![Are You A Wizard Are You A Wizard meme format.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/005/171/areyouawizzard.jpg)
Are You A Wizard
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About
Are You a Wizard? is an image macro series typically featuring wall-eyed subjects staring into the distance while wearing a confused-looking expression. It is sometimes used as a reaction image to an extraordinary or absurd remark on imageboards or web forums and can be used sarcastically to point out an obvious statement in a similar vein to Captain Obvious.
Origin
One of the earliest mentions of the phrase "Are you a wizard?" online comes from the webcomic “Left Handed Toons”[7] in a comic titled “Wizard Time” (shown below, left) posted on June 19th, 2009. In early 2010, a MemeGenerator page was created for "Are You a Wizard," featuring a photograph of a mustachioed man wearing glasses with the caption "Are you a wizard?" (shown below, right). The original Meme Generator page has since been removed.
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![are-you-wizard.jpg WIZARD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/117/814/are-you-wizard.jpg)
Spread
The original Meme Generator image macro was reposted to the blog DangerousMinds[8] on March 23rd, 2010. On March 30th, Body Building Forums[10] member craigcmead replied with the image macro in response to a post outlining the chemical structure of Pyrucate decarboxylase. On April 1st, the earliest archived 4chan[9] thread featuring the image was posted to the /b/ (random) board in response to instructions on how to access hidden music on the Windows operating system. On May 16th, a new Meme Generator[11] page was created, which featured a photograph of a young boy wearing glasses accompanied by the caption "Are you a wizard?" (shown below).
![are-u-a-WIZARD0.jpg ARE U A WIZARD?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/101/623/are-u-a-WIZARD0.jpg)
On May 20th, the Internet humor site The Chive[1] highlighted the original Meme Generator image macro in a post titled "Captions, making ordinary photos LOL." On May 22nd, an image macro based on a photograph of Insane Clown Posse member Violent J with the caption “Are you a magnet?” (shown below) was featured on MyConfinedSpace,[2] which referenced the hip hop duo’s 2009 single "Miracles".
![are-you-a-magnet.jpg ARE YOU A MAGNET](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/101/613/are-you-a-magnet.jpg)
The meme has since spread to other image-sharing communities, such as the Internet humor site FunnyJunk[6] and the microblogging site Tumblr under the tag “#are you a wizard.”[13] As of September 10th, 2012, the "Are you a Wizard?" Facebook[12] page has accumulated over 1,750 likes.
Notable Examples
Many other photographs featuring wall-eyed or disturbed-looking subjects have been captioned with the phrase.
![Yeah, I'm a wizard WIZARD DERP.COM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/396/589/5fa.jpg)
![cocaine.jpg RE YOU A COCAINE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/139/112/cocaine.jpg)
![1324002382118.jpg I AM A WIZARD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/219/910/1324002382118.jpg)
![1307296971241.jpg ARE YOUA REAPER?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/130/899/1307296971241.jpg)
![gaddafi.jpg ARE YOUAWIZARD?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/102/064/gaddafi.jpg)
![Are y'all a wizard? Are g'all a wizard?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/104/290/12990908904.png)
Search Interest
Search query volume for "are you a wizard" began rising in February of 2010.
External References
[1] The Chive – Making Ordinary Photos LOL (May 2010)
[2] My Confined Space – are you magic (May 2010)
[6] FunnyJunk – are you a wizard (registration required)
[7] Left Handed Toons – Wizard Time
[8] Dangerous Minds – Are You a Wizard
[9] Chanarchive – Hidden windows music (page unavailable)
[10] Body Building Forums – Another high res ass photo
[11] Meme Generator – Are You a Wizard
[12] Facebook – Are you a wizard?
[13] Tumblr – #are you a wizard
Top Comments
Toontown2001
Sep 11, 2012 at 10:58PM EDT
Trash the Stampede
Sep 11, 2012 at 01:51AM EDT