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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Japanese 小林さんちのメイドラゴン or Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) is a Manga series written and illustrated by Japanse author Cool Kyoushinsha, and later adapted into an Anime series by Kyoto Animation. The story centers around the character Miss Kobayashi, an average office worker who finds herself living alongside a dragon from another world named Tohru who works as her house maid. The story follows their everyday adventures as Tohru learns how to live alongside humans and become a proper maid for Kobayashi.

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Live-In Gal Pal is a joke popular in the LGBTQ community made to mock heteronormative erasure of bisexuality among women.

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The phrase “live-in gal pal” came from a series of Daily Mail^[1][2] articles from early 2015 that described Alicia Cargile as actress Kristen Stewart’s “live-in gal pal” while running photos of the two holding hands and behaving romantically (example shown below).

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Who Would Win? is an image macro series posing the question “who would win” in various hypothetical battles between two opposing subjects.

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On November 21st, 2010, a 4chan user submitted a thread asking viewers to speculate “would would win” in a battle between the video game characters Solid Snake and Sam Fisher (shown below). Four days later, a screenshot of the post was uploaded by FunnyJunk^[2] user isaacshadow.

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On November 23rd, 2014, a 4chan user posted an “Who Would Win” image macro pitting “a stick” against “1000 US Marines” (shown below, left). On January 22nd, 2015, a “jet fuel can’t melt steel beams”-themed image macro was submitted to /r/BraveryJerk^[4] (shown below).

On February 1st, a 4chan user posted an image comparing “1 trillion lions” to the Earth’s sun, to which an anonymous user responded “the lions would win if they attacked at night” (shown below, left). On May 28th, Tumblr user shrekyourself posted a version of the image with actor Jeff Goldblum vs. himself (shown below, right).

On August 1st, 2016, Redditor SpookySpookist submitted an image macro titled “Who Would Win? Meme of the Month,” pitting “Arthur’s Fist”: against “Harambe”: (shown below, left). Prior to being archived, the post gained over 1,900 votes (91% upvoted) and 110 comments on /r/dankmemes.^[1] On September 9th, Redditor dank420memes1337 posted a Spongebob Squarepants-themed Who Would Win image to /r/dankmemes^[3] (shown below, right).

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B Button Emoji is an ideogram featuring a red block with the letter “B” written inside. While some have used to symbol to represent the B blood type, it has also been used online to represent the Bloods street gang and the kinship slang term “B” (short for “brother”). Additionally, characters in words are often replaced with the emoji within circle jerk and ironic meme communities, most notably the “g” letters in the word “nigga.”

Origin

In 2010, the B Button emoji was added to Unicode 6.0 under the name “Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter B” (shown below).^[1]

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On October 5th, 2016, YouTuber Swolotag submitted a video titled “Spell Icup Nibba” using the B Button emoji (shown below).

On November 17th, Twitter user @Flipasian posted a photoshop of Spongebob Squarepants dressed as a Bloods gang member along with the phrase “The Bool Brab” written in the emoji (shown below, left). On November 24th, the @GhettoMemez Twitter feed posted a Thanksgiving-related copypasta in which the first letter of every food item was released with the B Button emoji (shown below, right).

On January 25th, 2017, Redditor ROBOTunderscore submitted a post asking about the prevalence of in emoji in internet memes to /r/OutOfTheLoop.^[2] On February 3rd, Redditor evilbarron submitted a post using the emoji to /r/dankmemes,^[3] where it gained over 16,000 votes (87% upvoted) and 70 comments within one week. On February 6th, Redditor Matth3wpr posted a Spongebob Squarepants comic featuring the the emoji to /r/dankmemes^[4] (shown below, left). The following day, Redditor DrCooldude posted a low resolution photo of iDubbbz with his arm around Tana Mongeau with the caption “Say Nibber” to /r/DeepFriedMemes^[5] (shown below, right).

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The Netherlands welcomes Donald Trump in his own words is a video posted by the Dutch satirical comedy show Zondag Met Lubach in January 2017 that went viral and inspired several videos titled “[Country] welcomes Donald Trump in his own words”.

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On 23 January, 2017 the Dutch YouTube channel vpro zondag met lubach posted the video, which featured a Donald Trump vocal impersonation giving a tour of The Netherlands, satirizing his speech mannerisms and political views, and requesting him to add “Netherlands Second” to his “America First” slogan.

