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Own the School Like a Hero

Origin

On August 9th, 2017, Twitter user @OMGItsBirdman^[6] tweeted a photograph of a Walmart rifle display with the sign “Own the School Year Like a Hero” placed on top (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 63,000 likes and 31,300 retweets.

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On August 9th, the photograph reached the front page of the /r/dankmemes,^[3] /r/ShitAmericansSay^[4] and /r/facepalm^[5] subreddits. Meanwhile, Redditor SpongeDot uploaded the picture with a stock photo of a father and son with the caption “Son, summers over and it’s time for you to pick up the family business” to /r/MemeEconomy^[1] (shown below, left). The following day, Redditor Magenta_Nazgul1 submitted the image with the caption “What is the best pencil for school? help” to /r/MemeEconomy^[2] (shown below, right).

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Janet the Superhero refers to a child’s drawing of a superhero she made at art camp. Janet is a green, monster-looking creature who “cuts people in half with giant scissors.” After being posted online by the child’s mother, the character went viral and inspired fan art.

Origin

On August 7th, 2017, Twitter user @Manda_like_wine,^[1] aka Amanda Williams, tweeted a photo of her child Luca’s drawing of Janet. According to the caption of the image, “Janet cuts people in half with giant scissors. She is a hero only to herself.” The tweet gained over 16,000 retweets and 56,000 likes (shown below).

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After the tweet went viral, several Twitter users fell in love with the character, particularly after an exchange in which Williams explained that the giant stick featured in the image is “a twig that she smacks the jerks down with.”^[2] Shortly after the initial tweet, Twitter users began replying to Williams with pieces of fan art they drew in tribute to Janet. The first appears to be @domofudge,^[3] whose tweet gained over 150 retweets (shown below, left). Another popular piece of fan art, posted by @CreativeGrenade,^[4] displayed a logo for Janet, gaining 30 retweets (shown below, right). Two days after Williams’ tweet, Cosmopolitan^[5] published an article in which they interviewed Williams. Select All^[6] also posted an article about the response to Janet.

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Karsten Warholm’s World Championships Reaction refers Norwegian sprinter Karsten Warholm’s reaction to winning the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in London in August 2017.

Origin

On August 9th, 2017, BBC Sports^[1] posted a video on Twitter of Norwegian sprinter Karsten Warholm winning the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in London. They captioned the post “Karsten Warholm’s reaction to winning gold is absolutely priceless.” The tweet (shown below) received more than 2,800 retweets and 8,200 likes in 24 hours.

Shortly after, Twitter user @Juanjom76^[3] posted a series of screencaps of Warholm grabbing his face in surprise and delight. They captioned the post “A MEME just born.”

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That day more users began posting the picture next to other similar reactions such as Edvard Munch’s The Scream painting. Twitter user @mrpaulk posted the reaction next to The Scream shortly after the reaction went viral.

Gifs of the moment became popular on Reddit as well. On August 10th, Redditor thenorwegianblue posted the gif (shown below) in the /r/gifs^[4] subreddit. The post received more than 3,700 (96% upvoted) in 24 hours. Another Redditor, JF_112, posted in the /r/funny^[6] subreddit, where it received 1,100 points (92% upvoted).

Several news outlets covered the reaction image, including The Washington Post,^[2] Business Insider^[5] and more.

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An Ouija board is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet and the numbers 0-9, with words such as “Hello” or “Goodbye” inscribed on them. They took Internet fame due to the beliefs surrounding this board.

Origin

The Ouija board was reported to have first been used sometime in 1100 AD era China, known as planchette writing as an attempt at necromancy. The Ouija would get its actual name during its use in Baltimore, Maryland to contact the dead in the late 1800s.

On the Internet, after outcry from various religious parties over its use and purpose (most notably from Roman Catholics), these rumors (which include the board being used for divination and as a tool for Satan) quickly spread all over the web.

A creepypasta, simply named The Ouija Board, was uploaded to the Creepypasta Wiki, while earlier, the online viral origin on YouTube, depicting a clip from Charmed of a character using one, was uploaded.

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As the years went on, the device slowly got popular. There are multiple films based on or even just featuring the board.

It has been referenced in television shows and went viral online with people trying out the device themselves.

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Friends Opening Parodies refer to a series of parody videos for the opening credits of the popular American TV sitcom Friends.

Origin.

Friends is an American sitcom television series that follows six friends in their twenties and thirties living in New York City. During its decade-long run from 1994 to 2004, the series enjoyed both mainstream success and critical acclaims as one of the most successful sitcoms in television history and its fanbase continued to grow through syndicated airings in the years following its series finale.

