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Can you eat pussy like that? is a catchphrase uttered by a woman kitchen porter reacting to professional competitive eater furious pete eating a hotdog in an extremely unnatural manner. The short video clip, and especially the line itself, became the staple of remixes and parodies, especially on Vine.

Origin

On August 31st, 2011, YouTube personality Furious Pete (real name Peter Czerwinski) uploaded a video to this channel entitled “Furious World Tour – Chicago – Wiener Circle and Meatball Contest – Part 2 – Abenteuer Leben”^[1]. It is part of a whole show, called "Furious World Tour, in which Pete goes around the world in different restaurants to show off his professional eating skills. While in Chicago, he stopped by a hotdog cart and ordered a hotdog. Upon being served, he says “I’m going to show you something out. Watch this!” before devouring his meal in a handful of seconds, leading to the woman kitchen porter who served him to exclaim “Oh my God, Can you eat pussy like that?!” (dailymotion upload shown below, left, the scene is as 2:15 in the video).

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The scene in itself didn’t get any attention before the end of 2015 when it was edited and uploaded to Vine on December 5th^[2]. Two days later, it was uploaded to YouTube (shown above, right) where it received upwards of 369 000 views in the following two years.
During the whole month of December 2015, remixes featuring people and animals doing weird faces began appearing on Vine, as shown by the following compilation uploaded to Youtube on December 31st.

On March 29th, 2017, another compilation was uploaded by YouTuber Chesnut Productions, who posts remix compilations based on various video fads^[3].

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^[1]Furious Pete – Furious World Tour – Chicago – Wiener Circle and Meatball Contest – Part 2 – Abenteuer Leben

^[2]Vine – Here’s the original without the watermark for people who needed it

^[3]Youtube – Can you eat pu**y like that – Remix Compilation

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When You Skip the Game Tutorial is frequently used caption for pictures of people playing games the wrong way and referencing starting a video game without properly learning how to play.

Origin

The earliest known iteration of the meme was posted on Instagram on December 23rd, 2016. That day, Instagram^[1] user lutalo8 posted a picture of a man playing golf atop a pool table with the caption “When you skip the game tutorial but fail to work out how to play the game.” The post (shown below) received more than 14,400 likes in 11 months.

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Several months later, on March 23rd, 2017, @lutalo8^[2] posted another version of the meme to Instram, this time of a person playing air hockey with a pool cue. The post (shown below) received more than 14,400 likes in eight months.

Two months later, the Twitter^[3] account @FreeMemesKids posted the meme, receiving more than 6,900 retweets and 13,000 likes in nine months.

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George Takei Sexual Assault Allegations refer to allegations made against actor George Takei that he sexually assaulted model Scott R. Brunton in 1981. Takei denied the claims and claimed that Russian bots were spreading the rumors.

History

On Novemebr 10th, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter^[1] published an interview with model Scott R. Brunton in which he stated Takei sexually assaulted him in 1981. Brunton’s account of the night reads:

We have the drink and he asks if I would like another, and I said sure. So, I have the second one, and then all of a sudden, I begin feeling very disoriented and dizzy, and I thought I was going to pass out. I said I need to sit down and he said sit over here and he had the giant yellow beanbag chair. So I sat down in that and leaned my head back and I must have passed out. The next thing I remember I was coming to and he had my pants down around my ankles and he was groping my crotch and trying to get my underwear off and feeling me up at the same time, trying to get his hands down my underwear. I came to and said, ‘What are you doing?!’ I said, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ He goes, ‘You need to relax. I am just trying to make you comfortable. Get comfortable.’ And I said, ‘No. I don’t want to do this.’ And I pushed him off and he said, ‘OK, fine.’ And I said I am going to go and he said, ‘If you feel you must. You’re in no condition to drive.’ I said, ‘I don’t care I want to go.’ So I managed to get my pants up and compose myself and I was just shocked. I walked out and went to my car until I felt well enough to drive home, and that was that."

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed with several of Brunton’s friends that Brunton had told them the story years ago. The two met later and Brunton says he wished to confront Takei about the incident but could not bring himself to do it.

