I Accidentally Became A Meme: Ermahgerd

When 11-year-old Maggie took a picture with her friend during a sleepover, she had no idea how profoundly it would affect her life. Find out how the Ermahgerd meme was born! And support her friend's online store featuring Ermahgerd merch: horseinshorts.store/
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[@eyafaer]

I’m relieved that Ermagherd Girl and Bad Luck Brian were in a sort of a character when they took their original photos

[@Thebetter.colombian]

Yea it would have been bad if they were actually trying to look good

[@jasonkh4]

Erma and Brian are siblings in a parallel dimension lol

[@JohnMcLoughlin06]

Same tho XD

[@Huggywuggyseekscaryblue]

Yeah I’m happy they actually played a character because if they got made fun of for what they looked like it would’ve just been rude

[@tdawg6365]

Me too

[@leshaariel4921]

I love that her mom thought it was German

[@adityaronanki4682]

Lol

[@bunnylacy2097]

Lesha Ariel no, there was German writing on her photo... so it was likely a meme that was made in Germany that her mom saw. She didn’t mistake the english language for German.

[@kerryann9851]

@@bunnylacy2097 no... 😂😂😂 the mom thought that “Ehmergherd” was German

[@spaceflightfox8494]

I'm german and I can say that that's NOT german

[@omnium_gatherum]

I'm not German and I can still tell it's not German 🤣

[@xensonar9652]

Everyone is laughing at her. Meanwhile, she's backpacking and seeing the world and living her best life.

[@ThatFilmisGnarly]

Backpacking in India is overrated... Unless you enjoy seeing people living in extreme poverty and the smell of human waste on the streets... then it's fun...

[@xensonar9652]

@@ThatFilmisGnarly Nonsense. India is as diverse and beautiful as any other huge landmass on earth. You've only got yourself to blame if you just visited a city the whole time you were there.

[@steviejrr]

@@xensonar9652 india is a shithole mate

[@xensonar9652]

@@steviejrr Which part did you go to?

[@Seroxm13]

India is beautiful and so are their people and culture, but I have always heard it's kind of dangerous for women.

[@mariguanaiguana]

*”Some sort of German writing”* The Germain writing: *ERMAHGERD*

[@quicksilver753]

Well they WERE Hitlers last words

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

😂😂😂😂

[@Cardiisshook]

Germaine

[@Katzelle3]

Erma and Gerd were her parents

[@vogelvogeltje]

G E R M A I N

[@carykh]

i really like hearing the stories behind these memes and i have no idea why

[@willow190]

Same

[@soulowilliams4397]

I can't explain it i do to

[@Abu__Maryam]

I think because we like to know the history of the origin of memes from not being viral to being viral and telling the past is basically the same as telling a history

[@sangyoonsim]

Wow, I'm surprised you are here!

[@dannychaos6006]

It's cause it's the same as hearing an urban legend....

[@romxxii]

I did not expect Ermagherd girl to have a drug-fueled furry crossover featuring Double Rainbow Guy.

[@ramonanaya6236]

Lmfao ikr i was like whaaattyt

[@currykingwurst6393]

@@happyhorse1028 What does her being gay have to be with her liking the double rainbow guy? O.o

[@julioagua]

@@happyhorse1028 Didn't you see the photos with the Double Rainbow Guy in this same video?

[@Private.R]

@@happyhorse1028 5:52 there is a pic with double rainbow and a furry, so I don't think it's made up

[@samsschool3639]

aaaaah the internet

[@Scifiwriting41]

“I got drugged at a furry party, but yeah, reading is cool, kids! Stay in school!”

[@EdenHilton]

**A summary of the whole video**

[@Gjallarhorn84]

Drug is bad mkay ?

[@NevTheDeranged]

Seems like they knew about the drugs going in, though, and weren't coerced or roofied. So when it kicked in, they knew what was happening and could make a conscious decision to exit the situation. Informed consent for the win!

[@michaelclark2097]

Who would have guessed the best food would be infused with GHB

[@Youthuba]

She knew what was in it. She says "something was added in her food" before getting to the eating part. So she knew

[@FiddlinWithYourCerebellum]

“Maggie goldenberger” what a fitting name.