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Parody’s of the theme song began showing up on youtube as early as 2007. Many parodies of the sitcom’s opening theme are crossovers of other popular movies and TV series.

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Jay-Z “Moonlight” Parody

On August 4th, 2017, Jay Z recreated the opening theme with an all black cast of comedians for his music video for the song “Moonlight.” The music video teaser was released on TIDAL’s twitter page while the full video has already been released on TIDAL. The video stars comedian’s Issa Rae, Tiffany Haddish and Jerrod Carmichael as corresponding characters from Friends and aims to provide commentary of the diversity in Hollywood.

Bronco’s Parody

On August 6th, 2017, the Bronco’s posted a parody of the theme song on twitter for #NationalFriendshipDay.
The video gained over 4k likes and 2k retweets in just four days.

Rolf Sings is a meme based on a scene from the Cartoon Network series Ed, Edd n Eddy, where the character Rolf performs opera.

Origin

The scene originates from the episode Hand Me Down Ed, where a mysterious boomerang flies around the cul-de-sac and changes the way a character acts upon contact. In one scene, Rolf is busy with his crops, until the boomerang lands in his pants. Shortly afterwards, the boomerang causes a transformation on him that makes him sing opera music. He ends up singing directly at the Eds as well when they try to scam him at his front doorstep.

The video where the clip is from, simply called the curse, currently sits at over 38,000 views.

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Since 2006, two variations of the meme have came into existence: one version is making it look like Rolf is causing destruction with his singing. The first known instance of this is entitled Rolf sing aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa by zacharyrandall, which features clips of the show involving destruction as Rolf sings. This video sits at over 200,000 views.

Another version would replace what Rolf sings with something else. An example is the original English theme for Pokémon dubbed over Rolf’s singing. This video, uploaded by MrJonGuy45, sits at almost 18,000 views.

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Sex Is an Intimate and Sacred Act is a snowclone popular on Twitter with the template, “Sex is an intimate and sacred act. Your body is a temple and you should not share it with someone who X.”

Origin

On August 2nd, 2017, Twitter user @Loopzoop^[5] posted “Sex is an intimate and sacred act. Ladies your body is a temple and you should not be sharing it with anyone who doesnt watch family guy,” gaining over 440 retweets and 2,000 likes (shown below).

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Later that day, @HUNTYCHAN^[1] posted a more viral play on the format, posting “Sex is an intimate and sacred act. Ladies your body is a temple and you should not be sharing it with anyone who doesnt play Animal Crossing,” gaining over 4,500 retweets and over 10,000 likes (shown below).

As the tweet spread, its template grew into a snowclone as other people inserted various stipulations as to why a person should not have sex with another. Two of the most popular tweets include references to global warming^[3] and Through The Fire and The Flames, ^[4] which gained 18,000 and 14,000 retweets, respectively (shown below). The popularity of the snowclone was covered by The Daily Dot^[2] on August 10th.

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“Dab On the Haters” is an expression advising people to perform a Dab dance move to silence enemies and critics. The phrase was popularized online after being adopted by YouTuber Jake Paul.

Origin

In November 2015, American football player Cam Newton spoke at a press conference, where he claimed fans had encouraged him to “Dab on them folks” during football games (shown below).

Spread

In early 2017, YouTuber Jake Paul began using the phrase “Dab on them haters” when addressing fans in his videos, urging them to ignore criticism in life pursuits (shown below).

On August 8th, YouTuber “Jacksfilms”: posted a video in which he reads various Twitter responses to the question “What if haters Dab back?” (shown below). Within 72 hours, the video gained over 1.6 million views and 52,300 comments.

On August 10th, YouTuber Hot Dad posted a music video titled “I’m Just Gonna Dab on the Haters,” featuring YouTubers FrankJavCee and Salvia Erik (shown below).

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Meme Life Cycle Charts refer to images which explain the spread of memes usually through a hierarchy of websites which they appear upon. Typically, these charts will feature 4chan or Reddit as the genesis of memes, and as the memes spread to other sites they get progressively worse, bottoming out when they hit sites such as Facebook or 9gag.

Origin

On May 22nd, 2011, Cracked writer Dr. Gentleman posted a graphic^[1] explaining the life cycle of a meme, using the life cycle of The Cake Is A Lie to illustrate his point (shown below).

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Cheerileeder is the nickname given to Friendship is Magic character Cheerilee in her cheerleader outfit. After the episode she was seen doing this aired, she caught on quickly online.

