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[[Image:WHENIWAS.jpeg|200px|thumb|[[the cancer that is killing /b/]]]]
[[Image:Pumba.jpg|thumb|[[The Chemo That Is Curing /b/]]]]

'''WHEN I WAS''' is inarguably the gayest [[forced meme]] in existence, and moar of [[the cancer that is killing /b/]] - and we're talking about a place where pictures of [[Goatse|Kirk Johnson spreading his asshole]] are passé and [[dickgirls]] occasionally dominate. If you see a picture of Gerard Way from [[My Chemical Romance]] with the words "WHEN I WAS", launch the [[sage]] bombs at full force. "Why is this guy blonde?" you might ask. Well, he read ''[[My Immortal]]'' and the teenager who wrote it scared the black hair dye off of his head. Draco Malformed, No longer, Gerard way has dyed his hair a gay color of pink(as if there was a non-gay color of pink which you can dye your hair) for his new album. The fact that the mods formerly did not ban anyone involved with this shit was once taken as evidence that the Cancer finally [[killed]] /b/. Thankfully, it is [[The Chemo That Is Curing /b/|finally bannable.]]

WHEN I WAS can also be used in place of a [[Bel-Air]]. Start telling a first person, [[incestual]] [[CP]] story, posting it as slowly as possible whilst still avoiding your thread being [[404]]'d and then right as it gets to you [[Stick It In Her Pooper|sticking it in her pooper]]/[[vagoo]], have her scream/say/moan: "WHEN I WAS".

On the [[never|incredibly rare occasions]] that this meme produces any kind of lulz it only comes from it aping on the successes of other memes or from the trolling opportunities it provides to shame newfags.

This meme can be blocked with rapid application of [[Lion_King|A YOUNG WARTHOG]].

If the thread has progressed on to [[Shota|A YOUNG BOY]], use of "I played the silver ball" also works.

==The [[Fail|AWESOME]] Song==
[[Image:Forcedmeme.jpg|center|655px|The [[truth]]]]
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<center><youtube>vfDcNH9eLLE</youtube></center>

==The Cure==
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==Origin==
[[Rumor|Rumors]] on the internets suggest that the first sightings of this [[forced meme]] date back to [[Last_Thursday|March 2007]]. Since then several variations of it have been spammed over and over again on [[/b/]]. Spinoffs include the thread starting with '[[Rickroll|WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE]]', '[[Shit_nobody_cares_about|ON A DARK DESERT HIGHWAY]]', '[[TL;DR|I HEARD THAT YOU WERE TALKING SHIT AND YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD HEAR IT]]', and various other [[emo|shitty]] songs everyone hates.

==[[DEATH]]==
WHEN I WAS died, along with Gerard Way, on November 27th, 2007.
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==Lyrics==
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'''WHEN I WAS'''

A YOUNG BOY

'''MY FATHER'''

TOOK ME INTO THE CITY

TO SEE A [[orgy|MARCHING BAND]]

'''HE SAID, "SON, WHEN YOU GROW UP'''

WOULD YOU BE

[[Symbion|THE SAVIOR OF THE BROKEN]]

THE BEATEN AND THE DAMNED?"

'''HE SAID, "WILL YOU DEFEAT THEM?'''

[[Christfag|YOUR DEMONS AND ALL THE NON-BELIEVERS]]

THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE MADE

BECAUSE [[Nevar|ONE DAY]]

I'LL [[Fuck|LEAVE]] YOU

A PHANTOM TO LEAD YOU IN THE SUMMER

TO JOIN THE [[Nigger|BLACK]] PARADE."

'''NOTE: Do not [[EVAR]] expect a WHEN I WAS topic to ever make it past "MY FATHER"*
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==What the Song Really Means==

<center>'''WHEN I WAS'''

A YOUNG [[Fur|FUR]]

BIG DADDY

TOOK ME INTO THE CITY

TO SEE A FURFAG BAND

'''HE SAID, "BOY WHEN YOU GROW UP'''

WILL YOU BE THE LEADER OF THE BAND

IN SEQUINS AND IN DRAG?"