[@dickheadrecs]

Mergie Ermagerdenberger

[@applecoretv1469]

"Be like water"

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@dickheadrecs Lerl

[@Aqua.man045]

Jewish. 100% ashkenazi

[@zounds13]

Mergie Gerdenberger

[@lalakuma9]

Of all the offers that came her way, she took the one with the a spiked 6-course dinner and uncomfortably sensual furries 😂😂😂

[@medranowendy408]

I thought the same damn thing!!! Of all the invites, Meme themed jungle furry party would not be my pick! 🤣🤣

[@nicorizzo5402]

That's totally what I would pick.

[@StCreed]

@@nicorizzo5402 Yup. Sounds like great fun tbh :)

[@StephonST]

Free food is free food

[@SuperSMT]

And, even worse, the Buzzfeed interview

[@niaraselah]

Wow. This is so crazy. I forget that memes are actual people.

[@austenc4520]

Yeah bro its crazy

[@mrtjw1997]

Ur 300th like ur welcome

[@coocooformycocoapuffs3235]

lol

[@CamilaSaurus]

Me too

[@vibha44]

I know

[@TheKillahKyla]

I went to high school with Maggie. She was really good at basketball and made varsity as a freshman, as did her best friend Kaelin who she mentions in the video. I was on the team too, but as a senior, so we all played together. Not-so-fun fact: the guy who outed her on Reddit is my younger brother.

[@lovelymill]

actually crazyyyy hope he get his karma (sorry not sorry)

[@TheKillahKyla]

He really didn't mean to out her. He was just trying to prove that it was her (this was back when other people were claiming to be the girl in the meme) and he posted a pic of her and her gf to Reddit. He wasn't aware that it wasn't OK and felt really bad about it afterwards

[@Cordray.]

That’s crazy cool!

[@UrbanDefenseSystems]

@@lovelymill I hope you learned your lesson about not jumping into hate bandwaggons. But who are we kidding.

[@lovelymill]

@@UrbanDefenseSystems *yawn*

[@NaptownClassic]

LOL "Some kind of German writing." That's so hilarious.

[@auroraborealass]

That furry party gave her... goosebumps.

[@SpiralSparrow]

🤣🤣

[@FFriday]

full circle

[@donfucho]

Flawless Caruso there.

[@mr.plenge1301]

💀💀💀

[@TheCimbrianBull]

*ba dum tss!* 🥁 😂 🤣 😅

[@mgsquared5204]

“How I became a meme overnight while disconnected from the internet on a hiking trip, my brother outed girlfriend as a lesbian, and I ended up at a furry themed, drug infused, culinary party by dressing up and liking Goosebumps”

[@mokaexpressions]

brother's friend*

[@bonniesensai]

I know holy crap what a time. The cat part got me

[@TheCimbrianBull]

That story took a weird turn to say the least. Good thing she managed to escape them furries.

[@kaydencejean7592]

Why did I immediately think of the Sofia the first song

[@chuusone4524]

brother's friend

[@drxwswonder6449]

She kept telling the story but I’m still in utter shock over the furry part

[@shannypop2758]

the story literally ends with the furry part but ok

[@Komotau4691]

Typical furry party lmao

[@ImQuiteGay]

I didn’t even realise how violating getting famous over a meme could be. I didn’t even realise the people in memes “got famous” really, or had actually fans or people obsessed with them.

[@dwightschrute4560]

She became a character in her own Goosebumps story.

[@meetaverma8372]

I didn't realize that 😱😱

[@thefanofthreethings6595]

what book!

[@YouB3anz]

well said dwight

[@CloroxBleachCompany]

I’m waiting for the backstory on the black girl with the “dafuq” expression 😩I know someone from Tumblr found her at a church one time but she’s dipped ever since!

[@jazzminehammock3606]

While watching this video I literally just said I wonder is it an update on her🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RegisteredHuman-pk3ed]

I read somewhere that she doesn’t like the whole thing But I could be wrong However it does seem so since she hasn’t spoken up on it

[@KaiiandSmileyy]

Her name is Peaches Monroe and has an interview with BET on here

[@RegisteredHuman-pk3ed]

@@KaiiandSmileyy Nah she’s the eyebrows on fleek girl. We talking about someone else

[@KaiiandSmileyy]

@@RegisteredHuman-pk3ed she ain't say "eyebrows on fleek, dafuq"? 😭

[@TravisBeckMusic]

She went to an eyes wide shut furry themed party? I feel like that’s a much bigger deal then she made of it 😂

[@willskywalk]

just a smidge lol

[@kraptastic333]

Nothing sus here

[@CWHolleman]

Indeed it is.. God she is hideous. 😬

[@alvallac2171]

*than (comparative)

[@mjisurdad]

@@alvallac2171 boooo 👎

[@inumizuno]

okay the fact that people were dressing up as her for Halloween is literally so wholesome

[@graceandglamor]

I laughed so hard when she said “gersbermps” because it’s exactly how I thought she would sound 😂.

