# The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight In August 2009, a Redditor jokingly proposed 'The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight' as a secret phrase for Redditors to recognize each other in public[1]. The one-off comment got 661 upvotes and turned into a years-long inside joke that fueled rage comics, bacon sculptures, and cross-forum confusion about what the phrase actually meant[2]. ## Origin On August 7th, 2009, Redditor Saydrah posted an AskReddit thread from the Denver International Airport asking whether any fellow Redditors were nearby using the free wifi[1]. In the comments, user FreakinWolfy replied that 'The narwhal bacons at midnight' was now the official phrase to identify yourself as a Redditor[1]. That reply hit 661 points and became the top comment on the thread[3]. The pairing wasn't random. Narwhals were already a running Reddit obsession thanks to Weebl's 2009 'Narwhals' animated song, which crowned them as 'so awesome' and spread widely online[7]. Bacon was Reddit's other mascot food of the era, so stapling the two together into a spy-movie passphrase landed instantly with the audience[3]. - **Platform:** Reddit - **Creator:** FreakinWolfy - **Date:** 2009 ## Overview The phrase works as a password style gag: one Redditor says 'The narwhal bacons at midnight,' and if the other person is on Reddit, they're supposed to recognize it and respond in kind[1]. There is no deeper meaning. Urban Dictionary bluntly defines it as a meme with 'no defined meaning apart from trying to make you sound cool'[8], which is pretty much the point. The combination of two very Reddit obsessions, narwhals and bacon, is what sold it to the site's early user base[3]. After the comment blew up, the phrase showed up in fanart, rage comics, and casual thread references[3]. A chunk of its lifespan was spent on Redditors confusing outsiders with it, then explaining the joke in follow-up posts[6]. The 'narwhal bacon' pairing also inspired physical tributes, including an actual sculpture made from bacon and chicken[4] and a cooking video of the same build[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight? It's a Reddit catchphrase meant to work like a secret passphrase so Redditors can identify each other offline[1]. ### Where did The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight come from? Redditor FreakinWolfy coined it on August 7th, 2009, in reply to an AskReddit thread posted from the Denver International Airport[1]. ### What does The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight mean? Nothing literally. The joke is that the phrase has no meaning beyond flagging the speaker as a Redditor[8]. ### How do you use The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight? People drop it in Reddit threads as an inside joke or say it in public hoping another Redditor hears and plays along[3]. ### Is The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight still popular? It's a classic early-Reddit relic now, more remembered than actively used, after peaking with rage comics and off-site forum references in 2011[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/98mm8/hey_reddit_im_redditing_from_the_denver/]() 2. [https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/98n4f/the_narwhal_bacons_at_midnight/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-narwhal-bacons-at-midnight]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/9eyzl/dear_reddit_i_present_to_you_the_deliciousness/]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmO72aNq99c]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/ify1v/the_narwhal_bacons_at_midnight_or_however_the]() 7. [https://weebls-stuff.com/toons/narwhals-animated-music-video-mrweebl/]() 8. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Narwhal%20Bacons%20At%20Midnight]() 9. [https://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=62695674&postRepeater1-p=1#62983166]() 10. [https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/935560-The-Narwhal-bacons-at-midnight]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/the-narwhal-bacons-at-midnight Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library