"In recent years, a little ill-drawn circle called Polandball has gained world fame quasi-instantaneously."

"Polandball has its own brand of lolspeak, and only Anglophone countries speak with good English. Other countryballs s…"

"Polandball speaks in an English that mimics Slavic grammar, and confuses the finer points of English usage."

"Polandball was born out of a strange cyber war that took place in August 2009. On Drawball.com, a website which allow…"

"The idea of ridiculing international stereotypes turned out to be so catchy that it soon resulted in the creation of …"

"Why did it become so successful? Maybe because the basic rules that apply to Polandball offer every creator a good ba…"

"Polandball memes function almost like some sort of cultural genes – they self-replicate, freely mutate, and respond t…"

"Is there anything Poland itself can learn from Polandball? Perhaps a lesson in having a sense of humour about our lon…"

"Polandball, based on a ball in the colours of the Polish flag, has become a gathering point online for protesters aga…"

"Polandball is being portrayed as a hero in comics that exaggerate the nation's response to the crisis."