The origin
Carlos Ramirez drew the face for a comic about online trolling and published it on DeviantArt on 19 September 2008.
How it spread
The grin moved through imageboards and rage comics, becoming shorthand for a prankster enjoying the reaction, and Ramirez has since licensed it commercially.
What it means
A deliberately smug punchline. The joke usually belongs to the person causing the problem, not the one solving it.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
