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Geodude Is Real, and Strong, and He's My Friend is a quote from a joke tweet by Toothpaste for Dinner creator Drew misattributed to Barack Obama in which the president claims the Pokémon Geodude is real. After the tweet grew popular, it became a snowclone applied to other fictional characters.

Origin

On January 21st, 2013, @drewtoothpaste[1] tweeted, ""Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real. Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend."" The tweet gained over 13,000 retweets and 19,000 likes (shown below).

drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste Following "Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real. Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend." 4:25 PM-21 Jan 2013

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After the tweet grew popular, it became a snowclone as others used it to describe other fictional characters, though none were as popular as the original tweet. For example, on April 23rd, 2013, Twitter user @weedguy420boner made the joke using "reverse racism," gaining 7 retweets and 28 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @cal50 used the format with God on April 16th, 2014, gaining 3 retweets and 20 likes (shown below, right).

Breakfast Haver @weedguy420boner Follow "Reverse racism is real," said Barack Obama. "It's real. Reverse racism is real, and strong, and it's my friend." 9:51 PM - 21 Apr 2013
cal @cal50 Follow from the people that brought you Heaven ls For Real and God's Not Dead, comes God ls So Real: God Is Real, He's Strong, And He's My Friend 4:20 PM - 16 Apr 2014

On July 19th, 2016, KC Green drew an image of Geodude, reversing the snowclone, gaining over 610 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, left). On March 25th, 2016, @ANN_Events made the joke with Hatsune Miku, gaining 18 retweets and 36 likes (shown below, right).

kc green @kcgreenn Following I'm here to confirm allegations of my friendship with obama. I am real, and I am strong. He is my friend.
ANN Events @ann_events Follow Vocaloid is real, guys. Hatsune Miku is real and strong, and she's my friend. #animejapan 10:41 PM-25 Mar 2016

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hallogreen man Follow @sschreiber13 Yosemite Sam is real, and strong, and he's my friend. OB LEADS DAVO PRICE P: 52 WS 10:40 PM-18 Oct 2018
TS% Eliot (Spooky) @Cosmis Follow Replying to @BryanQuinnn spider-punk is real, and strong and he is my friend
Pokemon Cup @PokemonCup Follow Geodude: "Rock Pokemon" Rock/Ground, No.74. "Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend." #pokemoncup 9:53 AM 15 Feb 2018
joanna @ltsJoannaNow Follow Replying to @dogluver 666 @dogluver 666 "The Crystal Gems are real," the president said earlier, "Garnet is real, and strong, and my friend." 10:27 PM-4 Mar 2016
elvira geistman @mycoliza ( Follow ) ﹀ 0x0000_0000 is real, and strong, and hes my friend MEMORY MAPPED PERIPHERALS ex2000 e000 is a real place exe000 0000 is too 8:52 PM 7 Sep 2018
ZombShrub @Salix_integra Follow Chirico is real, and strong, and he's my friend but Chirico's our friend. And he's human 1:22 AM-7 Jul 2018

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About

Geodude Is Real, and Strong, and He's My Friend is a quote from a joke tweet by Toothpaste for Dinner creator Drew misattributed to Barack Obama in which the president claims the Pokémon Geodude is real. After the tweet grew popular, it became a snowclone applied to other fictional characters.

Origin

On January 21st, 2013, @drewtoothpaste[1] tweeted, ""Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real. Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend."" The tweet gained over 13,000 retweets and 19,000 likes (shown below).


drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste Following "Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real. Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend." 4:25 PM-21 Jan 2013

Spread

After the tweet grew popular, it became a snowclone as others used it to describe other fictional characters, though none were as popular as the original tweet. For example, on April 23rd, 2013, Twitter user @weedguy420boner made the joke using "reverse racism," gaining 7 retweets and 28 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @cal50 used the format with God on April 16th, 2014, gaining 3 retweets and 20 likes (shown below, right).


Breakfast Haver @weedguy420boner Follow "Reverse racism is real," said Barack Obama. "It's real. Reverse racism is real, and strong, and it's my friend." 9:51 PM - 21 Apr 2013 cal @cal50 Follow from the people that brought you Heaven ls For Real and God's Not Dead, comes God ls So Real: God Is Real, He's Strong, And He's My Friend 4:20 PM - 16 Apr 2014

On July 19th, 2016, KC Green drew an image of Geodude, reversing the snowclone, gaining over 610 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, left). On March 25th, 2016, @ANN_Events made the joke with Hatsune Miku, gaining 18 retweets and 36 likes (shown below, right).


kc green @kcgreenn Following I'm here to confirm allegations of my friendship with obama. I am real, and I am strong. He is my friend. ANN Events @ann_events Follow Vocaloid is real, guys. Hatsune Miku is real and strong, and she's my friend. #animejapan 10:41 PM-25 Mar 2016

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hallogreen man Follow @sschreiber13 Yosemite Sam is real, and strong, and he's my friend. OB LEADS DAVO PRICE P: 52 WS 10:40 PM-18 Oct 2018 TS% Eliot (Spooky) @Cosmis Follow Replying to @BryanQuinnn spider-punk is real, and strong and he is my friend Pokemon Cup @PokemonCup Follow Geodude: "Rock Pokemon" Rock/Ground, No.74. "Anime is real," Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech earlier. "Pokémon are real Geodude is real, and strong, and he's my friend." #pokemoncup 9:53 AM 15 Feb 2018 joanna @ltsJoannaNow Follow Replying to @dogluver 666 @dogluver 666 "The Crystal Gems are real," the president said earlier, "Garnet is real, and strong, and my friend." 10:27 PM-4 Mar 2016 elvira geistman @mycoliza ( Follow ) ﹀ 0x0000_0000 is real, and strong, and hes my friend MEMORY MAPPED PERIPHERALS ex2000 e000 is a real place exe000 0000 is too 8:52 PM 7 Sep 2018 ZombShrub @Salix_integra Follow Chirico is real, and strong, and he's my friend but Chirico's our friend. And he's human 1:22 AM-7 Jul 2018

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[1] Twitter – @drewtoothpaste

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