You Can't Catch Me, Gay Thoughts
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About
You Can't Catch Me, Gay Thoughts is a phrase often overlaid over images of people running, implying that they are running from their gay thoughts.
Origin
The phrase was first used in the Family Guy episode, "Meet the Quagmires", which was aired on May 20th, 2007. In it, a scene is shown where Tom Cruise says that phrase while trying to run away from gay thoughts, personified as himself in a thought bubble.
Spread
On March 3rd, 2012, Tumblr user korraption posted an edited gif of the original (below), changing Tom Cruise into Rick Santorum.[1] It obtained over 2,400 notes in 4 years.
On June 5th, 2012, FunnyJunk user OriginalAnon uploaded an edit (below) of a still from the original scene where Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is in the thought bubble instead of Tom Cruise.[2] It obtained over 140 score and 15,000 views in less than 4 years.
On September 7th, 2014, a Madden Gifererator image of a football player running overlaid with the phrase (below) was uploaded to Imgur. It obtained over 3,000 views in about a year and a half.
On April 1st, 2015, Vine user TrinityBlood uploaded a vine (below) which used the phrase in it.[3] It got over 11,000 loops and 150 likes in about one year.
Various Examples
External References
[1] Tumblr – Rick Santorum edit / March 3rd, 2012
[2] FunnyJunk – Rarity edit / June 5th, 2012
[3] Vine – TrinityBlood's vine / April 1st, 2015
Top Comment
Owen, The Communist Tree
Apr 02, 2016 at 09:09AM EDT