Weegee

added Mar 02, 2009 at 03:25AM UTC

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The Weegee meme is a single character image macro that comes from the bizarre character art of Luigi found in the DOS version of the educational video game “Mario Is Missing!” The meme works like Pedobear – place him in an image for instant lulz. Make him scare or hurt someone, or even swap someone’s head with Weegee’s.

Origin

Weegee has it’s inspirational origins in the DOS version of the educational computer game ‘Mario Is Missing’ created by Software Toolworks in 1992. The game features an odd rendition of the Luigi sprite with a long cold stare, a feature also seen in the game cover art.

There are two known accepted theories as to the emergence of the ‘Weegee’ name. While some say that the word ‘Weegee’ is a mispronunciation of the name ‘Luigi’ by Mario in the game voiceover, we have watched over an hour of game footage and played the online version of ‘Mario Is Missing’ several times without hearing Mario distinctly say ‘Weegee’. Another theory is that Weegee is ‘engrish’ mistranslation of the word ‘Luigi’. In the Japanese venacular, there are no “L’s” as are pronounced in English, making the word ‘Luigi’ a little more difficult for those speakers to pronounce.

The first confirmed mention of Weegee as an image macro is in a thread on the /v/ board of 4chan in late 2007. 4chan founder m00t would later cite Weegee as his favorite meme.

Weegee is my favorite meme on 4chan
— moot, founder of 4chan, at ROFLCON in 2008

Derivatives

Unlike many other single character image macros, interest in Weegee continues to grow mostly through the proliferation of YouTube Poop.

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34 Comments

Goomba
Apr 22, 2009 at 04:53PM UTC , Goomba wrote:

moot’s favorite meme on 4chan? Wow… I would have never guessed. :D

Max Dominik Weber
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:33PM UTC , Max Dominik Weber wrote:

The Weegee meme is also often used in combination with the made-by-nintendo running gag that luigi is often left out etc.

example: “Things you would (probably) never hear in brawl” (newgrounds): now you now how luigi gets replaced with weegee weegee feels! luigi becomes normal again

fletcher mackay
Jun 04, 2009 at 12:56AM UTC , fletcher mackay wrote:

WEEgEE?

JJAAMMESS FFAAIILLAAPPAALLOOZZAA
Jul 16, 2009 at 12:52PM UTC , JJAAMMESS FFAAIILLAAPPAALLOOZZAA wrote:

Theres a little bit of WeeGEe in everyone!

aspinelli8123
Aug 07, 2009 at 10:13PM UTC , aspinelli8123 wrote:

What about Melleo?

j d
Aug 08, 2009 at 02:11AM UTC , j d wrote:

I believe the video itself gives the wrong impression of how Weegee came about. It wasn’t so much based on the cover as it was based on a sprite from the DOS version of the game.

j d
Aug 08, 2009 at 02:12AM UTC , j d wrote:

I believe the video itself gives the wrong impression of how Weegee came about. It was based on a sprite from the DOS version of the game.

stickmeister
Aug 08, 2009 at 05:19AM UTC , stickmeister wrote:

Indeed, i d.

Gyges Segyg
Aug 08, 2009 at 07:20AM UTC , Gyges Segyg wrote:

Interesting how this Weegee meme mutated since 1983.

G33K
Aug 08, 2009 at 08:52PM UTC , G33K wrote:

Remember what Nietzsche said about staring into thr abyss.

DancingOrangeMan
Aug 09, 2009 at 06:39PM UTC , DancingOrangeMan wrote:

Umm… Its not the Mario is Missing game the name Weegee originated. On Mario’s Time Machine which also used the Weege sprite mario called Luigi Weege as a nickname.

If you watch the intro you will know what i mean.

DancingOrangeMan
Aug 09, 2009 at 06:42PM UTC , DancingOrangeMan wrote:

Oh… And you didnt mention the sprite of the DOS version. I am dissapoint.

Bad Chenson
Aug 09, 2009 at 11:50PM UTC , Bad Chenson wrote:

DOH! DancingOrangeMan beat me to it!

But ya, I don’t think to origin of Weegee came from the box art. Rather it came from the DOS version of the game where the sprite of Luigi looks like Weegee.

