# Who's Awesome? You're Awesome! In September 2004, two Argentinian college students launched SosGroso.com.ar, a joke site featuring Don Johnson smugly pointing at the camera above the caption 'Sos groso, sabelo!' The format jumped language barriers four years later and became the English-language 'Who's Awesome? You're Awesome!' pointing dog image macro, a compliment template that defined random-acts-of-kindness posting on 4chan, Tumblr, and single-serving sites. ## Origin SosGroso.com.ar launched in September 2004 and was built by Argentinian college students Diego and Federico Marino[4]. The homepage featured American TV actor Don Johnson pointing at the camera with the caption 'Sos groso, sabelo!'[1]. The site pulled in unexpectedly heavy traffic, which turned it into a submission platform where visitors sent in their own 'sos groso' pictures for the homepage, before the project went dormant in October 2004 after barely a month online[4]. The English equivalent 'Who's awesome? You're awesome!' developed as a separate image macro series on 4chan[4]. The earliest known pointing dog macro circulated in 2008 on English-language humor sites including SFWChan[2] and FunnyJunk[3]. The Argentinian site is widely credited as the inspiration for the English version, though the direct link stays circumstantial. - **Platform:** SosGroso.com.ar (Argentina) / 4chan (English spread) - **Creator:** Diego and Federico Marino (Sos Groso, Sabelo!); English pointing dog version unknown - **Date:** 2004 ## Overview 'Who's Awesome? You're Awesome! / Sos Groso, Sabelo!' works as a two-step compliment: an image shows the subject pointing directly at the viewer with a smirk or wink, and the caption flips that pointing finger into a declaration that the viewer is awesome. 'Sos groso, sabelo!' is Argentinian slang that reads literally as 'You're awesome, know it!' (translated from Spanish)[4]. The format has two canonical images. The Spanish version used a photo of American TV actor Don Johnson smugly pointing at the camera, which anchored the SosGroso.com.ar homepage[1]. The English version swapped in a smiling dog pointing with its paw, a cutout that spread through English-language humor sites like FunnyJunk[3]. People send either variant as a random pick-me-up, often ironically. ## How to Use To make one, grab any photo of a subject pointing or finger-gunning at the camera, cut it out onto a plain background, and add text that asks a question (typically 'Who's awesome?' or 'Sos groso?') answered by naming or pointing at the viewer. The common convention keeps the caption short and the subject's smirk or wink prominent. It often works best as an unprompted send to a friend who needs the compliment. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Who's Awesome? You're Awesome!? It's an image macro template where the subject points directly at the viewer with a smirk or wink, paired with a caption calling the viewer awesome. The English version typically uses a smiling pointing dog[6]. ### Where did Who's Awesome? You're Awesome! come from? The format started with the Argentinian site SosGroso.com.ar in September 2004, built by college students Diego and Federico Marino and anchored by a photo of Don Johnson pointing at the camera[4][1]. ### What does Who's Awesome? You're Awesome! mean? It's a compliment setup. The Spanish catchphrase 'Sos groso, sabelo!' is Argentinian slang that reads literally as 'You're awesome, know it!'[4] ### How do you use Who's Awesome? You're Awesome!? People typically send one as a random act of kindness, dropping the pointing image on a friend who needs a pick-me-up, often with an ironic edge[8]. ### Is Who's Awesome? You're Awesome! still popular? It's a classic rather than currently trending. The pointing dog version became a staple on Tumblr through the late 2000s and Taringa! users were still posting Sos Groso compilations as late as November 2010[5]. ## References 1. [https://www.sosgroso.com.ar]() 2. [http://www.sfwchan.com/?id=552]() 3. [https://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/5649/Whos+Awesome/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/who-s-awesome-you-re-awesome-sos-groso-sabelo]() 5. [http://www.taringa.net/posts/taringa/8082747/_megapost_-Sos-Groso-__sabelo_-parte-2.html]() 6. [http://whosawesome.com/]() 7. [https://who-is-awesome.com/]() 8. [http://www.urlesque.com/2009/11/25/awesomest-things/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/who-s-awesome-you-re-awesome-sos-groso-sabelo Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library