# Didnt Read Lol
Didn't Read Lol is a dismissive forum reply used when a post is deemed too long or dull, delivered either as plain text or as a reaction GIF of someone dancing. It started on a ColoradoFans truck thread in September 2006 and grew into a GIF-driven format on IGN, BodyBuilding.com, and Sherdog through the late 2000s.
## Overview
The phrase "Didn't Read, LOL" is a dismissive reply posted on forums and social media when someone drops a wall of text that a reader finds too long or dull[3]. It shares the same territory as TL;DR but comes with more attitude, delivered either as a short text reply or as a reaction GIF of someone dancing carelessly[1].
The GIF versions became the format's signature, turning what could be a straight insult into a piece of performative laziness. Early on, the text form was sometimes used sincerely by posters apologizing for skimming, but the meme quickly hardened into a heckle aimed at anyone whose post seemed unworthy of attention[2].
## How It Spread
The first known GIF version showed up in July 2008 on the IGN forums, where a member named Jaslar_Tha_Kidd_2 dropped an animated clip of Sam Norman dancing from the 2007 music video "What What" in response to another user's long relationship rant[2]. From there, the format moved into male-heavy discussion boards where quick heckling was the standard mode of reply[5].
Through 2009 and 2010 the GIF collection grew across BodyBuilding.com's Misc section[4] and Sherdog's long-running GIF threads[5], as posters competed to have the funniest reaction clip on hand. Athlete-oriented boards were especially heavy users, treating the format almost as a running joke where the punchline was refusing to engage.
In early 2011 a new version featuring the "Movin' Like Bernie" dance began circulating on those same boards and became one of the format's more repeated variants[6]. By that point "Didn't Read LOL" was fully entrenched as a way to dismiss long posts without actually engaging with them[3].
## How to Use
Typically posters drop the phrase or an accompanying GIF directly beneath a long post to signal they skipped it[3]. Common convention is to use one of the recognizable GIFs, such as the Sam Norman "What What" clip or the "Movin' Like Bernie" dance, instead of typing the words out[6]. On modern platforms like Twitter and Discord, the text version often stands alone as a quick jab at a lengthy reply thread.
## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Didnt Read Lol?
It is a dismissive forum reply, in text or GIF form, used to signal that a post was too long or dull to bother reading[3].
### Where did Didnt Read Lol come from?
The earliest documented use is a ColoradoFans truck forum thread on September 14, 2006, where user Dillusion replied to a lengthy Silverado writeup[1].
### What does Didnt Read Lol mean?
It is a jokey brush-off meaning the reader skipped the post entirely, similar to TL;DR but with more attitude and often paired with a dancing GIF[3].
### How do you use Didnt Read Lol?
Reply beneath a long post with the phrase or a reaction GIF like the Sam Norman "What What" clip or the "Movin' Like Bernie" dance[2][6].
### Is Didnt Read Lol still popular?
It is still used informally as a text jab and as older GIFs recirculate, though its peak forum era was the late 2000s and early 2010s on boards like BodyBuilding.com and Sherdog[4][5].
## References
1. [https://www.coloradofans.com/]()
2. [https://www.ign.com/boards/]()
3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/didnt-read-lol]()
4. [https://forum.bodybuilding.com/]()
5. [https://www.sherdog.net/forums/f7/gif-thread-17-a-1845331/index59.html]()
6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GVRtS18xSk]()
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