Terry The Fat Shark
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About
Terry The Fat Shark refers to an image macro of a shark who is usually posted on Wednesdays appearing to bear a "gift" as a "token of friendship." The caption of each Terry meme promises he will return the following Wednesday with a new gift.
Origin
Terry the Fat Shark was first posted to /r/dankmemes[2] on March 6th, 2019 by Redditor Ecstatic_Pickle, gaining over 4,800 points before the meme was deleted by moderators for being "normie trash." On March 20th, 2019, Redditor Aphex_tw1n reposted the first Terry the Fat Shark image in /r/oddlyspecific,[1] gaining over 1,100 points in roughly a year and a half. Terry presents a shrimp.
Spread
Terry began growing more popular in other subreddits and on other social media sites over a year after the first post. For example, a Terry dubbed "Week 13" posted in /r/memes[3] on June 17th, 2020 by Redditor omega_wolf gained over 490 points (shown below, left). On June 3rd, Imgur user ImYourBiologicalStepDadUncleRob[4] posted an example that gained over 110,000 views on the platform (shown below, right).
On August 26th, 2020, Ecstatic_Pickle posted a Grant Gustin Next To Oliver Queen's Grave celebrating the revival of Terry the Fat Shark.[5] The meme was covered by StayHipp.[6]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – /r/oddlyspecific
[2] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
[4] Imgur – Hand Sanitizer
[5] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
[6] StayHipp – TERRY THE FAT SHARK MEMES FOR WEDNESDAYS
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![This image originally appeared on January 18, 2019 on the "One Ocean Shark Diving & Research" (@juansharks) Instagram with the caption:
@oceanramsey and “Deep Blue” the Great White in Hawaii, Something that I have been dreaming about for years. #dreamsdocometrue and it happened two days ago for me. 1st thing most people ask when they see my photos usually is “Were you scared”? My reply is “don’t fear sharks, fear for them.” Sharks have been on this planet for more 400 million years, surviving 5 mass extinction on this planet, evolutionary perfection, yet in the last 30 years humans have wiped out sharks populations by 90 to 95 percent. Sharks may not survive us. #extinctionisforever #helpsavesharks #coexist #ApexpredatorNotMonster #DeepBlue #whitesark #sharks #discoversharks photo by me using @aquatech_imagingsolutions @cressi1946 @north_sails @xcelwetsuits and powered by @guayaki #cometolife #oneocean #juansharks diving with the team at @oneoceandiving @forrest.in.focus @mermaid_kayleigh @camgrantphotography
This image was edited into the "Terry the Fat Shark" format we are all familiar with and was first posted to /r/dankmemes[2] on March 6th, 2019 by Redditor Ecstatic_Pickle.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/634/327/155.jpg "Original Image Terry the Fat Shark was Based On")
