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I Hope You Step on a LEGO
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About
"I hope you step on a LEGO" is a phrase often used as a retort in rage comics and reaction images to express one's resentment towards someone who has done something unpleasant as to deserve punishment or ill-fortune, such as accidentally stepping on a LEGO brick.
Origin
The humorous association of stepping on a small lego brick in barefoot with severe pain began as early as in 2007 with various parenting blog posts and discussions, as mentioned in I am Mama[4], Frugal Village[17], Huffington Post[1] and Yahoo Voice articles.[18] It has been also reported as a commonly shared experience among parents with children or in childhood memories, according to various Yahoo Answer threads.[6] The earliest known iteration of the phrase in rage comics can be found in a FFFFFUUUUUUUU rage comic posted via 4chan sometime in late 2009.
![5e5.jpg LAL FFFFFF Step](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/359/434/5e5.jpg)
Spread
Its colloquial usage in the comments section of blog articles, videos and image posts became noticeable in 2011, after a screenshot of the phrase was posted by Tumblr blogger suriikufu[2] on February 6th, 2011, receiving more than 60,000 notes. That same day, a Facebook[3] fan page titled "I Hope You Step on a LEGO Brick, Barefoot" was launched, which has accumulated over 44,000 likes as of July 2012.
![e88.png I HOPE YOU STEP ON A LEGO BRICK, BAREFOOT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/229/535/e88.png)
Throughout the latter half of 2011, a colorful variety of image macros, reaction images and tribute artworks featuring the phrase surfaced on Tumblr[5] under the tag "I hope you step on a lego."
![funny-I-hope-you-step-on-Lego.jpg I HOPE YOU STEP ON A LEGO 931 831](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/223/530/funny-I-hope-you-step-on-Lego.jpg)
In Rage Comics
The phrase also became closely associated with various rage comics as a reaction image conveying bitter resentment towards another character(s) portrayed in the same comic, examples of which can be found on a wide range of websites and image-sharing communities, from rage comic specialty blogs like Best Rage Comics[13], RageGenerator[14] and RageStache[15] to general internet humor sites Memebase[10], FunnyJunk[11] and 9gag.[12]
Notable Examples
![ebe.png My wife giving birth to our irst child *afterwards sitting in the hospital room Wow Honey, That looked_ rather painful I can imagine how you £eel. POKER FACE How could you Posibly ever "Imagine" how uch Pain I was in??? yeah dacd W--!! LOL RAGE BUILDER.COM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/250/402/ebe.png)
![c98.jpg Breakup with girlfriend who cheated on me I hope you will find someone better than me and wish you happiness. HOPE YOU STEP ON A LEGO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/359/384/c98.jpg)
![3ad.png BITCH PLEASE!! I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL! DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN YOU SICK BASTARD! I HOPE YOU STEP ONA LEGO!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/359/430/3ad.png)
![What doesn't kill you makes you stronger *Me thinking about all the ragecomics about stepping on a lego But wait, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger RIP Herp Derpson 1995 2012 *feeling pretty confident i put some legos on the floor and step on them Was not strong enough](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/359/439/e21.jpg)
![Nutella *suddenly, a wild Nutella appear! EO nutella "le me hungry, wondering if there's something good to eat "exactlv what i want!" but suddenly le me, opening the jar "wait a econd this jar is not sealed!" MOTHER OF GOD.. le empty jar "WHO HAS THE HEART TO DO THIS?" "Problem?" le gf appearing rom nowhere BITCH,I HOPE YOU STEP ON A LEGO! RAGE BUILDER.COM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/359/432/703.jpg)
![rage-comics-rebecca-revenge.png le me on ex's online mobile account because he's too dumb to Change ringback to Rebecca Black "Eriday" ange password *click on "Ringback Tones' *le ex still t dumb to change password, but has changed his ringback t ne t what I was* THREE DAUS LATER Change back to Rebecca Black* le ex STILL too dumb to change password, but has changed his ringback tone to what is was THREE DAUS LATER Change back to Rebecca Black* le ex posts on Derpbook: le me- "What the hell? Verizon keeps changing my ringback tone to Rebecca Black!" Ihope you step on a lego. RAGEBUILDER.COM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/223/535/rage-comics-rebecca-revenge.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Huffington Post – LEGO Mania: 5 Ways to Prevent the Pain of Stepping on a LEGO Brick
[3] Facebook – I hope you step on a lego brick, barefoot.
[4] I am Mama – Mystery Attacker and Stuff
[5] Tumblr – Tagged Results for I Hope You Step on a LEGO
[6] Yahoo Answers – Search Results for Step on a Lego
[7] Urban Dictionary – Step on a LEGO
[8] RageComics – Step on a LEGO
[9] Reddit – What's the worst insult you can think of that is perfectly appropriate for a Kindergartner?
[10] Memebase – And I Hope It Gets Stuck on Your Foot
[11] FunnyJunk – Search Results for I Hope You Step on a LEGO
[12] 9gag – Search Results for Step on a LEGO
[13] Best Rage Comics – Never Step on a Lego
[14] Rage Generator – Step on a LEGO
[15] RageStache – Step on a LEGO
[16] TreeHugger – Plastic Heal Thyself: Materials Mimic Vascular Networks
[17] Yahoo Voices – The Stay at Home Mom's Survival Guide for Cranky Days
[18] Frugal Village – Real moms step on Legos
Top Comments
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Dec 26, 2011 at 09:47PM EST
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Jul 26, 2012 at 03:45AM EDT