r/uwotm8

r/uwotm8 is a subreddit about the U WOT M8 meme.

Origins

The subreddit was created on 27th July 2012, by Reddit user africagamer. The subreddit is based off the news story of two Wigan schoolboys who saved the passengers of a bus when the driver collapsed.

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Memes

Several memes have been derived from r/uwotm8

Nan

The word "nan" is English slang for "grandmother". Users will often depict another users nan as ugly, unintelligent, insane, or otherwise unpleasant. Images of inanimate objects, geological areas, or unusual artwork are often jokingly used to imply that another user's nan is the subject of the image.

Meet me behind X

"Meet me behind X" is a phrase often used on r/uwotm8, where one user will pretend to initiate a fight with another user, asking the other user to meet at a certain place for the fight, most often at English shop company Tesco.

Alfie and Callum

Alfie and Callum are the names of the fictional friends of a r/uwotm8 user. A user may either say that Alfie and Callum are his friends, or say that they are the friends of another user, depending on the situation. Alfie and Callum are often used to enhance the unappealing qualities of another user's nan.