![September 30th vs. October 1st September 30th vs. October 1st](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/027/276/Screen_Shot_2018-10-01_at_2.17.24_PM.jpg)
September 30th vs. October 1st
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September 30th vs. October 1st refers to a series of jokes most popular on Twitter where people post a normal-looking photo to represent "September 30th" and a photo of the same subject looking much more Halloween-themed to represent "October 1st."
Origin
On September 30th, 2014, Twitter user @loughlanlohan tweeted the format using pictures of actress Emma Roberts, gaining 2 retweets and 12 likes (shown below, left). The following day, user @travelingsong posted a much more popular example using pictures of singer Lana Del Rey, gaining over 870 retweets and 1,100 likes (shown below, right). This was cited by The Daily Dot[1] as the post to have popularized the meme.
![Emma Roberts loughlan Follow @loughlanlohan September 30th vs October 1st 6:56 PM - 30 Sep 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/693/5c6.jpg)
![Lana Del Rey Follow V @travelingsong September 30th Vs. October 1st 12:19 AM-1 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/694/7d0.jpg)
Spread
Over the following years, the format would become popular around Halloween. In 2016, both Daily Dot[1] and Buzzfeed[2] published articles about the meme. Popular extant posts from that year include a post by @___panther using a character from The Office that gained over 1,100 retweets and 1,000 likes (shown below, left) and
![Craig The Undead Ghost of PantheR Follow PantheR 11:59pm September 30th vs 12:00am October 1st 12:17 PM-1 Oct 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/702/200.jpg)
![Socks erin gilfoy @eringilfoy Follow september 30th vs october 1st](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/703/f77.jpg)
The format has continued to be popular into 2018. On September 30th, 2018, Twitter user @conkface posted a video comparing Steven Universe to Sans, gaining over 6,200 retweets and 20,000 likes (shown below, left). The same day, a post by @vApathyv using images from Marvel's Spider-Man gained over 520 retweets and 1,700 likes (shown below, right).
![Sans shut the up @conkface Follow september 30th vs october 1st](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/704/f93.jpg)
![Spidey Robbie Russell @vApathyv Follow Me on September 30th vs. me on October 1st](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/705/093.jpg)
Various Examples
![Animeme September 30 11:59pm October 1 12:00am](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/706/e21.jpg)
![Spongbag ME ON SEPTEMBER 301H ME ON OCTOBER 1 et @SPONGEB0B](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Spoopy Dog spooky bitch @dantep Follow Me on September 30th vs me on October 1st 11:55 AM -25 Sep 2018](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/709/d78.jpg)
![hahahaha oh it's serious Ricky Dillon @RickyPDillon Polow Follow me September 30th 11:59 pm vs me October 1st 12:00 am](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/710/d5a.jpg)
![Walking Dead Rick Grimes @RickAndThangs Follow 11:59pm September 30th vs 12:00am October 1st: #TheWalkingDead 2:10 PM-1 Oct 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/712/417.jpg)
![Scary Mouse levi bernhardt @levibernhardt Follow me at 11:59 september 30th vs 12:00 october 1st 10:17 PM -30 Sep 2015](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/416/713/0a0.jpg)
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