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The video quickly went viral, garnering over 15 million views in its first week and inspiring several spinoff videos from various countries as well as a parody video titled ‘Mars Second | Mars Welcomes Trump in his own words’. Fine Brothers Entertainment soon made a Teens React installment on the video, and What’s Trending also uploaded a video on the video and the videos that it inspired.

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360 Degree Videos are immersive videos recorded with omnidirectional cameras which allow viewers to control the camera angle direction in real-time. The video can be viewed while wearing a virtual reality headset, including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, or within a web browser or mobile device.

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On March 13th, 2015, YouTube released support for users to upload and view 360 degree video.^[1] That day, YouTuber BrandJLa uploaded the site’s first 360 degree video, featuring a computer animated scene in an alleyway from the perspective of a moving couch (shown below). Over the next two years, the video gained over 4.2 million views and 2,200 comments.

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In September 2015, Facebook added 360 degree video support on the social networking platform. On September 12th, YouTuber Andy Front Films posted a Pac-Man-themed 360 degree video (shown below, left). On August 27th, the Discovery YouTube channel uploaded a MythBusters 360 degree video tour of a shipwreck filled with sharks (shown below, right). Within two years, the video gathered upwards of 14.5 million views and 1,600 comments.

On October 28th, the World Surf League YouTube channel uploaded a 360 degree video showing surfers in Tahiti (shown below, left). On January 7th, 2016, YouTuber Curiscope uploaded a 4k resolution, 360 degree video from the perspective of a diver swimming with a great white shark (shown below, right). Within 13 months, the video gained over 15.3 million views and 1,300 comments.

On March 13th, the Discovery YouTube channel posted a 360 degree video of a roller coaster ride, garnering upwards of 23.5 million views and 2,700 comments over the next 11 months (shown below, left). On March 23rd, the GoPro YouTube channel uploaded a 360 degree video featuring skydivers jumping out of a plane (shown below, right).

Replacement Remixes

Various replacement remix videos have been made to be viewed in 360 degrees on YouTube. On September 30th, 2016, YouTuber Froducish uploaded a tiled 360 degree Nutshack Theme video (shown below, left). On November 8th, YouTuber totally a cat posted a “We Are Number One” 360 degree video (shown below, right).

On November 19th, YouTuber AdventureWetpaint uploaded a 360 degree Bee Movie trailer remix (shown below, left). On December 22nd, YouTuber aXis uploaded 360 degree version of the “Mine Song” video (shown below, right).

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The Lego Ninjago Movie is an upcoming 2017 Danish-American 3D computer-animated action-comedy martial arts film, directed by Charlie Bean and written by Dan and Kevin Hageman, Kevin Chesley and Bryan Shukoff. Based on the Lego Ninjago toy line, the film is the second spin-off of the 2014 film The Lego Movie, following The Lego Batman Movie which was released earlier in 2017. It stars the voices of Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, and Jackie Chan. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 22, 2017 through Warner Bros. Pictures.

History

On September 17, 2013, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures was developing an animated Ninjago film based on the Lego toy line Lego Ninjago, which the Hageman brothers, who wrote Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and co-wrote the story of The Lego Movie, would be writing the film adaptation. Charlie Bean would direct the film, and would be produced by the The Lego Movie team of Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and both Phil Lord and Chris Miller. On June 27, 2016, the films voice cast was announced which included Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, and Abbi Jacobson. More voice cast was announced which included Justin Theroux as Lord Garmadon and Olivia Munn as Koko.

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Mad, Red, and Nude Online is a popular way on Twitter to mockingly characterize someone getting heated in an online debate.

Origin

According to New York Magazine,^[1] the first instance of a person getting “mad and nude” online was @ScottyBurberry, who, in an argument about beer vs. vodka, posted a picture of himself in his underwear in a tweet that read “Beta Male doesn’t realize when he’s been outclassed” (shown below).

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While the origins of the exact phrase “mad, red, and nude online” are unclear, a Twitter thread posted by @robdelaney^[2] inquiring about its origins received a response pointing to a June 26th, 2015 tweet by @leyawn^[3] in which he posted a photo parodying the dissenting opinion of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage. In the fake dissent, shown below, Scalia claims he is “not nude under his robes,” and that he “saw someone post a tweet that said I was naked and red and jumping up and down and angry whenever I presented my dissents. That is not true.”

