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Jumping Rob
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About
Jumping Rob is a photoshop meme featuring the actor Robert Pattinson, known for his role as Edward in the fantasy film series Twilight, jumping off of a dock while dressed in a pair of boxer briefs. The meme involves superimposing a cutout of Pattinson's body into other base images of various settings and contexts.
Origin
The entertainment news blog US Weekly[6] published a post titled "Rob Pattinson Swims in Underwear With Bikini-Clad Kristen Stewart" on December 2nd, 2010, featuring a photograph of Pattinson in mid-air while jumping off a dock (shown below, left). The "Fuck Yeah Jumping Rob" Tumblr[1] blog was launched on November 14th, with its first post featuring Strutting Leo edited into the frame of the Pattinson photo (shown below, right).
![f99.jpg © Splash](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/121/f99.jpg)
![f92.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/127/f92.jpg)
Spread
On November 16th, the Internet news blog Urlesque[2] published a post titled "Twilight's Robert Pattinson Stars in Jumping Rob Meme," featuring several notable examples from the series. The same day, MSNBC[4] published an article by staff writer Helen A.S. Popkin titled "Jumping Rob is Sad Keanu for Fall," which referenced a photoshop meme involving the actor Keanu Reeves. On November 23rd, 2010, YouTuber MrsRpattz13 uploaded a video titled "Jumping Rob," featuring a slideshow of the photoshopped images (shown below, left). On April 5th, 2011, MTV[3] published an interview with Pattinson, in which he admitted he found the meme "really funny" (shown below, right).
On August 11th, 2011, the Internet humor site Smosh[5] published a "best of" compilation of Jumping Rob examples. On February 26th, 2012, 9gag[8] user nylfn submitted several examples in a post titled "Jumping Rob Vol. 1," which received over 43,553 up votes, 4,300 Facebook shares and 225 comments within eight months. On May 4th, a Facebook[7] page for "Jumping Rob" was created, which accumulated only 20 likes within the next six months. On November 14th, YouTuber letterstotwilight uploaded a video in which a group of bloggers surprise Pattinson with a large Jumping Rob cardboard cutout at the premiere of the film Twilight: Breaking Dawn (shown below).
Notable Examples
![b77.jpg SMOSH](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/110/b77.jpg)
![19d.jpg ? Best: 3.7m QwOP © Foddy.net 2008 0.3 metres THIGHS CALVES](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/117/19d.jpg)
![f1a.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/109/f1a.jpg)
![97a.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/108/97a.jpg)
![080.jpg DAILYFILL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/105/080.jpg)
![8e3.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/437/116/8e3.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – Fuck Yeah Jumping Rob
[2] Urlesque – Twilights Robert Pattinson Stars in Jumping Rob Meme
[3] MTV – Robert Pattinson Talks Jumping Rob and Googling Himself
[4] CBS – Jumping Rob is Sad Keanu for Fall
[5] Smosh – Best of Jumping Rob Meme
[6] US Weekly – Rob Pattinson Swims in Underwear With Bikini-Clad Kristen Stewart
[7] Facebook – Jumping Rob
[8] 9gag – Jumping Rob Vol 1
Top Comments
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Nov 17, 2012 at 10:53PM EST