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October 2nd, 2011 (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world

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first posted at https://web.archive.org/web/20120118152057/http://vivadixies.com/post/10967657837/yes-this-is-dog according to https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yes-this-is-dog (which also has many variations posted in the weeks immediately afterward).

here is the moment of the 1984 Serbian film Pejzaži u magli ("Foggy Landscapes") which this meme comes from:

five-second clip of the 1984 Serbian film Pejzaži u magli ("Foggy Landscapes") including the frame used in the "yes, this is dog" meme

you can also see a slightly longer clip of it on youtube here

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[–] Hubi@feddit.org 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I always thought this meme was much older than that.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

I was surprised too. Maybe Know Your Meme is wrong, or maybe the VHS artifacts help foster false memories of having seen it earlier :)

i edited the post to include a clip of the film it's from, btw

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

13 years is ancient in internet time.