Ermahgerd

Examples

Maggie Goldenberger holding Goosebumps books. Caption: Gersberms / Mah fravrit berks

Gersberms — Mah fravrit berks

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Gersberms / Mah fravrit berks

Depicted: Maggie Goldenberger

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Maggie Goldenberger holding Goosebumps books. Caption: Ermahgerd / Cherse yer ern advencher

Ermahgerd — Cherse yer ern advencher

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Ermahgerd / Cherse yer ern advencher

Depicted: Maggie Goldenberger

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Maggie Goldenberger holding Goosebumps books. Caption: Ah dernt arrays reed berks / But wen ah do I reed Gersberms

Ah dernt arrays reed berks — But wen ah do I reed Gersberms

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Ah dernt arrays reed berks / But wen ah do I reed Gersberms

Depicted: Maggie Goldenberger

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Maggie Goldenberger holding Goosebumps books. Caption: Havin fern ain’t herd / Wern u hav a lerbrery curd

Havin fern ain’t herd — Wern u hav a lerbrery curd

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Havin fern ain’t herd / Wern u hav a lerbrery curd

Depicted: Maggie Goldenberger

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A tweet sharing a house boarded with IRMA GERD hurricane shutters.

When internet users evacuate

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When internet users evacuate. / IRMA GERD

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Smiling woman with glasses holding snacks, with a Tumblr reply below.

I lerv snerks

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ERMAHGERD / I LERV SNERKS!

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Convention attendee posed beside a line of people.

Jahntrahn

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ERMAHGERD / JAHNTRAHN

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Bernie Sanders speaking, captioned in Ermahgerd spelling.

Berner Sernders

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ERMAHGERD / BERNER SERNDERS

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Ermahgerd girl holding Goosebumps books in an old-memes revival caption.

Erld merms

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ERMAHGERD / ERLD MERMS

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Ermahgerd girl holding Goosebumps books.

Old merms err beck

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ERMAHGERD / OLD MERMS ERR BECK

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Ermahgerd girl in a square captioned variant.

Serx ter Cerbert

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Ermahgerd! / Serx ter Cerbert!

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About & sources

A photograph of a young reader clutching Goosebumps books became an exaggerated expression of excitement. Deliberately distorted spelling carries the joke beyond the original picture.

Date

Older childhood photograph; Reddit caption breakout: March 14, 2012

History

Know Your Meme traces the captioned format to a March 2012 Reddit post and a Quickmeme reply. Its imitation of retainer-affected speech can also read as ridicule; the image does not justify assumptions about the subject.

Know Your Meme — Ermahgerd
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