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In another completely original move Diabeetus was used on Family Guy, which happens to be a very, very
unfunny show.
Originating on /b/ , "diabeetus" became a huge enough hit to earn it a place on the /b/eatles. It was used, as a spamword in the Habbo Raid. It's sometimes used as a nonsense spam on teh boards at 4chan , although quoting anything else from the commercials is considered un-1337 , unless it's "these are my testing supplies". It's also a popular choice for mini-memes, and was one of the first to be used in the reaction meme. It didn't do so great with the YTMND crowd [1] [2] :-( But that didn't stop it from getting a lulzy redirect on Wikipedia , and even got some edits past the Keepers of Knowledge, describing the meme. The usual participants in the War on Memes still haven't caught it.
It's official: you are a joke.
Diabeetis.com popped up in June 2006, and included pix. Unfortunately, this did not stop them from FAILing for misspelling the name. Pretty much all the internet attention Wilford Brimley will ever get; he will die after many years (probably of diabeetus, lol) with the deep shame of being immortalized as a joke instead of an actor. The probability of everyone being able to keep a straight face at his funeral is less than zero, especially if /b/ decides to raid his memorial services like they did to Mitchell Henderson's E-funeral.
The Face
Wilford Brimley's reaction to being lawled at by the internets.
The Face of Diabeetus is actor Wilford Brimley, who went from has-been actor to commercial endorser for Liberty Medical Supplies to laughingstock of the internets . Videos and image macros were made depicting only one word: diabeetus . In the final blow, Diabeetis and Diabeetus were redirected to Wilford Brimley on Wikipedia , forever solidifying his association with diabeetus. The lesson to be learned from this is that a 20+ year career is nothing compared to the internet scorn you can endure if you talk funny. This is often cited in the "for the lulz " theory of the universe.
ASCII
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Gallery
Wilford Brimley's secret experiment to create Cat Diabeetus.
A young Wilford Brimley expresses his dismay upon being diagnosed with Diabeetus.
These are my testing supplies.
Is it can be insulin tiem now plees?
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the pool...
Diabeetus seeps through your skin into yoar blood...
Even cartoon characters get struck by diabeetus.
John Lennon has competition
Diabeetus. It's the right thing to do.
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