I Accidentally Became A Meme: Blinking White Guy
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
- Years after a seemingly normal stream, Drew found himself at the mercy of the internet as he accidentally became one of the biggest memes of the year.
Make sure to check out Drew's CZcams channel here: / clothmap
Do you know the man who became the meme “Hide The Pain Harold”? Hear his story here!
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He: *blinks twice*
Internet: *He's the chosen one*
He was the chosen one! He would bring balance to the memes not leave it in darkness
@@hannahthomas6141 Anakin is the chosen one.
@@santividal9387 wth
twice*
@@RiKO-6869 Thanks!
When the blinking white guy realises he became accidentally a meme:
*insert blinking white guy meme*
Lol
Probably the best comment so far
Lmfao
Dominick Wirzba When you realize you spelled realize wrong
@@Birdman32 when you realise that it's not spelt realize everywhere
It's not just the blink. It's the eye brow raise, the head shake, the wtf - ishness of his reaction.
Well put
"wtf - ishness" well said 👏👏👏
also the camera is very zoomed in
U joined youtube 15 years ago wow
@@Cjendjsidj yeah there's a lot of us.
lol its perfect cause it's so zoomed in on his face and that expression perfectly captures the feeling of "excuse me?.... what?"
This guy: **blinks twice**
Internet: *becomes meme*
This guy’s reaction: **blinks twice**
Lol
The internet is now offically a meme
U have 699 lkles nah now unhave 700
Apparently the internet is a meme
*2:30*
he’s probably so aware of himself now everytime he blinks
salt 盐 I SWEAR TO GOD
‼️‼️‼️😭
Ngl he looks homeless
@@wafflelord7485 shut up
egale begale he kinda does tho. I think he’s trying to hide his identity.
I always thought this guy was a celebrity being interviewed by someone and they asked something disrespectful 😂😂
Yeah!!
Me too😂😂😂
I'm still finding it hard to believe it's not!!
Dexter, the series, I thought.
Sameee
Listen, the blinks were immaculate, both of them but I'm really interested in *who* is seeing these tiny moments online and recognizing the meme potential in them. I would've laughed at it myself and thought I was the only one who cared. Someone AmOnGuS has an eye for this stuff!
Crazy how one can spot such a small detail on a 2 hour long video…
Nice thought. It's like a new generation of comedy agents
I love that about this. It’s akin to sampling in music imho. Somebody, with the right ears, can take a teeny tiny snippet of music and hear the potential to make an entire song out of it. Sometimes with massive success!
This guy: *blinks*
Literally everyone at the internet: He's blinking the way of the Gods
Hey there Norman! Oh ur still alive? Lol
Am sad now... I miss u Norman..
And i am a human now
@@aprettydumbperson YAYYY
@@ilovethebalticsthreesimpnr5721 i havent read my own manga
Guy: exist and blinks like a normal person
Everyone: HE DID THE THING
thats phenomenal!!! 🤣
Do the roar
I’m okay do a backflip
OML THAT’S AMAZING!!!
Mind blowing
I just love how facially expressive he is
No sh! Thats why it is one of the best all time gifs.
I used this meme recently in the family group text. My nearly 80 y/o granny said “who is this white boy and what’s wrong with him?” Us youngins had the best laugh.
He’s one of my favorite memes to use it’s timeless.
I doubt that
I stopped sending memes in the family group for that very reason. My parents always ask:
-who is this? A friend from school?
-why are you sending us pictures of people we don't know
- 🙄
@@Khigha87😂😂😂
i swear everybody must have thought it was a popular actor in a series or tv show
???no wtf
Isnt is a TV show?
Dexter right ?!
Dexter yeah!! This video seems like scam lol
Hehe same
Dude: *blinks*
The whole world: INteREstInG
👏
I mean.... Your not wrong 😐
Lmao omg love this comment😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol best comment I’ve seen so far
yes
This guy’s MEME is MY FAVORITE one to use!! Lol
Glad to know that I'm not the only one who thought it was Cary Elwes.
Realizing that he made that blink after "I've been farming with my HOE" makes the whole thing funnier.
69 likes
OMG
thumbs up!!
It’s also the perfect type of comment to use that meme as a reaction
THE best part 😂
The fact that was just a reaction to a farming joke
Ecksdee
Not a hentai jerker 69 proudest *farmer*
From humble beginnings, my friend.
💀
4,1k like
I love how the original context to the meme is exactly how we use it now
True story - this guy and I went to the same high school and his younger brother was in my grade. I never got to know him but his younger brother was one of the nicest guys in our whole class
Imagine being known as the “blinking white guy”
@no u lol
@Δ he was called that by people on Reddit before Buzzfeed made this video.
