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Unnecessary Footnotes
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About
Unnecessary Footnotes refers to the tongue-in-cheek usage of footnotes to immediately contradict with what the meme's author wrote.
Origin
The earliest known instance of the meme occurred on September 2nd, 2017. That day, Tumblr [1] user equalistmako wrote, "this just in.. The New Meme On The Block is unnecessary footnotes and anyone who doesn’t like this idea can kiss this¹
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¹ my ass"
The post (shown below) received more than 89,000 notes in two months.
![this just in.. The New Meme On The Block is unnecessary footnotes and anyone who doesn’t like this idea can kiss this¹ this just in.. The New Meme On The Block is unnecessary footnotes and anyone who doesn't like this idea can kiss this 1 my ass](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/363/381.png)
Spread
The following week, numerous Tumblr users began using unnecessary footnotes to answer questions, make jokes and essentially provide honesty to their sarcastic posts. On September 3rd, Tumblr[1] user jilydiedmyass posted "You’ll stay with me? ¹ / ¹ Until the very end. The post (shown below, left) received more than 190 notes in two months.
The next day, Tumblr[3] user mygayisshowing posted, "Am I straight? ¹ / ¹ hell no." The post (shown below, right) received more than 1,900 notes in less than two months.
![You’ll stay with me? ¹ You'll stay with me? 1 Until the very end](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/366/5e0.png)
![Am I straight? ¹ Am I straight? 1 hell no](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/371/a50.png)
Two weeks later, Tumblr[4] user bee-pd posted, "hey everyone! just wanted to say that right now i’m mentally stable¹ and i’m having a great day²! / ¹actually doing terrible: this is a cry for help ²another breakdown!!!" The post (shown below) received more than 4,500 notes in a month and a half.
![hey everyone! just wanted to say that right now i’m mentally stable¹ and i’m having a great day²! hey everyone! just wanted to say that right now i'm mentally stable' and i'm having a great day2! actually doing terrible: this is a cry for help 2another breakdown!!!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/377/859.png)
On October 29th, the meme was included and explained by the tumblr account and meme archivist memedocumentation.[5]
That day, the meme's creator, equalistmako, posted "The 'footnotes meme'¹ is my greatest contribution to society / ¹ equalistmako, Tumblr, September 2nd 2017. The post (shown below) received more than 200 notes in three days.
![Did you start the footnotes meme? anonymous asked Did you start the footnotes meme? The "footnotes meme"" is my greatest contribution to society 1 equalistmako, Tumblr, September 2nd 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/380/107.png)
Various Examples
![hey everyone! just wanted to say that right now i understand hegel¹ and i’m writing a great essay²! hey everyone! just wanted to say that right now i understand hegel and i'm writing a great essay2! actually i don't know s--- 2nothing. i've written nothing](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/382/a1d.png)
![Do you accept this* on your posts? Do you accept this* on your posts? constructive criticism](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/379/52c.png)
![When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie 1 When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie 1 That's amore.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/309/381/69c.png)
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External References
[1] Tumblr – equaistmako's post
[2] Tumblr – jilydiedmyass' Post
[3] Tumblr – mygayisshowing's Post
[4] Tumblr – bee-pd's Post
[5] Tumblr – memedocumentation's Post
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