# Doom Paul Its Happening Doom Paul Its Happening is a 4chan-born image macro and GIF series featuring former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul reacting to apocalyptic news, paired with the catchphrase "It's Happening!"[3]. Started in 2009 after Paul's failed 2008 Republican nomination bid, it became a template for reacting to any looming disaster or major event[1]. ## Overview Doom Paul Its Happening is a reaction image and animated GIF format built around exaggerated, wild-eyed shots of former Texas Congressman Ron Paul[1]. The pictures are captioned with doomsday warnings like "All is lost" or the signature line "It's Happening!", turning Paul into the internet's designated town crier for any incoming catastrophe[3]. The format is deliberately over the top. A big election result, a market crash, a bit of political news, anything with a whiff of apocalypse gets a Doom Paul reply, usually accompanied by shaky-zoom GIFs and red text[3]. The joke plays on Paul's real-life reputation as a libertarian gadfly who warned about currency collapse and government overreach, then jams that persona into every unrelated event that 4chan wants to treat as the end of the world[1]. ## How It Spread Doom Paul almost died with its host board. 4chan founder Christopher "Moot" Poole shut down /new/ soon after, citing the racism that had overrun it, and the meme scattered[3]. It got mirrored on the 4chon.net splinter site and its own backup /new/ board, where users kept producing new images and GIFs until Moot relented and launched a replacement board in late 2011, /pol/ (Politically Incorrect), where Doom Paul quickly reappeared[3]. The meme peaked around the 2012 Republican primaries, when Paul ran again and "It's Happening!" became a running gag for every debate, poll swing, and cable-news chyron. Fan-run Facebook pages sprang up to archive the images[2], Urban Dictionary added a "Doom Paul" entry in February 2012[4], and Encyclopedia Dramatica gave the meme its own header on the /pol/ page, which sits at the doom-paul URL[3]. Outside 4chan the format kept traveling. A Tumblr "Doom Paul" tag collected the GIFs for a different audience, and the r/Ronpaulmeme subreddit turned into a long-running dump for Paul edits, including plenty of Doom Paul entries[5]. "It's Happening!" also broke away from Paul entirely and stuck around as a standalone reaction to any dramatic news moment. ## How to Use Typical Doom Paul posts pair a wide-eyed still or shaky-zoom GIF of Ron Paul with a caption in stark white or red block text[3]. Common conventions include the catchphrase "It's Happening!" for anticipated events, "All is lost" for defeats, and mock-prophecy lines about markets, wars, or elections[1]. It works best as a reply, dropped into a thread the moment breaking news hits, rather than as a standalone post. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Doom Paul Its Happening? It's a 4chan-born image macro and GIF series featuring Ron Paul with doomsday captions, most often the line "It's Happening!"[3]. ### Where did Doom Paul Its Happening come from? The first image was posted to 4chan's /new/ board in 2009 after Ron Paul lost the 2008 Republican nomination, captioned "All is lost" and "I told you so"[3]. ### What does Doom Paul Its Happening mean? It's an over-the-top way to react to breaking news, casting Ron Paul as a prophet whose apocalyptic warnings are finally coming true[1]. ### How do you use Doom Paul Its Happening? Reply to news posts with a wide-eyed Ron Paul image or GIF captioned "It's Happening!" or similar doom lines, usually in white or red block text[3]. ### Is Doom Paul Its Happening still popular? It peaked during Paul's 2012 primary run and is now a classic 4chan-era format, though the standalone "It's Happening!" line still gets used as a reaction[3]. ## References 1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul_2008_presidential_campaign]() 2. [https://www.facebook.com/DoomPaul/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doom-paul]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Doom+Paul]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Ronpaulmeme/]() 6. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//pol/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/doom-paul-its-happening Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library