About
“Dude, You Have No Quran!” is a catchphrase derived from a local newscast on a public burning of the Quran that was scheduled to take place in Amarillo, Texas on September 11, 2010. In the segment, a 23 year old Amarillo resident Jacob Isom explains how he snatched a copy of the Muslim holy book from a radical Christian preacher who was trying to to burn it.
“[I] Snuck up behind him and took his Quran. He said something about burning the Quran, and I was like ‘Dude, you have no Quran!’”
Origin
On September 11th, 2010, a group of fundamentalist Christians led by local preacher David Grisham held an event at a city park to burn a gasoline-soaked copy of the Qur’an, supposedly in memorial of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to Amarillo Globe-News, about 200 people showed up to protest the planned burning, including a 23 year old resident Jacob Isom who rescued the bible from a grill stand while it was left unattended by Grisham.
Development
A few days later, it gained enough widespread recognition to be treated with Auto-Tune by YouTuber BartBaker.
HuffPost Interview with Jacob Isom
CBS news contributor Shira Lazar interviewed Jacob about his day at the Amarillo city park and newly-gained viral status, which was posted on Huffington Post on September 18th:
Jacob Isom’s Recipe
Earlier this year on March 12th, YouTuber nickkershakfilms posted a three-part Philly’s cheesesteak recipe video hosted by Jacob:
Appearance at Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
On October 30, 2010, Isom appeared at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington D.C. to receive a medal for reasonableness awarded by Jon Stewart, which he promptly threw to someone in the audience.