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Wait, That's Illegal

Wait, That's Illegal

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Updated Apr 17, 2021 at 10:39PM EDT by Autumn Able.

Added Jan 17, 2019 at 04:26PM EST by Adam.

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About

Wait, That's Illegal refers to a reaction image taken from Red Vs. Blue of a character saying the line.

Origin

The line, said by the character Church, comes from the Red vs. Blue episode "Real Life vs. Internet," which originally premiered on July 14th, 2004 at the New York Video Festival.[5] On March 12th, 2015, the video was uploaded to YouTube, where it received more than 88,000 views (shown below).



Spread

The image of Church saying the line began seeing use as a reaction image on January 15th, 2019. That day, it appeared in /r/MemeEconomy[1] in a post by FestiveNinja that gained over 1,200 points (shown below, left). The same day, a post in /r/dankmemes by dcxr[2] about the trailer for the latest Spider-Man film gained over 13,000 points (shown below, right).


When the crosswalk says go but a car hits you anyways Wait. That' illegal When Spiderman got snapped in Infinity War but he's fine in the new trailer Wait, That's illegal

Other popular posts using the format include an /r/dankmemes post by dimstag that gained over 11,000 points[3] (shown below, left). Another by user gucciyeet[4] gained over 3,900 points (shown below, right).


When the American student you agreed to duel with brings out a gun instead of Yugioh cards: Wait. That's illegal That 's illegal. When you realise women marry rich guys for their money Wait. That's Prostitution

Various Examples


When Mom sees you drive 1 mph over the speed limit Waith That's illegal When you're watching i----- p--- and they say mom instead of step mom Wait. That's illegal. VArheli)) İİlha? bli.ǐ.iiiish slho)W Ulli) and start taking your land Wait. Thats illegal When your friend says the n-word without an n-pass Wait. That's illegal when someone downloads Reddit and tries to post on this sub immediately. Wait. That's illegal.

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External References

[1] Reddit – New Format Emerging

[2] Reddit – Infinity War Spoilers

[3] Reddit – Be Careful

[4] Reddit – It be like that

[5] IndieWire – The 2004 New York Video Festival

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