About
And then there’s THIS asshole is a catchphrase often used to mock someone introducing remarks or opinions one does not agree with or may find preposterous, in a condescending manner. Its popularity as a catchphrase was coupled with image macros to express the same condescending reaction, featuring characters pointing at thing and people.
Origin
The catchphrase itself is a recurring segment from Penn & Teller’s tv show Bullshit in which Penn usually uses it to introduce someone whose position he won’t support in his interviews. A video example can be found below:
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Spread
As early as October 7th 2012, the catchphrase was reused as an image macro featuring the Penn & Teller duo in a The Patriot Perspective blog post allegedly reporting on a scam regarding the microstamping debate and gun laws[1].
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Examples
External References
[1]The Patriot Perspective – What’s Missing in the Microstamping Debate – It’s a Scam by Patent Owner Todd Lizotte