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Lonely Theresa May is a series of image macros featuring British Prime Minister Theresa May sitting alone a conference table with her head down. Many online, have captioned the image, mocking her apparent loneliness and sadness.

Origin

On October 20th, 2017, Getty Images^[1] published a photograph of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May awaiting European Council President Donald Tusk at the European Leaders Summit. Taken by Geert Vanden Wijngaert, the photograph (shown below) features May sitting at a long conference table with her head down.

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“White Men Can’t Understand” is an image macro series mocking a statement uttered by actress Lena Dunham during a 2016 interview regarding attacks on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Origin

On April 9th, 2016, Page Six^[1] published an interview with Dunham titled “Lena Dunham reaffirms her love for Hillary,” in which she claimed other white male presidential candidates were unable to understand what it was like to be attacked as a woman.

“The other candidates are white men and they cannot understand, even if they can understand it intellectually . . . for what it’s like to be under that kind of attack, and I’m so impressed by the way she continues to soldier forth.”

On April 26th, 2017, the Turning Point USA Twitter feed posted a picture of Dunham captioned with “White men can’t understand what it’s like to be under attack,” followed by a picture of an injured man wearing a “Make America Great Again Shirt” (shown below).^[3]

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On May 14th, 2017, Redditor Miichaelstevens posted the same Dunham image followed by a photograph of United States military carrying a wounded soldier (shown below, left). Within five months, the post gathered upwards of 4,900 points (83% upvoted) and 290 comments on /r/MensRights.^[4] On June 18th, Dunham reposted a version of the image with the message “Spam ‘White Men Are Gods’ On Her Racist Page” to Instagram,^[5] adding “I guarantee your wives hate you” (shown below, right).

On October 20th, 2017, Redditor pslessard followed by a picture of the Normandy landings in World War II (shown below). Within 24 hours, the post gained over 29,700 points (69% upvoted) and 1,200 comments.

That day, several other variations of the image macro reached the frontpage of /r/dankmemes (shown below).

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He Was Truly Ahead of His Time refers to a series of three-panel exploitable images based on a webcomic by Tumblr artist Ronnie Raccoon. In the meme, characters critique the changing sentiments towards the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his work “Starry Night.” The final image shows a meme or other humorous photograph from the internet, implying that in the future it will be considered high art.

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On February 1st, 2015, Tumblr^[1] user Ronnie Raccoon published a three-panel comic entitled “Art.” The piece features characters over time debating the merits of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” particularly how when it was first painted, critics reacted negatively to the painting, and how in the present of 2015, the artist is regarded as “ahead of his time.” The final panel features a pregnant cartoon character who resemble Sonic the Hedgehog, implying that in the future Mpreg illustrations will be considered high-art. Over the course of two years, the post (shown below) has received more than 17,000 notes.

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Primarina is a Pokémon introduced in the Sun and Moon games. A water/fairy-type Pokémon, it is the final evolution of the water starter Pokémon Popplio. Online, the character has inspired a high amount of fan art focused on what fans have interpreted as its feminine design.

Origin

On October 27th, 2016, The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel uploaded a video announcing the final evolutions for the Sun and Moon starting Pokémon, marking Primarina’s online debut (shown below).

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Pokémon Sun and Moon was released on November 18th, 2016.^[1] Competitive players immediately noticed that Primarina’s high Special Attack and Special Defense stats made her a “special wall or tank” Pokémon.^[2] In the following year, Primarina became the subject of thousands of pieces of fan art. On DeviantArt, there are over 7,500 entries under the “Primarina” tag.^[3] There are also hundreds of pieces of fan art on Tumblr. ^[4]

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“Love Too” refers to a catchphrase used on Twitter to express sarcastic enjoyment. The form of “too” is purposely incorrect, a common stylistic technique of weird twitter.

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The earliest known instance of “love too” being used to express sarcasm comes from the Twitter^[1] account for @dril on December 8th, 2009 (shown below). That day, @Dril responded to another user and said, “@hambeef love too get a bite on that. thank you for sharing.”

