# Retarded Rowdy Retarded Rowdy is an advice animal image macro featuring a crudely drawn version of Rowdy Roadrunner, the athletic mascot of The University of Texas at San Antonio. The format landed on Reddit in October 2018, with users stacking ironic captions over the ugly sketch to brag about pulling off trivially easy tasks. ## Origin The first Retarded Rowdy post appeared on the /r/AdviceAnimals subreddit on October 12, 2018, submitted by Reddit user /u/PieCrafted, who uploaded both a captioned example and a blank template for others to caption[2]. Rowdy Roadrunner itself is the longstanding mascot of The University of Texas at San Antonio and its athletic teams[1], so the joke reads as an in-group ribbing on UTSA visual identity rather than a random doodle. PieCrafted is credited by Know Your Meme as the person who introduced both the meme example and the reusable template in the same submission, which is why they are treated as the format's creator rather than only its earliest poster[2]. - **Platform:** Reddit (/r/AdviceAnimals) - **Creator:** /u/PieCrafted - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview The image at the center of Retarded Rowdy is a badly proportioned doodle of UTSA's Rowdy Roadrunner mascot, drawn well below the polish of the school's official athletic branding[1]. Captions follow the classic advice animal pattern, stacked as white impact-font text above and below the character, and frame the joke as an ironic humblebrag[2]. Typical captions boast about entry-level or trivially easy achievements, treating chores like taking out the trash or showing up on time as major wins[2]. The comedy is bare-bones and self-deprecating, with the sloppy art doing most of the work by making even the smallest brag look pathetic. The gag rests on the visual contrast between UTSA's real, polished roadrunner logo[1] and PieCrafted's rough sketch. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Retarded Rowdy? Retarded Rowdy is an advice animal image macro built around an intentionally ugly sketch of Rowdy Roadrunner, UTSA's mascot, paired with self-deprecating captions[2]. ### Where did Retarded Rowdy come from? The template was posted to /r/AdviceAnimals on October 12, 2018 by Reddit user /u/PieCrafted, who shared both a captioned example and a blank version for remixing[2]. ### What does Retarded Rowdy mean? The joke reads as ironic self-praise, using the crude mascot art to celebrate finishing tasks that anyone could do with no effort[2]. ### How do you use Retarded Rowdy? Grab PieCrafted's blank template and add impact-font captions on the top and bottom, framing a low-effort task as if it were a real accomplishment[2]. ### Is Retarded Rowdy still popular? The format never spread far beyond its origin thread on /r/AdviceAnimals, and it fell out of active circulation after 2018[2]. ## References 1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTSA_Roadrunners]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/retarded-rowdy]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/retarded-rowdy Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library