About
Unimpressed Dog is an advice animal image macro series featuring a photograph of a dog looking rather aloof set against the backdrop of a beautiful mountain vista. The captions express the animal’s perceived indifference towards things that are deemed impressive, in a similar vein to Unimpressed Spock and Unimpressed McKayla.
Origin
On September 2nd, 2013, Redditor I_STEAL_HAMBURGERS submitted a photo of his or her cousin’s dog to /r/Funny[1] in a post titled “I think my cousin has an indoor dog.” I_STEAL_HAMBURGERS noted in the comments that the image was taken earlier that morning at Mt. Sherman in Colorado. Within 10 days, the photo gained more than 33,000 upvotes, 3,100 points overall and more than 550 comments. I_STEAL_HAMBURGERS also cross-posted the photo on /r/photoshopbattles,[2] where it gained 354 upvotes, 283 points overall and 44 comments.
Spread
Immediately in both threads, Redditors began to photoshop the dog into famous paintings including American Gothic (shown below, left) and A Friend in Need from the Dogs Playing Poker series (shown below, center). The following day, Redditor thefuckdoyoumean submitted an image macro based on the photo (shown below, right) to /r/AdviceAnimals[3], introducing it as the “Unimpressed Dog.”
Also on September 3rd, The Clearly Dope[4] linked back to the original /r/Funny thread, calling it a “future meme.” On September 4th, Buzzfeed[5] featured a series of Unimpressed Dog images with an embedded generator for readers to create their own. The same day, the images were featured on OK! Magazine[6] and The FW.[7] In the following days, Unimpressed Dog images were featured on E! Online[8], Aol.On[9], Bustle[10], CubicleBot[11], Trend Hunter[12] and Uproxx.[13]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Reddit – /r/Funny: I think my cousin has an indoor dog.
[2]Reddit – /r/photoshopbattles: Dog enjoying the outdoors
[3]Reddit – In response to “I think my cousin has an indoor dog” post i present to you the unimpressed dog
[4]The Clearly Dope – FUTUREMEMEALERT: Unimpressed Dog
[5]Buzzfeed – “Unimpressed Dog” Is The Newest Meme Of Your Dreams
[6]OK! Magazine – Your Afternoon “Aww”: Meet The “Unimpressed Dog”
[7]The FW – ‘Unimpressed Dog’ Is the Internet’s New Favorite Meme
[8]E! Online – This Week in Adorable Animal Videos: a Litter of Police Puppies, a Seriously Unimpressed Dog and More!
[9]Aol.On – UNIMPRESSEDDOG IS LATESTMEMEHIT
[10]Bustle – IN OTHERNEWS: UNIMPRESSEDDOG, FACEBOOKICECREAM, ANDONEDIRECTIONPERFUME
[11]CubicleBot – The Unimpressed Dog Memes Have Begun
[12]Trend Hunter – Unimpressed Dog Memes
[13]Uproxx – Meme Watch: Unimpressed Dog Went Outside Once. It Was Awful.