AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The "X, X Everywhere" meme features a contour drawing of the characters Buzz Lightyear and Woody from the animated film Toy Story. It is generally used to emphasize the omnipresence or abundance of something, typically inundating the scene. The top part of the template contains the character Buzz Lightyear gesturing widely, paired with caption "X, X" to set up the context. The bottom part has Woody's surprised facial expression with the caption "Everywhere" to indicate the saturation or overabundance of the 'X' element in question.
OriginWho did it first?
The meme began with a still image from a scene in Toy Story 2, where Buzz Lightyear and Woody are shown discussing. This particular frame can be seen in this YouTube clip from the movie. The specific format used in the meme, however, originated from a post on the imageboard 420chan in 2007 by the site administrator Kirtaner. This post featured a word filter that automatically responded to image-only posts with "DICKS EVERYWHERE." The filter intended to deter users from spamming images, leading to the creation of various versions of the meme by replacing "Dicks" with other words or phrases fitting the submitted images. Additionally, the phrase "Water, water, everywhere," derived from 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge published in 1798, is seen as an early inspiration for this meme format.[1]
Origin: 2010