Developments

The morning following the Hollywood Reporter story, Takei denied the allegations in a Facebook post.^[2] He stated that the events “simply did not occur,” that he did not remember Brunton, and that those that know him know non-consensual acts are antithetical to his values.

However, comments made by Takei on The Howard Stern Show in October of 2017 seem to indicate Takei had at least done something similar to what Brunton was accusing him of doing. On the show, when asked if Takei had ever grabbed a man’s genitals, Takei said “Some people are kind of skittish, or maybe, um, uh, afraid, and you’re trying to persuade.” The audio (shown below) was uncovered by The Hollywood Reporter on November 11th.^[3]

Takei’s Russian Bots Claim

On November 12th, Takei tweeted a chart from SecuringDemocracy.org and alleged that “Russian bots” had been amplifying the story (shown below). Though the tweet has since been deleted, a screenshot was circulated by several Twitter users.

Many on Twitter accused Takei of and harshly criticized him for trying to deflect the allegations by chalking it up to Russian interference. Twitter user @SlimJosa^[4] accused Takei of pandering to his #Resistance followers by pushing a Russian conspiracy (shown below, left). Twitter user @surfbordt^[5] did the same, gaining 75 retweets and over 500 likes (shown below, right). The claim and the reaction towards it was covered by Uproxx.^[6]

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The Emoji Family or Emoji are a group of humanized blue dog species that showed up in the beginning of Samurai Jack’s 5th Season. They are notable for only being able to communicate by using their antennas which contain text and emojis. While not that much is known about them. The mother and daughter appear to be the only remaining species left.

History

The Emoji Family first and only appearance was in the beginning of the first episode of the fifth season of Samurai Jack where they are getting chased and attacked by giant robots. While the characters remained unnamed up to the Fifth season’s premier. It was revealed by an interview by Gennedy that the blue dog were named “Emoji Family”. Despite only showing up for one episode. The mother and daughter caught alot of attention from Samurai Jack fans ever since the preview for the episode aired publicly months before the show’s new season premiered on Adult Swim on May 20, 2017.

Reception

Throughout the fifth season’s run. The Emoji characters gained tons of attention from the show’s fans with most hoping they would return in a future episode. They also gained alot of positive reception since fans claim that this is one of the few uses for Emojis that are done right and appropriate.

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Disporportionate Teddy Bear refers to the Joyfay Giant Teddy Bear, a stuffed bear sold on the retail website Amazon.com notable for its bad reviews regarding the length of its legs. The reviews regarding the legs focus primarily on surprise length of the bear’s legs, which are not immediately apparent from the Amazon.com prodcut picture.

Origin

The Disproportionate Teddy Bear is produced by the by Joyfay, a company owned by four scientists, looking to supplement their income in their respective PhD programs. The bears legs were made longer to save on shipping costs and qualify for Amazon Prime shipping. The first review of the bear was posted by Amazon user ENVYMMMA_Riely on February 22nd, 2012, who wrote:

“It was a great gift for my wife on Valentines Day! Comes in a smaller box then you would think. It does expand after you open it. It did have a small hole in it knee that I had to fix. I was a little sad about that. But over all it is a great big bear all of 6’5” if not more! It is not overly wide and has long legs."

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Tomi Lahren’s “Dear Liberal Snowflakes” Picture refers to an exploitable picture of conservative commentator Tomi Lahren addressing “liberal snowflakes” with several statements mocking stereotypes of liberals. After being tweeted by Turning Point USA, it was mocked online as people photoshopped the statements in the image.

Origin

On November 13th, 2017, Turning Point USA tweeted an image of Tomi Lahren with text that read “Dear liberal snowflakes: Nothing is free. Crying doesn’t solve problems. Screaming doesn’t make you right. Not everyone is a winner. There are no ‘Safe Spaces.’”^[1] Turning Point USA captioned the picture “Excellent Advice For Leftists!” The tweet gained 160 retweets and over 420 likes (shown below).