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Four years later, @dril posted another “love too” tweet,^[2] writing, “@DerekRickers listrn pal, im matt, and i love Too fuck.” Within four and a half years, the post (shown below, left) received more than 30 retweets and 100 likes.

The following year, Twitter user @fart began using the phrase (examples below, center and right). On May 5th, 2014, @fart tweeted,^[3]“i love too add value to a company or organization .” Later that year, he tweeted^[4] a picture of his signature with the caption “i love too electronically sign the employee handbook.”

In 2017, numerous media personalities began using “love too.” On June 27th, 2017, MSNBC correspondent Chris Hayes tweeted,^[5]“Love too have literal foreign agents running the America First campaign.” The tweet (shown below) received more than 250 retweets and 1,000 likes.

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Paperclip Maximizer is a thought experiment about an artificial intelligence designed with the sole purpose of making as many paperclips as possible, which could hypothetically destroy the world or even the entire universe by converting all resources into paperclips due to instrumental convergence.

Origin

In 2003, Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom released a paper titled “Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence,” which included the paperclip maximizer thought experiment to illustrate the existential risks posed by creating artificial general intelligence.^[1]

“Suppose we have an AI whose only goal is to make as many paper clips as possible. The AI will realize quickly that it would be much better if there were no humans because humans might decide to switch it off. Because if humans do so, there would be fewer paper clips. Also, human bodies contain a lot of atoms that could be made into paper clips. The future that the AI would be trying to gear towards would be one in which there were a lot of paper clips but no humans.”

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On April 17th, 2009, an entry for the thought experiment was submitted to the Less Wrong Wiki.^[4]

On October 1st, 2010, Redditor DarthContinent submitted the LessWrong article to /r/programming,^[2] where it gathered more than 460 points (88% upvoted) and 450 comments prior to being archived. On April 27th, 2015, the TED YouTube channel released a talk by Bostrom in which he discussed variations of the thought experiment (shown below).

On January 6, 2015, Redditor eaturbrainz submitted a post titled “You are a paperclip maximizer who has been let out of the box. How do you destroy the world?” to /r/rational.^[5]

Games

For the 2017 STDIO Game Jam, a paperclip maximizer video game made in Python was submitted by developer Omar Rizwan, in which the player converts various materials into paperclips.^[3]

In early October 2017, game designer Frank Lantz released the incremental game“Universal Paperclip” based on the thought experiment, in which the player controls a paperclip maximizer AI with the goal of turning all matter in the universe into paperclips (shown below).

On October 11th, the Univesal Paperclip Wiki was created.^[6] Over the next several weeks, the game was submitted to the /r/rational and /r/futorology subreddits and was reported on by several internet news sites, including Kotaku,^[7] BoingBoing,^[8] Venture Beat,^[9] AV Club^[10] and Kottke.^[11]

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Knuckles Sings refers to a series of animated videos in which a goofily animated drawing of Sonic the Hedgehog character Knuckles sings various songs.

Origin

On February 20th, 2017, YouTube animator Gregzilla uploaded a video in which he reviewed Sonic Lost World (shown below, left). Early in the video, a goofily drawn Knuckles appears for a second. The review gained over 266,000 views. Two weeks later, he uploaded a video in which he has the character “sing” a part of “I Don’t Want to Set The World On Fire” by The Ink Spots, gaining over 1.7 million views (shown below, right).

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On March 16th, YouTuber Fluff uploaded a remix of Gregzilla’s video in which Knuckles sings “All Star”, gaining over 18,000 views (shown below, left). On March 25th, YouTuber Framerater uploaded a “full version” of Gregzilla’s video, having Knuckles sing the entire Ink Spots song, gaining over 730,000 views (shown below, right).

On March 31st, YouTuber Sonic Plush uploaded a version where Knuckles sang “All Star” but with a remixed animation, marking the first variation with different animation (shown below, left). Three days later, Sonic Plush uploaded another variation which gained over 107,000 views (shown below, right).

