O RLY?

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2008-12-12T20:10:42Z

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animals, image macro, catchphrase, owl, o rly, orly, negative, somethingawful, 4chan

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<!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='animals, image macro, catchphrase, owl, o rly, orly, negative, somethingawful, 4chan' /> <title>O RLY? | 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://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/15/thumb/orly.jpg?1229112642" title="O RLY?" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd>photo by John White, memeified on SomethingAwful/4chan</dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd>2003</dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>O RLY?</h1> <p class='desc'> “O RLY?” originated on the Something Awful forums, where it was used as a deadpan response to anything you found doubtful, unimpressive or just plain dull. On 4chan it was ’shopped onto an image of an incredulous snowy owl and quickly spread out of control. An animated GIF & Flash version featuring dialogue between 3 birds has emerged, as well as innumerable ’shops. The original “O RLY?” Snowy Owl image macro is based on a photo taken by nature photographer John White, which he posted to the newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.animals in 2001. He has since sent numerous cease & desists to those using the image. Photo origin verified here. Emails from John White to a John Rowly can be found here.…</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <div class="block"><h1>Origin</h1> <p>“O <span class="caps">RLY</span>?” originated on the Something Awful forums, where it was used as a deadpan response to anything you found doubtful, unimpressive or just plain dull. On 4chan it was ’shopped onto an image of an incredulous snowy owl and quickly spread out of control.</p> <p>An animated <span class="caps">GIF</span> & Flash version featuring dialogue between 3 birds has emerged, as well as innumerable ’shops.</p> <h1>Controversy</h1> <p>The original “O <span class="caps">RLY</span>?” Snowy Owl image macro is based on a photo taken by nature photographer John White, which he posted to the newsgroup <em>alt.binaries.pictures.animals</em> in 2001. He has since sent numerous cease & desists to those using the image. <br /> Photo origin verified <a href="http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=1&did=12932">here.</a><br /> Emails from John White to a John Rowly can be found <a href="http://wigu.livejournal.com/125035.html">here.</a></p> </div><div class="block"><h1>Usage</h1> <p>The correct response to “O <span class="caps">ORL</span>?” is “YA <span class="caps">RLY</span>”, often with the picture of a stern looking brown owl. The correct response to this, of course, is “NO <span class="caps">WAI</span>!”</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>

O RLY? <h2>Origin</h2> <p>“O <span class="caps">RLY</span>?” originated on the Something Awful forums, where it was used as a deadpan response to anything you found doubtful, unimpressive or just plain dull. On 4chan it was ’shopped onto an image of an incredulous snowy owl and quickly spread out of control.</p> <p>An animated <span class="caps">GIF</span> & Flash version featuring dialogue between 3 birds has emerged, as well as innumerable ’shops.</p> <h2>Controversy</h2> <p>The original “O <span class="caps">RLY</span>?” Snowy Owl image macro is based on a photo taken by nature photographer John White, which he posted to the newsgroup <em>alt.binaries.pictures.animals</em> in 2001. He has since sent numerous cease & desists to those using the image. <br /> Photo origin verified <a href="http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=1&did=12932">here.</a><br /> Emails from John White to a John Rowly can be found <a href="http://wigu.livejournal.com/125035.html">here.</a></p> <h2>Usage</h2> <p>The correct response to “O <span class="caps">ORL</span>?” is “YA <span class="caps">RLY</span>”, often with the picture of a stern looking brown owl. The correct response to this, of course, is “NO <span class="caps">WAI</span>!”</p>

2003

2010-02-06T06:57:27Z