The Devil Shivers When A Nice Guy Loses His Temper
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The Devil Shivers When A Nice Guy Loses His Temper or When A Nice Guy Loses His Patience The Devil Shivers is an edgy catchphrase used in ironic memes, often showing an innocent-looking character on the left split with a deranged or antagonistic character on the right, the right side representing the leftmost character after losing their temper or patience. The phrase is also used alongside imagery of the Joker. The phrase started to become popularized in memes in 2015 when an image macro of the Joker saying the phrase was posted to 9GAG, notably the original Gamer Joker meme.
Origin
On April 10th, 2015, a 9GAG[1] user posted an image macro of the Joker with the caption, "When the nice guy loses his patiance (sic) / the devil shivers," gaining over 38,000 upvotes in seven years (shown below, left). The quote became popularized over the following years in both ironic and unironic[2] posts, many also featuring the Joker (example shown below, right).
On June 20th, 2020, iFunny[3] user thicc_tank_2020 posted an image macro with the quote over top showing Freddy Fazbear with a vertical line through his body — the left side is an innocent-looking Freddy while the right is an aggressive one, the right side representing Freddy when he's lost his patience (shown below). This is the earliest known meme using the phrase and format.
Spread
On January 20th, 2021, Instagram[4] user yourlordandsaviormonke posted a similar image macro showing a man on the left and Freddy Fazbear on the right, gaining over 9,800 likes in a year (shown below). The image was reposted to /r/okbuddyretard[5] in February, gaining over 5,100 upvotes in 11 months.
The format spread over the course of the year. On March 18th, Instagram[6] user andrew_lastname posted a version referencing Weezer's Blue Album, gaining over 30,600 likes in 10 months (shown below, left). On March 19th, Instagram[8] user boomer.jim posted a version of the meme showing Mario on the left and Mario Judah on the right, gaining over 500 reactions and 430 shares in the same rough span of time (shown below, right). Facebook[7] page ghost cuck reposted it later that month.
On June 20th, YouTuber Benson posted a video voicing over the phrase with an image of Freddy Fazbear and Jerma985, gaining over 5,100 views in seven months (shown below).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] 9gag – Be careful with what you wished for
[2] Instagram – quotesndnotes
[3] iFunny – thicc tank 2020
[4] Instagram – yourlordandsaviormonkey
[5] Reddit – okbuddyretard
[6] Instagram – andrew_lastname
[7] Facebook – ghost cuck
