Kill It With Fire
About
"Kill it with Fire" is a popular expression used on the Internet to convey extreme disgust with something a person has posted or linked, similar to Nuke it from Orbit.
Origin
On May 11th, 2006, the phrase was added to Urban Dictionary by user TopTomCat.[3]
Spread
The quote has long been used in comments sections to express extreme distaste for something. For example, on June 29th, 2007, a commenter in the local British news website The Register[1] used it in response to an article about furries (shown below).
The quote is usually used as a forum weapon to convey that person's disgust with something that they wish to unsee This is often expressed via various image macros and demotivational posters usually depicting people shooting flamethrowers or other weapons. The quote has been applied to several GIFs of pop culture characters shooting fire (examples shown below).
The phrase has been covered by TV Tropes.[2]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] The Register – Bay Area Furries
[2] TV Tropes – Kill It With Fire
[3] Urban Dictionary – Kill It With Fire
Top Comments
Wesnotlich
Apr 05, 2012 at 04:13PM EDT
B.J. Blazkowicz
Feb 21, 2013 at 08:59PM EST