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Immediately after the tweet was posted, Twitter users quickly claimed it was hypocritical as conservatives had just spent the weekend prior smashing their Keurig machines because the product announced on Twitter that they would not be running ads on Hannity. Twitter user @TinzRules^[2] made that point in an exploitable that gained over over 60 retweets and 420 likes (shown below, left). A tweet by @ironghazi^[3] appeared to reference Turning Point USA’s infamous Diaper Protest in a tweet that gained over 490 retweets and 2,600 likes (shown below, right).

Others pointed out various hypocrisies in the tweet by quote-tweeting it. For example, Twitter user @karengeier^[4] pointed out several facts about Lahren that she herself was guilty of accusing “liberal snowflakes” of in the image, gaining over 360 retweets and 1,100 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @Dinamico_7^[5] also brought up the irony of such a graphic being used by people who supported the Keurig Boycott because “the company wouldn’t support a right wing child molester & his Fox News defense team” (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by Uproxx^[6] that day.

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Microsoft / Fully Erect is a series of exploitable images in which one implies a certain image makes their penis flaccid by placing it next to the Microsoft logo, while another picture makes their penis erect by placing that image next to the logo for tent brand Fully Erect.

Origin

On July 25th, 2017, Redditor pseudocilin posted the first variation to /r/dankmemes.^[1] The post featured Amy Schumer next to the Microsoft logo and model Amanda Cerny next to the Fully Erect logo. The post gained 590 points (shown below).

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The Daishou x Ennoshita is at most, a crack ship. They have no interaction in the manga or the anime as of now. This is simply a joke we made up a discord chat.

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4 panel comic is an exploitable comic created to say that other point of view is retarded without actually explaining why it’s retarded. Used for generating huge laugh and giggles. When you see this comic you call your mom, dad, brothers, sisters, grannies, granddaddies, friends, cat, dog, roaches, parrots. Call everyone. They come and they die from laughter. Because this comic is powerful.

Origin

Created by some boy on Know Your meme, but quickly spreadened.

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Spreadened very fast. Everyone who saw this comic heard about it. You saw it – you know it. So really, veryone who ever saw it knows it’s a very famous comic, worthy of an entry.

Receprion

Public has positive receprion of this comic. Famous critic Jim Sterling rated this meme 7.8/10, so powerful it was. Using this meme cures all your sicknesses.

What else?

You can create your memes too and I won’t copyright strike you.

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“I Try So Hard To Be His Friend” is a portion of tweet by United States President Donald Trump directed at North Korean Supreme Leader Kim John Un. The contents of the tweet, which include a passive aggressive attack on the North Korean leader, have been copied and parodied on Twitter since the tweet’s initial posting.

Origin

Following months of trading insults, on November 11th, 2017, President Trump tweeted,^[1]“Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me ‘old,’ when I would NEVER call him ‘short and fat?’ Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!” The post (shown below) received more than 130,000 retweets and 587,000 likes in less than three days.

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Virtually all news outlets covered Trump’s tweet, specifically his referring to Kim Jong Un “short and fat,” including CNN,^[2] The New York Times,^[3] Vox,^[4]BBC^[5] and more.

Over the next few days, people on Twitter began parodying Trump’s tweet by replacing Kim Jong Un’s name with personal, humorous feuds the user holds or feuds from pop culture, such as college professors (shown below, left), He-Man (shown below, center), Dr. Who (shown below, right) and more.

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Borat Voice My Wife refers to a catchphrase by the Sacha Baron Cohen character Borat in the 2006 film Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. After being a popular reference to the film in the years following its release, it grew into an ironic signifier for a poor sense of humor, referenced in pop culture and parodied online, including a series of parodies on Twitter in which people would type the phrase “Borat voice my wife” and insert it into song lyrics.

Origin

The line is said in the 2006 film Borat. As the character Borat, Cohen introduces his wives and girlfriends with a notably drawn out delivery. The line was since impersonated in the years to come by fans of the film.

