Three Wolf Moon (2008)

added May 21, 2009 at 06:06PM UTC

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Three Wolf Moon is the name of a “power animal” t-shirt that was ironically made into one of the top selling apparel items on Amazon.com for 2009 [available here].

Produced by a New Hampshire company called The Mountain, who produce a variety of nature-oriented graphic tees.

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Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women
Cons: Only 3 wolves (could probably use a few more on the ‘guns’), cannot see wolves when sitting with arms crossed, wolves would have been better if they glowed in the dark.

News Coverage:

Three Wolf Moon is an example of ‘Customer Review Comedy’ which occurs when funny customer reviews for an online shopping product go viral. Customer uploaded images are another means of exploitation. There are certain examples that could be considered memes themselves, but they are really instances of the larger phenomenon.

This grouping of memetic Amazon items has spread to Youtube, and inspired a video posted to Buzzfeed on May 26th, 2009. The video focuses primarily on TWM but also makes reference to Tuscan Whole Milk.

College Humor parody:

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Tylord14
May 21, 2009 at 08:54PM UTC , Tylord14 wrote:

someone at my school lost their girlfriend because they wore that wolf shirt, and someone wrote a review about it attracting ‘husky native americans’ and she was native american =o i dont see how this is a meme though

james
May 22, 2009 at 12:45AM UTC , james wrote:

someone at my school lost their girlfriend because they wore that wolf shirt, and someone wrote a review about it attracting ‘husky native americans’ and she was native american =o i dont see how this is a meme though

….how was he supposed to know that a review had been written about it, and how did his native american girlfriend know about said review

james
May 22, 2009 at 12:48AM UTC , james wrote:

@whoever wrote this entry… you’re god damn right its a meme, good show old chap

Chris Menning
May 25, 2009 at 09:59PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Yeah, definite meme. The LA times has a great writeup on the Wolf shirt.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/three-wolf-moon.html

Chris Menning
May 25, 2009 at 10:27PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Part of me thinks that the Three Wolf Shirt and Tuscan Milk Raiders deserve two different entries.

Thoughts?

Captain Blubber
May 25, 2009 at 11:24PM UTC , Captain Blubber wrote:

I disagree with that one part of you Chris, it’ll be like the Lee Hotti and friends entry.

Chris Menning
May 26, 2009 at 07:30AM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Yeah, I think you may be right about that. They’re two different products, but the behavior is inter-related.

The “Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed” part definitely helps that out. I just love the fact that Zubaz pants and the book How to Live With a Huge Penis are associated with both the Wolf T-Shirt and Tuscan Milk because of it.

Jamie Dubs
May 27, 2009 at 02:38PM UTC , Jamie Dubs wrote:

This meme is cash money. does anyone remember the guy who would leave really crazy eBay feedback? kind of the same kitsch

Poeboy
May 27, 2009 at 11:30PM UTC , Poeboy wrote:

I came across this post while doing a search of my old post just for fun. Yes, I’m the guy who linked the idea of Tusken Raiders and Tuscan milk with my picture and review. I’m always glad to see that others like my bit of comedy. I was not aware of the wolf shirt thing though, thank you for bringing it to my attention and for sharing that video, it was great.

Tylord14
May 30, 2009 at 05:58AM UTC , Tylord14 wrote:

i suppose he shouldve known about the review because he looked at it and told everyone at school about it and everyone was laughing about it and someone must have told her about it and she didnt laugh about it and found out about it and then got mad about it and then she left him about it and now they broke up about it and this was really unnceccessary about it

Dave Davidson
Jun 05, 2009 at 07:48PM UTC , Dave Davidson wrote:

At first I was Like =/

But then, I lol’d =D

esausti
Jun 06, 2009 at 08:50AM UTC , esausti wrote:

When wolf shirts start having “Wolf Shirt Facts” it is officially a meme.

http://www.guidespot.com/guides/wolf_shirt_facts_amazon

maiios
Jun 21, 2009 at 08:31PM UTC , maiios wrote:

How could this entry not mention the JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank?

http://www.amazon.com/JL421-Badonkadonk-Land-Cruiser-Tank/dp/B00067F1CE

Chris Menning
Jun 26, 2009 at 10:38PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Good call, maiios. I’ll update the article.

chiv2
Jun 30, 2009 at 06:32PM UTC , chiv2 wrote:

Here are some more (old/cached) hilarious Amazon reviews on a $500 ethernet cable!?

