About
Expand Dong is a series of images featuring Nintendo character Donkey Kong with the text at the bottom, similar to Tony Kornheiser’s “Why”. Many similar images have been made, with a common theme between them being a sexually suggestive caption.
Origin
The original image comes from the North American box art of a Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64[4] released in 1999. Many years later, the image of Donkey Kong’s head with the text at the bottom “Expand Dong” was created, though it’s uncertain where the image first surfaced. The earliest documented usage was in January 6th 2013 on 4chan /vg/ (Video Games – General) board[1].
Spread
Over time the image has spread on other sites. On April 2013 it found it’s way to Funnyjunk[2], and on June the image surfaced on Tumblr[3]. Similar images have surfaced over time and videos related to the meme have been made. The images might necessarily be unrelated to Donkey Kong but they all share the same sexually suggestive naming theme.
Notable Variations
Search Interest
External Links
[1]archive,foolz.us – /vg/ thread
[2]Funnyjunk – Usage on Funnyjunk
[3]Tumblr – Usage on Tumblr
[4]Wikipedia – Donkey Kong 64