Well Whadya Know
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"Well Whadya Know" is a memorable quote uttered by the alien character Dex in the film Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones. Online, the phrase is frequently used in conjunction with screenshots from the film to express feigned surprise, or used as the subject line for Star Wars-related posts.
Origin
The phrase comes from a scene in _Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones. In the film, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) visits the character Dex Jettster, owner of Dex's Diner, for information on a poisoned dart.[1] Upon seeing the dart, Dex says, "Well, whadya know? I ain't seen one of these since I was prospecting on Subterrel."
The earliest known instance of the meme occurred on January 13th 2017, when Redditor A_Fancy_Lizard posted a TFW reaction image on the /r/PrequelMemes subreddit (shown below).[2] The post was made under the subject "Wow… whaddya know!"
Spread
The meme evolved on March 5th, 2017, when Redditor LANwichmonarch posted a new Dex scene, again from scene in the Dex's Diner.[6]
On March 8th, 2017, two variations of the meme appeared on /r/PrequelMemes[3] and Instagram respectively. Again, under the subject "Wellllll whadya knoww" Redditor nighthawk8997 posted a variation on the meme, focusing on "well whadya know" (shown below, left). In 20 days, the post received more than 8,400 points (97% upvoted) and 175 comments. The next day, on March 9th, 2017, a variation on the meme appeared on /r/PrequelMemes, this time using a scene from Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith (shown below, right). [5]
"Whadya Know" appeared on Facebook for the first time on March 22, 2017, Star Wars meme account Duros-core shared a photo from ShitpostBot 5000 and adding the caption "Well whaddya know.[7][8] However, this time neither Dex nor a Star Wars prequel appeared.
On March 25th, 2017, two new memes appears on /r/PrequelMemes, moving the focus back on the character of Dex.[9][10] The first of which moved the action to a scene from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and received more than 9,775 points (90% upvoted) and 154 comments.
The meme came into greater prominence on March 28th, 2017 as numerous examples of the meme appeared /r/PrequelMemes. Redditor milkshakeforever posted a meme that commented on the newfound popularity, which received over a 1,000 points (99% upvoted).[11]
The meme reached higher popularity when Redditor STAR_boii posted a variation on the meme to /r/PrequelMemes and received more than 14,700 points (89% upvoted) and 180 comments.[12]
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Search Interest
External References
[1] Wookieepedia – Dexter Jettster
[2] /r/PrequelMemes – Wow… whaddya know!
[3] /r/PrequelMemes – Wellllll whadya knoww
[4] Instagram – @starwarsparody_501
[5] /r/PrequelMemes – Whaddya know
[6] /r/PrequelMemes – Hello Dex
[7] Facebook – Well whaddya know….
[8] Facebook – ShitpostBot 5000
[9] /r/PrequelMemes – They're plans. Damn good ones too.
[10] /r/PrequelMemes – Well whaddya know…
[11] /r/PrequelMemes – Well whaddya know
[12] /r/PrequelMemes – Not all surprises are welcome after all
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