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Password on the Back of the Router
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About
Password on the Back of the Router refers to parody images imitating the indecipherable passwords that are typically listed on the back of Wi-Fi routers. In July 2019, image macros containing the jokes widely circulated within the /r/DankMemes community on Reddit.
Origin
July 23rd, 2019, Redditor SkypMar uploaded a Minecraft image of indecipherable text with the caption "'The WiFi password is on the back of the router.' The back of the router:" to r/dankmemes[1](shown below). The post gained over 66,600 points (96% upvoted) in two days.
![Minecraft "The wifi password is on the back of the router." The back of the router: 15](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/165/f25.png)
Spread
On July 24th, 2019, Redditors began posting variations on the router password parody to various subreddits. Redditor The_Riot_Drummer posted a doctor's handwriting parody/ router password crossover to r/dankmemes[2] which gained 34 points (92% upvoted) in a day (shown below, left). That same day, Redditor jemian23 uploaded a variation featuring Donnie from The Wild Thornberrys to r/memes[3] which garnered 48 points (87% upvoted) in a day (shown below, center). Redditor DREWNSRLU uploaded another iteration to r/me_irl[4] (shown below, right). On July 25th, Memebase[5] published a compilation of the memes.
![Doctors Note The password is on the back of the router The back of the router:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/157/6d1.jpg)
![Donnie The Wifi password is on the back of the router: The Router: Donsters](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/158/8ed.jpg)
![Metal "The wifi password is on the back of the router." The back of the router:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/161/f75.jpg)
Various Examples
![Keep Your Secrets Me After looking on the back of the router for the password u/mayoole](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/160/a91.png)
![Blur "The wifi password is on the back of the router" The back of the router:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/156/7a8.jpg)
![Code Friend: what's the WiFi password Me: it's on the router The router: 8x1548 $? /%$1"}** 8x1600 /MARKS<}_LAR 8x154C {/_< "/] 0x160C GE; }, . /[ PR x1558 #') #EM 0x1618 ICEA'%'#. [ :\ 8x1564 PTY (' "<; #5 0x1624 ? [+[! \@# 8x1570 ENACT$"$<$> 0x1630 '?! UNITES ); 8x157C /={,SWORE\%x163C+. >"["\. , >+ 8x1588 "HELPS% 8x1594 $$/A" . #<$[ 0x1654 +<} {STARK :( X15A8 ;+; '( ! {^K 8x1668 #' ( (^\<^;* 8X15AC NOWS (@* - [) .\ 8x166 @]* ' # {^ " 8X15B8 (>>,*//? ;' - 0x1678-} #, ( <(% x15C4 #- <.NAME x1684 +#?<[\TOR 8x1508 5$/#. @%} 8X150C /<)!_)] 8x169C {.'<]? [/H 8*15E8 A_LI?<:'0X16A8 ANDY; . [[4%=] 8X15F4 STAKE *? 9x1648,-'> 8x1690 CH$%,]-. {=< 8X16B4 ">}$? < ! . ]>_'](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/155/616.jpg)
![What? "The passwords on the back of the router" The back of the router: u/Sorsdog](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/153/462.jpg)
![Example "The wifi password is on the back of the router" Back of the router: User name: 1VL Password Haoacest ptitaiceauuucuianjauejouejoue](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/152/8f9.jpg)
![Hieroglyphs the password is behind the router behind the router:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/150/0d1.png)
![Calculating Host: the WiFi password is on the back of the router Me reading the back of the router: V=rh 3 A Tr2 C 27tr ir V = Tr2h 30° 45 60 tan (8) sin xdx=-cos X +C 10 3 2 sin 2 dx tgx+C, COS COS V3 gxdx=-Incosx+ 1 tan 2x dx =Intg 2 60% ax +bx+c=0 sinx +t =0 30° Bhrad dx a =arctg +2-](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/149/a89.jpg)
![Looking When the wifi password is on the back of the router. Router Ме](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/516/148/37f.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – r/dankmemes
[2] Reddit – r/dankmemes
[5] Cheezburger – PasswordIs on the Back of the Router Memes
Top Comments
Nedhitis
Jul 25, 2019 at 05:58PM EDT
Ten Shadows
Jul 25, 2019 at 06:03PM EDT