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RIP But I'm Different is a snowclone which originated from a Twitter exchange in which a user jokingly stated "if i was at chernobyl i wouldv stopped it." Another user said "Breh my grandma was there and she got like 20 diseases in 2 hours." The original user replied "RIP to ur grandma but im different." As the tweet got popular, social media users adapted the exchange to fit various characters and situations.

Origin

On June 7th, 2019, Twitter user @stopitg tweeted that he would've "stopped Chernobyl." After user @_georgenykov said his grandma had been effected by exposure at Chernobyl, @stopitg replied "RIP to ur grandma but im different." The tweets appear to have been deleted but were screenshotted by user @benbbre^[1] (shown below).

Spread

After the tweet, other users began posting variations on the exchange using other scenarios. On July 16th, 2019 Twitter user @teabaggingarena tweeted a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference, gaining over 150 retweets (shown below, left). On September 9th, user made a reference to It (shown below, right).

inosuke's heartworms @teabaggingarena joseph: if i was at the colosseumi would've stopped the pillar men caesar: breh my dad was there and was killed in like 20 seconds lol not worth it joseph: rip to ur dad but im different 4:46 PM Jul 16, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

a witch with hpv @kopipengs if a clown in a sewer offered me a paper boat i simply would not take it. rip to georgie but im different 10:33 AM Sep 9, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

The format spread to other social media sites. On September 10th, Redditor SGTSquash posted an edit to /r/bjj, gaining over 100 points (shown below, left). Tumblr user giowanna posted a Bayonetta edit of the snowclone, gaining over 120 points (shown below, right).

Various Examples

twunkook (twunk jungkook) @420jimins ten: if i was in the garden of eden i would simply not eat the forbidden fruit ten: rip to adam and eve but im different 1:10 AM Sep 2, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

NOIR @theauthoriteens kyle rayner throughout his gl comic run: rip to hal jordan but im different 1:14 PM Sep 3, 2019 Twitter for Android

faith @SugarFreeTechie if i was near hurricane dorian i wouldv stopped it rip to ur jim cantore but im different 5:36 PM Sep 2, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

dingdongyouarewrong ifjolene were taking my man i would simply kiss her dingdongyouarewrong rip to dolly parton but i'm different

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External References

^[1] Twitter – @benbbre

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leon @leyawn Aug 7 if i was in afghanistan i wouldv stopped isis 351 27 23K 85K ili Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX Aug 7 I was a Navy SEAL deployed in Afghanistan and lost my right eye to an improvised explosive device. You have no idea what you're talking about. 12 L7 138 1.1K leon @leyawn Replying to @DanCrenshawTX rip to ur eye but im different 11:57 AM - 7 Aug 2019 1,357 Retweets 6,790 Likes >

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