[@jasonkh4]

It's so satisfyingly meta to have the actual ermagherd girl say gersbermps 😅

[@mariem3238]

@@jasonkh4 😂👏🏻

[@mariem3238]

😂👍🏻👌🏻

[@raflamar4146]

She sounds EXACTLY like how I’ve always imagined her to say

[@neilisalive4892]

Her last name is on par with her meme. It's fate. Ermahgerd it's gerdenberger

[@yainy]

nooo HAHAHHWHSHWJ

[@suzielizeth1380]

Her story is insane 😭 I can only imagine coming home and just seeing your photo everywhere. I would feel like I'm in a TV show or something

[@chernobylcoleslaw6698]

Truman Show?

[@mikeholmanlovesyou]

She seems like an incredibly fun person......shes literally a walking meme despite the meme.

[@beebeb3524]

What a genuinely likeable person she is.

[@user-vq2vj6sw7t]

Love how they casually brushed over the fact that she was drugged by furries- Edit: why is this comment so popular also i guess didnt pay attention i apolagize, i didnt know that she knew what was in it

[@foxenfenny5077]

? the chef told them what was in it do

[@MyFictionalChaos]

She wasnt drugged. They took drugs bc it would be fun but then they started tripping lol. She said the furries were nice. The double rainbow guy was there too. It's not like they drugged them

[@foxenfenny5077]

@@MyFictionalChaos ye

[@nicorizzo5402]

If you know about it ahead of time and you're consenting to it, it's not "drugging". And it sounds like other than being a little weirded out she had a good time.

[@rossherndon4548]

*took drugs with. It's not "being drugged by" if you know there's drugs in it before you eat it

[@jehoshaphatasher249]

She was being goofy on purpose, but she’s really beautiful in reality

[@bbucketio]

The mansion part with the furries sounds like a Movie that ends badly.

[@GodsFaveSim]

It sounds like a furry version of eyes wide shut

[@dariosilvestri473]

@@GodsFaveSim but the satanic praying it's just howling

[@heavenlyhashbrown1]

I just hope she made outrageous royalties from this whole experience. She clearly deserves the fame and fortune.

[@heavenlyhashbrown1]

@Boldhold London Yes, good point!

[@muffuffty]

@N S could she not share the royalties with the Goosebumps franchise tho? >_>

[@kathurtado13]

@@muffuffty boom!!

[@J0ELLEx]

I'd be so mad. Not embarrassed, but upset I wasn't making money.

[@shervonri]

She passed the opportunity her self

[@Shrimpyyyyyyyy]

I agree, but because the image is in the public domain means she can’t make money of licensing it.

[@ZoeFPV]

@@Shrimpyyyyyyyy Someone posted it as a public domain image, doesn't mean it's legally a public domain image. Whomever posted it would be the one to go after as from the sounds of it they didn't own the image directly. On top of that, the owner of the IP(intellectual property) to the image is the one that took the image, so her friend actually owns the IP to the image(And not the one that uploaded it), and not her. Then you have the issue that most people that have made money from it have done so as parody, which has a protectections use under US law. Plus, she can't directly make money off the image herself, or the character- as it would infringe on goosebumps own intellectual property, unless she does it as parody- and even then if there is any merch or stuff sold directly using their trademarks than whomever sells the image would then potentially be in hot water with goosebumps lawyers. So either way, it's gonna be hard to make any money from this meme.

[@glowymilk9103]

Lol

[@vianzlonomav6908]

@@ZoeFPV Someone has watched too much LegalEagle lol just kidding...

[@nmed6024]

I love how I randomly come across interesting videos on KZbin. I think it's great to hear this story and this lady seems to be well grounded. I love her message!

