Where did "I did a thing" originate?

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01/13/2020 at 17:38 • Filed to: None

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I always thought it was an Oppo thing to say when you buy a car but I’ve now seen it in a few non-Opp o car and motorcycle groups.

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Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 17:54

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we’re trendsetters here


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 17:55

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Existential Oppo!

I always thought it was an adaptation of “I mended a thing,” which is a known car meeeem, meh-may?  I remember posting “I bought a thing” back in 2014 because I noticed other posts involving major vehiclular   purchases were titled thusly on Oppo. Monkey see, monkey do.


Kinja'd!!! interstate366, now In The Industry > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 18:06

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For some reason I want to say Top Gear.


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 18:07

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2014 is further back than I can remember seeing that phrase. Maybe we are subtle geniuses and don’t now it. I say “we” but I’ve only had authorship around a month and my viewership doesn’t go too much beyond that.


Kinja'd!!! ClassicDatsunDebate > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 18:10

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Well “I did a thing” was a measurable Google search term back as far back as Jan 2004 (the oldest date you can search in Google timeline) so I will say no, not Oppo.

Probably Reddit or even Something Awful. But my money is on Reddit.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
01/13/2020 at 18:20

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This is the earliest one I found, after hitting “more stories” about 600 times and losing patience:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-bought-a-thing-last-night-1508117215


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > interstate366, now In The Industry
01/13/2020 at 18:56

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You’re probably thinking  of “I’ve mended something”


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 19:23

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Close enough.


Kinja'd!!! Cash Rewards > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/13/2020 at 21:03

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I want to say "Because Racecar" started on Oppo, from a CL post