Origin
“Pretty cool guy” is a 4chan meme spawning late 2007. An Anon on /b/ made a thread with the image of Master Chief from the popular game Halo, saying…
“I think Halo is a pretty cool guy. eh kills aleins and doesn’t afraid of anything…”
…of which has so many grammar and spelling mistakes that Anon copy and pasted it all over the board, creating variation among variation of copypasta.
The thread has since been archived (Warning: NSFW)
Image may be NSFW.
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The popular online web machinima “Arby ‘n’ the Chief” draws questions to the real origin. In Season 1, Episode 6, the meme was used.
Arby ‘n’ the Chief, Season 1 Episode 6
While the video was apparently uploaded October 12th, 2007, two months before the meme’s appearance on 4chan, the video shows gameplay of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was released in the U.S. on March 9th, 2008. Gameplay of it was not possible at the time.
Further research says that the video’s actual release was March 14th, 2008 when one Googles it.
And even further research says that the creator himself, Digitalph33r, says it was released on March 14th, 2008
It’s safe to assume that the meme is from 4chan, and Youtube is somehow incorrect. The world may never know.
Usage
“I think X is a pretty cool { guy, girl }. {Eh, Seh} (verb) Y and doesn’t afraid of anything.”
Begin with “I think” with proper capitilization on the “I”. Refer to the character as a metonymy, for example, I’ll be using Light Yagami from the popular manga Death Note, although I’m using “Death Note”. Give your character proper capitalization. Next, put “is a pretty cool guy/girl” Then, refer to him/her as Eh, Seh, so on. Finally, make him/her do an action and end with “doesn’t afraid of anything.”
“I think Death Note is a pretty cool guy. Eh writes names of criminals killing them and doesn’t afraid of anything.”
Spread
Google insights shows interest starting in December 2007 and doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
To this day, the meme is still used.
Examples
Because images of the meme are rare, here is a list found on Encyclopedia Dramatica of amusing examples.
- i think lesbians is a pretty cool guy. eh kisses girls and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think Youtube is a pretty cool guy. eh sucks viacoms dick and doesn’t afraid of anything
- i think star trek is a pretty cool guy. eh goes where no man has gone before and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think 3OH!3 is a pretty cool guy. eh is a vegetarian and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think existentialism is a pretty cool guy. eh isn’t related to marmalade or pickles and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think large hadron collider is a pretty cool guy. eh searches for higgs boson and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think left 4 dead is a pretty cool guy. eh eatin some zoey and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think candlejack is a pretty cool guy. eh kidna
- i think all the single ladies is a pretty cool guy. eh womanizes and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think txting is a pretty cool guy. eh kills the english language and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think sling blade is a pretty cool guy. eh kills doyle hargraves with a lawnmower blade and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think 4chan is a pretty cool guy. eh makes up this shitty meme and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think monk is a pretty cool guy. eh is a afraid of everything and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think za warudo is a pretty cool guy. eh stops time and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think triforce is a pretty cool guy. eh shots his sword at ganon and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think yes we can is a pretty cool guy. eh pwns america and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think watchmen is a pretty cool guy. eh lives on mars and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think cp is a pretty cool guy. eh gets pedos vannd and dusnt afrade of anything.
- i think mexico is a pretty cool guy. eh cuased rectal bleeding and doesn’t afraid of madagascar.
- i think girugamesh is a pretty cool guy. eh wears make up, says girugamesh and doesnt afraid of anything.
- i think holocaust is a pretty cool guy. eh kills jews and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think bleach is a pretty cool guy. eh has no character development and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think Hellsing is a pretty cool guy, eh has his 2 guns and shoots them and isn’t afraid of anything.
- i think jade goody is a pretty cool guy. eh dies of cancer and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think mah boi is a pretty cool guy. eh wonders what gannons up to and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think ghostbusters is a pretty cool guy. eh crosses streams and doesn’t afraid of no ghost.
- i think ED is a pretty cool guy, eh creates drama and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think star wars is a pretty cool guy, eh makes out with his sister and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think metroids is a pretty cool girl. esh kills random shit and doesnt afraid of anything.
- i think oxiclean is a pretty cool guy. eh sold crap and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think silence of the lambs is a pretty cool guy. eh rubs the lotion on it’s skin, or else it gets the hose again,and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think Grawp is pretty cool guy. eh moves wikipages and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think Pedobear is pretty cool guy. eh fucks loli and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think metal gear solid is a pretty cool guy. eh hides in cardboard box and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think courage the cowardly dog show is a pretty cool guy. eh is afraid of everything and doesn’t afraid of anything.
- i think AT&T is a pretty cool guy. eh blocks Anon and doesn’t afraid of anything.