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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 4586 of the collection, and the 753rd best-known meme of its 3501 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” meme mean?
The line expresses exasperation pushed to the extreme, with deliberate exaggeration: more than a thousand, more than millions, more than billions. People post it to react to an annoying setback, a breakdown, bad news or a game lost at the last second. It stays funny and harmless, because the captain's curses are invented and colourful, never vulgar. The snowballing chain of numbers imitates a man losing his composure on the deck of a ship.
Where does the “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” meme come from?
Captain Haddock, sometimes called Archibald Haddock, is a character in the Belgian comic series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. He first appears in The Crab with the Golden Claws in 1941, becomes one of the main characters and Tintin's best friend. His most famous trait is a vocabulary of vivid insults, where gun ports, woodlice and ectoplasms keep coming back. This cascade of numbers was pulled out of its panels and began circulating online as images, subtitles and spoken lines. It is now part of the shared French-speaking repertoire.
- 1941Captain Haddock first appears in The Crab with the Golden Claws.
How to use the “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” meme
- When the Wi-Fi drops: “Billions of blistering barnacles!”
- After a last-minute goal: “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords, no way.”
- Facing a lost parcel: “Mille millions de mille sabords, where did it go?”
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The “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 4586 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | Memes FR pack |
| Fame | 50/100 · #753 of 3501 |
| Recycle value | 5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny) |
| Suggested by | @shadwarders |
How to get the “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords ! comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.
Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.
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5 meme cards, one of them at least Rare. One free pack per person.
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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details
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Frequently asked questions
Where does “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords” come from?
From Captain Haddock, Hergé's character in The Adventures of Tintin, known for colourful invented curses.
What does the phrase mean?
It voices exaggerated anger or surprise in a comic tone, never an aggressive one.
When does Haddock first appear?
In The Crab with the Golden Claws, in 1941, before becoming Tintin's main companion.
How do I get the Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords ! meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords !” is a common card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.
How rare is the Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords ! card?
It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: Capitaine Haddock · checked on October 29, 2026.
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