http://knowyourmeme.com/episode_icons/large/missing.png 8 627 something awful forums http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= http://knowyourmeme.com/episode_icons/medium/missing.png http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/266/original/no_u_for_knowyourmeme.jpg?1242666889 5 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/266/thumb/no_u_for_knowyourmeme.jpg?1242666889 http://encyclopediadramatica.com/No_u http://www.macrochan.org/search.py?tag=Negative%3ANo%20U http://knowyourmeme.com/episode_icons/small/missing.png 2009-05-18T17:14:50Z http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/266/square/no_u_for_knowyourmeme.jpg?1242666889 confirmed http://knowyourmeme.com/episode_icons/tiny/missing.png NO, U, troll, counter-troll, image macros, photoshop, 4chan, engrish <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <head> <meta content='text/html; utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <meta name='keywords' content='NO, U, troll, counter-troll, image macros, photoshop, 4chan, engrish' /> <title>NO U | Know Your Meme</title> <link href='http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/stylesheets/mobile.css?1264901130' media='only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> <script src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery-ui.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jrails.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.timeago.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/application.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body id='mobile'> <div id='container'> <div class='c' id='content'> <div class='block c' id='entry_titlebar'> <div class='left'> <div class='c' id='entry_photo'><img alt="" class="thumbnail left" src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/266/thumb/no_u_for_knowyourmeme.jpg?1242666889" title="NO U" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed, Researching</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd>something awful forums</dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd><em>Unknown</em></dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>NO U</h1> <p class='desc'>The NO U image is a sarcastic way of pointing out that the OP&#8217;s comments apply more to himself and is therefore an idiot. It is also an effective method of trolling a troll (which goes hand in hand with the former sentence). This meme originated on the something awful forums where epix flame wars would often erupt. Eventually the arguments became so illogical and the insults so repetitive that often it needed to be pointed out that the OP was being a hypocrite.&hellip;</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <div class="block"><p>The NO U image is a sarcastic way of pointing out that the OP&#8217;s comments apply more to himself and is therefore an idiot. It is also an effective method of trolling a troll (which goes hand in hand with the former sentence).</p> <p>This meme originated on the something awful forums where epix flame wars would often erupt. Eventually the arguments became so illogical and the insults so repetitive that often it needed to be pointed out that the OP was being a hypocrite.</p> <p>NO U harkens back to simpler days when we as children would engage in what were to be the precursors to forum wars. Arguments over common issues would devolve into anarchy as neither party was willing to concede their point. This inevitably led to attacks on character which subsequently devolved into childish name calling which of course would usually finish with NO <span class="caps">YOU</span>. A major problem is that it can start an endless loop of NO Us demonstrated below.</p> <p><img src="http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/d/d1/NO_U_cycle.gif/180px-NO_U_cycle.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>As long as there are forums where any asshat with an opinion can post, NO U will always have a home. Short of ignoring idiotic comments, this is a simple and effective way of pointing out that the OP&#8217;s comments are in fact more aptly applied to himself than his subject.</p> <p>inb4 NO U</p></div> </div> <div class='block' id='entry_footer'> <h1>More Info</h1> <div class='c'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/photos' id='entry_photos'> View Meme Images <br /> <span># Total images</span> </a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/share' id='entry_share'> Share <br /> <span>Tell a friend!</span> </a> </div> <p> Author <span>aaa</span> </p> <p>Updated xxxx</p> </div> <div class='block c' id='entry_nav'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/prev' id='entry_nav_prev'>Prev Meme</a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/next' id='entry_nav_next'>Next Meme</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> NO U <p>The NO U image is a sarcastic way of pointing out that the OP&#8217;s comments apply more to himself and is therefore an idiot. It is also an effective method of trolling a troll (which goes hand in hand with the former sentence).</p> <p>This meme originated on the something awful forums where epix flame wars would often erupt. Eventually the arguments became so illogical and the insults so repetitive that often it needed to be pointed out that the OP was being a hypocrite.</p> <p>NO U harkens back to simpler days when we as children would engage in what were to be the precursors to forum wars. Arguments over common issues would devolve into anarchy as neither party was willing to concede their point. This inevitably led to attacks on character which subsequently devolved into childish name calling which of course would usually finish with NO <span class="caps">YOU</span>. A major problem is that it can start an endless loop of NO Us demonstrated below.</p> <p><img src="http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/d/d1/NO_U_cycle.gif/180px-NO_U_cycle.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>As long as there are forums where any asshat with an opinion can post, NO U will always have a home. Short of ignoring idiotic comments, this is a simple and effective way of pointing out that the OP&#8217;s comments are in fact more aptly applied to himself than his subject.</p> <p>inb4 NO U</p> 2009-12-31T06:54:37Z 266 40