Description[]
Forever Alone is one of the most famous rage comic characters, used to express loneliness and disappointment with life. There's a version of Forever Alone that is mixed with the Yao Ming Face that was created by Dominic Vanner. It is a weird sad looking face expressing with tears coming down his eyes as if he is actually crying. The face has also been used as an advice animal and eventually inspired the creation of the snowclone template Forever an X.
Variations[]
- Never Alone
- Alone
- Semi Alone
- Forever Happy
- Always Mad
- Forever Angry
History[]
Forever Alone is considered one of the first major rage comic spin-off characters to be created after the original, Rage Guy, which first sprang up on 4chan in 2009. According to various sources, the original comic was uploaded in a thread titled "April Fools" by FunnyJunk user Azuul on May 28, 2010. While the original artist has not been confirmed, Dictionary.com cites Dominic Vanner as the illustrator behind the character.
Forever alone stop texting me
Web usage[]
In early June 2010, another instance featuring a bachelor salaryman was posted on 4chan. On August 5, 2010, Redditor L_E_G_E_N_D posted a Forever Alone rage comic titled "Prom FFFUUUU", receiving over 275 up votes and 70 comments prior to being archived.
By September 2010, there were over 23,000 image results for "Forever Alone" on FunnyJunk and over 50,000 on Tumblr. On September 11, single topic blog Forever Alone Comics was launched to curate the growing collection of four-pane comics. On September 15, the r/foreveralone subreddit was created, which received over 25,300 subscribers in the next three years. In early October, Forever Alone received mentions in several blogs, including Geekosystem, Memebase and Uproxx. Meanwhile, the meaning of term "Forever Alone" gradually expanded from a rage comic reference to the more general statement of being alone. On February 13, 2013, the International Business Times published a slideshow of notable Valentine's Day Forever Alone comics and image macros. As of February 2013, a Facebook page titled Forever Alone has received over 7.2 million submissions.
Advice Animals[]
An Advice Animal-style image macro series dubbed "Forever Alone" emerged on macro generator sites Meme Generator and Quickmeme sometime between December 2010 and January 2011. As of February 2013, the "Forever Alone" Quickmeme page has received over 62,000 submissions.
Events[]
2011 Times Square Flash Mob[]
On March 22, 2011, internet users on 4chan and Reddit began plotting an "involuntary" flash mob event by creating fake profiles on the dating site OKCupid and setting up a false rendezvous for single males at the Times Square, New York City at 7:30pm on May 13, 2011. According to Urlesque's report, flyers with details of the action plan were posted in the forums and blogs like The Mainboard, NYMag, Social Spew, Skim Online Forums and Dating Service Reporter.
The sudden influx of heavy traffic put a heavy strain on Earthcam's servers, resulting in a streaming outage for viewers from 7 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. The few with access to the live stream took and uploaded screenshots of many men in suits loitering at meeting place via Tumblr and 4chan. At one point, an anonymous guest appeared in the Earthcam feed with a Forever Alone poster on the side of a phone booth.
2011 Sony Ericsson Ad Campaign[]
In November 2011, Sony Ericsson launched a series of video advertisements prominently featuring the character of Forever Alone for its Xperiathon campaign dubbed "The Loneliest Marathon in the World".
Related memes[]
I Know That Feel Bro[]
“I Know That Feel Bro” is an Internet slang expression used to convey empathy towards or agree with someone else’s feeling or opinion. The expression, which roughly means “I feel you, bro,” is typically accompanied by a contour- drawing reaction image of two bald men embracing each other expressionlessly. The face has been used as an exploitable character and is often seen in “that feel when” (TFW) threads on image boards, which describe an emotional situation or event.
The Friend Zone[]
The “Friend Zone” refers to an interpersonal relationship in which one member wishes to become romantically involved while the other would rather remain friends only.
Involuntary Abstinence[]
“Involuntary Abstinence” is a dated concept in Internet humor typically iterated in image macros poking fun at male-oriented hobbies that may be deemed too nerdy, thus unattractive, by the other sex, such as LARPing, cosplaying and video game collecting, among others. While some instances appear to be used as a form of self-parody by men on the Internet, others can be seen as examples of virgin-shaming.
External references[]
- Meme Generator – Forever Alone
- FunnyJunk – Forever Alone
- Google – forever alone search results on Funny Junk
- Google – forever alone search results on Tumblr
- Geekosystem – Forever Alone Meme
- Reddit – Involuntary Flashmob
- Urlesque – Involuntary Flashmob Plotted for Forever Alone Single Guys
- The Mainboard – Forever Alone Involuntary Flashmob
- NYMag – 4chan Using Fake OkCupid Profiles to Lure Pathetic Singles to Times Square
- Social Spew – Forever Alone Involuntary Flashmob
- Skim Online Forums – Forever Alone Flash Mob
- Dating Service Reporter – 4chan Using Fake OkCupid Profiles to Lure Pathetic Singles to Times Square
- Memebase – Forever Alone
- Reddit – Prom FFFFFUUUUUUUUU
- Memebase – Results for Forever Alone
- Uproxx – Meme Watch: Forever Alone
- Wikipedia – Involuntary celibacy
- YouTube – Xperiathon's Channel
- ForeverAloneComics – Forever Alone Website
- Quickmeme – Forever Alone
- Facebook – Forever Alone
- International Business Times – 2013 Valentine’s Day Funny
- Reddit – /r/foreveralone
- Dictionary.com – forever alone
- Know Your Meme - Forever Alone
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