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:tC1SK2C904MJ:www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM+

chiv2
Jun 30, 2009 at 06:34PM UTC , chiv2 wrote:
Abitha
Jul 04, 2009 at 02:58AM UTC , Abitha wrote:

I don’t know if this fits, since it was never much of a meme, but this Henry Raddick guy was pretty prolific in the very early 2000’s. He got mentions of UK newspapers like the Register and the Guardian through word of mouth alone though, it seems, so that’s worth mentioning.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AA9IP6AYACFK5

beardednun
Jul 05, 2009 at 11:50AM UTC , beardednun wrote:

I’d like to suggest the first systematic customer review comedy was of the Family Circus books on Amazon by readers/contributors of the Dysfunctional Family Circus on spinneweb.com (worthy of a meme entry itelf, even though it was 1000 years ago).

ploodie
Jul 16, 2009 at 02:56PM UTC , ploodie wrote:

Yeah, I think the Three-Wolf should be its own meme

hellolittlefish
Jul 19, 2009 at 02:19AM UTC , hellolittlefish wrote:

It’s too bad “Natural Harvest: A Collection of Semen-Based Recipes” has disappeared off lulu. Short-lived though it was, the reviews were pretty amazing. There are still references to it here and there on the interwebs… sadly, the original is now gone :(

Memit Nadill
Aug 01, 2009 at 03:56PM UTC , Memit Nadill wrote:

This “Born to Roam” shirt pre-dates the Three Wolf Moon shirt by a couple of years. http://www.birkoph.com/Wolf_tshirt.htm
I first saw the “Born to Roam” shirt and the reviews that follow in 2005. “Three Wolf Moon” will always be a biter to me even though it has garnered more adoration.

Benjamin S S
Aug 01, 2009 at 11:08PM UTC , Benjamin S S wrote:

Never heard of this, but i lol’d at the episode

Triper
Aug 02, 2009 at 09:27AM UTC , Triper wrote:
DJ Intercept
Aug 02, 2009 at 08:34PM UTC , DJ Intercept wrote:

a week ago, i was at Kings Island(an ohio amusement park) and saw a kid wearing the shirt. i lol’d.

farktard
Aug 03, 2009 at 06:07PM UTC , farktard wrote:

Anyone else notice that Three Wolf Moon and Tuscan Whole Milk all have the abbreviation “TWM”?

Isn’t that weird?

quibb666
Aug 05, 2009 at 04:22PM UTC , quibb666 wrote:

someone at my school lost their girlfriend because they wore that wolf shirt, and someone wrote a review about it attracting ‘husky native americans’ and she was native american =o i dont see how this is a meme though

Provie
Aug 08, 2009 at 01:23AM UTC , Provie wrote:

Snorg Tees has recently released a shirt called ‘Wolf Shirts Are Awesome’

http://www.snorgtees.com/wolfshirtsareawesome-p-827.html

Red Scout
Aug 09, 2009 at 12:47AM UTC , Red Scout wrote:

OMG I got this shirt yesterday!
I feel that there’s so much power in this shirt…

HackerOnHacker
Aug 09, 2009 at 11:09AM UTC , HackerOnHacker wrote:

I actually saw this shirt in an IRL catalog a couple of weeks go. It was a surreal experience.

bribios
Aug 12, 2009 at 08:08PM UTC , bribios wrote:

Don’t forget to add a pic of Debbie Rowe wearing the shirt non-ironically.

Batmanifestdestiny
Aug 15, 2009 at 06:29AM UTC , Batmanifestdestiny wrote:

Man, my mom found this shirt in Walmart and gave it to me! It even has a sticker that says “#1 on amazon.”

Sock Wizard
Aug 19, 2009 at 09:37PM UTC , Sock Wizard wrote:

Ha I saw it at a clothe place..
I almost bought it.

qyx
Aug 21, 2009 at 07:43AM UTC , qyx wrote:

Yeah, this shirt is in walmarts now.

I bought one. >.>

Deus
Aug 25, 2009 at 12:47PM UTC , Deus wrote:
Myxomatosis ....
Aug 25, 2009 at 10:34PM UTC , Myxomatosis .... wrote:

This isn’t part of this meme but related for mildly humorous reviews.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crystal-Ballpoint-Medium-Point-Black/dp/B000JTOYLS

The ball point pen.

