About

I Enjoy… refers to a shitposting snowclone in which people post about things with the construction, "I enjoy X. They are my favorite Y. When (something good happens), I think to myself "yes". When (something bad happens), I think to myself "no"." It is often used with sports teams.

Origin

On January 3rd, 2018, Reddit user Rapey_Keebler_Elves^[1] posted a text post in /r/minnesotavikings, a subreddit for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings, which read, "I enjoy watching the Minnesota Vikings play football. They are my favorite NFL team. When they score a touchdown, I think to myself "yes". When the other team scores a touchdown, I think to myself "no"." The post gained over 13,700 upvotes.

Spread

After the popularity of that post, the post became a snowclone for other fandoms in Reddit. For example, in /r/RocketLeague, user alfabetsoop^[2] posted a variation for the video game which read, "I enjoy playing Rocket League. It is my favorite video game. When my team scores a goal, I think to myself "yes". When the other team scores a goal, I think to myself "no"." The post gained over 25,000 upvotes (shown below, left). Another post to /r/falcons^[3] which used the snowclone for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, gaining over 550 upvotes (shown below, right).

Many of the posts in the snowclone involved sporting teams. Other popular posts regarding other subjects include a post by Redditor DangerJuice^[4] about a weapon in PlayerUnknown: Battlegrounds that gained over 7,300 upvotes (shown below, left). Another popular example was posted about the television show The Flash,^[5] gaining 1,200 upvotes. An inquiry about the meme was posted to /r/OutOfTheLoop,^[6] where it gained over 240 upvotes.

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