Little is documented about who first recorded the Ritselaar Thijs clip, so its history is mostly an online one. It circulates as a tiny soundboard meme built entirely around repeating the name Thijs, shared in short edits and chat videos where the joke depends on everyone recognising the callout. Because it is only about a second long and needs no setup, creators reuse it as a reusable name-drop punchline, and its low view count suggests it remains a niche in-joke rather than a mainstream meme sound.