origin of memes

[rone]

Google claims that this is the first occurrence of "YOU HAVE GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD THE PURPOSE OF [X]".

Comments

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I charge you with a Holy Quest: find the source of that form. Don't disappoint me.

[omarius.livejournal.com]

I'll see what I can do. I queried some JMUVAX oldbies, and they suggest that the form's been used there since 1990 or so. High probability of crossover from Usenet. High probability of plord-culpability.