Success Kid

Examples

Sammy Griner clenching his fist on a purple radial background. Caption: Parked in the same spot for 2 years, and someone started taking it / Got raise at work when I started coming earlier to get my spot back.

Parked in the same spot for 2 years, and someone started taking it — Got raise at work when I started coming earlier to get my spot back.

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Parked in the same spot for 2 years, and someone started taking it / Got raise at work when I started coming earlier to get my spot back.

Base photograph: Laney Griner

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Sammy Griner clenching his fist on a purple radial background. Caption: Had 3 job interviews last week / Got an offer for every one

Had 3 job interviews last week — Got an offer for every one

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Had 3 job interviews last week / Got an offer for every one

Base photograph: Laney Griner

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Sammy Griner clenching his fist on a purple radial background. Caption: TFW when you lose your train ticket / Then discover an old return ticket that was never checked.

TFW when you lose your train ticket — Then discover an old return ticket that was never checked.

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TFW when you lose your train ticket / Then discover an old return ticket that was never checked.

Base photograph: Laney Griner

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Sammy Griner clenching his fist on a purple radial background. Caption: Don’t know a question on a test / Answer is in another question

Don’t know a question on a test — Answer is in another question

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Don’t know a question on a test / Answer is in another question

Base photograph: Laney Griner

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Success Kid compared to a surreal toothpaste character.

Memes then and now

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Memes in 2012 / DAD FOUND A QUARTER BEHIND MY EAR / I’M RICH / Memes in 2021 / Thothpaste

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Success Kid with a nostalgic Reddit caption.

Reddit old memes

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GOING BACK HOME AND OPENING REDDIT / PEOPLE ARE NOW POSTING OLD MEMES

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Success Kid advice animal caption.

Flex on gen alphas

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WHEN YOU FLEX ON THE GEN ALPHAS / BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER THE CLASSIC MEME TEMPLATES

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Success Kid advice animal exam caption.

Thermodynamics exam

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NEEDED A 71% ON MY THERMODYNAMICS EXAM TO PASS THE CLASS / GOT 79%

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Success Kid advice animal caption.

Using old memes correctly

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OLD MEMES ARE BACK / PEOPLE R USING THEM CORRECTLY

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Success Kid advice animal Reddit caption.

Opens dankmemes

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OPENS R/DANKMEMES / CLASSIC MEMES ARE BACK

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About & sources

A toddler’s clenched fist becomes a tiny victory salute. Captions celebrate occasions when an ordinary situation works out better than expected.

Date

Photo: August 26, 2007; advice-animal spread: early 2011

History

Laney Griner photographed her son Sammy at the beach in 2007. The photo circulated earlier with other meanings; the success-oriented advice-animal format is documented on Reddit in January 2011.

Know Your Meme — Success Kid
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