Hey Wacky Dawg, Say Something FUNNY!
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Hey Wacky Dawg, Say Something FUNNY! refers to a comic featured in the 2007 book Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The comic shows a kid asking "Wacky Dawg" to say something funny, to which the dog replies, "Actually, I have something serious on my mind today." The book's protagonist Greg talks about how a student named Brian Little had been "hogging" the comic slot in the school newspapers for years until he began to use his art to air out his personal grievances. In the late 2010s and early 2020s, the comic came to be used to joke about gimmick accounts that post out of character or used as an exploitable meme.
Origin
The original "Wacky Dawg" comic was first published in April 2007 as part of Jeff Kinney's young adult book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The in-story comic was drawn by Brian Little, one of Greg's schoolmates, for his school newspaper. However, Little was fired from his position after he began oversharing as shown in the comic below.[1]
The earliest known meme edit of the comic was posted to /r/LodedDiper,[2] a subreddit dedicated to Wimpy Kid memes, on December 18th, 2018 by /u/Doctor-Wombat. The post gathered over 300 upvotes in six years.
Spread
More Wacky Dawg meme edits appeared on various subreddits in 2019 and 2020, including /r/LodedDiper[3] and /r/5nafcirclejerk.[4]
On October 6th, 2023, Redditor[5] /u/transmtfscp posted a version of the meme to /r/DankMemesFromSite19, gathering over 1,000 upvotes in a year.
On November 24th, 2023, Twitter / X[6] user @nescartridges reposted the original panel, writing, "i still like south park but watching it nowadays now that im a bit older sometimes feels like this part of wimpy kid lol," and gathering over 17,000 likes in a year.
On July 18th, 2024, X[7] user @gamergate2077 posted the first half of the panel in response to Sam Hyde posting a political rant. The post gathered over 16,000 likes in five months.
On October 14th, Instagram[8] page @owen_kung posted an edit of the panel, showing an armored person asking Wacky Dawg to say something "chivalric," only for Wacky Dawg to say that he has something "pious" on his mind today.
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External References
[1] Fandom – Wacky Dawg
[2] Reddit – /r/LodedDiper
[3] Reddit – /r/LodedDiper
[4] Reddit – /r/5nafcirclejerk
[5] Reddit – /r/DankMemesFromSite19
[6] Twitter / X – nescartridges
[7] Twitter – gamergate2077
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