@leyawn’s tweet has gained nearly 1,800 retweets and 3,200 likes in two years. This started a trend on Twitter where typical U Mad? responses to heated argument became “are you mad, red, and nude online?” On November 21st, 2015, @serious_account^[4] posted a NSFW video of himself demonstrating the ridiculous practice of getting naked in response to being trolled online in a tweet that gained over 300 retweets. The video was included in New York Magazine’s rundown of the “Red and Nude” phenomenon, posted December 14th, 2015.^[1] Another notable use of the phrase was used by the people behind the Shit Account Tournament in their interview with New York Magazine.^[5] They described Milo Yiannopoulos as being “beet red and nude online” in response to being banned from the 2015 tournament for stuffing the ballots. The phrase was consistently used throughout 2016 as a way to describe people who are angry about being trolled.^[6]

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Super Bowl LI was the 51st National Football League (NFL) championship game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons that took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on February 5th, 2017. The game resulted in the Patriots’ dramatic victory against the Falcons by 34-28 after making the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.

Background

Conference Championship Winners

After an 11-5 season, the Atlanta Falcons won the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers 44-21 to earn their first Super Bowl appearance since 1999.^[1] It was the last game ever played in the Falcons’ home stadium, The Georgia Dome. The New England Patriots, 14-2 in the regular season and helmed by head coach Bill Belichick and star quarterback Tom Brady (who was suspended the first four games of the regular season following #DeflateGate), defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 in the AFC Championship game. The game will be the Patriots’ NFL-best ninth Super Bowl appearance and their 7th of the 2000s.

Halftime Show Announcement

On September 29th, 2016, pop star Lady Gaga revealed via an Instagram post that she would be performing at the halftime show after having performed the National Anthem at the previous Super Bowl.

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Advertisements

Snickers announced they would air the first live 30-second commercial in Super Bowl history. Nintendo also announced that they would air their first ever Super Bowl ad, showcasing the Nintendo Switch (shown below).

Other notable advertisements for the game include an ad for Mr. Clean known as “Sexy Mr. Clean,” Marshawn Lynch visiting Houston, Scotland for Skittles, Cam Newton playing Pee Wee Football for Buick, and Wendy’s recalling their Twitter Own.

CBS Sports^[2] published a compilation of all the ads leaked before the Super Bowl.

Budweiser Immigration Ad

Beer company Anheuser-Busch leaked an ad that depicted their founder, Adolphus Busch, immigrating from Germany and struggling as he founded what would become one of the biggest beer companies in the world.

Speculation that the ad was in reference to the supposed #MuslimBan by President Donald Trump. ^[3] The company insisted that the ad was being made before the ban and was not intended to be political.

Sad Tom Brady

During the first half of the game, many viewers at home took notice of the Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady looking visibly dismayed on the field, as his advances were repeatedly blocked by the defense line while the Falcons made their strides towards Super Bowl victory with three touchdowns in the second quarter, including a 82-yard interception return from the Atlanta Falcons’ cornerback Robert Alford. By the halftime, the New England Patriots’ star athlete had been dubbed #SadTomBrady on Twitter.

Halftime Show Performance

At halftime, Lady Gaga quickly took the social media by the storm after making her entrance to the stage by descending from the ceiling while suspended by wires, which apparently reminded many viewers of a memorable scene from Nickelodeon’s animated TV show SpongeBob Squarepants. Soon, many jokes drawing comparisons between the flying Lady Gaga and a still shot of SpongeBob Squarepants suspended by wire began circulating on Twitter and Facebook.

The Patriots’ Comeback

While the Atlanta Falcons continued to extend their lead by a margin of 25 points well into the middle of the third quarter, the New England Patriots began turning the tide of the game with roughly 17 minutes remaining in the match, during which they rallied from a 25-point deficit with three consecutive touchdowns. After clocking into overtime for the first time in Super Bowl history, the Patriots secured their fifth NFL championship title with the final touchdown by the running back James White.

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Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show

On February 5th, 2017, at the beginning of the halftime show at Super Bowl LI, Lady Gaga sang a mashup of American folk songs “God Bless America” and “This Land Is Your Land,” recited a bit of the American Pledge of Allegiance, then jumped from the roof of NRG Stadium and was lowered onto her stage via cables.

Immediately after the jump, members of Twitter began making jokes by comparing the jump to other notable jumps in pop culture. Some of the tweets compiled in the Twitter Moment^[1] around the event compared the moment to Toy Story, Professional Wrestling, and the film Black Swan (shown below).

