Years of Academy Training Wasted

Years of Academy Training Wasted

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"Years of Academy Training Wasted" refers to a memorable quote from the 1995 animated film Toy Story said by character Buzz Lightyear after he comes to the realization that he is a toy. Online, the captioned still of the scene has been used as an image macro, often in reference to wasted time.

Origin

On November 22nd, 1995, animated film Toy Story premiered in the United States.[1] In one scene of the film, character Buzz Lightyear laments the time he assumes he spent training.



Years of academy training wasted!

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On December 7th, 2012, Tumblr user jebiwonkenobi posted "I never feel like more of a failure than when I can’t remember a piece of Harry Potter trivia."[2] On July 28th, 2013, Tumblr user mrsweasley replied to the post with two GIFs of Buzz Lightyear saying "Oh! I'm a sham! and "Years of academy training wasted" (shown below, left and right).[3]


OHII'M A SHAM! YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED!

On November 17th, 2018, Instagram user supreme_memer_ren posted the first known meme based on the GIF, with the post receiving over 2,600 likes in eight months (shown below, left).[4] On November 21st, 2018, Instagram user my.new.memepire posted another meme based on the image to the platform, gaining over 3,000 likes in the same period (shown below, right).[5]


When you spend years reading Wookieepidia so that you have a complete understanding of the Star Wars Expanded Universe and then Disney makes it all non canon aSu rome Memer Re VAL YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED! When you spend your whole life to train and be a Jedi but Master Skywalker shows up and cuts you to pieces Su ne @my.netw.remepire YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED!

The format did not see any further spread until on June 15th, 2019, Redditor TheTrinketor posted a meme based on the format to /r/memes subreddit, gaining over 9,000 likes in one month (shown below).[6]


When you fap five times a day for years, finally get a GF and still nut in 30 seconds eSu meTer @my.netw.r emepire YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED!

In the following weeks, the format saw a significant spread on Reddit, with notable posts appearing in /r/memes,[7] /r/dankmemes,[8] /r/shittyranbow6[9] and other subreddits.

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When you're taking your science final and you don't see any questions about what the mitochondria is YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED! WHEN YOU WASTE ALL YOUR LIFE TRAINING TO BE AN EVA PILOT AND THE ESTUPID SHINJ IS BETTER THAN YOU JUST BY CRIYING YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED! American soldiers spending all their young years in boot camp just to be killed by some Vietnamese rice farmer Years of academy training wasted!
When you come back to minecraft after not playing for a while and there now are a recipe book YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED! When you finally get into a cockfighting ring but they take out a rooster instead of whipping their d--- out Years of academy training wasted! u/TittenTatten When you're spying on your sister undressing but instead of sucking your d--- she files a restraining order: Years of academy training wasted!

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HelifIgno
HelifIgno

Wait a minute…

Tinfoil hat If Toys remember their origin story and training and such… Does that mean there is a whole bunch of toys that know how to perform life saving doctor stuff but can do nothing if there owner is sick / wounded? That must suck.

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