'''HE SAID, "WILL YOU BEAT THEM'''

AND [[RAPE]] THEM

AND ALL THE [[Normal|NORMAL]] FOLK

THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE MADE

TO IGNORE YOU 

AND LEAVE YOU

UNTIL YOU GROW SOME FREAKEN [[Balls|BALLS]]

TO JOIN THE [[Gay pride|PRIDE]] PARADE!?

tl;dr OP is a faggot

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<b>This is what you see when you die and go somewhere worse than Hell</b></center>

==[[batshit insane|Alternate]] Interpretation==
<center>'''WHEN I WAS'''

A [[shota|YOUNG BOY]]

[[Josef Fritzl|MY FATHER]]

TOOK ME INTO THE CELLAR

AND [[Raped|FUCKED]] ME [[In the ass|IN THE ASS]]

'''HE SAID, "CAMERON, IF YOU SCREAM OR'''

CALL FOR HELP

OR RUN AWAY WELL JUST TRY IT

NOW HERE IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN

'''HE SAID, "I'LL CHOP OFF YOUR [[PINGAS]]'''

AND FEED IT TO THE WILD ANIMALS

AND THEN [[Murder|CUT OFF YOUR HEAD]]

AND THEN ONE DAY

I'LL MARCH THROUGH

THE STREETS NAKED WITH YOUR HEAD ON A STAKE

LIKE A BIG GREAT PARADE."</center>

==Derailing Threads==
#Find WHEN I WAS thread.
#Reply with a picture of Feist and the following lyrics:
{{squote|When I was a [[young girl]] I used to see pleasure <br />
When I was a young girl I used to drink ale <br />
Out of the ale house, down into the [[jail]] house <br />
My body salve-aided and [[Hell]] is my doom <br />

Come mama come papa and sit you down by me <br />
Come sit you down by me and pity my case <br />
My poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking <br />
My body salve-aided and [[Hell]] is my doom <br />

Please send for the preacher to come and pray for me <br />
And send for the doctor to heal all my wounds <br />
My poor head is aching my sad [[heart]] is breaking <br />
My body salve-aided and I'm bound to [[die]] <br />

I want three young ladies to bear up my coffin <br />
I want three young ladies to take me along <br />
I want them to carry a bunch of wild roses <br />
To put on my body as I pass along <br />

One morning, one morning, one morning in May, <br />
I saw this young lady all wrapped in white linen <br />
All wrapped in white linen <br />
and cold as the plague <br />|Feist; LOL}}

==[[Retard|Special]] Version==
<center>When I was A boy of ten<br>
I had a very best friend<br>
[[Fred]] was kind with good intent<br>
but just a little different<br>

Oh, Special Fred<br>
mama dropped him on his head<br>
now he's not so bright instead<br>
he's a little bit special<br>
just a little bit<br>

one day, talking to special fred,<br>
he grabbed a brick and he swung at my head<br>
and as he laughed at me that's when I knew<br>
special fred just made me special to!<br>

Now I laugh as I count bugs<br>
I give strangers great big hugs<br>
next to me, fred is fine<br>
yeah, he's a fuckin Einstein<br>
ooh special fred,<br>
now we're not right in the head<br>
now we're not so bright instead<br>
we're a little bit special<br>
just a little bit</center>

==[[Nigra]] Version==
<center>When Ah wuz a [[ITTY BITTY BABY ITTY BITTY BOAT|itty bitty li'l kid]]<br>
Mah moms wud [[Rape|rokk]] me in da cradle<br>
In dem ol' cotton fields back home<br>
It wuz down in tha South<br>
Just down in tha South<br>
In dem ol' cotton fields back home<br>
When dem cotton balls get rotten<br>
A nigga can't pick no cotton<br>
In dem ol' cotton fields back home<br>
I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there<br>
To sit on my throne, as the prince of Bel Air<br></center>