Spongebob Comparisons

One of the most popular comparisons people made was between Gaga’s jump and a moment in the first Spongebob Squarepants movie in which Spongebob hangs from the ceiling via rope after singing “Goofy Goober Rock.” Bustle^[2] was quick to make the comparison after the show (shown below), as did many Twitter users.

Bustle^[3] also published a compilation of tweets making the comparison and a reference became the top post on /r/DankMemes^[4] the following day, receiving over 6,800 upvotes.

The Falcons Blew a 28-3 Lead

Following the Falcons’ monumental collapse, image macros and various other memes were made to commemorate the occasion. Popular points of comparison included Hillary Clinton’s loss in the 2016 United States Presidential Election, the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, who blew a 3-1 series lead to the Cavaliers in the finals, as well as the Cleveland Indians, who also blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series. The memes were covered by The Daily Mail^[12] and The Daily Dot^[13] in the coming week.

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Nature has been generous enough in bestowing Kashmir with incredible scenic beauty surpassing the entire world. Kashmir basically is full of Lakes and rivers coupled with gushing brooks and streams in every nook and corner of its lengths and breadths. The Himalayan range as well as the Pir Panchal range provide a chain of mountains and hillocks with dense forestation ,with lush green pastures and glades , thus making every inch of Kashmir as tourism potential and on visiting the places even after short intervals it is said that you can’t have enough of it. It has been established very rightly that after visiting Kashmir " Paradise On Earth" One’s life is divided into two halves i.e. before visiting and after leaving Kashmir. Kashmir has all along been the focal point for tourism from all over the world, be it conventional tourism , leisure tourism , adventure tourism, Heritage tourism, Holidaying , thus “One Single Destination” providing all sorts of tourism related activities for every class and taste of tourists in particular. Kashmir could be termed as nature’s gift for Thinkers , statesmen , Poets , Philanthropists, Naturalists, Artists as the place provides idealistic atmosphere for all in equal fashions. http://www.kashmirtourmart.com
Gulmarg means “Meadow of flowers”. A huge cup shaped meadow, lush and green with slopes where the silence is broken only by the tinkle of cow bells Gulmarg looks like a fantasy set in a film, and not surprisingly has been the venue of several films. From Gulmarg, a pony track leads upwards to Khilanmarg, Kongdori and seven springs, a couple of hours by pony, longer on foot. From here across the Apharwat the peak which looms up from this point is Alpather Lake, a picturesque alpine lake, frozen till late June. Gulmarg also has one of the worlds highest green gold courses, as well as a club house which is a historical building in its own right. For the would be golfer, there are golf sets on hire pros to instruct one in the game and temporary memberships. In winter, Gulmarg acquires a new persona that of the country’s premier skiing resort. Skiing to many who watch it on TV, seems like a very elitist sport, requiring a high level of training and expensive equipment. They are surprised, when they visit Gulmarg for a day expedition to see the snow that others with the same level of physical fitness and training are skiing down slopes. http://www.vkashmirtourismpackage.com

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Zhdun is the Russian nickname given to a sculpture by Margriet van Breevoort that spread across Russian social media in photoshops of famous images before being dubbed Snorp by members of Tumblr.

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“Zhdun” is actually named ‘Homunculus Loxodontus’ and was created by Dutch sculptor Margriet van Breevoort.^[1] The sculpture is of a Elephant Seal like being with arms sitting on a bench with an open seat next to it. It currently stands at LUMC Hospital in Leiden, and is intended to capture the emotion of a hospital waiting room (shown below).

While it’s unclear the exact date it was installed, Breevoort’s Facebook page^[2] shows a picture of her daughter hugging the statue dated May 28th, 2016.

“Zhdun” (ЖДУН in Russian) is a corrupted version of zhdat, which means “to wait.”

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The sculpture was first posted to the Russian internet on January 21st, 2017. On Russian Reddit -like site Pikabu, user Leriapingui^[3] uploaded the image and commenters immediately began making jokes about it. The first successful post was uploaded to Pikabu the following day by MyNameIs,^[4] in a joke about PC users (shown below). The post gained over 7,600 upvotes.

After that, “Zhdun” began appearing in Russian photoshop memes frequently. Usually, “Zhdun” is photoshopped into famous works of art or various famous photographs. The popularity of the photoshops began garnering European media attention in early February. Rbth,^[5] NL Times,^[1] and GlobalVoices^[6] picked up the spread of Zhdun.

