Puts On Sunglasses / YEEEEAAAHHH

Puts On Sunglasses / YEEEEAAAHHH

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(•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■), also referred to as Puts on Sunglasses or Deal With It, is the ASCII-interpretation of the popular CSI multipane comics featuring Lt. Horatio Caine, the protagonist character in the popular police procedural show Crime Scene Investigation: Miami, or CSI.: Miami. The ASCII version of the meme follows the template:

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Origin

On September 12th, 2002, the American television series CSI: Miami premiered on CBS.[1] One of the show's many tropes includes Lt. Caine (portrayed by David Caruso), the lead investigator, and his wry, humorous comments about a victim he is investigating (example below). After making such comments, he puts on his sunglasses, which cues the show's theme song, "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, opening with Who singer Roger Daltry's cry, "Yeah!"



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Within a few years of the show's premiere, Caruso's signature jokes and movements became an iconic part of the show that many people began mocking. On November 14th, 2005, ArsTechnica[2] forum user Frennzy published the thread, "CSI Miami: worst intro lines, evar." In the thread, they published a text-based parody of the one-liners (shown below).


THREAD LOCKED A 29 posts Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:03 pm Frennzy "Live young. Die fast." Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor Tonights pithiness: Tribus: entia non sunt Frank: No matter how you cut it, divorce sucks. multiplicanda praeter necessitatem Registered: May 16, 2001 Posts: 82037 Horatio: (putting on glasses...duh...as always...) Frank, it's a killer. (cut to music) -00 Cmon...have they completely stopped trying? It's like the show is a bad caricature of itself. And David Caruso should be banned from acting. Forever.

Parodies of the show's opening scenes soon became a regular in pop culture. For example, on February 19th, 2007, actor Jim Carrey appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman.[3] During the appearance, Carrey impersonated Carusoe. The following day, YouTuber published a clip from the show, which received more than 4.4 million views in less than 15 (shown below, left).

The following year, on April 11th, 2008, YouTuber beepboopvideo posted a supercut of the show's cold opens. The post received more than 3 million views in less than 13 years (shown below, right).



Over time, people translated the action to ASCII Art, creating a text-based version of Caruso putting on sunglasses that follows the template:

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While the exact origin of the code is unknown, on March 15th, 2012, Redditor requested the ASCII in the /r/AskReddit[4] subreddit (shown below).


How do you do the Horatio Caine sunglasses ascii? (self.AskReddit) submitted 8 years ago by redhatter54 7 comments share save hide give award report crosspost all 7 comments sorted by: best [-] pi3ninja 7 points 8 years ago* i think he hes talking (•_•) ( •_•)>r--1 about this (-) ҮҮҮҮҮҮҮЕЕЕЕЕAAAAAAAAAАНННННННННННН + co

The CSI 4-panes

The CSI 4-panes are a series of exploitable comics centered around Lt. Horatio Caine (played by David Caruso), the protagonist character in the popular police procedural show Crime Scene Investigation: Miami. The comics typically begin with Lt. Caine describing a particular situation before putting on or removing his sunglasses, followed by a one-liner uttered in a dramatic manner.


The medical report says that he died from brain aneurysm during sexual intercourse. that she... ell. i quess YEEAAAAH blow his mind Master, intruders have entered the complex. They will only prove o matter YEEAAAAH A slight delay J.AM HOW DO YOU FIGHT PYRO'S IN TF2P YOU'RE JUST SONNA HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE WELL YEEAAAAH WITH FIRE KAROLINA GAMES.COM


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External References

[1] IMDB – CSI: Miami

[2] Ars Technica – CSI Miami: worst intro lines, evar

[3] Jim Carrey Online – Guest Appearances

[4] Reddit – /r/askreddit

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