**Meme**: Profit

**Originator**: South Park

**First Used At Stack Exchange**: [Oct 9 '08](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5429/178816)

**Cultural Height**: TBD

**Background**: Used in various meta posts often in conjunction with "fun", whatever that is. Often used to add levity to an otherwise dull post (similar to Burninate requests being "witty").

 > This meme comes directly from South Park‘s season 2, episode 17 (30th in total) which aired on December 16th, 1998. In this particular episode, the children’s underwear are being stolen from them by gnomes for the purpose of “profit.”  
The process, as explained by thee gnomes goes something like this.<br>
Step 1. Collect underpants.  
Step 2. ?  
Step 3. PROFIT  


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