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In the years following the film, impersonating the Cohen says “My Wife” as Borat became a common reference to the film. Years after the film, the line was populary derided in comedy television as a signifier of a poor sense of humor. For example,Bob’s Burgers referenced the phenomenon in a scene in the May 6th, 2012 episode in which the character Bob has a nightmare of working a regular office job, culminating in him being overly amused by a character saying “My Wife” as Borat (shown below, left). It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia referenced the bit by having Mac impersonate Borat to a confused set of producers in a February 1st, 2017 episode (shown below, right).

It was also parodied online as a means of demonstrating a poor sense of humor. On July 5th, 2012, YouTuber TedDidlio parodied a nervous rookie comic who had worked very hard on an impression, only to do a poor Borat impression, gaining over 6,700 views (shown below, left). On February 2nd, 2013, YouTuber Brad McLeod uploaded an edit to a scene from Seinfeld that featured Jerry saying the line that gained 16,000 views (shown below, right).

ElectroLemon Vines

In 2014, popular Vine user electrolemon posted a series of Vines in which he parodied the phrase by performing it as different characters, such as Billy Joel or a hard-nosed detective. The Vines were compiled in an IGN^[1] thread posted October 6th, 2014 which suggested “My Wife” was the most influential line of the 2000s (examples shown below).

Twitter Song Parodies

In 2017, Twitter saw a spike in jokes built off inserting “Borat Voice My Wife” into song lyrics. Some popular examples include a post by @LeftAtLondon^[2] which used the lyrics to The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside”, gaining over 70 retweets and 360 likes (shown below, left). A tweet posted by @KeiferLirette on November 12th made the joke with Hozier’s “Take Me To Church,” gaining 13 retweets and 113 likes (shown below, right).

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My Bike Got Stolen Recently is an exploitable Owl Turd webcomic in which a boy is initially sad to discover his bike is stolen but feels better after speculating that the thief who stole it is happy to have it. Online, the comic was mocked for having a simplistic outlook on theft and universal happiness, spawning numerous parody variations.

Origin

On November 13th, 2017, Owl Turd posted a comic in which a young boy recalls how after his bike was stolen he was able to move on by thinking the “total happiness in the world increased”as a result of the theft (shown below). Within 24 hours, the comic gained over 8,800 notes on Tumblr.^[1]

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That day, Redditor Niekisch reposted the comic to /r/CringeAnarchy, where it received more than 1,000 points (90% upvoted) and 200 comments over the next 24 hours. Also on November 13th, the comic was posted to 4chan’s /co/^[5] board with the description “ITT: comics for intelligent people.” In the comments, several edited variations mocking the comic’s premise were submitted (shown below).

The following day, Twitter user @fallen_shopfag^[3] tweeted an edited version of the comic in which the boy thinks about how he was ok to have been cucked because the “total happiness in the world increased” (shown below). The same day, an anonymous 4chan user submitted the edited comic to /v/ along with the message “This is what lootbox shills actually believe.”^[4]

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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is the fictional owner of the Kwik-E-Mart on the animated sitcom The Simpsons. One of the few Indian characters on the show, the character has been the source of critical praise and critique for voice actor Hank Azaria’s portrayal of Apu, particularly his accent. In later years, the character has been the subject of much debate over perceived cultural insensitivity.

Origin

On February 25th, 1990, the Fox television network aired the eighth episode of the first season of The Simpsons, “The Telltale Head.” In the episode, Bart makes his first on-air trip to the Kwik-E-Mart, introducing audiences to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon the convenient store owner (shown below).^[1]

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Since 1990, Apu has appeared in more than 100 episodes of the series. His character has been the focus of various topics, including immigration,^[2] arranged marriage^[3] and vegetarianism.^[4] Hank Azaria, the voice actor behind Apu, has won three prime-time Emmy awards for his portrayal.^[5]

The Problem With Apu

In 2007, Azaria did an interview on Paltalk,^[6] where he described the creation of Apu. In the talk (shown below, left), Azaria jokingly said that when originally reading for the part, producers said, “Can you do an Indian voice and how offensive can you make it?” He then refers to him as a “stereotype.”

