# Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed Excuse Me Thats My Wife > Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed Excuse Me That's My Wife is a 2022 exploitable redraw meme based on a My Little Pony fan art by sardaukargt, where a man defends his pony wife to a disapproving waitress. "Sorry Sir, No Pets Allowed / Excuse Me That's My Wife" is an exploitable redraw meme based on a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan art depicting a man dining with Twilight Sparkle at a restaurant. A waitress tells him pets aren't allowed, and he angrily responds, "Excuse me!? That's my wife!!!" Originally posted to DeviantArt in March 2022 by artist sardaukargt[1], the image spread across Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) as an endlessly remixable template where users swap in different characters. ## Origin On March 15, 2022, DeviantArt artist sardaukargt published the original piece of MLP fan art[1]. The drawing shows a man sitting at a restaurant with Twilight Sparkle, being confronted by a waitress about the "no pets" policy. The post picked up over 160 favorites on DeviantArt over two years[2]. The image jumped to Reddit almost immediately. On March 16, 2022, it was shared to r/mylittlepony, where it earned over 500 upvotes[2]. The next day, March 17, it hit r/shitposting and pulled in over 5,900 upvotes, exposing the meme to a much broader audience beyond the MLP fandom[2]. - **Platform:** DeviantArt (source art), Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** sardaukargt (artist/original poster) - **Date:** 2022 ## Overview The meme follows a simple three-beat joke. A person sits at a restaurant table across from a non-human character (originally Twilight Sparkle from MLP). A waitress approaches and tells them no pets are allowed. The person snaps back with "Excuse me!? That's my wife!!!" The humor comes from the absurdity of a human being married to a cartoon pony, and the format's appeal lies in how easily creators can swap Twilight Sparkle for any character, fictional creature, or object[2]. The template works because the joke structure stays funny regardless of what gets placed in the "wife" seat. From other cartoon characters to video game creatures to completely unrelated objects, the format invites endless redraws and edits. ## How It Spread The meme's edit potential became obvious within days of its Reddit debut. On March 17, 2022, the same day it hit r/shitposting, u/Nikitajc1 posted a series of edits to r/ComedyNecrophilia that racked up over 5,100 upvotes in two years[2]. That same day, u/bigleaguejews brought an edit to r/okbuddyretard, picking up over 650 upvotes[2]. Activity continued through 2022 as the format settled into Reddit's ironic meme ecosystem. On May 9, 2022, u/Choice_Cut_6680 posted another version to r/okbuddyretard that earned over 1,300 upvotes[2]. The meme crossed over to X in mid-2023. On July 21, 2023, @stevetwisp posted a redraw featuring Derpy Hooves (another MLP character) that collected over 1,300 likes in eight months[2]. On September 21, 2023, u/TotaL0seR brought the format to r/losercity with an edit swapping Twilight Sparkle for Loona from Helluva Boss, pulling in over 1,000 upvotes[2]. The biggest single viral moment came on March 13, 2024, when X user @PathfinderFacts posted a version using the original artwork that exploded to over 18,000 likes in under a day[2]. sardaukargt themselves acknowledged the shitpost's unexpected reach in a DeviantArt comment[1]. ## How to Use The format is straightforward to adapt. Take the restaurant scene setup and replace Twilight Sparkle with any character, creature, or object that would be absurd to call your "wife." The joke works best when the replacement is something obviously not human, making the outraged defense funnier. Common approaches include: 1. **Character swaps** — Replace Twilight with another fictional character (from anime, video games, cartoons). The more unexpected, the better. 2. **Full redraws** — Artists redraw the entire scene in their own style with new characters, keeping the dialogue intact. 3. **Ironic edits** — Users on subreddits like r/ComedyNecrophilia and r/okbuddyretard layer on additional absurdist elements, deep-frying or adding unrelated captions. ## Fun Facts - sardaukargt expressed genuine surprise at the attention the original "shitpost" generated, commenting on DeviantArt about how much traction it gained[1]. - The meme's biggest single-day performance (18,000+ likes) came nearly two years after the original post, showing how redraw formats can have delayed viral moments[2]. - The format found homes in three distinct Reddit communities: the MLP fandom (r/mylittlepony), ironic meme spaces (r/okbuddyretard, r/ComedyNecrophilia), and general shitposting (r/shitposting)[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed? It's an exploitable meme format based on a My Little Pony fan art showing a man dining with Twilight Sparkle at a restaurant, where a waitress says no pets are allowed and the man yells that she's his wife[2]. ### Where did Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed come from? DeviantArt artist sardaukargt posted the original artwork on March 15, 2022[1]. It spread to Reddit the next day[2]. ### What does Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed mean? The joke plays on the absurdity of a human being married to a non-human character and getting offended when someone calls their spouse a pet[2]. ### How do you use Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed? Swap Twilight Sparkle with any character or object in the "wife" seat. The waitress's line and the outraged response stay the same[2]. ### Is Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed still popular? The format saw its biggest single viral moment in March 2024 with over 18,000 likes on X, suggesting it still gets periodic use, especially as a redraw template[2]. ### Who created the original Sorry Sir No Pets Allowed meme? DeviantArt artist sardaukargt created and posted the original MLP fan art on March 15, 2022[1]. ### What subreddits picked up the meme first? r/mylittlepony and r/shitposting both featured the meme within two days of the original DeviantArt post, with r/shitposting driving the biggest early engagement at 5,900+ upvotes[2]. ### Why did r/ComedyNecrophilia adopt this format? The simple visual structure made it easy to layer ironic edits on top, fitting r/ComedyNecrophilia's style of taking memes and adding absurdist modifications[2]. ## References 1. [Ponies are not pets :O by sardaukargt on DeviantArt]() 2. [Sorry Sir, No Pets Allowed / Excuse Me That's My Wife - Know Your Meme]() 3. 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