Sad Weird Al
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About
Sad Weird Al is a photoshop meme and image macro series based on a photograph of performer "Weird Al" Yankovic wearing a solemn-looking expression while standing in an airport security line.
Origin
On November 24th, 2015, Redditor TheLetter10 submitted a photograph of Yankovic standing in line at an airport security station to the /r/pics[4] subreddit, where it gathered upwards of 5,400 votes ( 92% upvoted) within 24 hours (shown below, left). In the comments section of the post, Redditor teh_newguy[5] posted an edited version of the Sad Keanu photograph with Yankovic superimposed over Keanu Reeves (shown below, right).
![Original Photo](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/790/f4d.jpg)
![Sad Keanu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/789/c10.jpg)
Spread
After the post reached the front page of Reddit on November 24th, Redditor Propane13 posted an image macro of the photograph with the caption "No room in overhead compartments / accordian sent to checked luggage" to the /r/weirdal[7] subreddit (shown below, left). Later that day, Yankovic tweeted[6] that he was "honored" to have inspired a new meme (shown below, right).
![No room in overhead compartments NO ROOM IN OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS ACCORDION SENT TO CHECKED LUGGAGE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/792/c14.jpg)
![Weird Al Tweet Al Yankovic @alyankovic Follow Aww, I'm honored that my "waiting in an airport security line" face has inspired a whole "Sad Weird Al" meme! bit.ly/1MOw7Zh Weird Al looking sad in the airport security line. Irlpics 3 points and 2 comments so far on reddit reddit.com RETWEETS LIKES 290 1,046 2:12 AM-24 Nov 2015](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/782/657.jpg)
Meanwhile, Redditor Supperrmann submitted the photo to the /r/photoshopbattles[8] subreddit, where several others submitted photoshopped variations of the image (shown below). In the coming days, the Internet news sites The Daily Dot,[1] The Mary Sue and Memebase[3] published articles about the photoshop meme.
![Beach Day © Feature China / Barcroft Media](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/785/56a.jpg)
![Jurassic World](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/045/786/811.jpg)
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External References
[1] The Daily Dot – Weird Al looking bummed at the airport is your new Sad Keanu meme
[2] The Mary Sue – Sad Weird Al
[3] Memebase – Move Over Sad Keanu
[4] Reddit – Weird Al Looking Sad in the Security Line
[5] Reddit – teh_newguy
[6] Twitter – @alyankovic
[7] Reddit – My Sad Weird Al Meme
[8] Reddit – Weird Al Looking Sad
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Top Comments
WezliGiantsbane333
Nov 24, 2015 at 07:05PM EST
Simulation Ruination
Nov 24, 2015 at 07:33PM EST