[@jhaybz29]

That doxxing part was totally not cool. Hope she's not friends with that guy who outed her info

[@Polar_Bear7]

He didn’t do it exactly tho? Rewatch it. They had uploaded a album with the photo onto MySpace then someone else did it

[@jhaybz29]

@@Polar_Bear7 go to 4:08 man, a friend of her brother wanted to prove that she was the lady from the meme and started sharing personal details about her along with what I presume as almost ruining her relationship.

[@trabajador_]

@@Polar_Bear7 Your listening comprehension is terrible, lolll.

[@Polar_Bear7]

@@trabajador_ your a fuckin idiot aren’t you?

[@303nitzubishi4]

Yeah eff that guy wert a jerrk

[@throughthepieandflames3321]

We need the girl from the “you look like Shalissa” vine

[@that_Matthew_]

No we need cofin dance guys

[@shellwah]

@C r y b a b y That guys pretty well known though already. It's Supa Hot Fiah

[@juju-be4279]

Facts😂

[@at-yg4ok]

YESS LMAO

[@samuraichamploo585]

I miss those gas station vines so much lmao

[@oscarsoto8428]

The part that makes me split my side in laughter is when she is like, “and then things got weird”, and I was like, “wait, WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WASN’T THE WEIRD PART!?!?”

[@heidim9644]

Unrelated but you're super handsome

[@oscarsoto8428]

@@heidim9644 Haha, thank you! ☺️

[@Bigotedechivo]

"so i started petting the cat.. and by cat I mean a person in furry cat costume" OH SHE'S COOL LIKE THAT. I love her

[@SarcasmForDummies]

When she referenced the fact that the weird part was the furrys; that cracked me up. The whole thing is crazy. The fact that you can turn into a world wide sensation just by taking one goofy photo... wow, what a crazy thing in itself.

[@GrayWoIf]

I thought the picture was like from the 70s didn't even realize those where goosebumps

[@MrParkerman6]

I thought it was from like 2010, had no idea it was as old as the 90s.

[@Bernardoribei]

70s?? That's a stretch

[@Mario_N64]

I thought it was from like 1993.

[@kristinemissy]

It definitely looked more 1990s. I knew it was from the 1990s immediately from the first glance of this.

[@Vatfryer]

@@kristinemissy I'm guessing the person thinking it was from the '70s never lived through the '90s. It's obvious to those of us who DID live through that decade.

[@CloroxBleachCompany]

“Retainer accent” 😂😂😂😂

[@TheNefastor]

I had friends who used to wear one, I never noticed they had an accent. Maybe French retainers are better made ?

[@chronic_payne5669]

@@TheNefastor my daughter definitely slurs in hers. I knew exactly what retainer accent was 😂

[@TheNefastor]

@@chronic_payne5669 interesting.

[@bluchismoon]

I can't believe the ermahgerd girl and double rainbow guy went to a yiffing party

[@nicholesanderson6348]

This is my favorite meme of all time and I LOVE that she was trying to look as dorky as possible on purpose. SUCCESS!

[@caitianlong]

"To all the kids out there: Reading is cool and do not let the internet tell you otherwise."

[@digitaljanus]

Going to petition to get her on the next American Library Association "READ" poster.

[@kingcosworth2643]

I have to admit, it's a little amusing that she's having a go at everyone who finds it funny, obviously forgetting she created the character in the first place because she found it funny. Sure she was much younger, but some adults still like to smile and have fun, and in reality, this sort of stuff doesn't change kids minds one way or another, when an adult says something like "Wearing bike helmets is cool" Kids see right through it, you hear that and instantly think 'lame', the 'Say no to drugs' campaign was an epic failure.

[@mattkennedy6115]

@@kingcosworth2643 and here she is attending a furry party ingesting drugs 😆

[@alalalala57]

@@kingcosworth2643 Adults say yes to things, kids will think its not cool. Adults say no things, kids will think its cool.

[@user-fm3tr3oe1k]

No Fr, to any kids reading this, here’s some unasked for advice lol: I used to think certain things were uncool because of ideas I got from shows and movies and the internet and ended up missing out on a lot. Reading is awesome, putting effort into sports and classes is awesome. I promise you will never regret being open minded and trying new things!!

[@forlackoforiginality]

this is one series I really appreciate from BuzzFeed! not only are the stories really interesting and the people likable, but it's a wonderful reminder that every person you see online is a real person with a life & feelings! since so often we can forget this....