==[[YouTube Poop]] Version==
<center>When I was a young [[MAH BOI|BOI]],<br>
My father took me into [[Uncyclopedia|HELL]]<br>
To see a marching [[banned|b&]]<br>
He said, "[[MAH BOI]], when you grow up,<br>
Will you be the savior of [[goth|Batty]], [[luigi|Gay Luigi]], and [[Dragon|YOSHI]]?"<br>
He said, "Will you [[MAH BOI|defeat]] them,<br>
[[Nintendo|Bowser]], and all [[metal|Massacration]],<br>
The [[shit no one cares about|spaghetti]] they have made?<br>
Because one day [[O RLY?|I'll leave you]],<br>
A [[butthurt|PhD in kicking your ass]] to lead you in the [[Hotel Mario|Mushroom Kingdom]],<br>
To join the [[Hard Gay|Y.M.C.A.]]<br>"
[[ban hammer|STOP! HAMMER TIME!]]<br>
When I was a [[13 year old boys|YOUNG MAN]],<br>
My [[MAH BOI|father]] took me into the city,<br>
To see [[metal|IRON MAN]],<br>
He said "[[gay|Son]], when you grow up,<br>
Will you be [[dividing by zero|the devourer of all life]]?"<br>
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==[[Maple Story]] Version==
<center>When I was<br>
a beginner,<br>
A [[Fag|Faggot]] took me into Henesys<br>
He said, "bowguy1538, when you level up,<br>
Will you be the savior of Kerning?"<br>
He said,<br>
"Will you, Strafe them,<br>
[[Hentai|King Slime]], and all Pink Bean,<br>
The [[You|Beanlets]] they have made?<br>
Because<br>
one day, You'll get fourth job,<br>
A Blue [[Your mom|Metus]], to load you in the [[CP|CPQ]]?,<br>
To join<br>
the Windians,<br>
(Intermission)<br>
When I was,<br>
level [[69]],<br>
A [[Fag|Faggot]] took me into Henesys,<br>
To see [[Maple Story|Fangblade]],<br>
He said "bowguy1538, when you level up,<br>
Will you be a ranger?<br></center>

==[[Batshit Insane]] Version==
<center>When I was a young [[troll|cockgoblin]]<br>
My father took me into [[Sweden|Växjö City]]<br>
To see a marching [[b&|band]]<br>
He said, "[[Mah boi]], when you grow up,<br>
Will you be the [[rap|rapper]] of the [[World of Warcraft|Pixie]],<br>
[[Guitar Hero|The rock god]], and [[goth|the hearses]]?"<br>
I said, "[[lolwut|lol wut]]"<br>
Then [[shit no one cares about|he said]] "Will you defeat them,<br>
[[shit no one cares about|Verina De La Hyde]] and [[shit no one cares about|Vin Diesel]],<br>
The [[WoW|Polearm Skill]] they have cogitated?<br>
Because one day, I'll leave you a [[Furry|Dragtaur]]<br>
To lead you at [[Harry Potter|Hogwarts]]<br>
To join [[gay|the Wanker parade]]!"<br></center>