I'm actually surprised they didn't make a bigger deal of it.
@Δ ?
They wouldn’t have named it blinking black guy if he was black
@@1.3miles.edit123 you're not very educated on how people on the internet operate are you?
What do you think we call the people in the coffin dance?
The reaction was so natural and funny, it was a perfect moment captured in time and immortalized.
Imagine I thought this guy was Dexter 🤦♂️😅
Me too!
He really does look like him
Most memes ARE accidents, that just got popular.
Nonono... Remember what Master oogway says?
i was an accident.. how come i'm not a popular meme
No, now this is a new type of publicity, look at charlie charlie (it was not a meme at all, but it was popular for being ''supernatural''),
@@archy3737 💀
Yeah, like doge xD
He became famous in blink of an eye,literally.
he is a legend
nice pun
You are so punny
Bars!
Big brain
He has changed enough that he is not recognizable.
I always thought that the video was from some 80's Talkshow but this is even better. Love how wholesome most of the meme people are in real life
I thought this guy was an actor and his blinking scene was from a talk show.
My mind's scenario... 😂
Same 2
Same!
same!
Same!!
Me too
People: Becoming famous is not so easy
This guy: hold my blink
but dont u need that blink
😂😂😂 my blinking twice
*HOLD MY EXISTENCE*
No he just blinks instead of saying that
“Hold my blink” how is that possible?
"Don't white guy blink at me" is a common phrase at my house.
That’s hilarious I still use it to this day lol
people: it takes hardwork and dedication to be famous
random dude: *literally blinks twice
Lol😂😂😂😂
True true
People: 😯😑😯
Half of the internet memes be like:
*I accidentally became a meme*
Old spice is the only time i can think of when someone became a meme on purpose
@@amyoakAnimation you broke it
@@LeventK I did?
No one replied this comment but you broke it
Lol
Easily top 5 meme of all time.. my mans should be rich for allowing so many people to accurately express how they felt about something and making us all laugh. 😂
This is such an interesting phenomenon that very few people get to experience. It would be so bizarre to have people recognize your face globally from a meme lol. It’s interesting that he said it doesn’t feel like it’s him, I could definitely understand how that would be the case once the internet takes it to the extreme.
Me when I find out there's people behind the memes:
•_• -_- •_•
•_• -_- •.•
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡- ͜ʖ ͡-) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@NetherReactorGang you normie, we dont need your opinion
@@nikohlaii yeah, this is the internet. We'll take every single bit of criticism and take it like they were spitting on our mom's grave.
'_'~_~ '_'
Who else thought he was on a tv show reacting to someone.
Toon She I thought either a cooking show or Shark Tank.
I thought he was being interviewed
I thought he reacting to someone on some reunion
I always thought this was the office .As Kanye said " 🤷🏾♂️"
Yes I thought it was dexter
One of my favorite is the "The first guy to see a nuke" where his reaction gets saturated lmao
it's the best gif reaction for just about anything you see or hear and just don't know how to react to.
And now we want to know “distracted boyfriend”.
oh yes
stock photo
lmao underrated
Distracted boyfriend has a bad/sad ending
@@vf85200 wdym?
This Guy : *blinks twice*
The Entire Meme Community : *WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN*
Charles the French and Spongebob reference
Charles the French omg he deserves more like and tada
ProdBy FENDY I understood that reference
@@franzferdinand1123 that's the beauty of it!
Trump: *_cHiNa_*
The entire meme community: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN
I always imagined he was a talking head on a political talk show and someone said something offensive. It's a great expression, it says so much with no words...even if he didn't mean it to.
“people are really good at detecting deception. and when people are being inauthentic, that is easy for humans to detect”
i think this sums it up really well.
when people do stuff that’s fake, especially to a small audience, we can tell right away and it’s so cringey.
but it’s common.
everyone has things they want to hide. things they think might not fit the expectations of society or they don’t like. and they create a persona to hide that.
so that’s why when we see genuinely authentic people, we gravitate towards them. become inspired. we like them.
Simon: so what's your talent?
Him: *blinks twice*
Simon: *presses golden buzzer*
Brooo so trueee🤣🤣🤣
TWICE
Lol
To the people who doesn’t know who Simon is. It is my neighbor
😂😂😂
Guy: Blinks
Internet: I'm gonna make this man's whole career
Dont do that bro, is overused meme.
@@adiyandwis5730 288 people liked his comment dude, so it seems to work.
@@adiyandwis5730 the difference is his joke is changed. Unlike these overused jokes.
