In late 2013, right as Doge was taking over the internet, 4chan’s /s4s/ started pushing this seal/walrus character called "Walruse".
One archived thread literally declares: “walruse is the current #1 meme.”
This wasn’t happening years later either — it was happening at the absolute peak of Doge mania.
On Reddit, people coming from 4chan were already posting “walruse > doge,” while others complained Doge had become overused and too mainstream.
Walruse also had its own meme language.
The joke was that “Walruse” = “what a ruse,” so when someone got tricked they had been “walrused.”
People immediately started making variations, reaction images and even asking for “moar” Walruse content.
Doge became one of the biggest memes ever.
Walruse became the forgotten challenger that now gets to relive in glory.
4chan: https://t.co/ecO2uIs8s6
Reddit: https://t.co/RAPekgOeF2
Website: https://t.co/niPxby102W
Ca: 82uM3pAPfd6AL5J3maPETqvR2JRutSYtBHkHgCkbpump
In late 2013, right as Doge was taking over the internet, 4chan’s /s4s/ started pushing this seal/walrus character called "Walruse".
One archived thread literally declares: “walruse is the current #1 meme.”
This wasn’t happening years later either — it was happening at the absolute peak of Doge mania.
On Reddit, people coming from 4chan were already posting “walruse > doge,” while others complained Doge had become overused and too mainstream.
Walruse also had its own meme language.
The joke was that “Walruse” = “what a ruse,” so when someone got tricked they had been “walrused.”
People immediately started making variations, reaction images and even asking for “moar” Walruse content.
Doge became one of the biggest memes ever.
Walruse became the forgotten challenger that now gets to relive in glory.
4chan: https://t.co/ecO2uIs8s6
Reddit: https://t.co/RAPekgOeF2
Website: https://t.co/niPxby102W
Ca: 82uM3pAPfd6AL5J3maPETqvR2JRutSYtBHkHgCkbpump
I might have just found the meme that was supposed to replace "doge" as the top animal meme
In late 2013, right as Doge was taking over the internet, 4chan’s /s4s/ started pushing this seal/walrus character called "Walruse".
One archived thread literally declares: “walruse is the current #1 meme.”
This wasn’t happening years later either — it was happening at the absolute peak of Doge mania.
On Reddit, people coming from 4chan were already posting “walruse > doge,” while others complained Doge had become overused and too mainstream.
Walruse also had its own meme language.
The joke was that “Walruse” = “what a ruse,” so when someone got tricked they had been “walrused.”
People immediately started making variations, reaction images and even asking for “moar” Walruse content.
Doge became one of the biggest memes ever.
Walruse became the forgotten challenger that now gets to relive in glory.
4chan: https://t.co/pqNWFFXJGP
Reddit: https://t.co/POOYwrtvnw