The 'I Like Turtles' meme originates from a 2007 local news interview at the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon. Reporter Nancy Chen interviewed a 10-year-old boy named Jonathan Ware, who was wearing elaborate black-and-white zombie face paint. When asked for his thoughts on the festival, Jonathan stared blankly into the camera and simply replied, 'I like turtles.' The non-sequitur response instantly became an internet sensation, epitomizing the awkward and random humor of early YouTube culture. Today, the meme is used to express social awkwardness, provide a completely unrelated answer to a serious question, or simply to pay homage to one of the most iconic viral videos of the digital age.