Eh ya's are one-line statements, usually absurd insults, that were created by the Soulseek P2P/chat software user Nipseyriffs/Biggame21 in 2009(some believe that these two chat nicks are used by the same person). "Eh ya" is possibly a slurred pronunciation of the phrase "Hey you" or "Hey ya." This is the first recorded instance of an "eh ya," found by the user Pancake Repairman:
[13Oct09 17:36:46][biggame21] eh ya muted roomThis blog is an anthropological endeavor to curate, document and describe this hilarious, growing chat meme.
[nefitty]Eh ya pissed off drill sargeant looking for his missing dvd of the 5th season of Friends.
[nefitty] Eh ya Sweeney Todd look-alike contest winner.
[nefitty] Eh ya roundhouse kicking midget in spandex biker shorts.
[nefitty] Eh ya thirsty Phillipino refugee slurpin' down a Slurpee and gettin' his
first brain freeze ever.
[nefitty] Eh ya Soulseek user constantly searchin' the terms "fuck" and "animal liberation."
[orange soda] Eh ya baby shaped tumor on your thigh wearing a ninja outfit.
[orange soda] Eh ya last man on a 5 man human caterpillar.
[orange soda] Eh ya blowhole raping dolphin wearing a pink polo.
[orange soda] Eh ya 4th condom breaking on a 5 dollar whore.
[orange soda] Eh ya Deal A Meal success story.
[orange soda] Eh ya submarine pilot getting face-raped by a gorilla.
[orange soda] Eh ya ignorant cyclops buying scuba gear.
[orange soda] Eh ya midget backflipping over Bill Cosby into some pudding.
[la parka] Eh ya Horatio Sanz miracle diet.
[la parka] Eh ya gay scientist.
[la parka] Eh ya Jane Lynch sex tape.
[la parka] Eh ya short jelly salesman from Milwaukee.
[la parka] Eh ya Peruvian gearhead with 4 teeth.
[la parka] Eh ya uncircumcised gangster.
The following lines are some of the first instances of "eh ya's" found in Pancake Repairman's chat logs. These give me confidence in my assertion that "eh ya's" were originally intended as absurd insults.
[biggame21] Eh ya muted room.
[biggame21] Eh ya dog faced pilgrim.
[biggame21] Eh ya Kurt Angle.
[biggame21] Eh ya dry lipped hooker on Crenshaw.
[nipseyriffs] Eh ya dry mouth assassin for Hitler.
[nipseyriffs] Eh ya gay sand roach.
[nipseyriffs] Eh ya bitch-made senator of Oakland.
Thanks to Pancake Repairman and la parka for helping me improve the accuracy of this blog. Visit Pancake Repairman's Soulseek Chat blog: http://slskdrama.blogspot.com