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I prefer to use the username lolwut online when I can; when it is unavailable, I use lolwut9001. (+1 Internets to you if you understand the meaning behind that particular number.) It is a reference to an old image macro (now over 13 years old—unbelievable!), which I found funny back in the day:
The painting is a DeviantArt submission, The Biting Pear of Salamanca.
See also the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on this meme.