Costanza.jpg / George Costanza Reaction Face
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Type: Reaction
Tags: george 4chan o rly implying >implying reaction face costanza seinfeld disapproval contempt sitcom baseball
Additional References: Urban Dictionary
About
Costanza.jpg is a reaction image based on a still image of the Seinfeld character George Costanza (played by actor Jason Alexander) holding a baseball bat with a look of contempt on his face. On 4chan, the image is typically used to express disapproval towards greentext implication posts that would be considered out of social norms. It has also become closely associated with the phrase "I Seriously Hope You Guys Don’t Do This" (ISHYGDDT).
Origin
Origin: The still shot of George Constanza was taken from the 143rd episode of the American TV sitcom Seinfeld titled “The Abstinence,”[2] which originally aired on November 21st, 1996. While encountering some New York Yankees players at a batting cage, Costanza strikes up a conversation with Bernie Williams and Derek Jeter, who boasts about winning the world series with his team. Constanza responds to Jeter with a smug smile while preparing to swing his bat, coyly replying “Yeah… in six games.”
According to Encyclopedia Dramatica[8], the image was first used on 4chan’s /sp/ (sports) board in combination with “>putting ketchup in the fridge,”[9] a greentext phrase used to imply that an activity or choice is abnormal, sometime in early 2011.
![We Were Promised Tripcodes!!4Q9SESccWeU Fri Mar 18 12:19:10 2011 No.16277162 File: 31 KB, 250x250, 1300464052855[1]jpg [View same] [iqdb] > Isn't that supposed to be refrigerated? Anonymous Fri Mar 18 12:23:10 2011 No.16277223 File: 106 KB, 244x248, 1298728608144.png [View same] [igdb] >16277162 >cookies in the fridge >We Were Promised Tripcodes!!4Q9SESccWeU Fri Mar 18 12:24:10 2011 No.16277234 File: 90 KB, 244x246, sp2.png [View same] [iqdb] >16277223 not putting cookie dough in the fridge](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/131/557/c65.png "c65.png")
Spread
In March 2011, a 4chan user posted an explanation of the reaction image noting that it can be used to criticize people for doing something abnormal or ridiculous, like using sandpaper in place of toilet paper.
In early 2011, Costanza.jpg appeared multiple times on /sp/[3][4][7] and also on /co/[6] (cartoons), where a blank template image of Alexander’s face spawned a series of fsjal-like derivative images. By May 2011, 4chan users began using the phrase “I seriously hope you guys don’t do this” (ISHYGDDT) in response to lines of greentext that the poster deemed ridiculous. One of the earliest archived uses of this initialism appeared on the /v/ (video games) board[5] in response to an Infinity Ward developer who didn't use secure tripcodes[10] to protect his account during an AMA thread.
In June 2011, the first Facebook fan page[11] pairing the phrase ISHYGDDT with the Constanza image was created, but only gained 624 likes as of September 2012. The following month, a second Facebook fan page[12] using both the phrase and Constanza was created, gaining more than 22,000 likes in a little over a year. The same day, a fan page specifically for Constanza.jpg[13] was established, but it has only acquired 1020 likes.
On July 28th, 2011, the Twitter account @ISHYGDDT[14] was created, tweeting commentary in a specific format: First, using
>2011 >Not following this account #ISHYGDDT
— costanza.jpg (@ISHYGDDT) July 29, 2011
On July 31st, 2011, the first Urban Dictionary[15] definition for “ISHYGGDT” was submitted, linking the phrase to Costanza.jpg. The acronym has also been defined on the 4chan BBS[16] and Wikitionary.[17] As of September 2012, “ISHYGGDT” is actively used as a tag on Buzzfeed[21], Tumblr[18] and Twitter[19], and the reaction image/phrase pairing has appeared on other message boards including MMO Champion[20], GameFAQs[22] and BodyBuilding.com.[23]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Chanarchive – /co/ – George Costanza / Posted on 2-12-2009
[2] YouTube – Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams on Seinfeld
[3] Chanarchive – /sp/ – Rapture Bowl #7 Thank You Based Jason
[4] 4chanarchive – /sp/ – Japan Tsunami Game Thread Part 1 (nsfw)
[5] Chanarchive – /v/ – Ask an Infinity Ward dev anything
[6] Chanarchive – /co/ – George Costanza
[7] Chanarchive – /sp/ – >Winning the World Series in 6 games
[8] Encyclopedia Dramatica – /sp/ | Constanza.jpg
[9] Chanarchive – /sp/ here … do you put your ketchup in the fridge?
[10] Everything Anon Knows – Tripcode
[11] Facebook – I seriously hope you guys don't do this
[12] Facebook – I seriously hope you guys don't do this
[13] Facebook – Constanza.jpg
[15] Urban Dictionary – ISHYGDDT
[18] Tumblr – Posts tagged ISHYGDDT
[19] Twitter – Search results for #ishygddt
[20] MMO Champion – I seriously hope you guys don't do this
[21] Buzzfeed – Posts tagged "I seriously hope you guys don't do this"
[22] GameFAQs – http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/960564-/60209267
[23] BodyBuilding.com – I seriously hope you guys don't do this
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Comments ( 67 )
Ketchup? In my fridge?
Costanza has contempt for this entry.
Definitely a big meme on /mu/ right now. Someone should help edit this page.
