About this deal
That Something Awful duck hunt dog had been around for a while and myself and jertronic and some others started making our down versions of it to be funny, and then it just sort of took off. Made popular through a growing collection of memes, these glasses have truly become iconic on the internet. It is often associated with image macros and animated GIFs in which the subject wears a pair of sunglasses. In mid-late 2005, Matt Furie, creator of Feels Good Man, posted a webcomic (shown left) on MySpace using the phrase.
Perfect for a last minute Halloween costume or just as a fun accessory for everyday, these glasses are guaranteed to pull smiles from the gloomiest people.On August 3rd, 2010, photographer Chris Clanton [9] posted a photoset of real life Deal With It GIFs, complete with falling sunglasses. In December 2008, a graphic of Pac-Man captioned with "I'm Atheist / deal with it" was uploaded to Bibanon.
The Idioms and Expressions [1] online database entry for "deal with it" defines it as a means of promoting acceptance. On October 6th, a definition was submitted to the SAClodpedia [3] dictionary by user Dr Tran which referenced the image macros and animated GIFs. Aside from the classic gameplay, he also loves the pixel art style and has compiled a collection of sprite sheets.
In responding to allegations of unruly Wisconsin fans in the crowd, Wisconsin team coach Bo Ryan dismissed them by saying "all I know is, we won the game. On SomethingAwful [2], the catchphrase is often used in the web forums and is where the "smug dog" animated GIF (shown right) originated but the date it was added is currently unknown.