About
Unimpressed Lizard is a photoshop meme based on an image of a lizard gazing at the camera with a grumpy expression on its face. The cutout image of the lizard is superimposed onto a variety of base images, in a similar vein to many other photoshop memes and image macros that have been inspired by photographs of bored looking subjects.
Origin
On July 21st, 2014, Redditor ehar101 submitted a photo titled “My gf is on vacation and sent me this picture. I found it hilarious and thought I’d share” featuring a small, bored looking lizard to the /r/pics[2] subreddit. In less than 24 hours the picture gained over 2,000 points.
Spread
Also on July 21st, the original photo was named “Photoshop Battle of the Day” by several sites including Chimpout[4] and Gurt.[5] On July 22nd, Buzzfeed[1] published a round-up of the meme titled “Unimpressed Lizard Is Your New Favourite Meme.” The same day Mashable[3] also published a round-up.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External Links
[1]Buzzfeed – Unimpressed Lizard Is Your New Favourite Meme
[2]Reddit – My gf is on vacation and sent me this picture. I found it hilarious and thought I’d share.
[3]Mashable – 13 Impressive Versions of the Unimpressed Lizard Meme
[4]Chimpout – Photoshop Battle of the Day: The Unimpressed Lizard
[5]Gurt- Photoshop Battle of the Day: The Unimpressed Lizard