On March 5th, Redditor PolarCaptain posted a cropped version of dirtymikekickingdikes' TikTok to the /r/OneyPlays subreddit, where it received over 1,500 upvotes in four months. Prior to March 5th, TikToker dirtymikekickingdikes posted the first meme based on the the.anwaros' upload, captioning the video 'How i feel when a old lady says im a strong handsome young man' (post no longer available, reupload shown below). The video (shown below) received over 1.7 million views and 261,000 likes in four months.
The video did not see use in memes until March 2nd, 2021, when TikToker the.anwaros posted the video, captioned 'happy life' and set to a mashup of 'Write This Down' by SoulChef and 'Dead Wrong' by Notorious B.I.G.