April 23
4 memes in the encyclopedia originated on this day.
- 2006
Leekspin (Loituma Girl)
Leekspin is a 2006 Flash loop of Orihime Inoue from the anime Bleach twirling a leek, synced to the scat-singing section of the Finnish folk song 'Ievan Polkka' as recorded by the band Loituma. It ran forever on a single-serving website and became one of the defining loops of the early web.
- 2007
Chocolate Rain
Chocolate Rain is a 2007 YouTube song by Tay Zonday whose deep voice, earnest lyrics, and 'I move away from the mic to breathe in' caption made it a defining early viral video.
- 2016
Stop It, Get Some Help
An old anti-drug PSA featuring Michael Jordan, looped into a 2016 meme with the deadpan line 'Stop it. Get some help.'
- 2023
Nah, I'd Win
Satoru Gojo's four-word answer to the suggestion that he might lose, from Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 221 — an exploitable manga panel that became shorthand for refusing to accept a premise.