@@adiyandwis5730 No its not uncultured humab
I agree with @ADy DS because look 3 comments down and the same exact joke was made 3 months ago by gaming toast and all @sam 9352 really did was take away twice from the start
Probably my favorite meme. It just hits so right for so many things.
Now I feel bad because he’s my go to meme whenever I read some nonsense 😅
Well, I guess you could say he became famous with a blink of an eye.
I'm wheezing😂
i've been laughing at this for 10 minutes straight , my sense of humor must have really hit rock bottom
The door 💀💀
became famous*
@@naghamwb8792 you ok? You should go to the doctor and get that checked out
Guy: *Blinks*
The internet: *”INCREDIBLE JOB”*
sweeteachim A rare time where you can correctly use the word "Literally"
Sven: Does nothing
Pewdiepie: *INCREDIBLE JOB*
@@at8280 this meme is rated bilp blop
@@salahudin2259 blip blop
OH EM GEE HAHAHAH
Yeah.. this one is really fascinating.. because the meme of him blinking is such an idealized version now, that it doesnt even seem real or like a real person when you see it in the original video.
This is literally one of my favorite gifs/ memes of all time
As a longtime Giant Bomb fan it was really funny to see Drew blowing up into a meme when it happened and it's funny now to see people having no idea who Drew is or confusing him for famous actors.
Odd note, but his voice is exactly what I expected it to sound like
~i didn't choose the meme life, the meme life chose me~
- white blinking dude
wow, thanks for all the likes!!!♡
He’s literally trying to choose the meme life, and his claim to fame is “the blinking guy”
Lmao
ga
This guy became a meme in the blink of an eye
Good one
Smh😂😂
👏👏👏
😭😭😭 perfect!
Lmaooo
Omg I always thought that was the dude from Princess Bride. From a press junket or something. Learn something everyday. 💫
Omg I needed to know this back story. Thank you!
I only just realized how close the camera was to his face
Legocat studios facts I thought it was cropped in the meme from like an interview but I watch this and I realize the same thing 😂
i also thought it was cropped so when 1:07 came i l o s t m y s h i t
Same I thought it was from an interview and they zoomed in
I thought this meme was from a show and the guy was a character...
Oh wow
There should be a meme-people reunion.
Yesssss
Few people know this, but Blinking White Guy is the son of Karen and the “it’s free real estate (*eemp*!)” guy, and they’re all hosting the meme reunion. Distracted Boyfriend and the Affronted Girlfriend will be there too. And of course, Meme Man is bringing the foond with no vegetals. Hopefully the reunion won’t be ruined by the woman screaming at the cat!
A meme convention lol
Brilliant idea
You're right, there probably is.
Always thought it was the actor who played Dexter
This series is awesome! I was looking him up and stumbled upon this.
My teacher literally has this man on the classroom wall.
SAME
Maram maybe you go to his school
Dynamic Dincsaur what does your icon mean or what is it I see it literally everywhere lmao
12.56AM it’s a CZcamsr that started a trend
fistick gamez which youtuber ?
Guy: blinks
4 years later
Open his eyes realised he’s a meme
69 likes
Oh no 71
oh no this is not good nice
oh no this is not good oh no this is not good
1k
They sat on it for 4 years and then said "ok NOW!" and released it.
Nice. It's good to know that he is dealing with this with humor and not carrying that much (I may be mistaken but that's what I could identify in this video) about the repercussion of his face in a meme!
Huh I’ve seen his face before..
You have 69 likes
MixIt All 160 likes
lol
😂😂😂😂
Sosig
Blinking White Guy is actually one of the most versatile and funniest meme.
Right I still like it even tho it’s old lol
It’s iconic
He is hands down my favorite meme lol
The fact he speaks very well and is articulate is a plus for me😊
Um this face sounds familiar
Lmaooo..
Me to I may have seen it somewhere in this exact same comment section 🤔
Get lost arsehat!
Lmaoooo
*blinking eyes* excuse me ?
“Blinking white guy” idk why but I just find that so funny lmfaooo
He will forever be known as the “Blinking White Guy” meme
@@maritsia_ memes aren't meant to be well thought out. have you heard of the confused black girl meme? lol
@@maritsia_ how in any way shape or form does the title come off as pretentious?? Do you even know what that word means lmaooo. all they did was use the most common name for the meme.
Mary Tsam found the snowflake
Mary Tsam Omg, stfu 🙄
One of my all time favorite memes.
Glad that he’s ok with us using it 😂 and that he’s doing well.
Imagine being handsome enough to make me think you were an actor.
I thought he was james corden
Yeah, I definitely thought he was an actor. I actually thought the meme was from a film.
