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I Do Not Control the Speed at Which Lobsters Die

I Do Not Control the Speed at Which Lobsters Die

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Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 04:34AM EST by ohmyjosh.

Added Sep 18, 2018 at 10:40AM EDT by Adam.

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I Do Not Control the Speed at Which Lobsters Die is a quote by the character Josh from Drake and Josh. Beginning in 2017, a screenshot from Josh saying the line began circulating as an Anti-meme, often paired with a caption to the effect of "When you do not control the speed at which lobsters die."

Origin

The quote comes from season 3, episode 5 of Drake and Josh, "The Affair."[1] Josh says the line after Drake and Megan ask when "the lobster will be ready." The episode aired May 21st, 2005.



Spread

On April 22nd, 2017, an anti-meme made from the clip was uploaded to /r/me_irl,[2] where it gained over 8,100 points (shown below).


When someone asks if you control the speed at which lobsters die: I DO NOT CONTROL THE SPEED AT WHICH LOBSTERS,DIE.

Over the following year, the joke appeared several times on /r/JonTron.[3][4][5] Photoshops of the scene also began appearing on various subreddits. For example, on December 21st, 2017, user prettybadmccree posted a photoshop to /r/dankmemes that gained over 2,800 points (shown below, left). The following day, another photoshop posted by sloggerface appeared on /r/bonehurtingjuice (shown below, right).


When you must control the lobsters control the lobste Whenyou're a commercial fisherman working for a huge fishing company do controf the speed at which lobsters die

On September 16th, 2018, a slight variation on the original anti-meme was posted to /r/me_irl by user Scotty627881, where it gained over 35,000 points (shown below). This led to another surge in the meme, with reposts appearing on /r/antimeme[6] and /r/notinteresting.[7] Inquiries about the meme also appeared on /r/OutOfTheLoop.[8][9]


When someone accuses you of controlling the speed at which lobsters die IDO NOT CONTRO THE SPEED AT WHICH LOBSTERSOÄ°E.

Various Examples


Roses are red onions make you cry DO NOT CONTRO THE SPEED AT WHICH LOBSTERSOÄ°E. DO NOT CONTROL THE SPEED AT WHICH LOBSTERS IDO NOT CONTROL THE SPEED AT WHICH LOBSTERSDIE. When someone asks if you control the speed at which the "speed at which lobsters die" anti meme gets reposted I do not control the speed at which the "speed at which lobsters die" anti meme gets reposted CRUSTACEAN MANIPULATION CONTRO TH LOBSTERS mgflip.co this man controls compared to him? 0ONOT CONTROL THELOBSTERS

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External References

[1] Drake and Josh Wiki – The Affair

[2] Reddit – me_irl

[3] Reddit – /r/JonTron

[4] Reddit – /r/JonTron

[5] Reddit – /r/jontron

[6] Reddit – /r/antimeme

[7] Reddit – /r/notinteresting

[8] Reddit – /r/OutOfTheLoop

[9] Reddit – /r/OutOftheLoop

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We have reached the state where lines that have only one context can be used in so many ways

I have seen the´´That´s what I thought you would say,you stupid fucking horse´´ image in so many times and to extent like most of star wars memes are this way,and dont get me started on it´s free real state

people are stretching original intent to such extreme ways and I absolutely adore it

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