Jesus Take The Wheel
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About
Jesus Take the Wheel is a catchphrase often used in rage comics and image macros where Jesus is called upon to literally take control of a wheel of some sort.
Origin
The song “Jesus Take the Wheel”, performed by Carrie Underwood, was released on October 3rd, 2005.
The song tells the story of a mother who lives a hectic life. On a late-night Christmas Eve drive on a snow-covered road on her way to Cincinnati, Ohio, the woman begins sorting out her emotions and bemoans not having enough time to do the things that really matter. Then, her car hits a patch of black ice, causing the woman to lose control of her car. She panics, takes her hands off the steering wheel and cries out to Jesus; shortly thereafter, the car stops spinning and safely stops on the shoulder. After taking stock of the situation (and seeing that her baby has remained fast asleep in the rear seat), the woman decides to let “Jesus take the Wheel” of her life.[1]
Spread
One of the earliest image macros was from August 2010, posted to the “Jesus is Love” Tumblr. [2] A similar theme was used in a rage comic posted to Reddit on April 30th, 2011.
Search
Search queries for “jesus take the wheel” spiked after the release of the song in 2005.
Usage
An Urban Dictionary definition that claim that the phrase can be used as a substitution for cursing.
A sort of cuss phrase that stems from the song of the same name sung by Carrie Underwood.
Dude! Jimmy just took my cheese sticks! Jesus take the wheel! I hate that kid![3]
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External Links
[1]Wikipedia – Jesus, Take the Wheel
[2]Tumblr – Jesus Is Love
[3]Urban Dictionary – Jesus take the wheel
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HeinrichKonig
Jul 14, 2011 at 02:32AM EDT+16
So, in the song the woman’s just gonna hang back and let spiritual forces take care of all her problems, when she could have just confided in friends or sat down & thought of a way out of it?
Am I the only one that thinks that really isn’t a good moral? If God or Jesus does exist, he more than likely wants us to sort our own problems.
LLShadowz
Jul 09, 2011 at 11:38PM EDT+12
Lol no one gets that this is mocking the stupid idea that jesus would save you from a car accident if you let go of the steering wheel. I honestly burst out laughing listening to the song when she started singing about that XD
+1 confirm
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