![I Can't Fap to This I Can't Fap to This](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/square/000/006/192/cantfapprevoew.jpg)
I Can't Fap to This
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About
"I Can't Fap to This" is an expression indicating that a person is unable to masturbate using a specific stimulus. The phrase is often used to comment on YouTube videos and as a caption for image macros.
Origin
While the phrase "I can't fap to this" is rumored to have originated on the imageboard 4chan, the earliest known posting was submitted by Fark[3] commenter KickahaOta on September 10th, 2008, in response to a rare photograph of British social reformer Florence Nightingale (shown below).
![25f.jpg KickahaOta I'm with subby. I can't fap to this.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/594/261/25f.jpg)
Spread
On October 27th, 2008, an anonymous 4chan[4] user responded to an argument on the /a/ (anime & manga) board about masturbating to an anime by saying "So I can't fap to this?" On December 15th, 2008, Ebaumsworld[5] user MisterCrackers uploaded an image macro of a man wearing a disgusted facial expression with the caption "I can't fap to this" (shown below, left). On August 21st, 2009, DeviantArtist[7] TonyTheZ uploaded an illustration titled "I Can't Fap to This," in which a sexually frustrated anthropomorphic fox throws its computer out of the window (shown below, right).
![Me either AP TO THIS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/556/128/3b9.jpg)
![Renamon Version](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/594/299/d78.jpg)
On July 28th, 2010, the "Can't Fap to This" Tumblr[6] blog was launched, which features posts containing sexual or disturbing imagery. On November 20th, 2011, Newgrounds[10] user Sexual-Lobster uploaded a flash movie titled "I Can't Fap to This," featuring two men sitting at a computer screen watching YouTube videos to become sexually aroused. On May 18th, 2013, Imgur[9] user aebrules submitted a Brazzers image macro titled "I can't fap to this" featuring two embracing lions (shown below). On July 12, Redditor mikey_mike24 listed "I can't fap to this" in a post about overused phrases on the /r/AskReddit[8] subreddit.
![Lions](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/594/318/509.jpg)
Notable Examples
![dbec9f03-8829-4ab4-89c0-2b3e238cdf32.jpg I CAN'T FAP TO THIS 10 AN HAS CHEEZBURGER,OGH e](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/158/103/dbec9f03-8829-4ab4-89c0-2b3e238cdf32.jpg)
![Tigress Can't Fap to This ICAN'T FAP TO THIS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/447/185/c08.jpg)
![Patrick Version CANTEAP TO THIS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/141/187/I-cant-fap-to-this.jpg)
![I can't clop to this! RD version ICANT CLOP TO THIS!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/141/361/704.jpg)
![Beethoven doubt i don't know if i can fap to this, but im damn sure going to try.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/518/255/716.jpg)
![I can't feel to this I CANT FEELTO THIS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/271/647/2f8.jpg)
Derivatives
I Can Fap to This
The inverse phrase "I can fap to this" is also used in discussion forums and image boards, having spawned a separate series of image macros as well (shown below).
![GIF DatGIF.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/354/018/b57.gif)
![6b0.png i know damn well that i can fap to this, and that's exactly what i'm going to do.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/569/298/6b0.png)
![Paul Heyman can fap to this CAN FAP TO THIS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/489/503/cf6.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – I Can't Fap to This
[2] Google 'I Can't Fap to This' Results
[3] Fark – Youd think a photo worth a thousand
[4] Foolz.us – Anime and Manga
[5] Ebaumsworld – I cant fap to this
[6] Tumblr – Cant Fap to This
[7] DeviantArt – I cant fap to this
[8] Reddit – what overused phrase used on this site do you hate the most?
[9] Imgur – I cant fap to this
[10] Newgrounds – Cant fap to this
Top Comments
BraveSirJimOfLawl
Aug 22, 2013 at 07:44PM EDT in reply to
I Need Tea
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