Hey Man You See That Guy Over There

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An MS Paint webcomic by Facebook artist Florkofcows showing two sock puppets gossiping about a third figure with a controversial opinion. Posted in April 2017, it became one of Reddit's go-to formats for mocking fandom takes, console wars and hardware tribalism.

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Overview

Hey Man You See That Guy Over There is a three-panel exploitable built from an MS Paint sock puppet comic by Facebook artist Florkofcows1. One sock leans toward the other and points at a distant third figure while delivering the setup line, and the punchline is whatever bad opinion or embarrassing preference the editor wants to pin on that third character2.

The humor lives entirely in the swap. Editors keep the two foreground socks and the pointing pose, then rewrite the accusation and often redraw the third figure as an anime character, a game franchise, a hardware brand or a rival fandom3. The rough MS Paint look made it cheap to remix, which is a big part of why Reddit picked it up so fast2.

Origin & Background

Platform
Facebook (source) / Reddit (viral spread)
Creator
Florkofcows
Date
2017

On April 25, 2017, the Facebook page Florkofcowsofficial posted the original comic, in which a sock puppet says "Hey man you see that guy over there / He thinks Sword Art Online is the best anime ever"1. The post pulled in more than 7,600 shares and 4,500 reactions in its first two months3.

How It Spread

Reddit picked up the format within days. On April 27, 2017, redditor Fakkon posted an edit mocking "cropped yiff" to /r/furry_irl4. On May 19, redditor sode_pary_euw posted "Reddit in a nutshell," turning one of the socks into Reddit itself getting angry at someone who "likes a thing you don't," and the post cleared 1,200 points at 88% upvoted on /r/funny within a month2.

The format hit peak reach on June 6, 2017, when redditor PapaFreshnez posted a Skyrim edit to /r/gaming that pulled more than 70,000 points at 85% upvoted and 930 comments in 48 hours5. The next day, a version mocking people who buy Intel processors landed on /r/pcmasterrace and racked up over 4,800 points at 94% upvoted with 450 comments in a day3.

How to Use This Meme

The template typically keeps the two foreground socks in the same pose, with one pointing off-panel toward a smaller third figure. Editors commonly rewrite only the second half of the line, so the setup stays "Hey man you see that guy over there" and the punchline names the specific fandom, product or opinion being dunked on3.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hey Man You See That Guy Over There

2017exploitable imageclassic

An MS Paint webcomic by Facebook artist Florkofcows showing two sock puppets gossiping about a third figure with a controversial opinion. Posted in April 2017, it became one of Reddit's go-to formats for mocking fandom takes, console wars and hardware tribalism.

exploitable templates ms paint memes fandom discourse memes webcomic memes console war memes

Overview

Hey Man You See That Guy Over There is a three-panel exploitable built from an MS Paint sock puppet comic by Facebook artist Florkofcows1. One sock leans toward the other and points at a distant third figure while delivering the setup line, and the punchline is whatever bad opinion or embarrassing preference the editor wants to pin on that third character2.

The humor lives entirely in the swap. Editors keep the two foreground socks and the pointing pose, then rewrite the accusation and often redraw the third figure as an anime character, a game franchise, a hardware brand or a rival fandom3. The rough MS Paint look made it cheap to remix, which is a big part of why Reddit picked it up so fast2.

Origin & Background

Platform
Facebook (source) / Reddit (viral spread)
Creator
Florkofcows
Date
2017

On April 25, 2017, the Facebook page Florkofcowsofficial posted the original comic, in which a sock puppet says "Hey man you see that guy over there / He thinks Sword Art Online is the best anime ever"1. The post pulled in more than 7,600 shares and 4,500 reactions in its first two months3.

How It Spread

Reddit picked up the format within days. On April 27, 2017, redditor Fakkon posted an edit mocking "cropped yiff" to /r/furry_irl4. On May 19, redditor sode_pary_euw posted "Reddit in a nutshell," turning one of the socks into Reddit itself getting angry at someone who "likes a thing you don't," and the post cleared 1,200 points at 88% upvoted on /r/funny within a month2.

The format hit peak reach on June 6, 2017, when redditor PapaFreshnez posted a Skyrim edit to /r/gaming that pulled more than 70,000 points at 85% upvoted and 930 comments in 48 hours5. The next day, a version mocking people who buy Intel processors landed on /r/pcmasterrace and racked up over 4,800 points at 94% upvoted with 450 comments in a day3.

How to Use This Meme

The template typically keeps the two foreground socks in the same pose, with one pointing off-panel toward a smaller third figure. Editors commonly rewrite only the second half of the line, so the setup stays "Hey man you see that guy over there" and the punchline names the specific fandom, product or opinion being dunked on3.

Frequently Asked Questions