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About

Cheems is an ironic Doge character popularized on /r/dogelore. The dog's real name is Balltze, also nicknamed Ball Ball. In memes, he is known for liking cheeseburgers, which the Shiba Inu pronounces, "Cheemsburbger." Memes featuring Cheems are usually based upon the character humorously misspelling various words, particularly by including extra "M" letters and first appeared on /r/dogelore in June 2019. In late August 2023, Balltze passed away due to complications from thoracentesis surgery.

Origin

On September 4th, 2017, Instagram [3] user @balltze posted an image of a Shiba Inu. The image of the dog's head was later used in "Cheems" memes. Within three years, the post received more than 9,000 likes (shown below).


balltze • Follow balltze Thought I have a shibainu but this is not #Fat96 #balltze #doge #nomnomnom #shiba #shibainu #shibaken #柴犬 #柴犬大好き#柴犬マ ニア 128w +) 9,016 likes SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 Add a comment... Post

The earliest known usage of "Cheemsburbger" was published on the /r/dogelore subreddit on June 8th, 2019 by Redditor [2] Spicy_Meme_Boi. The four-panel meme, which features the smiling Doge with the caption "Cheemsburbger," received more than 1,600 points (99% upvoted) in less than one year (shown below).


AH NOTHING LIKE A NICE CHEESEBURGER IN THE PARK! ON SUCH A NICE DAY TOO, IT'S- WAIT H-------- WHAT THE F--- IS THAT IN THE SKY? CHEEMSBURBGER HOLYFUCK MY GIRLFRIEND IS BEING EATEN ALIVE "CROMCH CHEW CRONCH SHE'S F------ DEAD

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On August 8th, 2019, Redditor Octatracking posed an edited picture to /r/dogelore[1] declaring "A Cheems Is Born," imagining the creation of a doge that can only say "cheemsburbger." The post gained over 2,900 points (shown below).


Mrand Mrs Burginson, we regret to inform you thatyour child suffers from a condition that leaves himasa floating head Ohand he also has severe brain damage which causes him to only say "Cheemsburbger Cheemsburbger

Over the following months, the character and its lust for cheemsburbgers grew popular on /r/dogelore, as users expanded upon the character to make it violently protective of "cheemsburbgers." For example, on August 21st, 2019, a deleted user posted a threatening message about adding a loaf of Doge to its cheemsburbger recipe, gaining over 7,400 points (shown below, left). User federic0_S_2 posted a similarly violent image to /r/ImSorryKaren on October 30th, gaining over 270 points (shown below, right).


IFYOU DON'T GIVE ME MY USER FLAIR SAVE MEGUYS PLEASE! IWILLADD TH SLOAFDOGE TO MY CHEEMSBURBGER RECIPE SORRY LILBRO BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR OPPOSING TO THE CHEEMS REGIME

Other popular posts featuring Cheems include a post by nucleararmsdealer that gained over 1,000 points in /r/dogelore (shown below, left) and a post by KenNHK that gained over 1,800 points (shown below, right).


coffee should i try it?? ok i will try it What puberty did to my friends. GLOVE What puberty did to me. cheems

Interview with Know Your Meme

On August 6th, 2020, KYM interviewed Balltze's owner, Kathy, as part of their editorial series that follows up on people featured in prominent memes. In the interview, Kathy shared the backstory of how Balltze came into her life alongside detailed information of how the original photos of Balltze went on to become Cheems.



Cheems Pancreatitis

On May 19th, 2022, Cheems' owner made a post to Instagram[4] sharing several photos of Balltze at the vet. In the caption, her owner shares that Balltze has been throwing up and having diarrhea and was diagnosed with pancreatitis on May 10th. The photos were posted after a second blood test, which showed test results better than the first. The post gained over 48,000 likes in under 24 hours and many comments of support wishing Balltze a quick recovery. On that day, a user of /r/dogelore[5] made a post sharing the news, gaining over 2,700 upvotes in under a day and multiple well-wishing comments.

Death

On August 19th, 2023, the @balltze[6] Instagram account published a post that Balltze had passed away the previous day due to complications from a thoracentesis surgery (shown below). Balltze's owners urged viewers to not "be sad" but to "remember the joy that Balltze brought to the world."


balltze 1/10 Q Liked by smudge_lord and 288,203 others balltze Ball Ball fell asleep on 18/8. He fell asleep on Friday morning during his last thoracentesis surgery. Originally, we wanted to arrange chemotherapy or other possible treatment for him after this operation, but it is too late now don't be sad, please remember the joy that Balltze brought to the world. A Shiba Inu with a round smiling face connecting you and me, he has helped many

As word of Balltze's death spread online, numerous users across the internet posted memes and tributes to commemorate Cheems.

Swole Doge vs. Cheems

Swole Doge vs. Cheems refers to a comparison format in which representatives of the same group from two historical eras are presented as Swole Doge and Cheems and are compared to each other. Originating from a viral Reddit meme, the format gained popularity on Reddit and Facebook starting in mid-May 2020.


I've got 56 platinum trophies this year What do you mean women in my vydya game? Gamers 2010 GamersTM2020 Jojo pre 1999 Jojo post 1999 MOOOM! They're making fun of my hair! BUCCIARATI! They're selling WEEDI DAAAAD! Come bail me out of prison! How many people did you zombify!? Are you being racist in MY New York!? What the FeeK did you do to my mom!? Phones in 90s Phones in 2020 NOKIA I'm the strongest material known to man pls don't touch me or l'll crack My battery power is unlimited I haven't been charged for 3 hours, I'll commit die

Various Examples


Cheemsbubger Cheemsburbger Cheemsburigareemshurhger Cheemsburhgheemsrbgershurhger Cheemsturhger Cheemsburbger Cheemsburbgeheemsburhga? emsburbger Cheemsburbger ieemsburbger cheemsburbger Cheemsbisbur Retard feet CHEEMSBURBGER! This man's still doge! CBTSHACK EENER Ah, Cheems, as usual you fell right into my trap. Hope you like boiling c--! cheem Ah Cheems, right on time to watch me unveil my latest evil invention! Pants. That jerk you off! cheem? Of course it's evil... Everyone will be too busy being jerked off. There will be no one left to make cheeseburgers... cheem! CHEEM S FREIGHT INES LEC McLeod

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External References

[1] Reddit – A Cheems Is Born

[2] Reddit – /r/dogelore

[3] Instagram – @balltze's Post

[4] Instagram – balltze

[5] Reddit – dogelore

[6] Instagram – @balltze

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"Free will is a myth. Religion is a joke. We are all pawns, controlled by something greater: Memes. The DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are the culture. They are everything we pass on."

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