y F.

Added May 13, 2009 at 06:12PM EDT by Goomba.

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About

"How Do I Shot Web?" is a popular catchphrase paired with an image of Spider-man, that is typically used in online conversations to poke fun at n00bish behavior.

Origin

The original comic pane was first published in a 1984 issue of The Amazing Spider-man, appearing in a promotional page asking for the readers' feedback on advertisements:


SINCE YOU'RE HOLOING A MARVEL COMIc, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE A DISCRIMINATING READER. THAT MEANS THAT YOu CARE ABOUT EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THIS WE'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ARE MOST INTERESTING? WHICH ARE TYPES OF ADS YOu LIKE TO READ, WHICH MOST INFORMATIVE ? COMIC BOOK-- THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR ADVICE p//INCLUDING THE ADVERTISEMENTS 4 WOULD You RATHER SEE AN AD ABOUTA NEW GAME... OR A NEW COMPUTER.. DON'T WORRY WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF RUNNING MORE ADS. WE JUST WANT TO RUN THE ONES THAT YOU TELL US OR A NEW MOVIE? You LIKE. Please help us out by filling in the questionnaire below, or dropping us a note on your own paper. Send your response to: Marvel Comics Ad Survey 387 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 Thanks for letting us know Age Your name: Address I would like to see ads for: Electronic Games Clothing Candy ( Sneakers () Snacks ( Toys and models Computers (hardware and software) Others: HOW DO I SHOT WEB

There are conflicting reports regarding the birth of "how do I shot web?", but numerous reference materials point to Something Awful (SA) forums's "goons-only" gaming server as the earliest known site of origin. According to firsthand accounts, it was originally quoted during a round of Natural Selection[1] (2002), wherein the alien enemies' primary choice of weapon was shooting spider webs. Out of sheer frustration, a newbie player repeatedly asked "how do i shot web?" in imperfect English, which presumably meant "How Do I Shoot Web."

The earliest Google sighting[2] of the phrase was reported as early as in February 2003.

Spread

This grammatically strange phrase initially spread as an in-joke among SomethingAwful users who frequented the FYAD ("Fuck You and Die")[3] section, but reached across the boards on Something Awful, eventually reaching 4chan's /b/ (random) board[4], where an image macro of Spider-Man saying the phrase spawned hundreds of other pictures containing the phrase.


Anonymous 11/30/06(Thu)08:38:54 No.16536935 File :1164893934562.ipg-(227 KB, 646x599, HOWDOMYSPACE.jpg) HOW DO I MY SPACE? Anonymous 11/30/06(Thu)08:39:04 No.16536942 File :1164893944514.jpg-(19 KB, 240x236, spiderman.jpg) How doisecks? Anonymous 11/30/06 Thu)08:40:17 No.16536975 File :1164894017791 jpg-(83 KB, 240x236, eyes.jpg) Fae 16:5824917( , Anonymous 11/30/06(Thu)08:40:35 No.16536984 File :1164894035788 ipg-(84 KB, 240x236, mtd.jpg) ULT-TRACK DRIFTINGLWhy do I shot web?

The phrase has been also altered to reference other memes, such as "how do i shoop da woop" and "bitches don't know how to shot web".

Usage & Variations

Today, there are countless variations of the "How do I shot web?" phrase, using a past tense verb + noun combination in replacement of "shot web?" In addition, one may respond to any of these "How Do I" queries with an ASCII-based catchphrase, I Dunno LOL ¯\(°_o)/¯.

HOW DO I CHARGIN' MAH LAZER HOW DO I DIVIDED BY ZERO? HOW DO I STARED MALLEO
HOW DO I LIEKED MUDKIPZ? HOW DO I MADE MORE URANIUM? How do i Whistled Cab?
How do I dropped it like it's hot? HOW DO I LET CHU FINISHED How do I walked Mordor?
HOW DO I DINED IN HELL HOW DO I GAVE YOU UP? HOW DO I WORKED MAGNETS

Search Interest

External References

[1] Wikipedia – Natural Selection (2002)

[2] DriveMeInsane – DMI News

[3] SomethingAwful Forum – FYAD Goldmine

[4] Chanarchive – How Do I Shot Web?

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