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Success Kid Meme
Success Kid is the photo of a baby on a beach clenching a fistful of sand with a determined, satisfied face, used to celebrate small victories. Add your own top and bottom text here and download the meme.
What does the Success Kid meme mean?
Success Kid celebrates a small, lucky or satisfying win. The top text sets up a situation and the bottom text delivers the victory: you found money in your jacket, the cashier gave you the senior discount, the bus waited for you. The baby's clenched fist works like a quiet "yes!" The best captions are relatable everyday wins, not big life achievements.
Where is the Success Kid meme from?
Laney Griner took the photo of her 11-month-old son, Sammy, on a beach on August 26, 2007, and posted it to her Flickr account. By early 2008 MySpace users were using it on their profiles, often under the name "I Hate Sandcastles." In early 2011 it was recaptioned on Reddit in the top-and-bottom image macro style as "Success Kid," celebrating small wins, and that version spread quickly. The image later appeared in advertising and even in a 2013 White House social media post. In 2015 the family used the meme's reach to raise money for Sammy's father's kidney transplant.
Success Kid meme caption ideas
- Top: Forgot to study / Bottom: Test got postponed
- Top: Plugged in USB cable / Bottom: First try
- Top: Walked into the kitchen / Bottom: Remembered why
- Top: Last day before payday / Bottom: Found $20 in my coat
- Top: Ran for the train / Bottom: Doors held for me
Tips
- Use the classic split: setup on top, win on the bottom, both short.
- Small, specific wins are funnier than huge ones.
- Bold white text with a black outline matches the original image macro style.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the Success Kid?
He is Sammy Griner, photographed by his mother, Laney Griner, on a beach in 2007 when he was 11 months old.
What was Success Kid originally called?
Before it became Success Kid in 2011, the photo circulated on MySpace as "I Hate Sandcastles."
Sources: knowyourmeme.com
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