I thought it was from a movie or tv show damn
More like Michael C Hall
@@mauriciogutierrez9340 I definitely thought it was the actor who played Dexter. Michael C. Hall's doppelganger...
*_imagine if his reaction to finding out about being a meme, was the exact same blinking meme reaction_*
hahahaha. yasss!!! this 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽
Omg I luv your pfp she's a queen
Edit: YES ik I'ma simp don't have to remind me
LMFAOOOOO 🤣🤣
Blinkception 🤔
memeception
He is so eloquent
it helped that for some reason, he had his camera framed like that where he's just peaking out of the corner lol
He looks *COMPLETELY* different with facial hair!!!
The gif has facial hair...
Camera angle too
Well uh you know different haircut to
slap some glasses on the face and he's the next super hero
@@massman1216 you cant even see his hair?
Sometimes I forget there are real people behind memes
Levi Han is haaate to be a meme tbh
Its all a cOnsPiRAcY
Yh same xdddss
Omg that is so true!
Honestly
I was looking for you my whole life and here you are!
OMG I'm glad he's aware other people think it's Cary Elwes, I thought that's who it was ALL THIS TIME LOL
If i was sitting next to him in the train or bus I would have NO idea it was the meme guy 😂😂😂
Literally he's aged well
Jennifer Aguirre sameee
Unless... he made the blink😂
*Year 2069*
Grandchildren: Grandpa how did you become so famous!?
Him: *I blinked.*
LMFAO 😂😂😂, this comment is underated.
Lets get this to the top!
This needs more likes lol
*Twice*
Lmao
This is one of my most used and favorites in iMessages lmfaooooooooo
Any Giant Bomb fan knows that Drew Scanlon is one of the coolest dudes around! Really miss having him on the podcasts and livestreams.
This guy: *blinks two times*
The internet: * everyone liked that *
Yes
Twice
Remove the space between both stars
Nice stolen comment
@Eva Lin I knew someone would say that
>sees video in recommended
>clicks
>sees it's a buzzfeed video
>blinkingwhiteguy.gif
So true
Ahaha that’s just spot on!
It had to be a Buzzfeed video.
Original and completely funny. I mean it....
Blinking heterosexual privileged white male.gif
Until now, I thought that meme was of Dexter. Mind blown that this is a different person.
Same here lol
I was just about to write this.
“how did you become famous?”
*”i blinked”*
Y am i screaminggg?😂
*Interviewer makes the same blink*
Saif Bastaki how do you make your comment dark?
@@jxrr999 you put * at the end of your message on both sides like this *hello *
@@jxrr999 but don't add the space like *me*
Also known as one of the "Pardon me dafuq" memes
Yess lmfao
Because it is small
E
-please kill me right now- nu u
imillky what
Watching this as somebody who watched GB the first time around 12 to 13 years ago feels surreal.
WHO DOESN'T KNOW AND LOVE AND WANT BACK DREW!?
I wish this thing had more GB clips tbh.
Drew calling out Michael C. Hall is exceptional, because he played Dexter as a cosplay on Halloween on GB. lmao
One of the most used memes in social media history.
That's a HUGE reach
@J T Akinola there has been bigger (possibly better) memes that has been on the internet.
*Burbank* *CA* *One of*
*Burbank* *CA* they said one of
I wont like u because u have 666 likes
This dude literally blinked twice and became a meme and went viral.
Went viral 4 years after blinking twice
I think it's more the disapproving expression.
imeverywhere. No the meme went viral. Not him. No one knows the people in the memes😂.
It's not just blinking twice
imeverywhere. That just shows you can become a meme over anything
I love his demeanor! His advice on how to handle meme fame if it happens to anyone else was perfect! 👌🏾
This is my favourite meme!!! I use it all the time cause ppl baffle tf outta me.
If the camera wasn't so zoomed into his face, this may have not become a world renowned meme
Exactly, LMAO 😂
agreed
So you are telling me, that if it wasn’t zoomed in, he wouldn’t be famous?
@@nowieus Nope
Yep, I bet you are right!
Sounds like a smart guy
My favorite and most used meme!!! It is perfect
but the real question is, why was he so close to the camera
SavageCabbage25 he wasn’t close to a camera. The person who was editing the live stream in real time put his face like that on the screen. It’s zoomed in.
No it was the camera that was close
Ever heard of something called "Zoom" 😂
Whooosh time?
r/woooosh
can’t believe we’ve unlocked white blinking guys origin story
that's such a good way to put it
*Unlocked: White Blinking Guy's Origin Story*
Go to the codex to read the full lore.
ratmy
@@bbhmyeon642 smh another youtube exo-l getting triggered (i like your pfp btw). no wonder everyone civil uses twitter now.