Snorp

On January 31st, 2017, Tumblr user hellyesbro^[7] reblogged a picture of Zhdun sitting in a political meeting with the caption “adjusts microphone/ Snorp” (shown below). The post gained over 35,000 notes and led to the character being spread around Tumblr by the name Snorp.

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Mad, Red, and Nude Online is a popular way on Twitter to mockingly characterize someone getting heated in an online debate.

Origin

According to New York Magazine,^[1] the first instance of a person getting “mad and nude” online was @ScottyBurberry, who, in an argument about beer vs. vodka, posted a picture of himself in his underwear in a tweet that read “Beta Male doesn’t realize when he’s been outclassed” (shown below).

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While the origins of the exact phrase “mad, red, and nude online” are unclear, a Twitter thread posted by @robdelaney^[2] inquiring about its origins received a response pointing to a June 26th, 2015 tweet by @leyawn^[3] in which he posted a photo parodying the dissenting opinion of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage. In the fake dissent, shown below, Scalia claims he is “not nude under his robes,” and that he “saw someone post a tweet that said I was naked and red and jumping up and down and angry whenever I presented my dissents. That is not true.”

@leyawn’s tweet has gained nearly 1,800 retweets and 3,200 likes in two years. This started a trend on Twitter where typical U Mad? responses to heated argument became “are you mad, red, and nude online?” On November 21st, 2015, @serious_account^[4] posted a NSFW video of himself demonstrating the ridiculous practice of getting naked in response to being trolled online in a tweet that gained over 300 retweets. The video was included in New York Magazine’s rundown of the “Red and Nude” phenomenon, posted December 14th, 2015.^[1] Another notable use of the phrase was used by the people behind the Shit Account Tournament in their interview with New York Magazine.^[5] They described Milo Yiannopoulos as being “beet red and nude online” in response to being banned from the 2015 tournament for stuffing the ballots. The phrase was consistently used throughout 2016 as a way to describe people who are angry about being trolled.^[6]

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Dear White People is 2014 comedy-drama film discussing various race-related issues at an Ivy League college from the perspective of African American students. Following the announcement of a Netflix original series in February 2017, an online boycott was launched by those who argued the show was promoting anti-white attitudes.

History

On October 17th, 2014, the film Dear White People was released, which focused on racial tensions experienced by African Americans at an Ivy League college.

Netflix Show

On February 8th, 2017, Netflix released an announcement trailer for the upcoming series (shown below). Within 48 hours, the YouTube upload gained over 2.1 million views, 268,000 dislikes and 25,000 likes.

That day, the keywords “Dear White People” became a trending topic on Twitter after various users accused the show of being “anti-white,” with some promoting a boycott against Netflix (shown below).

Meanwhile, two “fuck white people” Tweets posted by Dear White People head writer Jack Moore in November 2016 began circulating online as well, leading many to accuse him of racism.^[1][4] Also on February 8th, a post about the controversy reached the front page of /r/subredditdrama,^[5] gathering upwards of 3,100 votes (84% upvoted) and 1,300 comments in 48 hours.

Additionally, Dear White People actress Logan Browning tweeted a response to the controversy, claiming that the show “is not anti-any race” (shown below).^[6]

The following day, Dear White People creator Justin Simien insisted that he was not causing a racial divide in an interview with Indiewire:^[3]

“I’m not the first artist to use a misnomer as a title and I reject any notion of ‘causing a divide’ simply by stating that one exists. Which is my role as artist. To state what is.”

Also on February 9th, YouTuber Philip DeFranco posted a video responding to the controversy, in which he argued that the 2014 film was not anti-white and that the controversy was likely due to marketing failure (shown below). Within 24 hours, the video gained over 787,000 views and 19,400 comments.

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The 2014 film received positive reviews from critics, having gained a score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 79/100 on Metacritic.

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Lasagna Cat is a YouTube channel devoted to publishing parodies of Garfield comic strips by reenacting them as low-budget, live-action skits, followed by a short music-video parody of the comic.

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Lasagna Cat is created by the sketch comedy group called Fatal Farm.^[1] On November 8th, 2007 they posted the trailer for the series^[2] to the lasagnacat YouTube channel. The channel then posted all 27 episodes to on January 14th, 2008. The first, with the traditional ending montage set to “Final Fantasy VI Medley” by Nobuo Uematsu, gained over 1.1 million views in 9 years (shown below).

