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I Accidentally
About
"I Accidentally…" is a catchphrase, internet slang, and trolling mechanism meant to exploit the imagination of English-speaking internet users. It is used by constructing a complete sentence that begins with "I accidentally" and removing the verb, leaving readers wondering what had been there in the first place.
Origin
On February 22nd, 2008, YouTuber Ted Suzan posted a video entitled "I accidentally a piano bench; is this dangerous?" The post received more than 1,300 views in 11 years (shown below).
Weekes later, on May 20th, 2008, an anonymous 4chan user on the /b/ (random) board posted a version of the title.. The original poster stated that they had just "accidentally 93MB of .rar files" and wanted to know what they should do and if it was dangerous. Other posters responded both with comments on the post's lack of grammar as well as variations on the phrase "I accidentally". Although the original thread was not archived, a screenshot of the post has been floating around the web since.
Spread
Following the 4chan post, the phrase I Accidentally was used as a textual trolling mechanism across other image boards, message boards including the BodyBuilding forums[5], Yahoo! Answers[3][4], and chat services like Omegle[2]. Users on the receiving end of the trolling would be dumbfounded as to the incomplete sentences or desperately contemplating what accident has occurred. Two popular variations are "I accidentally the whole Coke bottle"[7][1] and "I accidentally a fleshlight". In April 2011, Fark[6] used the phrase as a Photoshop contest theme.
![File 1223273739 ipg-(23 KB, 448x464) 「Anonymous 10/06/08(Mon)02:15:39 No.89346705 l accidently my whole super nintendo. Is.. is that safe? [Reply] e2 Anonymous 10/06/DB(Mon)02:16:26 No.89346822 89346705 you did wat? 2 「Anonymous 10/06/08(Mon)02:17:30 No.89346972 my whole super nintendo text product purple technology electronic device](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/000/375/Accidentally_snes.jpg "Accidentally_snes.jpg")
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"I accidentally" is a rather common phrase but when we compare to one specific iteration of the catchphrase do we begin to see the correlation.
External References
[1] ExtremeSkins – I had a coke bottle and I accidentally the whole thing.
[2] Memebase – Category Tag – Omegle
[3] Yahoo! Answers – I accidentally the whole thing?
[4] Yahoo! Answers – Hey yahoo I need your help
[5] BodyBuilding.com – I accidentally used the "I accidentally the whole thing" (srs)
[6] Fark – Photoshop theme: I accidentally the whole thing
[7] Everything Shii Knows – I Accidentally the Whole Thing
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