wildyams

I wanna know where the phrase "Oh noes!" comes from. Now, I didn't just hear it for the first time today, so I'm not that bad, and I knew what it meant the first time I saw it (it's not rocket science, I know), but I'm just curious as to what the semantic history of the phrase is. I understand where stuff like "pwn3d" or "teh" or "!!1!!one1!!eleven" comes from, because those are obvious typos that have been goofed on; and I know where abbreviations like "wtf" or "omg" come from, but what's the story with "oh noes"? I checked the Urban Dictionary and the Encyclopedia Dramatica, but both just have definitons ("oh noes" means "oh no". Gee, thanks! :roll). Did this really just start as a typo that got goofed on? Seems like an odd typo for people to continue to make. Does anyone know what the hell is going on with this?!

"Oh noes! Yams doesn't know where 'oh noes' comes from!"

By the way, in doing my research for the history of this phrase I stumbled upon this rather hilarious photo. Enjoy :biggrin