DancingOrangeMan
Aug 10, 2009 at 09:10AM UTC , DancingOrangeMan wrote:

My bad. It hasn’t anything to do with mario’s time machine. The mario is missing intro has the weegee sprite used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6caxvNM7Rm0

DancingOrangeMan
Aug 10, 2009 at 09:17AM UTC , DancingOrangeMan wrote:

another fad (not that big) has originated from that game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYKKTGBDlU&feature=related
You wont find adobe here in nairobi

DancingOrangeMan
Aug 10, 2009 at 09:36AM UTC , DancingOrangeMan wrote:

… Umm i’m sure i’ve heard mario call luigi weegee from another version or something, if not its just me. Really, i am not much of a big help

michelle
Aug 16, 2009 at 05:36AM UTC , michelle wrote:

Guys… you’re breaking rule 1 of the internet. You’re making me sad

KingStarscream
Aug 17, 2009 at 09:55PM UTC , KingStarscream wrote:

I’m not sure that Weegee even got its name from the suggestions given in the article. I think it was just a goofy and creepy way of saying Luigi and it stuck. Also, notice the black-and-white photo of the couple in the theater kissing. This picture was originally taken by a photographer named Arthur Fellig, who went by the nickname “Weegee.” Just a thought, there might be a connection of that was the instance that named the meme.

KingStarscream
Aug 17, 2009 at 09:57PM UTC , KingStarscream wrote:

I’m not sure that Weegee even got its name from the suggestions given in the article. I think it was just a goofy and creepy way of saying Luigi and it stuck. Also, notice the black-and-white photo of the couple in the theater kissing, and the one with the camera. This two pictures was originally taken by a photographer named Arthur Fellig, who went by the nickname “Weegee.” Just a thought, there might be a connection of one of these was the instance that named the meme.

Jack Smack
Aug 19, 2009 at 03:40PM UTC , Jack Smack wrote:

WEEgee, he never gets old, I torment my sister with his image.

Jostin Asuncion
Aug 20, 2009 at 04:36AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

What the… Chickenjoy?!?! T^T I miss eating in Jollybee…

LMEO19
Aug 20, 2009 at 06:14AM UTC , LMEO19 wrote:

awsomw weegee pics

TE3k
Aug 24, 2009 at 04:11AM UTC , TE3k wrote:

2:09 in the video – That’s not moot. His tripcode is red; slightly lighter than the name.

Newfags sure got owned.

Jostin Asuncion
Aug 29, 2009 at 12:12AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

I uploaded the wrong pic. Can one of the admins delete that please.

Jostin Asuncion
Aug 29, 2009 at 12:13AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

Actually, when I rechecked it, it actually was the right pic, but the pic has the wrong link.

pokecatchsoul
Sep 04, 2009 at 07:03PM UTC , pokecatchsoul wrote:

weegas has been spotted and what happens in a weegee stare!!!

1. weegas

2. what happens in a weegee stare

Griff McConal
Nov 09, 2009 at 03:24AM UTC , Griff McConal wrote:

Macrochan here

Adler
Nov 16, 2009 at 02:57PM UTC , Adler wrote:

Someone played an awesome practical joke on me once.
They put a giant picture of Weegee’s eyes and nose on a window, I walked past the window and shat bricks.

bandicoot102
Dec 13, 2009 at 05:02AM UTC , bandicoot102 wrote:

i used to be scared of weegee,then i became a fan,now i’m scared again

Tehfallenangel407 WOOT!!
Dec 30, 2009 at 01:55AM UTC , Tehfallenangel407 WOOT!! wrote:

Watch out for the Shy Guy version of him called Weegee Guy. It’s basically a Shy Guy that was affected by the Weegee Virus. ~Stare

nig826
Dec 31, 2009 at 10:29PM UTC , nig826 wrote:

Weegee is one of my favorite memes

malicevalentine
Jan 09, 2010 at 03:51PM UTC , malicevalentine wrote:

http://malicevalentine.deviantart.com/art/Weegee-Satanic-103977151

I actually made this pic id like the appropriate credit please thank you it has been copyrighted =D

xavier66
Jan 22, 2010 at 01:09AM UTC , xavier66 wrote:

nah its more like high school, not elementary. i have someone in my school named rafiki and boy oh boy his real name isnt.

thedudecalledpj
Feb 06, 2010 at 10:12AM UTC , thedudecalledpj wrote:

Love this meme :)

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