In 2012, comedian and writer Hari Kondubolu performed a segment on the television series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell about Apu, specifically the racial implications of the character (shown below, right).^[7] He described Apu and voice actor Hank Azaria as “a white guy doing an impression of a white guy making fun of my father.”

In April 2016, a feature-length documentary starring Kondubolue about Apu and the character’s cultural significance was green-lit. The documentary talks to other Indian-American stars, Simpsons writers and viewers their thoughts on Apu and how his voice has created an unfavorable stereotype of Indians in America.

On July 27th, 2017, TruTV,^[8] which is scheduled to air the documentary on November 19th, 2017, released the trailer for the film. As of November 2017, it has been viewed more than 120,000 times.

Several news outlets have covered the film’s release, including The New York Times,^[9] The AV Club,^[10]NBC^[11] and more.

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Lookin’ Like a Snack is a slang term used online to refer to one being very attractive. After being used on Black Twitter for several years since the late 2000s and early 2010s, it began seeing widespread use in 2017.

Origin

The earliest known use of the phrase to mean attractive appeared on Twitter on July 6th, 2009 by Twitter user @BeautyMark_Tee^[1] (shown below).

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The phrase saw use online over the next several years, particularly in Black Twitter, in captions to selfies or comments on others’ pictures. For example, On December 20th, 2015, Twitter user @Neff1017^[2] posted a selfie with the caption, gaining 23 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @xocatilinia_ did the same on December 11th, 2015, gaining a retweet and eleven likes (shown below, right).

On May 30th, 2016, Urban Dictionary user Senpaijosh submitted a definition^[4] for the term that reads “Basically saying that person looks so good you can eat them all up.” The definition gained 317 upvotes (shown below).

The phrase began seeing more widespread use in meme contexts in the beginning of 2017. On March 13th, 2017, Twitter user @QUEbaGoodingJr uploaded a picture of a hippo biting another hippo’s butt with the caption “When bae get out the shower looking like a snack.”^[5] The tweet gained 5,800 retweets and 6,900 likes (shown below).

Over the course of the following few months, the phrase would be used in its original context and with joke variations on Twitter. Some popular examples of the latter include a tweet by @sexingthots^[6] which featured a rainbow-colored confederate flag, posted November 9th, 2017 and gaining over 110 retweets (shown below, left), and a tweet by @ConnorKennedyy^[7] that used a picture of Squidward posted November 2nd, 2017 (shown below, right)

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Imagine Meeting Your Soulmate is an image macro series

Origin

On April 1st, 2017, Instagram user @drgrayfang^[1] posted a photograph of a group of cyclists along with the caption “Imagine finding your soulmate and then finding out they do shit like this on the weekend?” (shown below). Over the next seven months, the post gained over 17,500 likes.

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On June 22nd, 2017, @drgrayfang^[3] posted a stock photograph of a man wearing a man bun hairstyle talking into a cell phone with the caption “Imagine meeting your soulmate and then finding out they talk on the phone like this” (shown below). Within five months, the post gathered upwards of 32,500 likes.

On July 29th, Instagram user @the.couch.whisperer^[2] posted a screen capture from the 2004 music video “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day with a joke about a soulmate who doesn’t “like memes” (shown below).

On November 13th, @drgrayfang^[4] posted a photograph of water shoes with the caption “Imagine meeting your soulmate and then finding out they wore these to the beach” (shown below).

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This Folder Is Empty refers to a series of parody system directory ending with an empty folder that comments on the one directly preceding it.

Origin

On July 21st, 2015, Twitter^[1] user @kingmaIik made a text-based file directory that ends with a folder of number one singles by rapper Nicki Minaj being empty. The post (shown below) is the earliest known instance of the meme.

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Shortly after this initial tweet was made, more users began using the format (shown below).

On August 31st, 2017, the chain restaurant Denny’s tweeted^[3] a variation of the meme with the the heart’s of bad tippers folder being empy. The post (shown below) received more than 4,400 retweets and 16,000 likes in three months.