Over the following months, several other Knuckles Sings variations appeared on YouTube, with most of the popular versions created by Framerater and Sonic Plush. Popular edits created by other YouTubers find Knuckles singing “Suicide is Painless,” created by Fanzy Kittenz and gaining over 390,000 views (shown below, left), and a version where Knuckles sings “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire, uploaded by Fainter Streak and gaining over 117,000 views (shown below, right).

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Lulu the Failed CIA Dog refers to a dog who was being trained by the CIA to detect explosives. In a series of tweets, the CIA explained that Lulu had no interest in being a bomb-sniffing dog and was adopted by her handler. The story sparked jokes on Twitter and was covered by major media outlets.

Origin

On October 18th, 2017, the CIATwitter account tweeted updates^[1] on Lulu, a dog who after undergoing training to be an explosive detecting dog, was discharged from duty after it was determined she was uninterested in doing the job.

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Richard Spencer University of Florida Speech refers to the protests, events and controversies surrounding an appearance by white supremacist and alt-right leader Richard Spencer’s appearance at the University of Florida.

Background

In August 2017, following the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va, the University of Florida blocked an event that featured white supremacist Richard Spencer from speaking.^[2]

Two months later on October 10th, University of Florida President Kent Fuchs posted a video to YouTube stating that while he disagreed with Spencer’s viewed, he was legally obligated to allow him to speak. In his statement, Fuchs urged students to avoid the event and challenge Spencer’s view points.

“First, do not provide Mr. Spencer and his followers the spotlight they are seeking. They are intending to attract crowds and provoke a reaction in order to draw the media. I urge everyone to stay away from Mr. Spencer and his followers and the Phillips Center where he will speak and the media will be assembled on October 19. By shunning him and his followers we will block his attempt for further visibility.

Second, although I urge you to avoid the Spencer event, I ask that you not let Mr. Spencer’s message of hate and racism go unchallenged. Speak up for your values and the values of our university. Make it clear that messages of hate on our campus are contrary to those values. Mr. Spencer’s message is disproportionately hurtful to members of our Gator community who are targets of hate and violence simply because of their skin color, religion, culture, sexual orientation or beliefs. Those of us in the majority must speak up for those in the minority and make our voice of love and support heard."

On October 12th, Richard Spencer’s white nationalist think tank, the National Policy Institute, posted on Facebook^[1] that Spencer would speaking at the University of Florida in Gainesville on October 19th.

Development

Leading up to the speech, on October 16th, Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency. In his statement, Scott wrote, “We live in a country where everyone has the right to voice their opinion, however, we have zero tolerance for violence and public safety is always our number one priority. This executive order is an additional step to ensure that the University of Florida and the entire community is prepared so everyone can stay safe.”^[3]

Several days later, the Gainesville mayor Lauren Poe^[4] said, “here’s no question that he is a terrorist leader and that his followers look to commit acts of terror to disrupt our community.” Additionally, the University estimated that an additional $600,000 in security would be needed for the speech, which expected to attract large protests.^[5]

The event was met with hundreds of protesters, as the campus was flooded with organizers and activists chanting “go home” as Spencer led his press conference.^[6]

Arrests

Following the event, three men were arrested for allegedly approaching a car of counter protesters, shouting “hail Hitler” and firing a handgun while threatening to kill the passengers. Two others were arrested at the event, one for possession of a firearm on school property and another for resisting an officer without violence.^[7]

Nazi Punch

During the event, a picture of a man punching a Nazi wearing swastikas on his shirt went viral. On October 19th, 2017, the official Getty Images Twitter tweeted the picture with the caption “A man wearing swastikas is punched at a protest against white nationalist.” The post (shown below) received more than 3,700 retweets and 9,000 likes in 24 hours.

The picture quickly went viral as people captioned the picture with references to the punching a Nazi debate. Comedian Jonah Ray Rodrigues tweeted, “Remember: punching a NAZI is never unprovoked. Because it’s an equal and opposite reaction to somebody being a NAZI.” The tweet (shown below, left) received more than 580 retweets and 3,200 likes in 24 hours.

