Go On Then What Are They Saying

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SIR, wE'VE DECRyPTED THE SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. BLOODy HELL! GO ON THEN, WHAT ARE THEY SAyING? "Despacito 2 Confirmed"??

SIR, wE'VE DECRyPTED THE SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. BLOODy HELL! GO ON THEN, WHAT ARE THEy SAyING? I don't speak German

SIR, wE'VE DECRyPTED THE SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. BLO0Dy HELL! GO ON THEN. WHAT ARE THEY SAyING? We have deployed reinforcements We will strick at noon"

SIR, WE'VE DECRyPTED THELOODN HELLLGO ON THEN SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS. 9 9 6 WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. WHAT ARE THEY SyING? "IS THIS Loss"??

SIR, WE'VE DECRyPTED THE SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. BLOODy HELL! GO ON THEN, WHAT ARE THEy SAyING?

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About

Go On Then What Are They Saying is a four-panel exploitable webcomic in which two soldiers decrypt "secret Nazi communications" and users online replace the decrypted messages for humorous effect.

Origin

On May 22nd, 2018, the webcomic Stonetoss published a four-panel comic entitled "Enigma." The comic features two soldiers in World War II decrpyting "secret Nazi communications." However, the communications are simply "Asuka is best girl," referring to a Neon Genesis Evangelion memes. When uploaded to Facebook ^[1] that day, the post (shown below) received more than 1,300 reactions and 700 shares in less than one month.

SIR, WE'VE DECRyPTED THELOODN HELLLGO ON THEN SECRET NAZI COMMUNICATIONS. 9 9 6 WE CAN SEE THEIR CHATTER. WHAT ARE THEY SAyING? "ASUKA IS BEST GIRL"??

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On June 13th, 2018, Redditor ^[2] last_laugh13 in /r/MemeEconomy posted a version of the comic in which the punchline is removed. The post (shown below, left) recevied more than 15,600 points (86% upvoted) and 475 comments in less than 24 hours.

Over the next several hours, Redditors on several subreddits, including /r/dankmemes, /r/gaming and /r/FlashTV, posted variations of the meme (examples below, center and right).