{"slug":"so-i-started-blasting","name":"So I Started Blasting","url":"/templates/so-i-started-blasting.jpg","w":816,"h":646,"top":"SO ANYWAY","bottom":"I STARTED BLASTING","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"so-i-started-blasting-gif","label":"GIF Version"}],"description":"Frank Reynolds recounts another unhinged story on a talk show set. Whatever the problem was, his solution involved immediate and excessive force. Perfect for overreactions to minor inconveniences.","keywords":"so i started blasting meme, frank reynolds meme, danny devito meme, always sunny meme, its always sunny meme, blasting meme, iasip meme","year":2019,"origin":"From It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 3, Episode 1 (\"The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby\"). Frank Reynolds, played by Danny DeVito, tells a casual story where his response to any problem was to start shooting. The scene went viral in 2019 when the still of DeVito sitting in a chair with his matter-of-fact delivery was paired with the caption \"So anyway, I started blasting.\" The meme's power comes from Frank's total nonchalance. He's not worked up about it. He's not defending himself. He's simply explaining that blasting was the logical next step. For a similarly unhinged escalation, see American Chopper Argument (yelling match). For calm confidence about a bad decision, see Roll Safe Think About It (bad logic presented with a smile).","format":"classic","howToMake":["Top text sets the scenario. Something minor happened, something that a normal person would handle calmly","Bottom text is \"I STARTED BLASTING\" or your own version of a wildly disproportionate response","The meme works best when the gap between the problem and the reaction is as wide as possible. Spilled coffee? Started blasting","Impact font, white letters, black outlines. Frank's deadpan face needs high-contrast text to match his energy","Download your overreaction as a PNG, or Share it with the group chat before anyone asks for context"],"exampleCaptions":["WIFI DISCONNECTED FOR 5 SECONDS","SO ANYWAY I STARTED BLASTING"],"exampleAltText":"So I Started Blasting meme about overreacting to WiFi disconnecting for 5 seconds","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-07","seo":{"aliases":["Frank Reynolds Blasting","Danny DeVito Blasting","Anyway I Started Blasting","So Anyway Meme","IASIP Blasting Meme","Started Blasting Meme"],"description":"Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds sits on a talk show set, holding two guns while recounting his story. His expression is not wild or aggressive. He looks like a man explaining to friends what he had for lunch, except the lunch was chaos. The nonchalant body language combined with the phrase \"So anyway, I started blasting\" turns any minor situation into a story where someone chose maximum escalation without a second thought.","definition":"Frank Reynolds from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia casually explains that his response to a situation was to \"start blasting.\" The meme applies his zero-hesitation escalation to any scenario where someone wildly overreacted to a minor problem.","useCases":[{"category":"Technology Frustration","examples":["WiFi dropped for 3 seconds during a video call. So anyway, I started blasting","The app asked me to update one more time. So anyway, I started blasting","My code had one more error after I thought I fixed everything. So anyway, I started blasting","Excel crashed and I lost 20 minutes of unsaved work. So anyway, I started blasting","Bluetooth refused to connect to the speaker for the 4th time. So anyway, I started blasting"]},{"category":"Morning Routine Chaos","examples":["Alarm went off 10 minutes early. So anyway, I started blasting","The toaster burned my bread on the lightest setting. So anyway, I started blasting","Ran out of coffee on a Monday. So anyway, I started blasting","Shower went cold halfway through rinsing the shampoo. So anyway, I started blasting"]},{"category":"Gaming Rage","examples":["Died to the same boss for the 15th time. So anyway, I started blasting","Teammate stole the loot I called dibs on. So anyway, I started blasting","Got killed by a level 2 player while I was level 85. So anyway, I started blasting","Lost a ranked match because of a server disconnect. So anyway, I started blasting","The NPC I needed to talk to glitched through the floor. So anyway, I started blasting"]},{"category":"Social Situations","examples":["Someone took the last donut without offering to split it. So anyway, I started blasting","They said \"we need to talk\" with no context. So anyway, I started blasting","The group picked the restaurant I specifically said I didn't want. So anyway, I started blasting","Someone spoiled the show I was 7 episodes into. So anyway, I started blasting"]},{"category":"Driving & Commuting","examples":["Someone cut me off and then went 10 under the speed limit. So anyway, I started blasting","The GPS rerouted me through a school zone during dropoff. So anyway, I started blasting","Gas prices went up overnight. So anyway, I started blasting","Someone honked at me 0.3 seconds after the light turned green. So anyway, I started blasting","The parking meter ate my quarters and gave me 0 minutes. So anyway, I started blasting"]}]}}