That day, Twitter user @nationalparke tweeted in reference to Getty’s description, “‘a man wearing swastikas’ I feel like there is maybe a word for that.” The tweet (shown below, right) received more than 14,000 retweets and 37,000 likes in 24 hours.

That day, the photo also appeared on the /r/pics subreddit. Redditor^[14] technikally posted the picture, garnering more than 10,000 points (74% upvoted) and 5,900 comments in less than 24 hours. Redditor^[15] thepanichand also posted the picture in the /r/beholdthemasterrace subreddit under the title “Warm welcome for Nazis in Gainesville.” The post received more than 730 points (95% upvoted) and 100 comments in less than 24 hours.

Media Coverage

Several news outlets covered Spencer’s speech and the protests to it, including CNN,^[11]ABC,^[7] The Los Angeles Times,^[12] The Washington Post^[13] and more.

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Wii Shop Channel Theme Remixes refers to a series of remixes and fan-made versions of the score for the NintendoWii Shop Channel.

Origin

On November 19th, 2006, Nintendo launched the Wii console.^[1] The system came with a feature called the Mii Shop Channel^[2], which allows users to download Virtual Console games, WiiWare games, and additional channels. Downloading may require redeeming Wii Points. Mii Shop Channel also included a theme song (shown below). Four months later, YouTuber Winry Rockbell uploaded the song to YouTube, where, 10 years later, it has acrued more than 3 million views.

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In this reaction image, it features a character named Winslow from the cartoon CatDog, opening a door and then immediately leaving, slamming the door. This reaction is used mainly on situations where the user immediately wants to leave a bad situation or sees something utterly revolting.

Origin

This scene of Winslow T. Oddfellow from the 1999 CatDog episode “Fishing for Trouble” was uploaded to YouTube on October 17, 2012 as “Best Scene in CatDog”. He walks out of the door to his room to see Cat going into Dog’s mouth (looking for Dog’s fish Veronica) and then turns back around and slams the door.

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However, this meme seems to have been reinvented in the past few months in reference to infamous Rule 34 artist Shadman, usually paired with a >Shadman greentext. It is likely that 4chan created this reaction image.

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Paramount Pictures (also known simply as Paramount) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1912.

History

Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world after the French studios Gaumont Film Company (1895) and Pathé (1896), followed by the Nordisk Film company (1906), and Universal Studios (1912). It is the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.

Paramount Pictures dates its existence from the 1912 founding date of the Famous Players Film Company. Hungarian-born founder, Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons, saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to the middle class by featuring the leading theatrical players of the time (leading to the slogan “Famous Players in Famous Plays”). By mid-1913, Famous Players had completed five films, and Zukor was on his way to success. Its first film was Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, which starred Sarah Bernhardt.

That same year, another aspiring producer, Jesse L. Lasky, opened his Lasky Feature Play Company with money borrowed from his brother-in-law, Samuel Goldfish, later known as Samuel Goldwyn. The Lasky company hired as their first employee a stage director with virtually no film experience, Cecil B. DeMille, who would find a suitable site in Hollywood, near Los Angeles, for his first feature film, The Squaw Man.

Paramount Pictures’ first logo, based on a design by its founder William Wadsworth Hodkinson, used from 1917 to 1967.
Starting in 1914, both Lasky and Famous Players released their films through a start-up company, Paramount Pictures Corporation, organized early that year by a Utah theatre owner, W. W. Hodkinson, who had bought and merged several smaller firms. Hodkinson and actor, director, producer Hobart Bosworth had started production of a series of Jack London movies. Paramount was the first successful nationwide distributor; until this time, films were sold on a statewide or regional basis which had proved costly to film producers. Also, Famous Players and Lasky were privately owned while Paramount was a corporation.

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Paramount Pictures Logo Parodies

Paramount Pictures Logo Parodies are spoofs of vanity cards used by Paramount Pictures, which are typically shown in the opening or closing credits to brand content.

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It’s Sodium Chloride is an animated video inspired by the Nickelodeon computer animated TV series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The video gained notoriety on YouTube due to its memorable quotes, including “ Big McThankies From McSpankies".

