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Fancy Crab
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About
Fancy Crab is an image macro series featuring a crab wearing a top hat and holding a cane. The images' text typically states something about politics or something that may be considered fancy, using puns on ocean life.
Origin
Fancy Crab's origin likely traces to quickmeme.com[1], in which the first image of Fancy Crab was posted on October 19th, 2011.[2]
![](http://oi50.tinypic.com/28wckz4.jpg)
Spread
Since Fancy Crab's first appearance on quickmeme.com, over 400 images have been posted, and several others have spread to sites like Buzzfeed[3], Uproxx[4], and was even in The Daily Beasts' Best Internet Memes post[5].
Notable Examples
![e8e.jpg CHRISIMAS? I HATE SANDY CLAWS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/094/e8e.jpg)
![8a7.jpg RAISE MY TAXES AND YOUSHALL NOT SEAFOOD AGAIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/092/8a7.jpg)
![d81.jpg MANUAL LABOR? I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MUSSEL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/093/d81.jpg)
![1c7.jpg ASKED ABOUT HIS STANCE ON THE OCCUPY PROTESTS NATURALLY SIDESTEPS THE QUESTION](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/095/1c7.jpg)
![9da.jpg AMBITIOUS? I CLAWED MY WAYTO THE TOP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/097/9da.jpg)
![ccb.jpg WENT TO A SEAFOOD DISCO PULLED A MUSSEL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/small/000/311/098/ccb.jpg)
External References
[1] Quickmeme – Fancy Crab
[2] Quickmeme – First Fancy Crab Submission / 10-19-2011
[3] Buzzfeed – The Best of Fancy Crab / 10-??-2011
[4] Uproxx – Meme Watch: Fancy Crab Is Sticking Up For The 1% / 10-21-11
[5] The Daily Beast – The Week’s Best Internet Memes
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Top Comments
Windigo With Salad
May 22, 2012 at 11:24PM EDT
TL10
May 23, 2012 at 11:33AM EDT