Schoolgirl Spilling Her Lunch / Arigatou Obama-san
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Schoolgirl Spilling Her Lunch, also known as Arigatou Obama-san, is a meme series based on two photos of a fallen-over Japanese schoolgirl staring sadly at her spilled bento lunch. It has been used in a variety of image macros and remixes throughout the years.
Origin
The photos are originally from the 2008 Japanese TV series γ©γγ¬γΏγΌ (Love Letter), and the depicted person is character Minami Tadokoro (portrayed by actress Rio Yamashita).[1][2][3] The first known occurrence of the image online was on January 31st, 2010, when it appeared on a Japanese forum.[4] It saw its first known use in Reddit on July 9th, 2012.[5] The earliest known meme instance of the image dates back to at least March 20th, 2013, referencing Instagram food photography (shown below).[6]
Spread
On July 27th, 2015, Imgur[7] user koektrommel posted a Thanks, Obama variation with the meme. The template saw wide use online throughout the following years.[8][9]
Over the following years, the meme developed in a similar vein to Am I Out Of Touch?, seeing examples that used punchlines like I Bet the Jews Did This" and "Capitalism is to Blame" (examples shown below"
Various Examples
Search interest
External References
[1] Reddit β [TOMT] Source on that image of a sad little Japanese school girl staring at her spilled lunch?
[2] AsianWiki β Love Letter
[3] AsianWiki β Rio Yamashita
[4] [NSFW] FC2 Blog β γοΌζ¬‘ε γ貧乳ε₯½γγ«γͺγγγγͺη»εθ¦γγ¦γγ
[5] Reddit β Photo of a Japanese girl after dropping her bento box. Does anyone know if this photo is from a movie and the movie's name?
[6] Acidcow β Acid Picdump
[7] Imgur β Them's some cute taillights.
[8] Imgur β γγγγ¨γγͺγγγΌγγ
[9] Reddit β meβΉοΈirl
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