Newfags can't Triforce — A simple stick figure illustration celebrating three golden-yellow triangles arranged as the Triforce symbol with emphasis lines.

Newfags can't Triforce

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Published March 10, 2026

"An idiot is someone who only just learned what I have known all along" seems to have been the guiding principle behind this meme from the IRC era. Knowledge of how to weave your ASCII keyboard magic

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Origin & Background

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"An idiot is someone who only just learned what I have known all along" seems to have been the guiding principle behind this meme from the IRC era. Knowledge of how to weave your ASCII keyboard magic quickly became a necessity if you wanted to convince everybody on your fav message board that you weren't new to the internet.

How It Spread

"An idiot is someone who only just learned what I have known all along" seems to have been the guiding principle behind this meme from the IRC era. Knowledge of how to weave your ASCII keyboard magic quickly became a necessity if you wanted to convince everybody on your fav message board that you weren't new to the internet.