"diabeetus" meme
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The "diabeetus" meme is an internet joke based on actor Wilford Brimley’s distinctive pronunciation of “diabetes” in Liberty Medical TV commercials, often used humorously in image macros and video remixes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
image macro meme
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internet meme ⓘ video remix meme ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liberty Medical
NERFINISHED
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quote mispronunciation memes ⓘ remix culture ⓘ type 2 diabetes awareness commercials ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Liberty Medical commercials
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Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED ⓘ pronunciation of "diabetes" as "diabeetus" ⓘ |
| derivesNameFrom | mispronunciation of "diabetes" ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPhrase |
"Liberty Medical"
GENERATED
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"diabeetus" GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
American healthcare advertising
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diabetes ⓘ health commercials ⓘ old age ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
GIFs
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YouTube remixes ⓘ forum posts ⓘ image macros ⓘ social media posts ⓘ |
| hasNotableFormat |
YTP-style edits
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autotune song remixes ⓘ captioned stills of Wilford Brimley ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Wilford Brimley’s mustache and appearance ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ self-deprecating ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | United States television advertising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
dark humor by some audiences
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nostalgic reference to TV ads ⓘ |
| popularOn |
4chan
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Facebook NERFINISHED ⓘ Reddit NERFINISHED ⓘ Twitter NERFINISHED ⓘ YouTube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
"I have diabetes" memes
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commercial quote memes ⓘ medical condition memes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2010s internet culture
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late 2000s internet culture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
humor
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parody ⓘ reaction images ⓘ |
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