{"id":"you-tried","name":"You Tried","summary":"You Tried is a 2012 reaction image meme featuring a gold star clip art with the phrase \"You Tried,\" used to sarcastically mock someone's failed attempts at humor or tasks on Tumblr.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Response to a bad joke or pun:** Someone drops a joke that doesn't land. Reply with the Gold Star image.","**After a failed insult:** When someone tries to roast another person and the insult falls flat, the star says it all.","**Acknowledging minimal effort:** A half-hearted attempt at anything, from cooking to art to comebacks, gets the star treatment.","**Standalone text:** The phrase \"you tried\" or \"at least you tried\" works on its own without the image, often in lowercase for maximum deadpan effect."],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/you-tried/2026-08-17_1786942101997.webp","caption":"The iconic You Tried gold star","width":1003,"height":527,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/you-tried/2026-08-16_1786917265401.webp","caption":"Example of the you tried meme","width":500,"height":750,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/you-tried/2026-08-16_1786917265792.webp","caption":"Example of the you tried meme","width":517,"height":499,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/you-tried/2026-08-16_1786917266158.webp","caption":"Example of the you tried meme","width":864,"height":500,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/you-tried/history.md","related":["hotel-review-sarcasm","americans-will-use-anything-except-the-metric-system","nice-meme","really-makes-you-think","sarcastic-bro","mocking-spongebob-text","no-one-nobody","live-laugh-love","im-in-it-for-the-technology","art-just-became-accessible","cleaning-the-apple-card"],"popularityRank":2658,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}