X Is Not Amused (2006)

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About

X is not amused is a LOLcat image macro series based on pictures of cats and pop icons looking profoundly unimpressed or even displeased. Conversely, images of happy cats or such are accompanied by a macro that reads “X is amused.” In similar vein to DO NOT WANT, these images are typically used in discussion forums and imageboards to express one’s verdict over the quality of previous post.

Possible precursor: Limecat ?

Limecat, also know as meloncat, is an internet meme that got roots in a now defunct website called Limecat.net which is believed to have existed between 2003 and 2004. While it is also believed that it started the fame of the X does not approve meme, one of the first instance of an image macro with text involving limecat was “Limecat is not pleased”:

Origin

In January 2006, a strange picture of a cat stuck in a trash can surfaced on a Myspace subpage hosted by LazyBoy’s Underwear Goes Inside the Pants project. It is believed to be one of the earliest instances to use the catchphrase “X is not amused” [citation needed / still researching]:

Spread & Trend

At first, it was seen as just one of many variants of LOLcat meme. But as more images of unamused cats came along, the catchphrase was soon paired up with famous people looking disappointed as well. For more, check out the Photos section below.

YTMND

Featuring Gravity Cat :

And featuring Monorail cat:

Featuring Popular Icons & Characters:

For YTMND’s collection of unamused faces, click here

Slideshow on YouTube

Click here for the YouTube search results of “not amused” videos.

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13 Comments

Horseeater
Nov 09, 2009 at 12:50AM UTC , Horseeater wrote:

I’ve seen a lot of these- I’d say it’s a meme.

Nickoliavich
Nov 09, 2009 at 12:51AM UTC , Nickoliavich wrote:

Meme

Tomberry
Nov 09, 2009 at 01:01AM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

Still, I don’t refuse any help concerning the origin, if someone has more luck than me.

Hector Hessy
Nov 09, 2009 at 02:07AM UTC , Hector Hessy wrote:

voting this as a meme
good work Tomberry

goldie10100
Nov 09, 2009 at 03:17AM UTC , goldie10100 wrote:

yeah defiantly a meme

Steven R.
Nov 12, 2009 at 06:42AM UTC , Steven R. wrote:

I have one problem with this: This seems to be a catchphrase applied to photos, with no derivations present. From this info, I vote deadpool.

Frketson
Nov 12, 2009 at 11:45PM UTC , Frketson wrote:

No RG it is a meme, its similar to Want/Do Not Want.

Badgerfrank10
Nov 14, 2009 at 01:40AM UTC , Badgerfrank10 wrote:

yes

NNNNNRRRRRGGGGG Blue
Dec 05, 2009 at 11:14PM UTC , NNNNNRRRRRGGGGG Blue wrote:

everybodylovetrashcat

trashcatdoesnotloveyou

Tomberry
Jan 08, 2010 at 04:49PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

Thank you for the clean up article again !
It’s really hard to find anything before Trashcat for that matter, though.

Steven R.
Jan 11, 2010 at 03:01AM UTC , Steven R. wrote:

Sorry, I completely missed the derivations.

TheAmbsAce
Jan 24, 2010 at 04:04AM UTC , TheAmbsAce wrote:

I can offer a bit of insight, I hope. I remember being shown a single-serving site back in 2003-2004 for the now defunct limecat.net. It consisted almost exclusively of the limecat image along with the text “Limecat is not pleased.”

To me this seems to be at least a precursor, if not a true origin. After the site went down, I remember several other sites hosting mirrors. Perhaps this helped spark the ‘05-’06 proliferation?

TrisBuhneh
Feb 01, 2010 at 05:59PM UTC , TrisBuhneh wrote:

“We are not amused”

—Queen Victoria to W. S. Gilbert after the first performance of HMS Pinafore, 1878

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