The 'You Are an Idiot' meme originated from a notorious Flash-based website and computer Trojan back in 2002. It featured three black-and-white smiling faces flashing rhythmically to a high-pitched, mocking song that sang 'You are an idiot!' while spawning numerous browser windows to prevent the user from closing the site. While it started as a frustrating internet prank, it eventually evolved into a nostalgic icon of early 2000s web culture. Today, the template is used to jokingly mock someone’s poor decision-making or to express self-deprecating humor about one's own clumsy mistakes or lack of common sense.