
Wait, That's Illegal
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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).


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).


Various Examples






Search Interest
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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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Adam DeLand
Jan 17, 2019 at 06:22PM EST
Jack the Dipper
Jan 17, 2019 at 06:32PM EST