The 'Waffles? Don't You Mean Carrots?' meme originated from a deliberate attempt to create a 'forced meme' on Reddit in late 2010, specifically timed for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. The community-driven plan was to have users ask this nonsensical question whenever someone mentioned waffles to confuse the uninitiated. While the meme is often cited as a prime example of a manufactured internet joke, it remains a nostalgic piece of web culture that highlights the power of online communities to coordinate surreal, meta-humor campaigns across social media platforms like Tumblr and Reddit.