“Said No One Ever” is a phrase often used throughout the Internet to describe something disliked or contrary to general opinion. The meme has seen most of its popularity through its use in image macros and e-cards.
Origin
A “Shit No One Has Ever Said” Tumblr account was created in May 2010, compiling various uses of the phrase.[1] The first image macro (shown below) to use the phrase in its most popular form was uploaded to Someecards.com on January 12, 2012 by user Silly13, displaying the caption “‘Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs.’ / Said no one ever.”[2] The same image was later reposted to FunnyJunk[3] and I Waste So Much Time[4] within the month.
Spread
On January 24, the “Said No One Ever” Tumblr account was created.[5] On March 22, the original Someecards.com image was uploaded to WeKnowMemes.[6] Variations of the meme started to spread on sites such as Meme Generator and Quickmeme in the following weeks. A Facebook page for the phrase was created on June 13 and has since accumulated 2,017 likes.[7] Blogger Pithypants published a blog post on August 5 documenting the meme’s spread on Facebook, whilst also posting his own e-card variations of the meme.[8]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
Searches for the phrase “said no one ever” began to rise in January 2012.
External References
[1]Tumblr – Shit No One Has Ever Said
[2]Someecards – ‘Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs.’ / Said no one ever.
[3]FunnyJunk – Said no one. Ever
[4]I Waste So Much Time – Said no one ever
[5]Tumblr – Said No One Ever
[6]We Know Memes – Wow Thats A Nice Pair Of Crocs
[7]Facebook – Said No One Ever
[8]Pithypants – Said no one, ever.