NEDM, an acronym for 'Not Even Doom Music,' is a cornerstone of mid-2000s internet culture originating from the YTMND community. The phrase first appeared in 2005 as a reaction to a disturbing video of animal cruelty, where a user famously commented that not even the intensity of the 'Doom' video game soundtrack could justify or improve such a horrific video. The community responded by reclaiming the 'Happy Cat' image—the same cat that would later become the face of I Can Has Cheezburger—and pairing it with a boombox and a remixed Doom track. Today, NEDM stands as a symbol of early internet vigilante justice and surrealism, representing the unique spirit of the pre-social media web.