February 3
3 memes in the encyclopedia originated on this day.
- 2006
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
Roy's stock phone greeting from The IT Crowd, which escaped the sitcom to become the universal shorthand for tech support — and endures because the lazy advice happens to be genuinely correct.
- 2008
Just According to Keikaku
A Death Note screenshot subtitled 'Just as planned' with a footnote reading '(Translator's note: Keikaku means plan)' — a self-defeating fansub note that became anime fandom's favourite joke about translation.
- 2019
Toothless Presents Himself
Three-panel How to Train Your Dragon exploitable: a proud Toothless, an unimpressed Light Fury, and Hiccup cheering him on, filled in with labels.
