F**k Yeah
F**k Yeah, also known as Close Enough or Like A Boss (for people who do not like swearing), is a series of four-pane cartoon strips featuring a stick figure looking rather self-complacent and quite frankly, for all the right reasons. Originally posted via /b/ board on February 11, 2010, these cartoons illustrate all sorts of triumphant moments in our daily lives that make us feel awesome, like when you wake up a few seconds before the morning alarm goes off. This phenomenon can be also seen as the antithesis to Rage comics, another four-panel series originating from 4chan circa late 2008. This meme shares some similarities with the advice animal Success Kid.
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History
While the original post is no longer available, Know Your Meme user Stefan published the earliest known version of the meme on February 11, 2010. The meme features a stick figure playing and winning a level in a rhythm video game Guitar Hero. However, Know Your Meme users previously reported that the meme comes from the /b/ message board, with its earliest appearance being February 11, 2010. As a Close Enough Guy, the character was shared on humor site Regretful Morning on March 17, 2010[1] in a compilation of Fuck Yeah comics, showing a character who has just had sex but was unable to bring his partner to orgasm.[2]
Web usage
Many early examples of the meme are no longer available. On February 14, 2010, eBaum's World user robertRAGE published one of the earliest examples online, which features a stick figure playing on a pogo stick and saying "fuck yea" when they successfully stop themselves from falling.[1] That day, versions of the comic also appeared on the website xupwupx.nl.[3]
Counterparts
Like A Boss
Like A Boss is a term occasionally associated with the F**k Yeah guy that also implies that someone does something really well. This name is also sometimes used instead of F**k Yeah for people who do not like to use offensive language.
Duck Yeah
Duck Yeah parodies the saying of "F**k yeah" but jokes around about the rhyming sound of duck and f**k.
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