However, some reacted negatively the Denny’s use of the form. People on Twitter responded to their post with parodies of fast food chain, calling to attention some negative aspects of the restaurant, particularly their stance on raising employees’ wages. Twitter user and journalist Jordan Uhl tweeted that “Livable Wage” folder was empty, garnering more than 10,000 retweets and 39,000 likes in three months. Others responded in a similar fashion (shown below, center and right).

Later that week, BuzzFeed^[5] and Mashable^[6]

On November 7th, Facebook^[2] user officialliquidmemes posted a variation that shows Lil Pump’s “bad songs” folder as empty. The post (shown below) received more than 2,100 reactions and 200 shares.

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Gay-Bi-Lesbian/Distinguished-Functional-Disaster is a 3×3 Alignment Chart based off the Dungeons and Dragons character alignment chart with the categories charting one’s sexuality and ability to function.

Origin

Meme Documentation^[1] traces the origin of the meme to a Tumblr post by mechanicalriddles^[2] on November 1st, 2017 that put forth the blank template for the chart (shown below). The post gained over 13,700 notes.

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Over the following week, Tumblr users completed the chart using characters from various aspects of media. For example, a post by user poes^[3] completed the chart with characters from Overwatch, gaining over 1,500 notes (shown below, left). Another post by gideonsgrave^[4] used characters from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and gained over 430 notes (shown below right). Meme Documentation^[1] covered the meme on November 13th, 2017.

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The DJ of Kek is likely a shitposter from /pol/. The exact date of his first appearance is unknown due to the lack of video I could get from a Google search, but it is likely to be around January 23rd, as it was shortly after the HWNDU, set it on loop, and let it play for hours until it eventually died and Shia found it the next morning(not shown in that particular video). Though he is only well known for this action, he did this kind of thing multiple times. By looking on http://www.hewillnotdivide.us/ during the time period where the HWNDU project was still hosted at the outside of a museum, though not all the tapes have been saved here, you can see some
nights this same man showed up and provided his fellow shitposters with some quality music. Some of the songs he played included various Moonman songs, Shadilay, and Danger Zone, along with some others. His real name is unknown, and well really nothing is known about him, the only thing that is known is that his work will be cherished forever. Shadilay!

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Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Tesoro Go is a Filipino official who holds the position of Special Assistant to the President (SAP) of the Philippines with the rank of Secretary since the start of Rodrigo Duterte’s Presidency in 2016 but he has been an aide of Duterte way back in 1988.^[1]

He is a close family friend of the Duterte family who is privy to the affairs of the clan. Go describes himself as a “all-around utility man” of Duterte. When Duterte was still Mayor of Davao City, he helped him mostly in processing the requests of sick, dying and financially needy citizens.^[1] Go became the aide of Duterte after the latter’s former aide died.^[2]

Online History

2016 Philippine presidential elections

He was brought to national limelight as early as October 2015 when then-Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte filed his certificate of candidacy to run for President in the 2016 Philippine elections. He was involved in making the schedule of Duterte’s electoral campaign. He also spoke on Duterte’s behalf on television at times during the campaign.^[1]

Photos of Duterte relayed to the media during the campaign reportedly always included Bong Go which led to editors in newsroom who are tasked to cropped him out of the photos calling him as a “national photobomber”.^[1][2]

As Special Assistant to the President

Bong Go remained Rodrigo Duterte’s aide when the latter was elected as President of the Philippines. Go’s post is officially known as “Special Assistant to the President” (SAP) with the rank of Secretary.

31st ASEAN Summit

Bong Go received press coverage when he posted selfies he took with world leaders in attendance at the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila.^[3] The selfies also received coverage from The Washington Post. One of the photos which received more attention was Bong Go’s photo of President Duterte and US President Donald Trump meeting at the summit for the first time. ^[4] The Washington Post report also appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald.^[5]

When asked on his opinion on his title as “national photobomber”, he says he is okay being called as such but modestly said he isn’t an “international photobomber” ^[6]

Photo by SAP Bong Go

Bong Go’s selfie with Presidents Rodrigo Duterte and Trump later became a meme. The meme involves superimposing Bong Go over a background depicting various subjects.

