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Danny Butterman's "Shame" is a quote by Hot Fuzz protagonist Danny Butterman (played by Nick Frost) said while reloading a pump-action shotgun. The scene became a popular reaction image online, paired with captions where one might sarcastically express pity. It also inspired redraws.

Origin

The action comedy movie Hot Fuzz premiered on February 26th, 2007. In the middle of the supermarket assault scene, Nicholas Angel joins Butterman's position and assesses the situation with him. This scene (see below) was first uploaded on YouTube on March 16th, 2008^[1].

The beginning of their conversation is as follows:

- How's Lurch?
- He's in the freezer.
- Did you say "Cool off"?
- No, I didn't say anything actually.
- Shame.

Spread

Butterman's disappointed reaction was singled out and used as a reaction image (see examples below) that was posted in contexts of conflict and violence. While it's unclear when it was first used as a meme, it was especially popular on Reddit. On November 27th, 2018, a meme using this reaction image was posted on r/memes^[2], where it gained over 9,800 points in 6 years.

On r/HistoryMemes, a meme using this reaction image and posted on January 19th, 2019^[3] gained over 3,200 points in nearly 6 years.

On r/ProJared, a meme using this reaction image and posted on May 10th, 2019^[4] gained over 11,000 points before being locked by the moderation in a similar time frame.

Another meme, centered around Henry VIII of England and posted on Facebook on July 16th, 2019^[5], gained over 10,000 likes and was shared over 5,100 times in the same time frame.

Various Examples

Redraws

The earliest known re-creation of this meme, a 3D animation featuring Team Fortress 2 character Heavy Weapons Guy (see below), was posted on r/tf2 on January 21st, 2016 by amisupreme^[6]. This post gained over 2,600 points in almost 9 years.

A fan art featuring Tomb Raider protagonist Lara Croft and posted on Twitter by Vashy on April 17th, 2022^[7] gained over 122,400 likes and 20,500 retweets in two and a half years.

Various Examples

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