Ten years ago on this fateful day at the Rose Festival, a meme was born.

On May 31, 2007, then 10-year-old Jonathon Ware got his face painted as a zombie, and announced to a KGW reporter dressed like an extra from Nine to Fiveβ€”and the worldβ€”"I like turtles." END INTERVIEW.

Take this anniversary as an excuse to watch this again. I just did, like 12 times. And it made my Wednesday just a little bit better.

The 17-second video now has 55 million views. But where is turtle kid now? Here's his Tosh.0 web redemption from 2010.

Yes, yes, but where is little Jonathan RIGHT now, ten years after becoming an internet celebrity? He would be about 20. Does he still like turtles? Jonathan, if you're reading this, we want to know!

UPDATE: AS OF LAST YEAR HE STILL LIKED TURTLES!

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