<![CDATA[Who made this illustration?]]>Who made this illustration? I'd like to use it for a talk about the fediverse I'm asked to hold in two weeks. Please RT. 😃

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Like a ted talk or on a podcast?

Cc @jeffcliff]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://postnstuffds.lol/objects/331d854c-6f77-4785-ac4a-92a0be698a5dhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://postnstuffds.lol/objects/331d854c-6f77-4785-ac4a-92a0be698a5dFri, 05 Jun 2026 12:28:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:16:43 GMT]]>@viennawriter I love it!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/DeltaWye/statuses/116697451986145131https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/DeltaWye/statuses/116697451986145131Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:16:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:38:03 GMT]]>@viennawriter Looks to be a modified version of

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/nantes/statuses/116696356177056646https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/nantes/statuses/116696356177056646Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:38:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:21 GMT]]>@olm_e
So you just added the "Jhon" signature at the bottom right? And did not create the rest of the meme?
I thought for more than 3 1/2yrs that the NON-cropped version you posted with the artist's signature was the ORIGINAL one, also because the picture is much sharper than the other ones.
The handle of the one who made the main part (replacing the dog with the Mastodon mascot) must be one of the longest unsolved mysteries on the #Fediverse. I tried to figure it out last year, but to no avail. It's also one of my most favorite Fediverse memes.
Edit: From what the other replies to this whole thread indicate, then @TheAtheistAlien must be the original artist who put in the Mastodon mascot. Unfortunately, it looks like they is not longer around here, last post is from Jan 2023 and makes one worry, hope all is fine with them 🙏
@bottla @viennawriter]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.biblioco.de/objects/818b8dbc-a0a8-44bc-8a61-d22688eb53behttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.biblioco.de/objects/818b8dbc-a0a8-44bc-8a61-d22688eb53beFri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:56:12 GMT]]>@bottla @viennawriter sorry, I don't know who exactly ... this was sh* post on the base of a meme that evolved gradually (the flames replaced by the plants, then the dog by the mastodon, then I added the signature ... /o\ )

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tchafia.be/users/olm_e/statuses/116696191649189914https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tchafia.be/users/olm_e/statuses/116696191649189914Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:56:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:06:43 GMT]]>@Lazarou @viennawriter @ralfmaximus Check out https://bolha.us/@itgrrl@infosec.exchange/116695691526461281

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bolha.us/ap/users/116360302761113847/statuses/116695997049776488https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bolha.us/ap/users/116360302761113847/statuses/116695997049776488Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:06:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:54:47 GMT]]>@delcj @bottla @viennawriter @olm_e omg

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/falcennial/statuses/116695950095771122https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/falcennial/statuses/116695950095771122Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:54:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:21:50 GMT]]>@viennawriter maybe @TheAtheistAlien has a clue?

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🦥 Mx.Grey ☭ :verified_gay: (@TheAtheistAlien@mastodon.nz)

Attached: 2 images mastodon vs twitter (updated)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://punkstodon.de/ap/users/116001950629660190/statuses/116695820578742965https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://punkstodon.de/ap/users/116001950629660190/statuses/116695820578742965Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:21:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:05:26 GMT]]>@itgrrl Thank you! I sort of love that she now has a revised image on a sticker which doesn't use KC Green's Question Hound (and some other nice ones, too): https://www.etsy.com/listing/1522643927/this-is-fine-plant-sticker-meme-dog

@viennawriter

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116695756050485854https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116695756050485854Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:05:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:48:59 GMT]]>@jeridansky @viennawriter the artist of the original version that uses KC Green’s Question Hound is Shirley Zhang / Shooley Art

website: https://www.shirleyz.art/

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKrqzp-F420/ (original source)

etsy: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/ShooleyArt

youtube: https://youtu.be/BUNu8MPAho8 (KC Green asked her to stop selling the image)

linktree: https://linktr.ee/shooley.art
 
 
 
attribution for the mastodon remix version seems to be lost in time…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116695691407517690https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116695691407517690Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:48:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:28:12 GMT]]>@viennawriter
I hope you find them, that's both awesome and adorable!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.tacoma.community/users/justin/statuses/116695373760523444https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.tacoma.community/users/justin/statuses/116695373760523444Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:28:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:07:24 GMT]]>@bottla find -Jhon- Mastodon! @viennawriter @olm_e

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/delcj/statuses/116695056029421198https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/delcj/statuses/116695056029421198Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:07:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:11:59 GMT]]>@viennawriter Maybe @olm_e knows who the -Jhon- is from this signed version?

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Olm-e (@olm_e@tchafia.be)

Attaché : 1 image reposting this, with original author sign.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bottla/statuses/116694838093704188https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bottla/statuses/116694838093704188Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:11:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:08:55 GMT]]>@viennawriter And this one has her name on the image!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116694826048680523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116694826048680523Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:08:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:03:24 GMT]]>@viennawriter I saved a Twitter post from 2021 which shows the image!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116694804344104121https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116694804344104121Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:03:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:03:15 GMT]]>@viennawriter Have you asked @Gargron? He might know.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aleciabatson/statuses/116694803791227543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aleciabatson/statuses/116694803791227543Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:03:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:11:11 GMT]]>@viennawriter there's an old thread (nov 2022) here:

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Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: (@atoponce@fosstodon.org)

Attached: 2 images How it started: How it's going:

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with a comment that the masto one is derived from an original by a 'Shooley' but still no one there knows who added the mastodon.

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shooley.art Official: Instagram | Linktree

Linktree. Make your link do more.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IanTwenty/statuses/116694599036994652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/IanTwenty/statuses/116694599036994652Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:11:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:52:07 GMT]]>@viennawriter

The earliest use I can find is this blog post by @ajkohn from 2022-11-13:

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Recovering From The Weaponization of Social Media

Social Media doesn't have to be dictated by algorithms that reward influencers who produce divisive and monetizable content.

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Blind Five Year Old | SEO, SEM, Marketing and Technology sprinkled with Sports, Parenting and Rants (www.blindfiveyearold.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ryanhodnett/statuses/116694524067878045https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ryanhodnett/statuses/116694524067878045Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:52:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:55:45 GMT]]>@viennawriter @dopatwo like, at least it's the same elephant as this one:
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/7414175

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alsv_/statuses/116694302400596003https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alsv_/statuses/116694302400596003Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:55:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:51:22 GMT]]>@viennawriter looks like @dopatwo 's design

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alsv_/statuses/116694285218215769https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alsv_/statuses/116694285218215769Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:51:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:30:32 GMT]]>@derdo @viennawriter @pachli @kcarruthers this is one month earlier https://fosstodon.org/@atoponce/109364079805073079

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/ghosttie/statuses/116694203257044477https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/ghosttie/statuses/116694203257044477Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:30:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:21:05 GMT]]>@viennawriter did a bit of bloom scrolling (not least to test out @pachli|'s more advanced search options), and the oldest my client could find was from 2022: https://mastodon.social/@kcarruthers/109554466980154832

Maybe @kcarruthers still remember where they found it? (?)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/derdo/statuses/116694166093042546https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/derdo/statuses/116694166093042546Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:21:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who made this illustration? on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:14:10 GMT]]>@viennawriter

One of his eyes is either closed (as in winking) or is now the mathematical equal sign.

http://john1126.com/756

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