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Wojak Trying to Sleep refers to a series of memes depicting a Wojak, Zoomer or another character being prevented from sleeping by a loud noise outside the window. Originating from the 30-Year-Old Boomer memes, the format gained notable popularity in edits on YouTube.

Origin

The exact author of the image is unknown. On June 25th, 2018, a number of 4chan users posted the image on /v/, /pol/, /int/ and other boards, with the earliest post containing the image made by an anonymous /v/ user (image shown below).[1]

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In the following days, humorous posts imagining dialogues between a 30-Year-Old Boomer mowing a lawn early in the morning and his Zoomer son were posted across a number of 4chan boards (examples shown below), with the earliest such post made by an anonymous /v/ user on June 25th (shown below, left).[2][3][4]

[1/ 1] Anonymous Tue 26 Jun 2018 01:59:03 No.421926897 View Reply Original Report *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO000000000 IT'S SATURDAY MORNING *WHIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP 80KİB, 1876x1200, 1529952484329.png View *WHIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRR* Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO I WAS UP ALL NIGHT WATCHING PEWDIEPIE DAD PLEASE *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNOO0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 >"Yep, those were the good ol' days." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDC384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p1vVjlgUzk
Anonymous Tue 26 Jun 2018 16:07:30 No.81084134 [67275] O View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>81084265 >*Starts lawnmower* *WHIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO00000000O IT'S SATURDAY MORNING >*Opens a can of Monster* *WHII IRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* 80KIB, 1876x1200, boomer dad.png DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP View Same Google ImgOps igdb SauceNAO >*Takes a sip* *WHIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* I WAS UP ALL NIGHT LISTENING TO YOUNG THUG DAD >*Gets lawnmower stuck on a rock* *WHIIRRRRRRKKKKKKRRRTTTTTIIIITCHHHHHHHHKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNO00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 >"They don't make them like OK Computer any more, son" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiGbolFFGw
[11 / 4/ 9] Anonymous ID: fHZ/a5xx Tue 26 Jun 2018 19:29:38 No.176522278 O View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>176523031 >*Starts lawnmower* *WHIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO000000000 IT'S SATURDAY 80KİB, 1876x1200, mower.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO MORNING Trace >*Opens a can of Monster* *WHIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRR* DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP >*Takes a sip* *WHIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* I WAS UP ALL NIGHT SHITPOSTING DAD PLEASE >*Gets lawnmower stuck on a rock* *WHIIIRRRRRRKKKKKKRRRTT ITTCHHHHHHHHKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNO00000000000000000000000000000000000o000000000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDC384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuXD5ImG-Y

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On June 26th, 2018, YouTuber kenny lauderdale posted a video titled "That 30 Year Old Boomer who still watches anime on VHS" based on the image, with the video receiving over 34,000 views in 18 months (shown below, left).[5] On June 27th, YouTuber 30 year old boomer posted an edit which gained over 243,000 views in the same period (shown below, right).[6]

[This video has been removed]

In the following months, more versions of the meme were posted on YouTube, including notable memes by users Free Qunicy[7] (July 2nd, 2018; 122,400 views) and Prince of Zimbabwe[8] (September 12th, 2018; 667,000 views) (shown below, left and right).

On July 22nd, 2019, YouTube user NerdAwakens posted a notable American Dad edit of the video which gained over 1.4 million views in five months (shown below).[9]

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About

Wojak Trying to Sleep refers to a series of memes depicting a Wojak, Zoomer or another character being prevented from sleeping by a loud noise outside the window. Originating from the 30-Year-Old Boomer memes, the format gained notable popularity in edits on YouTube.

Origin

The exact author of the image is unknown. On June 25th, 2018, a number of 4chan users posted the image on /v/, /pol/, /int/ and other boards, with the earliest post containing the image made by an anonymous /v/ user (image shown below).[1]


JOHN DEER

In the following days, humorous posts imagining dialogues between a 30-Year-Old Boomer mowing a lawn early in the morning and his Zoomer son were posted across a number of 4chan boards (examples shown below), with the earliest such post made by an anonymous /v/ user on June 25th (shown below, left).[2][3][4]


[1/ 1] Anonymous Tue 26 Jun 2018 01:59:03 No.421926897 View Reply Original Report *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO000000000 IT'S SATURDAY MORNING *WHIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP 80KİB, 1876x1200, 1529952484329.png View *WHIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRR* Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO I WAS UP ALL NIGHT WATCHING PEWDIEPIE DAD PLEASE *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNOO0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 >"Yep, those were the good ol' days." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDC384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p1vVjlgUzk Anonymous Tue 26 Jun 2018 16:07:30 No.81084134 [67275] O View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>81084265 >*Starts lawnmower* *WHIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO00000000O IT'S SATURDAY MORNING >*Opens a can of Monster* *WHII IRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* 80KIB, 1876x1200, boomer dad.png DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP View Same Google ImgOps igdb SauceNAO >*Takes a sip* *WHIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* I WAS UP ALL NIGHT LISTENING TO YOUNG THUG DAD >*Gets lawnmower stuck on a rock* *WHIIRRRRRRKKKKKKRRRTTTTTIIIITCHHHHHHHHKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNO00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 >"They don't make them like OK Computer any more, son" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiGbolFFGw [11 / 4/ 9] Anonymous ID: fHZ/a5xx Tue 26 Jun 2018 19:29:38 No.176522278 O View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>176523031 >*Starts lawnmower* *WHIIRRRRRRRRRR* NO000000000 IT'S SATURDAY 80KİB, 1876x1200, mower.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO MORNING Trace >*Opens a can of Monster* *WHIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRR* DAD STOP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP >*Takes a sip* *WHIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* I WAS UP ALL NIGHT SHITPOSTING DAD PLEASE >*Gets lawnmower stuck on a rock* *WHIIIRRRRRRKKKKKKRRRTT ITTCHHHHHHHHKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRR* NNNNNNNNNNNO00000000000000000000000000000000000o000000000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxeZ4Wwdn0&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDC384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuXD5ImG-Y

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On June 26th, 2018, YouTuber kenny lauderdale posted a video titled "That 30 Year Old Boomer who still watches anime on VHS" based on the image, with the video receiving over 34,000 views in 18 months (shown below, left).[5] On June 27th, YouTuber 30 year old boomer posted an edit which gained over 243,000 views in the same period (shown below, right).[6]


[This video has been removed]


In the following months, more versions of the meme were posted on YouTube, including notable memes by users Free Qunicy[7] (July 2nd, 2018; 122,400 views) and Prince of Zimbabwe[8] (September 12th, 2018; 667,000 views) (shown below, left and right).



On July 22nd, 2019, YouTube user NerdAwakens posted a notable American Dad edit of the video which gained over 1.4 million views in five months (shown below).[9]



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Templates


EAT B00

Search Interest

External References

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Recent Images 15 total


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