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"Updog" is a made-up term based on a wordplay of the colloquial expression "what's up, dog?" that is commonly used as a practical joke to elicit the question "what's updog?" from someone, to which the prankster typically responds with the punchline "Nothing. What’s up with you?"

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The exact origin of the joke is unclear. On December 6th, 2000, Ars Technica Forums[4] member Col. Forbin submitted a variation of the prank to a thread titled "jokes that make you groan and/or wanna smack your forehead."

Col. Forbin Ars Scholae Palatinae Me: Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here? Them: What's updog? Me: Nothin', what's up with you? SLAP* -Forbin Tribus: Lombard, IL Registered: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 883

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On May 1st, 2003, Urban Dictionary[1] user hairy chonch submitted an entry for "up dog," defining it as a "corny joke." On January 19th, 2006, Season 2 Episode 13 of The Office was broadcast, which features a variation of the joke during the show's opening skit (shown below).

On February 13th, 2011, League of Legends Forums[5] member renticletape submitted a post joking that "Updog is way too powerful" in the MOBA game. On April 10th, 2013, Redditor youre_a_big_guy submitted several multi-pane Game of Thrones image macros featuring various updog jokes (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post gained over 3,000 votes (88% upvoted) and 240 comments on /r/gameofthrones.[3]

HBOG You look troubled. Was it Davos? What did he say to you? He told me we cannot sail without updog.I don't even know what that is. HBOG HBO G Your grace... did you ask, "what's updog?" HBO GO
Little Brother, did they have updog in the Vale? What is updoge Nothing, what's up with you? HBO
What's wrong, my darling? At the meeting, Petyr asked if we had updog in Winterfell But when I asked what that was, the council all laughed at me. I don't understand. Ned... did you say "What's up, dog?"
Viserys used to tellme When we return,we shall have lotsofupdog" What's updog? dont know,Ineverasked

On December 19th, 2014, BuzzFeed[6] published a listicle titled "The 21 Greatest Updogs of 2014," highlighting various social media posts referencing the joke. That month, the parody communications platform Updog.pw[2] was launched. On August 6th, 2015, the GameGrumps uploaded a animated skit about the joke (shown below). Within nine months, the video received upwards of 3.2 million views and 2,800 comments.

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[1] Urban Dictionary – up dog

[2] Updog.pw – Updog

[3] Reddit – Whats updog

[4] Ars Technica – Jokes that make you groan

[5] League of Legends via Internet Archive Wayback Machine – Updog is way too powerful

[6] BuzzFeed – The 21 Greatest Updogs Of 2014



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About

"Updog" is a made-up term based on a wordplay of the colloquial expression "what's up, dog?" that is commonly used as a practical joke to elicit the question "what's updog?" from someone, to which the prankster typically responds with the punchline "Nothing. What’s up with you?"

Origin

The exact origin of the joke is unclear. On December 6th, 2000, Ars Technica Forums[4] member Col. Forbin submitted a variation of the prank to a thread titled "jokes that make you groan and/or wanna smack your forehead."


Col. Forbin Ars Scholae Palatinae Me: Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here? Them: What's updog? Me: Nothin', what's up with you? SLAP* -Forbin Tribus: Lombard, IL Registered: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 883

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On May 1st, 2003, Urban Dictionary[1] user hairy chonch submitted an entry for "up dog," defining it as a "corny joke." On January 19th, 2006, Season 2 Episode 13 of The Office was broadcast, which features a variation of the joke during the show's opening skit (shown below).



On February 13th, 2011, League of Legends Forums[5] member renticletape submitted a post joking that "Updog is way too powerful" in the MOBA game. On April 10th, 2013, Redditor youre_a_big_guy submitted several multi-pane Game of Thrones image macros featuring various updog jokes (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post gained over 3,000 votes (88% upvoted) and 240 comments on /r/gameofthrones.[3]


HBOG You look troubled. Was it Davos? What did he say to you? He told me we cannot sail without updog.I don't even know what that is. HBOG HBO G Your grace... did you ask, "what's updog?" HBO GO Little Brother, did they have updog in the Vale? What is updoge Nothing, what's up with you? HBO What's wrong, my darling? At the meeting, Petyr asked if we had updog in Winterfell But when I asked what that was, the council all laughed at me. I don't understand. Ned... did you say "What's up, dog?" Viserys used to tellme When we return,we shall have lotsofupdog" What's updog? dont know,Ineverasked

On December 19th, 2014, BuzzFeed[6] published a listicle titled "The 21 Greatest Updogs of 2014," highlighting various social media posts referencing the joke. That month, the parody communications platform Updog.pw[2] was launched. On August 6th, 2015, the GameGrumps uploaded a animated skit about the joke (shown below). Within nine months, the video received upwards of 3.2 million views and 2,800 comments.



Search Interest

External References

[1] Urban Dictionary – up dog

[2] Updog.pw – Updog

[3] Reddit – Whats updog

[4] Ars Technica – Jokes that make you groan

[5] League of Legends via Internet Archive Wayback Machine – Updog is way too powerful

[6] BuzzFeed – The 21 Greatest Updogs Of 2014

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