So Long, Partner
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So Long, Partner refers to a reaction image from Toy Story 3 in which the character Woody wishes his friend Andy goodbye by saying "So long, partner." Though the scene is bittersweet, the image became a reaction image in 2017 when paired with humorous captions.
Origin
The scene comes from the end of Toy Story 3, in which Andy leaves his gang of toys and Woody wishes him "So long, partner" (scene shown below).
Spread
The image of Woody saying "So long, partner" saw limited use as a reaction image over the following years. A GIF of the scene was added to KnowYourMeme on January 19th, 2013.[1]
The image began being paired with humorous captions more in 2016 into 2017. On April 30th, 2016, Facebook page Relationship Memes[2] uploaded a picture that used the reaction image and gained over 7,500 likes and reactions (shown below, left). On September 27th, 2017, an exploitable edit of the scene which makes Woody appear to be saying goodbye to Hugo Chavez was posted to Marxist Memes,[3] gaining over 420 likes and reactions (shown below, right).
By mid-late 2017, the reaction image had found quite a bit more success in several widely shared posts. On September 15th, 2017, Imgur user kuhhhlyle uploaded the image paired with a caption referencing online gaming that gained over 7,500 points (shown below, left). On the 17th, popular meme account Worldstar[3] uploaded an edit that gained over 291,000 likes (shown below, right).
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