[@Mama_Bear524]

I fully agree. Been binging these videos all afternoon

[@boholilo7740]

My all time favorite meme. Thanks for being such a good sport about it

[@kimmcwicked7434]

Oh BoY!! This meme has hands down been my favourite of all time. Please know that you have brought countless weeks (not hours) of laughter and good times. Thank you for all the laughs.

[@anonimonn9775]

A furry party in a spookie house with drugs involved? That's some horror flick material, sounds creepy as hell

[@XxYamiNoEnzeruxX]

Sounds line a party to me 😎

[@vladtheinhaler93]

I've been to a few kinky, drug-fueled spooky house parties. Was gonna say 'no furries though', but then I remembered the time John had his goat-legs and dong. You had to be there..

[@nicorizzo5402]

Been there. It's fun, not creepy.

[@happyhorse1028]

Sounds like fiction to me.

[@nicorizzo5402]

@@happyhorse1028 Having been to many furry parties myself, I can tell you it does not sound like fiction.

[@Superpicl]

"Some kind of German writing on it..." HA!

[@hansnoor9637]

Damn Germans always way a head

[@SaraHouck]

This was the first meme anyone ever showed me. I laughed, like snorting laugh for like a half hour.

[@ashsteepingtea]

Thank you for making this you were always my favorite meme and I actually kind of thought it was a joke photo but that wasn't confirmed for me until I watched this! You seem like a great person.

[@mizzysparrots4874]

My parrot is a meme on popular parrot pages. Its the weirdest thing how the internet works!

[@hotelmario510]

Your parrot is Paranoid Parrot?

[@RM-vc2bc]

Party parrot?

[@julichristine4583]

@Ryan S noice

[@Mikelaxo]

Which one?

[@heazy9744]

I posted a video on Reddit of my cat in a Christmas tree like 4 years ago and then I found out LADBible posted it on Facebook and it had like 30 million views lol

[@riakirkbride9766]

"I didn't have a safe word" "No regrets" 😂😂😂

[@stewlentz238]

I found this meme very funny, but honestly because I lived through the 90's where I was part of the nerdy excitement over new Goosebumps at the Scholastic Book Fair -- I am not so much laughing at her but laughing out of identifying with her character.

[@Jessicaddy]

I can’t tell if she consented to the “infused” dinner or not. When she mentioned it, it sounded like she was possibly informed by the chef, but by the way she describes her reaction to it seems like she didn’t see it coming. 🤔

[@nico.villanueva]

she has this Jodie Foster vibe

[@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583]

I agree. I knew she reminded me of someone. A slightly less feminine Jodie Foster.

[@enzopenguin]

It’s the lesbianism

[@kingcyrelmejarito8816]

It was the first thing I noticed too

[@_AriDay]

Yess !!

[@mandarinablue8438]

@@enzopenguin indeed

[@JimRockford853]

3:29 when the Ermergerd girl says “ermergerd” = life complete.

[@10syncro]

That story trajectory is nutz. I love your attitude. Real life funny 😂

[@jimboobism]

I'm so glad they've put it in all the cut away shots of the things she describing, there's no way I would have been able to imagine what an email or Polaroid camera looks like.

[@meow-vk7uq]

Omg I got so nervous about the furry party though. I think I’ve watched way too many crime documentaries so I get paranoid about being in unusual situations like that. Please be careful about consuming things at parties

[@crazyguy980]

Shut up

[@MA-et4hq]

@@crazyguy980 lol u okay bro? did your furry feelings get hurt 😂

[@silasfrisenette9226]

Well they informed her beforehand, it seemed

[@DounutCereal]

Even as a furry I'd be *really* uncomfortable in that kind of party lol

[@cinnabun4792]

Most furs are totally harmless. And she consented to the drugs

[@karentyas5440]

I love that this and Bad Luck Brian’s pictures started out as goofy pictures, so it’s like they’re IN on the joke a little bit.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Overly Obsessed Girlfriend did it as a bit of a joke, too.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

I wasn't expecting it to turn into an Eyes Wide Shut escape story.

[@dizzious]

This meme was a constant source of laughter at my place of work for several months back in 2012-2013. Maggie, thank you so much for all the lols and good memories. I'm glad you've taken the joke in stride. Internet fame chose you and I'll never forget. Mershed perterders!!

