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2009-08-25T02:47:07Z
I Hate Sandcastles / Success Kid
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2010-03-06T01:02:22Z
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fig%2Fmodules%2Fgoogle_insightsforsearch_interestovertime_searchterms.xml&up__property=empty&up__search_terms=%22success+kid%22%7CI+hate+sandcastles%7Chate+sandcastles%7Cima+fuck+you+up%7C%22success+baby%22&up__location=empty&up__category=0&up__time_range=empty&up__compare_to_category=false&synd=ig&w=650&h=300&lang=en-US&title=Google+Insights+for+Search&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script><p>[<span class="caps">RESEARCH</span> IN <span class="caps">PROGRESS</span>]</p>
<h2>Ima Fuck You up</h2>
<p>In early 2008, images of this toddler began appearing as an avatar on Myspace, Bebo, Blogspot and other social networking sites with the phrase “Ima fuck you up” photoshopped in, with an embossed effect. Evidence can be seen from <a href=http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&um=1&sa=1&q=%22ima+fuck+you+up%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0>a Google Image Search.</a></p>
<h2>I Hate Sandcastles</h2>
<p>Popular on StumbleUpon</p>
<p>Some of the earliest examples of “I hate Sandcastles” come from “Myspace Pimping” sites.</p>
<p>January 29th, 2008, <a href=http://www.all4myspace.com/layouts/I-Hate-Sandcastles---myspace-layouts>an “I Hate Sandcastles” Myspace theme</a> is created on all4myspace.com.</p>
<p>May 1st, 2008, <a href=http://www.pyzam.com/graphics/category/sand%20castle>the image is made available on Pyzam.com.</a></p>
<p>The graphic also appears on various personal Myspaces, Livejournals, and other social networking sites.</p>
<p><a href=http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/photofile.ru/photo/fishki_net/3568632/77932205.jpg>Trippicist claims to be the kid in the photo</a>, on June 6th, 2008. More investigation is needed to confirm.</p>
<p><a href=http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.canucklehead.ca/look/i_hate_sandcastles.html>Stumbled again</a> by claudysandy on March 20th, 2009.</p>
<p>June 6th, 2008, I Hate Sandcasteles is featured on <a href=http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/hates_sandcastles.htm>Dailyhaha.com</a></p>
<h2>The “Success Kid” Advice Dog Variant</h2>
<p>See: Advice Dog.</p>
<h2>In Russia</h2>
<p>While the same image only had about three variations in the US, on Russian-Language social news site Yaplakal.com, many variations were submitted by users, where he became known simply as Прикольный пацан or Cool Kid.</p>
<p>From April through July, there was an active photoshopping contest where the majority of derivatives came from.</p>
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<li>The <a href=http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yaplakal.com%2Fforum27%2Ftopic191411.html&sl=ru&tl=en&history_state0=>page translated with Google Translator.</a></li>
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