That Something Awful duck hunt dog had been around for a while and myself and jertronic and some others started making our down versions of it to be funny, and then it just sort of took off. In responding to allegations of unruly Wisconsin fans in the crowd, Wisconsin team coach Bo Ryan dismissed them by saying "all I know is, we won the game. It is often associated with image macros and animated GIFs in which the subject wears a pair of sunglasses. On August 3rd, 2010, photographer Chris Clanton [9] posted a photoset of real life Deal With It GIFs, complete with falling sunglasses. The Idioms and Expressions [1] online database entry for "deal with it" defines it as a means of promoting acceptance.

On October 6th, a definition was submitted to the SAClodpedia [3] dictionary by user Dr Tran which referenced the image macros and animated GIFs.Perfect for a last minute Halloween costume or just as a fun accessory for everyday, these glasses are guaranteed to pull smiles from the gloomiest people.

On SomethingAwful [2], the catchphrase is often used in the web forums and is where the "smug dog" animated GIF (shown right) originated but the date it was added is currently unknown. Made popular through a growing collection of memes, these glasses have truly become iconic on the internet.In mid-late 2005, Matt Furie, creator of Feels Good Man, posted a webcomic (shown left) on MySpace using the phrase. In December 2008, a graphic of Pac-Man captioned with "I'm Atheist / deal with it" was uploaded to Bibanon.