[@jackcolson4745]

The people who say furries aren’t weird can’t deny that some of them are weird

[@foxenfenny5077]

Yup some of us are weird and others a bit more than weird but thats true to almost anything We all are humans and some go over the line >~> always be careful with any type of ppl

[@twotailsenterprises]

Consent is such a huge thing in any community. The fact that she wasn't able to give it during that party makes me very upset.

[@jackcolson4745]

@@twotailsenterprises are you talking about the furry touching her?

[@twotailsenterprises]

@@jackcolson4745 Yeah. I've been groped in fursuit before so it's a big issue for me. Sorry if my original message was unclear.

[@MyFictionalChaos]

Yeah but that's the same with everything. Not all "weebs" are actually weeaboos. Not all gamers are virgins. All that stuff. It's just that furries are the next generation of trying to destigmatize certain hobbies

[@NiamhCreates]

The furry twist was hilarious. I was not expecting that, lmao

[@creativesparks2164]

I like how she pretends the joke of the meme is the books.... when it’s actually her and her face. Didn’t even notice there were books in her hand

[@kellenfurter]

Never in a millyears did I think this story would end here. Sounds like some of the situations I'd get into in my 20's lol

[@erniefied5782]

Isn't it crazy that millions of people can have an inside joke?

[@jasonl.1171]

I just finished watching this video and I must say... ERMAHGERD!!!

[@SpiralSparrow]

Ermahgerd! That's exactly what I was about to say

[@studapeppahead5384]

I LOVED THIS MEME! Glad to know she took control of the narrative here.

[@GBA-049]

I felt like I entered into an ocean of hilarious nostalgia the moment I read "Ermahgerd." This one meme has legitimately caused countless occurrences of me laughing my ass off way back in the good old days when memes were at it's classic style of simple humor, that I can not describe how happy I was after seeing it again from this video after so long ago. Wow... what a time to remember...

[@madmommy]

I’m happy to hear the personal stories, and feel it’s important we remember that these are actual people.

[@JJoa74]

Man Double Rainbow Guy sounds so great. RIP.

[@therichtershow]

Glad to see that someone actually had some fun with it

[@aggersoul23]

2 mins in and I felt like this girl told us her life story. Which she did, but omg the amount of info she can drop on ya is unbelievable. I wish my literature professor was as efficient as she is.

[@Varsitylover03]

I love how she is being such a great role model and reassuring young girls/kids that reading is a good thing and nothing to ever be ashamed of. Books got me through a lot when I was little and reading is a great, educational hobby. Keep being awesome!!

[@xdeler]

What a cool person, being so laid back about it. Thanks for the laughs over the years, Maggie!

[@xavierrose8208]

Mom thought “Ermahgerd” was German 😂

[@mitskily8960]

I used to think becoming a meme would be fun but now it just seems stressful and annoying

[@wheezy4906]

HOW have people not seen this meme????

[@GoblinDave152]

Probably because its an old 'white text' meme

[@backisayback5147]

Probably because they are younger

[@DovahHouse]

Probably because it’s a “meme” out with old in with the new gayish buzzfeed.

[@cee_el]

@@backisayback5147 I’m on the older side - 27 but never saw this meme before within my circle of friends on Facebook These vids are great for that

[@rebeccavillarinho3026]

@@cee_el I’m 26 and have always seen this meme 😱

[@lenlee14]

3:57 maybe for the exact same reason you did it in the first place; they share your sense of humor, genius! 😂

[@AguilarSquared]

RIP Paul "Bear" Vasquez, a.k.a. the Double Rainbow Guy. You'll be missed. (1962 - 2020)

[@phantomanimations8139]

buzzfeed be like: this is the most terrifing thing of 2020 covid: try me

[@iivokaarento2787]

Covid jokes arent’t funny anymore stop telling them

[@yusukeurameshi3961]

Iivo Kaarento get ur panties out of a twist

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

No nut November

[@prasanthraonilapu8809]

I'd say furry are more terrifying

[@recoil53]

@@prasanthraonilapu8809 The one thing that unites the internet - anti-furry-ism.

[@LosTheGuy]

Gotta really be a meme og to remember this

[@ccvjd3909]

Yeah you have to be at least 11 years old minimum. What an ancient meme !

