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Deer When Two Tons of Steel Are Coming at Them refers to a series of memes about deer presumably abandoning all precautions when crossing a road and standing still when a car is coming at them at high speed. Spawned by a viral tweet, the meme experienced several periods of popularity on Reddit and TikTok between 2020 and 2022.

Origin

On November 5th, 2019, X / Twitter[1] user @KylePlantEmoji made a joke about deer reacting to the presence of a hunter versus deer endangering themselves by crossing a highway. The post (shown below) received over 1,000 reposts and 7,000 likes in four years.

Kyle @KylePlantEmoji Deer: I sense...... A hunter. His scent, he tried to mask it.... But I know Man when I smell it. Ah! I hear him shift in his seat. I make my exit. Farewell, marksman Also deer: just gonna cross this highway real quick and hoopity doopity a car has made my insides outsides 10:33 PM Nov 5, 2019

On April 3rd, 2020, Redditor /u/RegularNoodles posted a two-panel Shrek meme that garnered over 58,000 upvotes on Reddit's[2] /r/dankmemes[2] in three years (shown below).

Deer when you're driving straight at them at high speed: Deer when you step on a twig:

Spread

In April 2020 and the following months the joke saw viral popularity in the /r/memes and /r/dankmemes subreddits and was spread further through reposts on iFunny, Instagram and other sites.

On April 16th, 2020, Reddit[3] user /u/VINNY115 posted a two-panel meme that received over 28,100 upvotes in the /r/memes subreddit prior to being removed (shown below, left). On March 23rd, 2020, Redditor /u/weedprocessor posted a "Suicide Is badass" meme that gained over 22,100 reposts in Reddit's[4] /r/dankmemes in four years (shown below, right).

Deer when someone looks in there general location Deer when certain death is hurtling towards them at 70 mph I have decided that I want to die. made with mematic
deer when a branch cracks: deer when 2 tons of steel are coming a them at 80mph: rec Suicide is badass! SAM SVE EX

In September 2022, the format regained popularity on TikTok. For example, on September 14th, 2022, TikTok[5] user @russu_advil posted a meme that received over 290,000 views and 43,000 likes in one year (shown below, left). On October 31st, 2022, artist @artsukown posted a TikTok[6] meme that received over 1.1 million views and 226,000 likes in one year (shown below, right).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7143386205529345326
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7160568992636177666

Various Examples

Deer when they hear a leaf crunch nearby
Most animals: You are about to be run over Deer: You are about to be run over S nooooooooooo Okay.
jimmy @jimmyoutsold deer when i turn my high beams on Sigourney Weaver Oscars 2023 Glambot Sigourney Weaver Oscars 2023 Glambot From E! News 12:06 PM. Mar 24, 2023. 214.6K Views E

the perc prophet @humidfluid deer when a branch snaps vs deer when a car comes towards them at 80 mph 6:08 PM Aug 4, 2021 : .
deer when a branch cracks: deer when 2 tons of steel are coming at them at 140kmh:
yung puddin @liltiddygothgf3 a deer when a leaf cracks in the forest: 6288203 a deer when you're coming at them at 60mph: 2:27 PM Jul 8, 2020 :

Search Interest

External References

[1] X – @KylePlantEmoji

[2] Reddit – Blank stare intensifies

[3] Reddit – Deer are stupid

[4] Reddit – oh deer

[5] TikTok – @russu_advil

[6] TikTok – @artsukown



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About

Deer When Two Tons of Steel Are Coming at Them refers to a series of memes about deer presumably abandoning all precautions when crossing a road and standing still when a car is coming at them at high speed. Spawned by a viral tweet, the meme experienced several periods of popularity on Reddit and TikTok between 2020 and 2022.

Origin

On November 5th, 2019, X / Twitter[1] user @KylePlantEmoji made a joke about deer reacting to the presence of a hunter versus deer endangering themselves by crossing a highway. The post (shown below) received over 1,000 reposts and 7,000 likes in four years.


Kyle @KylePlantEmoji Deer: I sense...... A hunter. His scent, he tried to mask it.... But I know Man when I smell it. Ah! I hear him shift in his seat. I make my exit. Farewell, marksman Also deer: just gonna cross this highway real quick and hoopity doopity a car has made my insides outsides 10:33 PM Nov 5, 2019

On April 3rd, 2020, Redditor /u/RegularNoodles posted a two-panel Shrek meme that garnered over 58,000 upvotes on Reddit's[2] /r/dankmemes[2] in three years (shown below).


Deer when you're driving straight at them at high speed: Deer when you step on a twig:

Spread

In April 2020 and the following months the joke saw viral popularity in the /r/memes and /r/dankmemes subreddits and was spread further through reposts on iFunny, Instagram and other sites.

On April 16th, 2020, Reddit[3] user /u/VINNY115 posted a two-panel meme that received over 28,100 upvotes in the /r/memes subreddit prior to being removed (shown below, left). On March 23rd, 2020, Redditor /u/weedprocessor posted a "Suicide Is badass" meme that gained over 22,100 reposts in Reddit's[4] /r/dankmemes in four years (shown below, right).


Deer when someone looks in there general location Deer when certain death is hurtling towards them at 70 mph I have decided that I want to die. made with mematic deer when a branch cracks: deer when 2 tons of steel are coming a them at 80mph: rec Suicide is badass! SAM SVE EX

In September 2022, the format regained popularity on TikTok. For example, on September 14th, 2022, TikTok[5] user @russu_advil posted a meme that received over 290,000 views and 43,000 likes in one year (shown below, left). On October 31st, 2022, artist @artsukown posted a TikTok[6] meme that received over 1.1 million views and 226,000 likes in one year (shown below, right).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7143386205529345326
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7160568992636177666

Various Examples


Deer when they hear a leaf crunch nearby Most animals: You are about to be run over Deer: You are about to be run over S nooooooooooo Okay. jimmy @jimmyoutsold deer when i turn my high beams on Sigourney Weaver Oscars 2023 Glambot Sigourney Weaver Oscars 2023 Glambot From E! News 12:06 PM. Mar 24, 2023. 214.6K Views E
the perc prophet @humidfluid deer when a branch snaps vs deer when a car comes towards them at 80 mph 6:08 PM Aug 4, 2021 : . deer when a branch cracks: deer when 2 tons of steel are coming at them at 140kmh: yung puddin @liltiddygothgf3 a deer when a leaf cracks in the forest: 6288203 a deer when you're coming at them at 60mph: 2:27 PM Jul 8, 2020 :

Search Interest

External References

[1] X – @KylePlantEmoji

[2] Reddit – Blank stare intensifies

[3] Reddit – Deer are stupid

[4] Reddit – oh deer

[5] TikTok – @russu_advil

[6] TikTok – @artsukown

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