About
“Shit’s on fire yo” is an image of a young man pointing to a blaze far out into the distance with the caption “shit’s on fire yo” depicting that the young man is stating the obvious in a similar fashion as to Captain Obvious. The image is usually used in conjunction to a picture with a catastrope or accident shown in the background, which sets something ablaze.
Origin
The original painting is known as “Portrait Of A Young Man”. It was painted by Italian artist Alessandro Allori in 1561.
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But the earliest known captioned photo was posted in Imgur by the user jnsbwm. The image recieved 1299 points, as well as many positive feedback.
Spread
Once the picture reached Reddit, then it started to gain popularity. The Reddit users liked the image so much that a two part comment series has been based around it. They are known as shit’s on fire yo, and Shit’s on fire, yo: Part Duex
Notable Examples
Search Interest
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