[@LosTheGuy]

@@ccvjd3909 all 11 year olds know is eat hot chip and fried meme

[@Martinreymundo]

Ahh yes the good ol times

[@kylemedeiros6907]

Wow imagine being a meme and ending up in that situation. THIS IS LIVING

[@Pmccaff2009]

I’ve watched a few of these videos now and I can safely conclude 2007 & 2012 were the two biggest years for new memes

[@kornsin]

Hahhhhaha German Writing made me laugh more than it should have.

[@arushi3139]

What does it mean? I am too lazy to search the meaning

[@xxxx-dn7oy]

@@arushi3139 It's just "oh my god" said in a funny way but her mom thought it was German lmao

[@jongaulthero]

I love how she can barely get through he intro without almost laughing!! She's cool!

[@Partykristian]

Love the storytelling! What a wonderful young lady!:)

[@ooommm4024]

i wondered about how she has been since those photos became memes. the idea of trying to look as nerdy as possible as a joke photo is awesome!

[@moccalou]

As a furry... holy crap!!! She got invited to some odd furry gathering, drugged without consent, and yet she still had nice things to say about us?! She's so sweet! That stuff is NOT the norm at the high profile conventions. If people do that kind of stuff, it's usually the fringe and people who are FULLY aware of EVERYTHING that's going on. In any event, she is awesome and I loved Goosebumps books too! :D

[@dr.schlopp4089]

She knew ahead of time that there was drugs infused in the food… nowhere in the video does it say she was “drugged without consent”… where the hell did you pull that from?

[@VitoVeccia]

@@dr.schlopp4089 I think she tried to keep the video PG. Also, she didn't say one way or the other. But the fact, that she was surprised to start randomly tripping. That is key info that she didn't know about the drugs.

[@michaelboyle7281]

@@VitoVeccia She was never surprised tho? She knew ahead of time that the food was infused because the chef literally told her (mentioned at 5:24 in the video). So she didn't just randomly start tripping, she knew she was going to trip cause it takes about an hour to start tripping, or around that timeframe. It's just when she started tripping she had a furry cat rubbin on her legs and decided "Yeahh maybe this is to much to trip to" and wanted to leave. Then wrapped up the story by saying "Nothing sinister happened". So there is a lot of key info that she did in fact know the food was infused. Also if she was drugged by surprise she wouldn't know what drug it was at all, but in the video she knew what it was but just didn't say

[@aflan9659]

Shoutout to Maggie! You are awesome, thank you for sharing your story and promoting book reading!! You rule!

[@jessicadriscoll4948]

This is by far the most interesting, and now my favorite, "I accidentally became a meme."

[@dammitamber]

I would be so freaked out if I saw myself everywhere. I would likely cope with it poorly.

[@WeSleepForever91]

When it got to the part about going to the party: “And my friend was like OH MY GOSH” Didn’t you mean to say “And my friend was like ermahgerd”

[@GabrielleTollerson]

LOL

[@coocooformycocoapuffs3235]

XD

[@ambiv5995]

THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST MOST INTERESTING AND DIVERSE PLOT TWISTING MEME STORY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

[@aleesiauh]

I love that all these meme people are a thousand times cooler than their meme picture would suggest

[@jenjen11656808]

That awkward moment when you actually know the furries in the pictures that were used ._.

[@krsextonart]

I'm glad to hear you're okay with the meme, but ouch the internet can be so messy! When I see the meme, I don't think of it in a negative way. I see it exactly as how you described the night, dressing up and taking goofy photos (as I have done in growing up as well). Crazy to hear the story behind it!

[@GasGearsGames]

I really like the positivity these meme people.

[@PostPatriot]

Now we need Daniel Tosh to get the 16 year old that started it all for her to confront. It would be perfect!

[@dontreadtoomuchintomycomment]

The story of the night it was taken made the photo hilarious. I lol'd after knowing they were just being goofy and we weren't making fun of a stranger.

[@kyleturner7309]

It’s an older meme for all yall zoomers.

[@DrowningScallop]

Lmao

[@AnArchyRulzz]

@@vasilikiskartsiari628 is English your first language? Maybe that has something to do with it? Like I'm sure some memes don't crossover the same way.

[@nhbvbjubbb431]

When u realize that zoomers know the meme as well lol

[@yatesroolz2]

The oldest of Zoomers were on the internet when this meme was big.

[@horrorfan2000]

I’m not a zoomer and I know about this mean tf