Origin

The original source is from the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of the show, entitled “The Cart Before The Ponies”. The episode primarily focuses on the fillies of Cheerilee’s class prepping for a go-kart race, while being assisted by an older character. Before and during the actual race, Cheerilee can be seen in a cheerleader’s outfit and cheering for the racers.

A clip featuring Cheerilee in her outfit was uploaded to YouTube by Letupita725HD on August 7, 2016. It currently sits at over 800,000 views.

Spread

After the episode aired, fans and users took attention to Cheerileeder due to her cute design. The character in the outfit is a popular choice for fan art as well.

In early January 2017, a video tribute to Cheerileeder was uploaded to YouTube by MLPfriendsforever. The video sits at only 424 views as of August.

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Jimmy Fallon is an American comedian, actor, television host, and musician who is best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of NBC’s late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The comedian has been credited with producing a number of viral videos and recurring segments featuring various celebrities through social media channels.

Online History

On January, 2006 the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Youtube Channel launched and began uploading segments from the talkshow. As of August 2017, the channel which is now named The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[#] has 14 million subscribers and over 7.5 billion views.

Social Media Presence

On February, 2015, the official Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon launched gaining 12 million likes in five years. As of August 2017, Jimmy Fallon has reached 48.6 million followers on twitter[#] and 9.8 million followers on Instagram.[#]

Highlights

EW!

Ew! Is a comedy sketch segment in which Jimmy (in drag) and a guest (male guests are also in drag) star in a fictional show called Ew!. The sketch revolves around two teenage girls discussing things that make them saw “Ew!” The sketch is based on a running gag from July 15, 2011 when an audience member named Sara audibly yelled “Ew!” in an episode of Tonight with Jimmy Fallon.

The first segment of Ew! premiered on August 11, 2011 and starred Emma Stone and Claire Danes. Celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Channing Tatum, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Seth Rogen, and Lindsay Lohan have gone on to star in comedy sketch.

Wheel of Musical Impressions

Wheel of Musical Impressions s a game segment where guests and Fallon take turns hitting a button of musical impressions which will land on a random singer and a random song. The first episode featuring the segment premiered on September 2, 2014 and Featured Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.

On September 15, 2015, the channel uploaded their most viewed video “Wheel of Musical Impressions with Ariana Grande” which reached 96 million views in two years. The segment has become a staple for the late-night host.

Fallon also has a regular wheel of impressions which lands on a random celebrity and a topic instead.

History of Rap

History of Rap is an ongoing sketch Fallon has with singer Justin Timberlake, where they perform a medley of popular rap songs in chronological order from a 30 year span. The segment premiered in 2010 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and has had a total of six installments.

Water War

Water War is a game Fallon plays with a celebrity guest in which they play the card game war. The winner of each hand is rewarded with throwing a glass of water on the looser. Once a player wins five hands they spray the opposing player with a large water gun. Fallon has played with Lindsay Lohan, Jason Statham, Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, and others.

that Hacker is the best ever you will not fiund a better one O,O!

A man finding out Astolfo is a trap

So guys, this is how it’s going to be, I talked with Taso, he told me what was the problem honestly, without hesitation,for you this what I’m writing might be rural or not, I want to tell what is mine and my side of the story. First of all, I am not driving anyone home under 100 MKD. Secondly, If you have cheaper variants, try them. We will still be friends, the driving was something else. BUTITS A SHAME TO TALK about 40 MKD for the pay toll, because on Saturday, when we were alone, I did not charge Taso, because I covered the gas, this week with my money I filled my car, and I didn’t have excess for the pay tolls, PLUS tell me which one of you I didn’t wait for or made a circle when he forgets something, didn’t I drive you to Beverly for the guitar strings okay , I payed the parking when we were on the systematic plus I did not tell you anything, We are going on the midterm, I am paying the pay tolls, and I don’t take your money when I’m driving to City Mall okay no problem, tickets for the concert I don’t remember who bought, It’s not important, I never told you hey guys my car wasted more that I’m waiting for you, and It’s a shame that you are talking about 40 MKD, and if driving with me doesn’t suit you, then don’t drive with me, but don’t talk behind my back. I know that my cheek is clean, if you have something manly tell it to my face or ask why is it like that. You are frustrated, and so am I because you have talked behind my back, I don’t know which of you but it doesn’t matter, If you have something to tell me, I asked nicely from the beginning guys do you want to go from the pay toll we will give small amount of money, we would go pay toll then Romanli, you told me no, please , that’s from me and good luck on the midterm.

