Look at My Lawyer, Dawg, I'm Going to Jail

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Look at My Lawyer, Dawg, I'm Going to Jail refers to a catchphrase often used as a caption for images of various unusual-looking people and creatures. Originating from a viral tweet, the catchphrase gained popularity in memes in early August 2020.

Origin

On February 28th, 2020, Twitter^[1] user @gbg_buckss posted a photograph of a man in a black suit sitting on a bench, his eyes closed and his right hand placed in his pants, writing "Look at my lawyer Dawgggggg I’m goin to jail😫🤯🤣." The post received over 19,600 retweets and 106,300 likes in six months (shown below).

Spread

In the following days, the image received viral spread online; for example, a February 29th, 2020, repost by iFunny^[2] user MemeKING_supreme received over 42,400 smiles in six months. A March 10th, 2020, repost by Facebook^[3] page The Original She Wants The D Received over 1,100 reactions and 1,200 shares.

Prior to late July 2020, the catchphrase saw limited spread online; for example, on March 4th, 2020, Twitter^[4] user @sameplan posted a joke that received 30 retweets and 290 likes (shown below, left). On July 14th, Twitter^[5] user @KidsSeeGaving made a tweet that received over 100 likes (shown below, right).

Starting in late July 2020, a version of the meme imagining a mammoth being the lawyer started being circulated (shown below), with Instagram^[6] user big_chungles making the earliest found post with the image on July 28th. The post received over 5,300 likes in two weeks; a July 30th, repost by Instagram^[7] user sammyblack received additional 6,400 likes.

Following the viral spread of the post, more variations of the meme were posted by users on Instagram,^[8] Reddit^[9] and other online platforms in early August 2020.

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