Origin

On October 25th, 2016, YouTuber Saucy Postal uploaded an edited version of the Jimmy Neutron scene from the episode “Men at Work”, which gathered upwards of 2.15 million views and 5,900 comments over the next year (shown below).

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My take on a classic Sesame Street meme.

Tenacles is a meme that started in a private discord call between tenacles and his sniper clan
tenacles was constantly under fire because of his bad username
after 3 weeks of constant insults and hentai referances he commited suizid
Rip Tenacles

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The Hands Resist Him also colloquially known as The eBay Haunted Painting or The Creepy eBay Painting is a popular urban legend about a peculiar painting made in 1972 sold on eBay that supposedly was haunted. Owners of the painting as well as shoppers on eBay who came across the listing would frequently report illnesses, fainting, and possession by an “unseen entity”. Owners of the painting would also report that the boy in the canvas would frequently escape at nighttime.^[1]

Origin

In 1972, artist and writer Bill Stoneham painted That Hands Resist Him as a painting in a group of four.^[2] The painting was a recreation of a family photo of him and a neighborhood girl with added Jungian and Metaphysic symbolism, where the door represents a gate to possibilities, and the hands represent “other lives”.^[3][6]

In February 2000, it was posted on eBay with a backstory (shown below) claiming it was haunted.^[4]

WHEN WE RECEIVEDTHISPAINTING, WE THOUGHT IT WASREALLYGOODART. A " PICKER " HADFOUND IT ABANDONEDBEHIND AN OLDBREWERY. AT THETIME WE WONDERED A LITTLEWHY A SEEMINGLYPERFECTLYFINEPAINTINGWOULD BE DISCARDEDLIKETHAT. ( TODAY WE DON’T !!! ) ONEMORNINGOUR 4 AND 1/2 YEAROLDDAUGHTERCLAIMED, THATTHECHILDREN IN THEPICTUREWEREFIGHTING, ANDCOMINGINTOTHEROOMDURINGTHENIGHT. NOW, I DON’T BELIEVE IN UFOS OR ELVISBEINGALIVE, BUT MY HUSBANDWASALARMED. TO MY AMUSEMENT HE SET UP A MOTIONTRIGGEREDCAMERAFORTHENIGHTS. AFTERTHREENIGHTSTHEREWEREPICTURES.THELASTTWOPICTURESSHOWNAREFROMTHAT‘STAKEOUT’. AFTERSEEINGTHEBOYSEEMINGLYEXITINGTHEPAINTINGUNDERTHREAT, WE DECIDED, THEPAINTINGHAS TO GO.PLEASEJUDGEFORYOURSELF. -BEFOREYOU DO, PLEASEREADTHEFOLLOWINGWARNINGANDDISCLAIMER.

