A Tale Of Two Dogs Cheems And Doge

a tale of two dogs cheems and doge

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A Shiba Inu named Kabosu was the inspiration for the quirky and popular Doge meme in 2013

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The incorrect caption "Doge" went viral online

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Cheems burst into the meme scene in 2017

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Unlike Doge, Cheems had a unique speech pattern, with an added “m” making phrases like “cheemsburger”

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Swole Doge v. Cheems memes saw two contrasting images. On one side was the buffed Doge representing the “then” or the superior, and on the other was the derpy-faced Cheems symbolizing the “now”

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This comparison format touched upon various themes from old vs. new to sophisticated vs. casual, capturing the internet’s imagination

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The world was taken aback when, on August 19, 2023, news broke that Cheems had left us

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Cheems was 12 years old, when he left this world

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Before his demise, in 2022, Cheems was diagnosed with cancer. While he fought valiantly, undergoing surgeries and chemotherapy

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