Antedating of "advice animal"

[Ben Zimmer]

Thanks for this antedating, Hugo, along with all the others you've been posting.


On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Hugo wrote:
>
> "advice animal" (ATNW: 28 April 20110)
>
> Here's a slightly earlier one dated 25 March 2010, also from urlesque:
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> [Begin]
>         • 3.25.10 - 10:00AM
>         •  - by
>         • Cole Stryker
>
> A Guide to Foul Bachelor Frog, 4chan's Funniest Advice Dog Spinoff
> …
> Among the Advice Animal memespopularized by 4chan and Meme Generator, Bachelor
> Frog (aka Foul Bachelor Frog) occupies a unique "it's funny because it's true" space.
> Whereas other advice animals (animal heads that give two-line directives), such as
> Advice Dog and Courage Wolf, emphasize over-the-top humor, Bachelor Frog relies on
> nuance familiar to anyone (especially dudes) who's ever lived alone. That naturally
> makes him the perfect internet mascot.
> [End]
>
> http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/25/foul-bachelor-frog-4chan-guide/
> http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100327082222/http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/25/foul-bachelor-frog-4chan-guide/
>
>
> A couple appear in todo lists in Know Your Meme forums, both by Richie McNuggets.
>
> First, 17 July 2009:
> [Begin]
> — Mixing advice animals i.e. half a courage wolf quote with half an emo dog one.
> theres a ton of these.
> [End]
>
> http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100213025203/http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/general/topics/232-undone-submissions
>
> Second, 1 August 2009:
> [Begin]
> — Mixing advice animals i.e. half a courage wolf quote with half an emo dog one. theres
> a ton of these.
> [End]
> http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100213025142/http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/281-not-yet-submitted
>
>
> A possible 28 March 2009, in a forum post title:
>
> [Begin]
> Advice Animals are the greatest epic fad of all time [pics]
> [End]
>
> http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=154994
> Not in Wayback Machine.
>
> ---
>
> "Among the New Words" devoted to Internet memes (American Speech, Vol. 86, No. 4,
> Winter 2011, pp. 454-479)
> http://www.academia.edu/1231435/_Among_the_New_Words_American_Speech_Vol._86_No._4_Winter_2011_pp._454-479_
>
> --
>
> Hugo

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