--WARNING: DO NOTBID ON THISPAINTING IF YOUARESUSCEPTIBLE TO STRESSRELATEDDISEASE, FAINT OF HEART OR AREUNFAMILIARWITHSUPERNATURALEVENTS. BY BIDDING ON THISPAINTING, YOUAGREE TO RELEASETHEOWNERS OF ALLLIABILITY IN RELATION TO THESALE OR ANYEVENTSHAPPENINGAFTERTHESALE, THATMIGHT BE CONTRIBUTED TO THISPAINTING. THISPAINTINGMAY OR MAYNOTPOSESSSUPERNATURALPOWERS, THATCOULDIMPACT OR CHANGEYOURLIFE. HOWEVER, BY BIDDINGYOUAGREE TO EXCLUSIVELYBID ON THEVALUE OF THEARTWORK, WITHDISREGARD TO THELASTTWOPHOTOSFEATURED IN THISAUCTION, ANDHOLDTHEOWNERSHARMLESS IN REGARD TO THEMANDTHEIRIMPACT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ---------- NOWTHAT WE GOTTHISOUT OF THEWAY, ONEQUESTION TO YOUEBAYERS. WE WANTOURHOUSE TO BE BLESSEDAFTERTHEPAINTING IS GONE, DOESANYBODYKNOW, WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO THAT? THESIZE OF THEPAINTING IS 24 BY 36 INCHES, SO IT IS RATHERLARGE. AS I HAVEHADSEVERALQUESTIONS, HERETHEFOLLOWINGANSWERS. THEREWAS NO ODORLEFTBEHIND IN THEROOM. THEREWERE NO VOICES, OR THESMELL OF GUNPOWDER, NO FOODPRINTS OR STRANGEFLUIDS ON THEWALL. TO DETERQUESTIONS IN THISDIRECTION, THEREARE NO GHOSTS IN THISWORLD , NO SUPERNATURALPOWERS, THIS IS JUST A PAINTING, ANDMOSTTHESETHINGSHAVE AN EXPLANATION, IN THISCASEPROBABLY A FLUKELIGHTEFFECT. I ENCOURAGEYOU TO BID ON THEARTWORK, ANDCONSIDERTHELASTTWOPHOTOGRAPHS AS PUREENTERTAINMENT, ANDPLEASE DO NOTTAKETHEMINTOCONSIDERATION, WHENBIDDING. AS WE THINK IT IS A GOODIDEA TO BLESSANYHOUSE, WE STILLWELCOMEINPUTINTOTHATPROCEDURE.

Despite the first bid being for $199.00, the painting was sold for $1,025.00.

While the original auction has been deleted, the first mention of this painting outside of eBay happened to be a mirror which can be viewed here .^[5]

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After the appearance on eBay, the haunted painting spread quickly through horror communities, spawning countless creepypasta with many of them gaining popularity.^[7]

On June 14, 2007, YouTube user hezulla uploaded a video about the painting, which got over 2.2 million views. (Shown below.)^[8]

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Denis Brogniart’s “Ah!” refers to an interjection frequently uttered by French TV sports journalist Denis Brogniart as a verbal tic. On YouTube, a video clip of “ah” during an episode of the TV game show Koh Lanta has been widely used in music remix videos in a similar fashion to edited clips of Gabe the Dog.. Additionally, the interjection has been commonly used as a forum weapon.

Origin

In 2002, Brogniart became the host of the adventure game reality show Koh Lanta. During the 10th season premiere held on September 17th, 2010, Broniart reacted to a contestant on the show by loudly aying “ah!” (shown below).

Translation:

Brogniart: “What would you have more, in this team, if there was several boys? Laurence?”
Laurence: “Uhhh… well first we would have a cabin.”
Brogniart: “Ah! Do that mean girls can’t build a cabin?”
Laurence: “Nah, not at all, that’s not what I said at all.”

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On April 17th, 2012, Youtuber Jefaischierlesgens^[3] published a Youtube Poop video entitled “[YTP]FR pipi caca lol jeej”, using different extracts of the episode, and especially the “Ah!” clip (shown below, left). The video reached 378 000 views as of October 2017. On May 20th, 2015, Youtuber Kinglizard^[4] posted the aforementioned one second clip of Brogniart saying “Ah!” to his Youtube channel (shown below, right), reaching 1.5 million views on october 2017.

On february 3rd, 2017, youtuber Brayanou Productions^[5] reused the “Ah” clip in a Youtube Poop Music video, dubbed over various popular tracks, including Darude – Sandstorm. The video gained over 2.2 million views as of october 2017 (shown below, left). On May 1st, 2017, Youtube music producer and remix artist Khaled Freak^[6] published a compilation of musical remixes of the scene, reaching 8 million views as of october 2017. This became the most popular variation of the meme. (shown below, right)

As of october 2017, the keywords “Ah Denis Brogniart” yield over 26 000 search results on Youtube. The “ah!” sound effect became also turned into an application for Android phone OS^[7][8] and an instant sound button on the site myinstants.com.^[9]

Denis Brogniart’s reaction

On may 2nd, 2017, Denis Brogniart posted on his Twitter account a link to Khaled Freak’s video, with a caption saying “Well done! Very funny” (shown below)

On july 20th, 2017, Brogniart gave an interview to the Huffington Post,^[10] explaining that he discovered about the meme through his children who introduced him to the videos. He also explained that he wasn’t aware of how often he used that verbal tic until then, and finally admitting he was amused and proud of his popularity among younger audience.