Brett Grant
Sep 30, 2009 at 04:03PM UTC , Brett Grant wrote:

That’s the shirt that Kassem G always wears.

http://www.thekassemg.com

Andrew W
Oct 09, 2009 at 02:02AM UTC , Andrew W wrote:

Saw this on The Office tonight. :D

THREE WOLF MOON FTW

Pretendous
Oct 09, 2009 at 04:33AM UTC , Pretendous wrote:

Dwight Schrute wore the shirt on tonight’s wedding episode!

Pretendous
Oct 09, 2009 at 04:46AM UTC , Pretendous wrote:
Kapuhi
Oct 09, 2009 at 09:43AM UTC , Kapuhi wrote:

Wish I could add to this, but all I can say is DEAR LORD, DWIGHT wearing THREE WOLF MOON? The world isn’t ready for you, Master.

thundervolt
Oct 13, 2009 at 09:27PM UTC , thundervolt wrote:

J!nx put out a shirt called Three Worgen Moon.
http://www.jinx.com/world_of_warcraft/men/shirts/three_worgen_moon.html?catid=41&cs=2&csd=41&preview=1

In honor of the worgen we get in Cataclysm

Andre Alessi
Nov 04, 2009 at 03:05AM UTC , Andre Alessi wrote:

Maybe a general “Customer Review Comedy” page is in order.

I’ve been reading the lulzy reviews of “Crossroads of Dreams” by Robert Jordan (because I’ve been reading “The Gathering Storm”) and man, they’re awesome:

http://www.amazon.com/Crossroads-Twilight-Wheel-Time-Book/product-reviews/0312864590/ref=pr_all_summary_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Rezzbutandragon
Nov 06, 2009 at 06:24AM UTC , Rezzbutandragon wrote:

Hooray for Three Wolf Moon! Putting New Hampshire on the map! I remember watching news story on this.

vicente
Nov 22, 2009 at 07:07PM UTC , vicente wrote:

the history of this meme isn’t really explored well. To my knowledge it originated on OT.com where OTer Nickos of www.radionickos.com ran with it creating elaborate threads (the famous one going and attempting to pick up girls at bars) with home made versions of the t-shirt.

Johnny deformed
Nov 30, 2009 at 11:47PM UTC , Johnny deformed wrote:

I’m getting this shirt. No doubt!

Senor "Conando" F
Dec 22, 2009 at 01:13AM UTC , Senor "Conando" F wrote:

Jack Black wore this shirt during the Sing-Off on NBC on December 21.

agent534
Jan 19, 2010 at 07:39AM UTC , agent534 wrote:

The power of the Wolf shirt in reviews started on Offtopic.com
They reviewed this shirt:
http://www.birkoph.com/Wolf_tshirt.htm

And other forums linked to it.
Those are all OT members names on the reviews.

Google that site’s url and you will see other forum posts pointing to it that predate the comment on the 3- wolf shirt.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-SearchBox&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birkoph.com%2FWolf_tshirt.htm&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
OT owned this meme first, then it was copied

kleinmania
Jan 22, 2010 at 11:26AM UTC , kleinmania wrote:
Watcher
Jan 23, 2010 at 01:17AM UTC , Watcher wrote:

Some of these images have NOTHING to do with the entry.

Masem
Jan 28, 2010 at 12:27AM UTC , Masem wrote:

The Three Wolf Moon tshirt is now the official T-shirt of economic development for the state of New Hampshire.

http://www.wmur.com/money/22343878/detail.html

Spottedfur
Feb 06, 2010 at 06:16AM UTC , Spottedfur wrote:

Random thought: I saw a little girl wearing this shirt. And I lol’d…it was too funny.

(I instantly recognized that as “that shirt from the Three Wolf Moon meme on KYM.”)

failer
Feb 16, 2010 at 10:40PM UTC , failer wrote:

My name is Jacob,
and this video of this shirt cured my Aids.

The Pi-Man
Mar 07, 2010 at 05:25AM UTC , The Pi-Man wrote:

i was at my local shopping mall today and saw a three wolf moon poster in one of the stores poster racks

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