A website for Lasagna Cat^[3] also hosts all of the episodes.

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Lasagna Cat has been fondly remembered as one of the best products of the early days of YouTube.^[1][4]TV Tropes also devoted a page to the series.^[5]

2017 Return

On February 6th, 2017, the Lasagna Cat channel posted its first video in 9 years, claiming to be a “teaser” for an upcoming video.

On February 9th, the channel posted a video in the style of a mock-action movie trailer, announcing upcoming new episodes (shown below). The video gives a number to call, 1 (800) 591-3274, which is a working phone number related to the return of the show. The video gained over 28,000 views in one day.

The release of the trailer drew lots of media attention, getting articles from Consequence of Sound,^[6] Polygon,^[7] New York Magazine,^[8] and more.

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“See You In Court” refers to a series of jokes mocking a tweet written by United States President Donald Trump in reaction to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which deemed his travel ban executive order as unconstitutional.

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On February 9th, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Trump’s executive order imposing new travel restrictions on foreign nationals originating from seven Muslim-majority countries was unconstitutional. That evening, Trump posted the tweet “See you in court, the security of our nation is at stake!” in all capital letters (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 203,000 likes and 61,000 retweets.^[1] Meanwhile, the @realdonaldtrump Instagram^[8] feed posted a quote of the tweet on a blue background.

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That evening, many Twitter users began posting jokes about the tweet, featuring internet memes like Crying Michael Jordan, Arthur’s Fist and “You Can’t Cut Back on Funding” (shown below).

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton tweeted the numbers “3-0,” presumably referencing the three judges who put a hold on the executive orders. Within 24 hours, the tweet garnered more than 368,000 likes and 131,000 retweets.^[3]

On February 10th, a post asking about Clinton’s tweet was submitted to /r/OutOfTheLoop.^[2] In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the Twitter reactions, including The Telegraph,^[4] The Guardian,^[5] UpRoxx^[6] and Bustle.^[7]

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Embolden the E refers to a subreddit/trend started in July 2016, wherein one emboldens a random ‘e’ in their comments, lik*e* so.

Origin

In July 2016, Redditor AntoneFinance created the subreddit after accepting a bet to create a “meme, fad, or internet trend with significant Reddit-wide recognition” within two years.

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The subreddit has been gaining subscriptions and currently has 6,000 subscribers. Mentions of the subreddit frequently appear in threads of other subreddits such as AskReddit. It has also spawned a competitive subreddit, Avoid5, that focuses on writing comments without using the letter ‘e’. Occasionally it has been faced with criticism, with some calling it a forced meme.

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MRE Taste Videos are YouTube videos in which a person tastes and reviews a MRE (Meal, Ready-to-eat), a packaged product made for the United States military.^[1] The videos tend to be popular and often end up trending on YouTube.

Origin

On April 17th, 2011, YouTube user gschultz9 uploaded a video of his daughter trying an MRE (shown below). The video has gained over 2,300 views and inspired him to record more videos centered around MREs.

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gschultz9 was the first YouTuber to start a series of MRE taste videos. His first proper review was published on May 10th, 2011, and it was of a chicken breast from 2003 (shown below).

Over the next 6 years, gschultz9 posted dozens of videos of him eating and reviewing MREs. His most popular to date with over 660,000 views shows him eating “Astronaut Food” (shown below).

Spread Through Youtube

After a few years, other YouTubers began posting MRE taste videos with higher production values. On August 14th, 2014, popular YouTube food-reviewer emmymadeinjapan uploaded a video of her trying her first MRE in a video that gained over 900,000 views (shown below).

Another popular account devoted to reviewing MREs is Steve1989 MREinfo, who began reviewing MREs in late 2015.^[2] AtlasObcura^[3] covered the global fascination and YouTube community surrounding MREs on May 2nd, 2016.

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This is a meme LEL

Many redditors have been posting comments recently regarding a wrestling match from 1998 between Mankind and Undertaker. The statement usually starts off related to the subject of the post but quickly derails into a reminder not to forget about the wrestling match.

It was started by redditor Shittymorph and has been reposted by dozens of people since. Shittymorph continues to post the comment to much fanfare. It has now spread to facebook and other popular websites.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5sja7v/whats_this_whole_1998_undertaker_meme/