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The Secret Ingredient Is Crime

The Secret Ingredient Is Crime

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Updated Aug 05, 2021 at 08:12PM EDT by Adam B..

Added Aug 30, 2019 at 03:21PM EDT by Adam.

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About

The Secret Ingredient Is Crime is a quote from the British comedy series Peep Show in which the character Super Hans offers a chocolate bar he stole to the character Jeremy, and when Jeremy remarks it's delicious, Hans says "The secret ingredient is crime." The quote became used in image macros as a reaction image.

Origin

The quote comes from the Peep Show episode "University Challenge," which aired December 3rd, 2004[1] (shown below).



Spread

On October 6th 2014, a deleted Reddit user posted an image macro of Super Hans saying the quote in /r/mitchellandwebb,[2] gaining over 150 points (shown below).


THE SECRET INGREDIENT IS CRIME

The image began seeing use in memes beginning in 2018. On July 21st, 2018, user torpedobuddy posted the reaction image in /r/PrequelMemes,[3] gaining over 5,900 points (shown below, left). On June 28th, user TylerMcFluffBut posted an example in /r/MemeEconomy[4] that gained over 12,000 points (shown below, right).


Friend: How are you going to watch The Clone Wars without paying for Disney's streaming service? The secret ingredient is crime. Friend: "how do you have nice stuff whilst being paid on minimum wage?" Me The secret ingredient is crime

Popular examples from 2019 include a March 2nd post by Jaywalk66 in /r/memes that gained over 16,000 points (shown below, left). Another post referencing Star Wars posted in /r/memes on August 26th gained over 2,400 points (shown below, right).


when legal weed not hittin the same The secret ingredient is crime. Disney: "You'll have to pay for our streaming services if you'd like to see the continuation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars." Me: "Yeahhh-no, I won't be payin' for it." Disney: "Then how do you expect to watch it?" Me: The secret ingredient is crime

Templates


The secret ingredient is crime THE SECRET INGREDIENT IS CRIME

Various Examples


Nestle when asked about what makes their water taste so s----- The secret ingredient is crime. Them: Why cut the hands of the Congolese natives? Aren't there any other ways? King Leopold: The secret ingredient is crime Me: What's the secret to success? Umbrella Corporation: @biohazardcast The secret ingredient is crime. Me: Yeah, I've read all of Berserk. My Friend: Really? Aren't there like 40 volumes? How'd you afford all of that? Me: The secret ingredient is crime "But how will we start an inssurection against the buguoise in order to instill| Anarchism correctly?" The secret ingredient is crime How do you post good memes? Me: The secret ingredient is crime

Search Interest

External References

[1] IMDb – University Challenge

[2] Reddit – Secret Ingredient

[3] Reddit – /r/PrequelMemes

[4] Reddit – /r/MemeEconomy

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