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Disaster Girl Meme
Disaster Girl is the photo of a little girl smirking at the camera while a house burns behind her, used to joke about being the secret cause of the chaos. Add your own captions on this page and download the meme free in your browser.
What does the Disaster Girl meme mean?
Disaster Girl casts the smirking kid as the secret mastermind behind whatever chaos is unfolding behind her. Captions usually confess to starting a mess or describe a situation going up in flames while someone looks a little too pleased about it. The top text sets the scene and the bottom delivers the twist. It works best for harmless chaos: a group chat you set off with one message, a kitchen after you “helped,” or a debate you started on purpose and then walked away from.
Where is the Disaster Girl meme from?
The photo was taken in 2005 in Mebane, North Carolina, by Dave Roth, and shows his daughter Zoë Roth, then four years old. The family had gone to watch a house that the local fire department had set alight for a training exercise, and Zoë looked back at the camera with a knowing smile. Dave Roth submitted the picture to JPG Magazine's “Emotion Capture” contest in late 2007, and it ran in the magazine's early-2008 issue, after which it spread rapidly as an image macro. In April 2021, Zoë Roth sold the original photo as an NFT for 180 ether, about $487,000 at the time, and the family kept the copyright.
Disaster Girl meme caption ideas
- Top: Told the group chat “I have news” / Bottom: Then logged off for three hours
- Top: Mentioned pineapple on pizza / Bottom: At a pizza party
- Top: Showed my dad how to use emojis / Bottom: Now the family chat looks like this
- Top: Said “I'll just tidy up a bit” / Bottom: Everything I own is now on the floor
- Top: Asked “so who's hosting next year?” / Bottom: At the end of the family dinner
Tips
- Write in the first person: the girl is “me,” the cheerful cause of the chaos.
- Keep the jokes about harmless mischief; that fits the playful smirk better than anything dark.
- The fire fills most of the frame, so the top and bottom strips are the cleanest places for text.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Disaster Girl?
She's Zoë Roth, photographed by her father Dave Roth in Mebane, North Carolina, in 2005 when she was four.
Was the house fire in Disaster Girl real?
Yes. The house was intentionally set on fire by the local fire department as a training exercise, and the family was watching nearby.
Did Disaster Girl sell the photo as an NFT?
Yes. In April 2021 Zoë Roth sold the original image as an NFT for 180 ether, worth roughly $487,000 at the time.
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