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Mi Tink Mi Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life is a catchphrase that is meant to read "I think I'm going to take my own life" as if spoken in Jamaican patois. The phrase was popularized through a Whisper image macro in which it is presented over a photograph of the character Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) from the British soap opera EastEnders. The meme was originally posted to Instagram by incellectuals_ealing
in February 2024. It became increasingly popularized over the course of the year, particularly on X / Twitter.

Origin

On February 6th, 2024, Instagram[11] user incellectuals_ealing posted a a Whisper[12] image macro consisting of the phrase, "Mi tink me gwaan tek mi own life," over a picture of the character Grant Mitchell from EastEnders, played by British actor Ross Kemp. The post garnered over 7,000 likes in nine months.

Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

Spread

On February 6th, 2024, X[10] user @Sgt_Suckdown posted, "Mi tink me gwaan tek mi ohn life eh," garnering around 10 likes in nine months. On February 8th, Redditor u/hamsta5 posted a cropped version of the Grant Mitchell image macro to the subreddit /r/redscarepod,[1] garnering over 160 upvotes in eight months.

Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

On February 12th, X[2] user @bighealthyfr posted the phrase over an image of a man standing in the street, garnering around 100 likes in eight months. On May 25th, X[9] user @platinummolar posted a version of the meme in which the phrase is edited over a photo of a sad clown on the bus, garnering over 8,000 likes in six months.

Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

On August 7th, X[3] user @dj_laundryy posted the phrase on its own, garnering around 400 likes in three months. On September 28th, a screenshot of the post was posted by Instagram[4] user imunchie2, garnering over 1,800 likes in two months.

Mi tink me gwaan tek mi own life

On October 23rd, 2024, X[5] user @KYLEWILDFERN posted the original meme, garnering over 65,000 likes and 6,000 reposts in a month. On November 6th, X[6] user @mountbellyache reposted it, writing, "this meme keeps popping into my head at random intervals like a catchy song," garnering over 73,000 likes and 4,000 reposts in five days. A screenshot of the post was reposted by Instagram[7] user wot.the.heck on November 9th, garnering over 2,000 likes in two days.

mount bellyache @mountbellyache this meme keeps popping into my head at random intervals like a catchy song Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life 6:12 PM - Nov 6, 2024. 2.3M Views

On November 10th, content creator Justin Whang quote-reposted an image on X[8] of actor Brad Pitt with dreadlocks in 2012, editing the phrase over the image, garnering over 83,000 likes and 5,000 reposts in a day.

Mi Tink Me Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life

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Mi Tink Me Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life-
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External References

[1] Reddit – redscarepod

[2] X – bighealthyfr

[3] X – dj_laundryy

[4] Instagram – imunchie2

[5] X – KYLEWILDFERN

[6] X – mountbellyache

[7] Instagram – wot.the.heck

[8] X – JustinWhang

[9] X – platinummolar

[10] X – Sgt_Suckdown

[11] Instagram – incellectuals_ealing

[12] Whisper – whisper-



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About

Mi Tink Mi Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life is a catchphrase that is meant to read "I think I'm going to take my own life" as if spoken in Jamaican patois. The phrase was popularized through a Whisper image macro in which it is presented over a photograph of the character Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) from the British soap opera EastEnders. The meme was originally posted to Instagram by incellectuals_ealing
in February 2024. It became increasingly popularized over the course of the year, particularly on X / Twitter.

Origin

On February 6th, 2024, Instagram[11] user incellectuals_ealing posted a a Whisper[12] image macro consisting of the phrase, "Mi tink me gwaan tek mi own life," over a picture of the character Grant Mitchell from EastEnders, played by British actor Ross Kemp. The post garnered over 7,000 likes in nine months.


Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

Spread

On February 6th, 2024, X[10] user @Sgt_Suckdown posted, "Mi tink me gwaan tek mi ohn life eh," garnering around 10 likes in nine months. On February 8th, Redditor u/hamsta5 posted a cropped version of the Grant Mitchell image macro to the subreddit /r/redscarepod,[1] garnering over 160 upvotes in eight months.


Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

On February 12th, X[2] user @bighealthyfr posted the phrase over an image of a man standing in the street, garnering around 100 likes in eight months. On May 25th, X[9] user @platinummolar posted a version of the meme in which the phrase is edited over a photo of a sad clown on the bus, garnering over 8,000 likes in six months.


Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life

On August 7th, X[3] user @dj_laundryy posted the phrase on its own, garnering around 400 likes in three months. On September 28th, a screenshot of the post was posted by Instagram[4] user imunchie2, garnering over 1,800 likes in two months.


Mi tink me gwaan tek mi own life

On October 23rd, 2024, X[5] user @KYLEWILDFERN posted the original meme, garnering over 65,000 likes and 6,000 reposts in a month. On November 6th, X[6] user @mountbellyache reposted it, writing, "this meme keeps popping into my head at random intervals like a catchy song," garnering over 73,000 likes and 4,000 reposts in five days. A screenshot of the post was reposted by Instagram[7] user wot.the.heck on November 9th, garnering over 2,000 likes in two days.


mount bellyache @mountbellyache this meme keeps popping into my head at random intervals like a catchy song Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life 6:12 PM - Nov 6, 2024. 2.3M Views

On November 10th, content creator Justin Whang quote-reposted an image on X[8] of actor Brad Pitt with dreadlocks in 2012, editing the phrase over the image, garnering over 83,000 likes and 5,000 reposts in a day.


Mi Tink Me Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life

Various Examples


Mi tink mi gwaan tek mi own life Mi Tink Me Gwaan Tek Mi Own Life- mi tink me gwaan tek mi own life Mitink mi gwaan tek mi own life

Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – redscarepod

[2] X – bighealthyfr

[3] X – dj_laundryy

[4] Instagram – imunchie2

[5] X – KYLEWILDFERN

[6] X – mountbellyache

[7] Instagram – wot.the.heck

[8] X – JustinWhang

[9] X – platinummolar

[10] X – Sgt_Suckdown

[11] Instagram – incellectuals_ealing

[12] Whisper – whisper-

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