Description[]
"Me and the Boys" is a snowclone caption used in memes about various activities. Originally popular as a hashtag and a non-ironic caption, in early 2019 the phrase, paired with non-sequitur followups, gained popularity in r/okbuddyretard subreddit and on Instagram, gaining mainstream attention with 60's Spiderman villains variations in late May 2019.
History[]
While the exact origin of the phrase is unknown, before 2019, "Me and my boys" has been often used as a title for photograph posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and other social platforms.
Web usage[]
On November 7, 2018, Redditor calogant reposted an older image of several popular characters holding copies of the Holy Bible in church with a caption "Me and the Boys at bible study" to r/okbuddyretard subreddit.
Within 24 hours, the submission was reposted on r/memes and r/me_irl subreddits, gaining over 4,900 and 35,000 upvotes in two weeks, respectively. On January 23, 2019, Redditor RadicalCars posted another version of the meme to r/okbuddyretard garnering over 11,600 upvotes in one week.
60's Spider-Man Villains Variations[]
On May 25, 2019, Redditor cobe1712 edited an image of 60's Spider-Man Rhino into a still image from episode 19 "To Catch a Spider / Double Identity" of 1967 animated TV series Spider-Man showing characters Vulture, Electro and Green Goblin smiling.
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