I Can Milk You

About

I Can Milk You is an image macro of gamer and YouTuber Markiplier in profile looking at a Minecraft cow and saying "I can milk you." The image became popular on Reddit and Instagram immediately after he uploaded a Minecraft gameplay video in late May 2020. The image is typically used in response to a caption that involves getting as much as possible out of someone or something.

Origin

On May 29th, 2020, Markiplier uploaded the video "THIS GAME IS SO UNFAIR… | Minecraft – Part 2" which gained over 2.2 million views in two weeks. During the video, he briefly happens upon a cow in the game and says "I can milk you."

That same day, Redditor TheBrightSword posted a screenshot of the moment with the caption "Video game companies when they make a game and it becomes a bestseller" to r/PewdiepieSubmissions^[1] (shown below). The post received over 7,700 points (99% Upvoted) in two weeks.

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On June 1st, 2020, Instagram^[2] user Lairofdankness posted the meme with a Yugioh related caption and garnered over 280 likes in 11 days (shown below, left). On June 11th, Redditor AgentWowza posted the format to r/MemeEconomy^[3] and gained over 20,200 points (94% upvoted) in a day. (shown below, right).

That same day, Redditor Authentic_shitposts posted the image with the caption, "Corporations whenever a new tragedy happens" to r/dankmemes^[4] and received over 35,500 points (98% upvoted) in a day (shown below, left). Redditor NinjaMonkey619 also posted the meme that day captioned, "Star Wars: Exists / Disney:" to r/memes^[5] and accumulated over 13,500 points (97% upvoted) in a day (shown below, right).

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