Dr. McNinja: "You Can't Catch a Ninja If…"

We meet again, Blog Follower! Have you returned to educate yourself on recent internet phenomena? Well, you are in for a pleasant treat. It just so happens that I discovered the source of an enduring internet meme in a webcomic series that I have unknowingly been following The Adventures of Dr. McNinja™ for over a year now. Some time last year, I saw a funny t-shirt and decided to save the image (as I do with most t-shirts I come across). Then someone made a parody of it. And another, and another, etc., until it became a MEME!

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is the genesis of that image and its offspring over the last 13 months:

In the following issue of Dr. McNinja, Frans Rayner, an evil, Danish martial arts film star who nearly exterminated all ninja in the 80's single-handedly, created a drug that heightened the average person's abilities and strength to that of a ninja so that he would be able to track down the remaining ninja and kill them off. Specifically, he wants Dr. McNinja's father, Daniel McNinja (from Ireland). There's a long back story on the why. Anyway, Dan is too clever to be caught. One of the absolutely insane things he does to evade the drug-induced ninja minions sent to kill him is to light himself ON FIRE! It stands to reason that ninjas can't catch you if you're on fire. And that is where it all began. . .

*Dr. McNinja's Father, Dan, evades other ninjas by lighting himself of fire hoodie.

*Reference to another outrageous event in the series.

Waldo!

The Honorable Reverend, MC Hammer

The Gingerbread Man

Half-Life Counter Strike video game illusion

A complete Enigma. . .

Brazilian Character from Street Fighter II

Scotty from Star Trek

Why there are no ninjas in Africa

V for Vendetta, Comic book turned movie

I don't know what this is from. Maybe Flash Gordon?

Windows, Blue Screen of Death

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