The number one reason why KYM is a failed concept: Every meme on 4chan that's NOT /b/-related gets the shit deadpooled out of it.
+1 confirm you fucking retards.
@outphase It's not our fault that the submitter made the article 1 badly written sentence long and submitted next to no pictures is it?
_Hmm, the earliest example of the original photo is from the 11th of March 2011 in, of all things, a tsunami thread http://4chanarchive.org/brchive/dspl_thread.php5?thread_id=10913898&x=Japan+Tsunami+Game+Thread+Part+1
Grr, why does the only youtube video with the meme's expression have to be embed-blocked >:(
Could someone go get a screenshot of the thread and it's use of these as reaction images, ie the contempuos comments? http://4chanarchive.org/brchive/dspl_thread.php5?thread_id=24686300&x=George+Costanza
It's scoffing at something. as in:
[costanza.jpg] ">Not knowing that Costanza.jpg and WHY.jpg are basically the most popular images on /sp/ right now"
I only go on /sp/ though so i dunno about other boards.
+1 Confirm.
this needs major work. its meme we need better research and screencaps
Removed from the deadpool!
Phew! Was worried about this one for a minute.
+1, this is legit as shit
good to see /ck/ finally get some love
it sees lots of use on /co/, too, as evidenced by all the template edits
also, from what i've seen it's actually suposted to be called 'kramer', despite the character being george
All my edits are already here. It's cool to know that someone out there saved them.
>not confirming this
+1 confirm
This is always on /mu/
I see this constantly. +1 confirm.
Owbviously, he had stolen The Rock's eyebrows
sorry no.
I see this everywhere. +1 confirm
See related memes: Handsome face. It is EXACTLY the same as it only with this guy's face. I love these, but it can't beat handsome face. +1 wait, I haven't seen this anywhere I look at the moment.
You cannot read a long thread on 4chan without seeing this picture at least once. You just can't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwE7xDZkPk
why isnt there steven magnet's face?
>Forgetting the most important part of the meme
I seriously hope you guys don't do this
Oh god I see this every day at /a/
I still love it
>Not putting this entry in Confirmed
I seriously hope you guys don't do this
[laughing Kramer.gif] >not putting your Constanzas in the fridge.
You skipped the most important part of the meme, the pictures are just part of it.
>2011
>still think /jp/ is about Japan
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>2011
>not mentioning that this started with a Pete Cambell picture
I seriously hope you guys don't do this
>Not putting in the "I seriously hope you guys don't do this" part
>2011
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>2011
>seriously hoping you guys don't do this
I seriously hope you guys don’t do this.
+1 confirm
It's also popular on /vp/ (pokemon board) to troll people.
Example:
>Playing gen III games
>I seriously hope you don't do this
>2011
>thinking your board was the origin
ISHYGDDT
Problem: You identified /co/ as Cartoon and Anime.
It's Comics and Cartoons.
>2012
RIP
"The reaction image subsequently spread across other sections of the site, most notably through /v/[5] (videogame), /co/[6] (cartoon & anime) and /mu/[7] (music) boards. Each character portrait is typically accompanied by a short sentence indicating what he/she is expressing contempt for. For example, a Batman version of George Costanza face would read “committing crimes” next to it. It is also associated with > implying replies."
>/v/ videogames
>/co/ cartoons and anime
ISHYGDDT
God I fucking love 4chan
It's the most wonderful place on earth.
I saw it just yesterday on /b/…for the eightieth time.
How is this not confirmed ?
@9fag
>Not checking the entry status
Can't Stand Ya!!
I'm disappointed by the down-votes this received.
Classic Seinfeld reference.
This guy looks like my science teacher.
I think everybody's science teacher looks like that
to me. it looks more like a. "did you seriously just to that?" smirk. but thats just how it seems to me.
I'm disappointed by the down-votes this received.
Classic Seinfeld reference.
>2013
>Coztanza.jpg isn’t trending
>Latest comment was 4 months ago
>ISHYGDDT
You were killed by
George Costanza
George Costanza was using:
Sandman
George Costanza was using:
Sandman
I excavated this post for the sole purpose of adding
>looks at decrease in search interest
>shiggy diggy ensures
You were killed by
George Costanza
George Costanza was using:
Sandman
I think everybody's science teacher looks like that
\:^J
A meme about nothing.
George Costanza was using:
Sandman
>six games
I don't know much about baseball. Why is winning over 6 games bad?
Basically, the guys are bragging about how they won the world series, but that only really amounts to 6 games.
A bit late, but…lolno.
The World Series is best 4/7.
A bit late, but…lolno.
Basically, the guys are bragging about how they won the world series, but that only really amounts to 6 games.
A bit late, but…lolno.
The World Series is best 4/7.
the real dank meme
I excavated this post for the sole purpose of adding
A bit late, but…lolno.
Out of all the memes and subcultures and internet phenomena out there, I think, this is the one that's the most efficient in making me feel old as fuck. Because I remember it very vividly when it was new – yet it's also dated and marked by its very nature, so I can never even look at it without remembering exactly how old it is.
Eleven fucking years. Eleven years of wasting my life. Fucking hell.
My dude, you won't be born in the 90s. I have seen this back when it aired on TV in 96 I was born in 93 do the math. Checkmate bro!
My dude, you won't be born in the 90s. I have seen this back when it aired on TV in 96 I was born in 93 do the math. Checkmate bro!
It's the most wonderful place on earth.
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