Finally, on October 6th, 2017, French Youtube celebrity Cyprien Iov posted a video called “Les Reunions 3”, consisting in a variety of comedy sketches, including one guest-starring Denis Brogniart in a comically failed attempt to reenact the “Ah!” scene (shown below)

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Lonely Theresa May is a series of image macros featuring British Prime Minister Theresa May sitting alone a conference table with her head down. Many online, have captioned the image, mocking her apparent loneliness and sadness.

Origin

On October 20th, 2017, Getty Images^[1] published a photograph of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May awaiting European Council President Donald Tusk at the European Leaders Summit. Taken by Geert Vanden Wijngaert, the photograph (shown below) features May sitting at a long conference table with her head down.

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Shortly after the picture was used in news sources, such as the Associated Press and The Independent,^[2] people online began captioning the photograph. That day, Twitter^[3] user @OwenJones84 captioned the photo “Hello darkness my old friend.” The post (shown below, left) received more than 1,400 retweets and 4,800 likes in less than 12 hours.

Following this tweet, more users continued captioning the photograph, commenting on the sad appearance of May alone with her head down (examples below, center and right). Additionally, Twitter^[4] published a Moments page to archive some of the most popular tweets.

Several photoshops also appeared online. That day, Redditor^[5] deceive_defy posted the picture in /r/photoshopbattles. In these examples (shown below), May is seen looking at items on her table.

By October 22nd 2017, news of the meme had spread to international and mainstream media. Junkee^[6] called it the saddest political meme while TIME magazine^[7] pointed out how the internet just couldn’t resist making a meme from such a photo. SBS News in Australia^[8] and the South China Morning Post^[10] both reported just on the fact that it had gone ‘viral’, while the Irish Examiner^[9] called it the ‘meme of the moment’.

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#Trump2020ElectionSlogans is a Twitterhashtag in which people share joke and, occasionally, sincere suggestions for the reelection campaign of United States President Donald Trump.

Origin

On October 18th, 2017, the Twitter^[1] account @HashtagZoo posted a Trump tweet from the previous day, in which the president stated that Hillary Clinton planned to run for president in 2020. They captioned the post “Let’s hear your #Trump2020ElectionSlogans @HashtagZoo with @FastLaugh and @WeeklyHumorist on @HashtagRoundup powered by @TheHashtagGame.” Over the next two days, the post (shown below) received more than 20 retweets and 50 likes, but the hashtag went viral.

Precursor

On August 22nd, 2017, The New Yorker^[2] published a humor article entitled “Trump 2020 Potential Campaign Slogans.” The article listed some joke slogans for the president’s reelection campaign.

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Throughout the day, the hashtag went viral, garnering hundreds of tweets of Trump’s 2020 reelection slogan. Twitter^[3] user @Dreamweasel tweeted, “35% of the American People Can’t Be Wrong.” The post (shown below, left) received more than 240 retweets and 1,000 likes in two days. @mishacollins tweeted,^[4]“Make The Russian Province Of America Great Again!” His tweet (shown below, center) garnered more than 1,000 retweets and 7,600 likes in two days. Twitter user @Alt_FedEmployee tweeted, “Lies, lies, lies, lies, GOD, lies, lies, lies, MAGA, lies, lies, lies, LOCKHER UP, lies, lies, lies, WALL, lies, lies, lies, SAD, lies, lies, lies, TAXES, lies, lies, lies, FLAG, lies, lies, lies, GOD, lies, lies, lies, MAGA, lies, lies, lies, LOCK…” The tweet (shown below, right) received more than 690 retweets and 2,100 likes in two days.

Several media outlets published articles to archive some of the most popular submissions, including Newsweek,^[6] The Daily Beast,^[7] Yahoo News^[8] and more.

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