The origin of the meme can be traced from Reddit. The photo in question was first posted in the Philippines subreddit on November 11, 2017.^[7] User grayves later posted a .png file of Go from the selfie photo with a transparent background on November 13, 2017 allowing users to superimposed Bong Go on any image they please.^[8] Soon after the post, other people began sharing their take on the meme.

On the same day the .png file of Bong Go was posted on Reddit, a Facebook Page, named “Photo by SAP Bong Go” was created which is dedicated to the meme.^[9] The meme received attention from national media outlets such as Rappler^[10]. GMA News^[11], the Manila Times^[12], and the Philippine Daily Inquirer^[13]

GMA News credits the meme to a certain Paul Aguado, a resident of Cainta. He reportedly created the Facebook Page, “Photo by SAP Bong Go” and shared the customized photo frame of Go in Reddit. Aguado said he only became aware of Go when he saw the latter’s ASEAN Summit selfies online and decided to create and share the photo frame for fun. He hasn’t received negative reception from internet trolls nor contacted by the government as of November 15, 2017.^[11]

When informed of the meme, Bong Go was surprised but added that he was “humbled” and said he was just “an extra” who doesn’t deserve attention he was receiving.^[14]

External References

^[1]Philippine Daily Inquirer – A photobomber in Duterte campaign

^[2]Rappler – The man they call Bong Go

^[3]GMA News ‘Selfie king’ Bong Go scores epic pics with world leaders

^[4]Washington Post – Duterte’s assistant is a selfie king, and nailed his shot with Trump

^[5]Sydney Morning Herald – The photobomber offering a glimpse behind closed doors at ASEAN

^[6]GMA News – Duterte’s top aide Bong Go has a world-class ‘photobomber’

^[7]Philippines Subreddit – Duterte and Trump finally meet… (Photo by SAP Bong Go) ’

^[8]Philippines Subreddit – Here’s a transparent image of Bong Go you can use as an image filter. Enjoy! ’

^[9]Facebook – Photo by SAP Bong Go

^[10]Rappler – ‘Pambansang Photobomber’ Bong Go becomes hilarious photo meme

^[11]GMA News – How would you like to have SAP Bong Go’s selfie in your Facebook profile photo?

^[12]The Manila Times – ‘Where did Bong Go,’ netizens ask as Facebook creates page for ‘selfie king’

^[13]Philippine Daily Inquirer – Latest FB photo filter features ‘Bong Go selfie, groufie’

^[14]Philippine Daily Inquirer – ’They insisted on taking selfies’ – Bong Go’

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Sean Hannity’s Hillary Clinton Web of Corruption refers to a series of photoshopped images and image macros based on a segment from the Fox News commentary show Hannity, in which host Sean Hannity presented a web of corrupt activities that lead to Hillary Clinton. Online, people mocked Hannity and the image for propagating conspiracy theories.

Origin

On November 14th, 2017, during Sean Hannity’s opening monologue, he introduced the “Hannity big board,” which showcased a map of corruption and conspiracy theories that all lead to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton (shown below).^[1] As he described, he used the map to “untangle the giant web of Clinton scandals of corruption.”

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Shortly after Hannity’s segment aired, people online began to compare Hannity to a conspiracy theorist by juxtaposing the segment with other pop culture conspiracy theorists. Many of the examples of parody include references to other It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s infamous Pepe Silvia scene, in which the character Charlie constructs a conspiracy web of yarn and paper. Twitter^[2] user @pattymo photoshopped a picture of Charlie over Hannity (shown below, left), receiving more than 2,300 retweets and 9,800 likes in less than 12 hours.

Others compared Hannity to former Fox News correspondent known for his conspiracy webs Glenn Beck (below, left) and The SimpsonsMilhouse using a conspiracy web to uncover a secret leigion of “reverse vampires” (below, right).

Additionally, people captioned the image with various jokes about Hannity. That night, Twitter^[3] user @MazMHussain captioned the photo, “The chryon should just say ‘.’” The post (shown below) received more than 70 retweets and 580 likes in 24 hours.

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