Life Comes At You Fast

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Category: Meme Status: Confirmed Year: 2006 Origin: Nationwide Region:

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Tags: caption twitter politics commercial @mynig tyga hasheem thabeet

Additional References: Twitter

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Category: Meme Status: Confirmed Year: 2006 Origin: Nationwide Region:

Type:

Tags: caption twitter politics commercial @mynig tyga hasheem thabeet

Additional References: Twitter

About

Life Comes At You Fast is a phrase popularly used on Twitter to caption unfortunate events either written or illustrated in photos and gifs.

Origin

The phrase "Life Comes At You Fast" was popularized in 2004 by American insurance company Nationwide when they launched the "life comes at you fast" ad campaign.^[1] The campaign humorously demonstrated how quickly things could go wrong in life to demonstrate why their insurance was necessary.

Spread

The joke began appearing on Twitter around 2013. One of the earliest known examples was posted by @MyNig^[2] on October 3rd, 2013.

Finesse Master Flex @MyNig Fitz's real wife. Life comes at you fast. Fil

In the coming two years, "Life Comes At You Fast" became a popular caption to graphics and stories on Twitter,^[3] particularly in reference to politics and sports. A Complex^[4] article referenced the phrase talking about rapper Tyga. Deadspin^[5] did as well in an article linking to a tweet about basketball player Hasheem Thabeet.