==Examples==
{{cg|WHEN I WAS Variations|wheniwasvariations|center|<gallery>Image:Wheniwasinhighschool.JPG|WHEN I WAS IN [[High school|HIGH SCHOOL]]
Image:Wheniwasbanned.jpg|[[DSFARGEG|<font color="red"><b>(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)</b></font>]]
IMAGE:When_i_was_a_young_warthog.png|Proper handling
Image:WHENICOSPLAY.jpg|This is just sad.</gallery>|<gallery>
Image:WHENIWASAFAGGOT.jpg|How these threads usually - and should always - [[Die|end]]
Image:WhenImotiv.jpg|Truth and [[Justice]].
Image:VHEN_I_VAS.jpg|HEIL Kaulitz
Image:Wheniwas_shooped.jpg|WHEN I WAS [[IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZER|A CHARGIN MAH LAZER!!!]]
Image:NOUWAS.jpg|[[NO U]] WAS
Image:HOWDOIWAS.jpg|HOW DO I HAVE HAD BEEN
Image:Hayo.JPG|WHEN [[Pron|JAMESON]] WAS
Image:Wheniwas 4chan.jpg
Image:Wannwarich.jpg|[[German|ALS ICH WAR]]
Image:WHENIWAS2.jpg
Image:Youngboy.jpg
Image:WHENIWASAFAG.jpg
Image:WOOIWAS.jpg|WOOOOOO!
Image:EMOBRACE.jpg|
Image:When_I_Was_Espanol.jpg|[[Spanish|CUANDO ERA]]
Image:Frenchwheniwas.PNG|QUAND J'ETAIS
Image:Whenilazerwinrar.png|WHEN I WAS CHARGIN MAH LAZER
Image:When I was faggotry by moot.jpg|Even [[moot]] does it
Image:WhenIWas maddyshoop.jpg|One of the more [[creative]] threads
Image:Wheniwasbanned.png|At least [[420chan]] [[BANNED|doesn't put up with]] this [[faggotry]].
Image:9hitmcr.jpg|[[More]] faggotry in action.
Image:3xfgtwiw.jpg
Image:Pedomcr.JPG
Image:[[Image:wheniwas.jpg]]
Image:WHEN_I_WAS_-_loldongs.jpg|[[LOLDONGS]]
Image:WHEN I WAS BANNED.jpg|The wrong [[mod]] was online for this
Image:Successful_WHEN_I_WAS.JPG|The first known successful WHEN I WAS
Image:When i was.JPG|The second, and final time that ''WHEN I WAS'' was ever [[funny]]
Image:Wheniwaswin.jpg
Image:DESU.JPG|A rare example of [[doing it right]] with [[DESU]]
Image:Ok_to_be_a_jew.jpg|[[Jews]] are aight
Image:WHONIWOS.jpg|[[Woll Smoth|WHON OI WOS]]
Image:RWIW.JPG|SAW I NEHW
Image:Mootmaybe.JPG
Image:Wheniwasraped.JPG
Image:Johnny cash when i was.png|WHEN I WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY
Image:When I wanted my MTV.png|WHEN I WANTED MY MTV
Image:WhenIWasCosby.jpg|WHEN I WAS COSBY
Image:Mychem_blam.jpg|HEADSHOT
Image:WHEN RICK WAS.png|[[Rick Astley|WHEN WE WERE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE]]
Image:WHENIWAS-pumbaa.jpg|The Cure
Image:Rita when I gave you aids.jpg|[[Rita|WHEN I GAVE YOU AIDS]]
Image:When McCain was.jpg|WHEN [[John McCain|McCAIN]] WAS
Image:Mspaintwheniwas.png|[[MS Paint]]
Image:Shoe attack.jpg|[[Sandalgate|WHEN I WAS THROWING SHOES]]
Image:RobertPlant.jpg|IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH
Image:Freddie mercury.gif|MAMA, WHEN I KILLED A MAN
Image:WHENIWASPHONE.jpg|[[Then who was X|WHEN I WAS PHONE]]
Image:Wheniwasanargentine.PNG|[[Reptoids|WHEN I WAS A HERPTOID]]</gallery>}}

==See Also==
*[[EVERYDAY I'M HUSTLIN]]
*[[Sugar We're Going Down]]
*[[THE BEST]]

==Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080512104556/http://wikichan.org/index.php/WHEN_I_WAS WHEN I WAS] on [[Wikichan]] (Wayback Machine)
*[http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/?u=9805964 Proof that WHEN I WAS is an unfunny gaiafag meme]

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