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Julia Has Autism is a meme based on a Sesame Street cartoon featuring Julia, a muppet who has autism.
Origin
On March 29 2017 YouTuber Carcinogenesis uploaded a video to his YouTube channel called “Julia Has A U T I S M”, gaining over 185,000 views and 4000 likes.

Spread
On April 6 2017, YouTuber darknd_115 uploaded an earrape video called “Julia has AUTISM” to YouTube, while YouTuber SirDiddleySquats uploaded a video called “JuLiA dOeS tHiNgS dIfFeReNtLy!” combining earrape with Milo Stewarts “All white people are racist” rant, gaining over 1800 views.

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Overview

The United the Right rally was an alt-right demonstration protesting the removal of the Robert Edward Lee Sculpture in Emancipation Park. During the event, a car struck several attendees, fatally injuring one person.

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Car Attack

Donald Trump’s Reaction

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It’s Party Time refers to a song rapped by Fritz, a dog character in the 2000 Italian animated film Titanic: The Legend Goes On.^[1] He is well known for his rap “Party Time” in the overseas edit of this movie.

Origin

The scene from the film in question comes in two different edits: the original and overseas version. Both occur after Fritz saves a family of mice from an orange cat in the titular Titanic. The son, named Maxie, says in both versions "If it hadn’t been for you, I would be in someone else’s digestion.’ In the overseas edit, it is here that Fritz starts rapping “Party Time.” In the original version, there is more of a lead-in, where Fritz speaks to the mice to be careful next time before he raps (which sounds different and is slightly shorter, with less reused animation).

The overseas edit was uploaded to YouTube on April 9th, 2008, while the original version was uploaded on August 18th, 2009. The overseas edit has over 912,000 views (shown below).

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The scene first gained attention in the late 2000s. On August 3rd, 2008, YouTuber GothicusMaximus juxtaposed the scene with footage of James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, gaining over 17,000 views (shown below, left). The film was later reviewed by The Nostalgia Critic in 2009. He reviewed the overseas edit, and when he sees the scene with Fritz, he bursts into laughter (shown below, left).

Since the film became known online, the scene has since been the subject of mockery and parodies, mostly because of the edit’s confusing and abrupt nature. On May 9th, 2009, YouTuber retardskull made a YouTube Poop edit of the scene that gained over 2,700 views (shown below, left). JonTron also reviewed the film, and performed a skit of him dancing through New York City when he got to the scene (shown below, right).

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Elf-san wa Yaserarenai (Elf Can’t On a Diet) was first published in December of 2016 by publisher Wani Books in Comic Gum. It follows the story of Naoe-kun, a massage therapist at the Smiley Boar health clinic. Erufuda-san, an elf from another world, shows up at the clinic, looking to recover her figure from this world’s junk foods.All the junk food of this world has taken its toll on her figure. Eventually, others from her world join her in the pursuit of better health.

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It’s Party Time refers to a song rapped by Fritz, a dog character in the 2000 Italian animated film Titanic: The Legend Goes On.^[1] He is well known for his rap “Party Time” in the overseas edit of this movie.

Origin

The scene from the film in question comes in two different edits: the original and overseas version. Both occur after Fritz saves a family of mice from an orange cat in the titular Titanic. The son, named Maxie, says in both versions "If it hadn’t been for you, I would be in someone else’s digestion.’ In the overseas edit, it is here that Fritz starts rapping “Party Time.” In the original version, there is more of a lead-in, where Fritz speaks to the mice to be careful next time before he raps (which sounds different and is slightly shorter, with less reused animation).

The overseas edit was uploaded to YouTube on April 9th, 2008, while the original version was uploaded on August 18th, 2009. The overseas edit has over 912,000 views (shown below).

Spread

The scene first gained attention in the late 2000s. On August 3rd, 2008, YouTuber GothicusMaximus juxtaposed the scene with footage of James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, gaining over 17,000 views (shown below, left). The film was later reviewed by The Nostalgia Critic in 2009. He reviewed the overseas edit, and when he sees the scene with Fritz, he bursts into laughter (shown below, left).

Since the film became known online, the scene has since been the subject of mockery and parodies, mostly because of the edit’s confusing and abrupt nature. On May 9th, 2009, YouTuber retardskull made a YouTube Poop edit of the scene that gained over 2,700 views (shown below, left). JonTron also reviewed the film, and performed a skit of him dancing through New York City when he got to the scene (shown below, right).

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