About

"Vamo a Calmarno" is a mispelling of "vamos a calmarnos", spanish equivalent of expressions like "let's calm down" or "let's chill out", which has been heavily paired with the pokémon Squirtle. Since its creation in late 2015, the picture has inspired several variations, mostly puns, in the latinamerican networks.

Origin

The earliest reference to the phrase can be found in the Twitter account vamoacalmarnos, registered on December 18th, 2015.^[5] The same day, the account posted a tweet with the message "when your mother is berating you in front of your friends" and a picture of a Squirtle with the phrase,^[4] gaining over 200 retweets and 60 favorites in the following four months.

Percursor

While it's unknown why the catchphrase was paired with Squirtle, several pages suggest it might be a nod to the “I'm Dying Squirtle” comics that first appeared in 4chan and the passivity of the aforementioned pokémon on them, which is the main joke on the "Vamo a calmarno" images.^[2][3]

Spread

[wip]

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References