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"Internet phenomena" and "Internet sensation" redirect here. For people who have achieved fame through the Internet, see
Internet celebrity
.
This is a
dynamic list
and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
editing the page
to add missing items, with references to
reliable sources
.
Internet phenomena
are social and cultural
phenomena
specific to the Internet, such as
Internet memes
, which include popular
catchphrases
, images,
viral videos
, and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates
word of mouth
transmission.
This list focuses on the Internet phenomena which are accessible regardless of local
internet regulations
.
Advertising and products
Picture of
Kerfuś
, mascot of
Carrefour
, that became viral with Polish internet users in 2022
Amazon Coat
– An unnamed coat sold on the
online store
Amazon.com
by the Chinese clothing brand Orolay, previously known for its
home furnishings
. It became a
viral phenomenon
from the period between December 2018 and the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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Beanie Babies
– Cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995.
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Cerveza Cristal
– A Chilean beer company that produced a series of advertisements during a
Star Wars
original trilogy
broadcast in 2003. The commercials, titled
The Force is with Cristal Beer
, would air seamlessly with the scenes in the trilogy, such as a pair of hands like
Obi-Wan Kenobi
's opening a chest, revealing the beer. The advertisements were critically acclaimed in the country and became internationally viral on Twitter in March 2024.
[
3
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Cooks Source
infringement controversy
– This publication drew backlash after it committed copyright infringement by using an online article without permission for commercial purposes. This backlash further increased due to
Cooks Source
's response which showed a misunderstanding of copyright and an increasing agitation to the original writer of the article.
[
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]
Elf Yourself
(2006) and
Scrooge Yourself
(2007) –
Interactive
websites created by
Jason Zada
and Evolution Bureau for
OfficeMax
's
holiday season
advertising campaign
.
Elf Yourself
allows visitors to
upload
images of themselves or their friends, see them as dancing
elves
,
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and includes options to save or share the video.
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According to ClickZ, visiting the
Elf Yourself
site "has become an annual tradition that people look forward to".
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]
While not selling any one specific product, the two were created to raise consumer awareness of the sponsoring firm.
Flex Tape
– An infomercial of the product Flex Tape. It became a meme after YouTuber
JonTron
made a video reviewing the infomercial.
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10
]
FreeCreditReport.com
– A series of TV commercials that were posted on the Internet; many spoofs of the commercials were made and posted on YouTube.
[
11
]
HeadOn
– A June 2006 advertisement for a
homeopathic
product claimed to relieve headaches. Ads featured the tagline, "HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead", stated three times in succession, accompanied by a video of a
model
using the product without ever directly stating the product's purpose. The ads were successively parodied on sites such as YouTube and
rapper
Lil Jon
even made fun of it.
[
12
]
Kerfuś
– A robot with cat face use as a mascot for
Carrefour
. The robot became viral in Poland in 2022, where Kerfuś became the main character of many memes and
erotic pictures
.
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Little Darth Vader
– An advertisement by
Volkswagen
featuring young
Max Page
dressed in a
Darth Vader
costume running around his house trying to use "
the Force
". It was released on the Internet a few days prior to
Super Bowl XLV
in 2011, and quickly became popular.
[
15
]
As of 2013 it was the most shared ad of all time.
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16
]
LowerMyBills.com
–
Banner ads
from this mortgage company feature endless loops of cowboys, women, aliens, and office workers dancing.
[
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]
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The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
– A television commercial starring
Isaiah Mustafa
reciting a quick,
deadpan
monologue while shirtless about how "anything is possible" if men use
Old Spice
. It eventually led to a popular
viral marketing
campaign which had Mustafa responding to various Internet
comments
in short YouTube videos on
Old Spice
's YouTube channel.
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19
]
"
Mac Tonight/Moon Man
" – A McDonald's commercial made to promote dinner sales. Starting in 2007, the character in the commercial, "Mac Tonight" was used in videos where he is depicted promoting violence against minorities and promoting the
KKK
with racist parodies of rap songs. The best-known parody, "Notorious KKK" (a parody of "
Hypnotize
" by
The Notorious B.I.G.
), has accumulated over 119,000 views on YTMND.
[
20
]
Nicole Kidman
starred in a 2021
AMC Theatres
commercial
that went viral thanks to its grand style and the melodrama of Kidman's monologue.
Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial
– In September 2021,
AMC Theatres
began airing a commercial starring actress
Nicole Kidman
in its theaters and on television. The ad, written by screenwriter
Billy Ray
, was intended to spur theater attendance following the
COVID-19 pandemic
by highlighting the "magic" of the movie theater experience. The commercial's grand style and the earnest melodrama of Kidman's monologue has led the commercial to be appreciated as an artifact of
camp
. The commercial has been the subject of
internet memes
, parodies, merchandise, and
audience participation
rituals.
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]
"
Nope, Chuck Testa
" – A local commercial made for Ojai Valley
Taxidermy
, owned by
Chuck Testa
, suggesting that the stuffed creatures were alive until Testa appeared, saying "Nope, Chuck Testa!"; the ad soon went viral. The commercial was created by
Rhett & Link
for their show Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings.
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Potato Parcel
– A web site that allows the user to send anonymous personalized messages on potatoes via the mail.
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]
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]
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]
Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive
– A short film where
NASCAR
driver
Jeff Gordon
poses as an average car buyer to prank a cars salesman.
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27
]
A sequel,
Test Drive 2
, was released the following year, with Gordon pranking a writer who had branded the original video as fake.
[
28
]
"Rivals" – A commercial for video game retailer
EB Games
that promoted
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
. The commercial drew criticism for its concept and the performances of its actors.
[
29
]
The Shake Weight
Shake Weight
–
Infomercial
clips of the modified
dumbbell
went viral as a result of the product's sexually suggestive nature.
[
30
]
Vans
(2016) – Featured in the "
Damn Daniel
" viral internet meme.
What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?
– A slogan at the end of commercials advertising the ice cream sandwich
Klondike bar
. People on YouTube and Facebook began posting videos depicting people in dangerous and absurdist situations attempting to reach a Klondike Bar in response to the slogan.
[
31
]
"
Whopper Whopper
" – A song by American restaurant fast-food chain
Burger King
which serves as a jingle for the restaurant's signature burger, the
Whopper
.
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]
Will It Blend?
– The
blender
product
Blendtec
, claimed by its creator Tom Dickson to be the most powerful blender, is featured in a series of YouTube videos, "
Will It Blend?
" where numerous food and non-food items are used within the blender.
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]
Xtranormal
– A website allowing users to create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned CGI characters and scenes. Though originally designed to be used to ease
storyboard
development for filmmakers, the site quickly became popular after videos made with the tool, including "iPhone 4 vs HTC Evo", became viral.
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Animals
Memes involving text overlays on images of non-specific, interchangeable animals are listed in the
Images section
.
April the Giraffe
– A
reticulated giraffe
who had two of her live births streamed on the Internet to much fanfare.
[
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]
Cats on the Internet
– Images of cats are very popular on the Internet, and have seen extensive use in internet memes, as well as some cats becoming Internet celebrities.
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Grumpy Cat
– A cat named Tardar Sauce that appears to have a permanent scowl on her face due to
feline dwarfism
, according to its owner. Pictures of the cat circulated the Internet, leading it to win the
2013 Webby
for Meme of the Year, and her popularity has led her to star in a feature film.
[
40
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Tardar Sauce died on 14 May 2019.
[
41
]
Dicks out for Harambe
– A slogan that was popularized months after the
death of Harambe
, a gorilla in a Cincinnati zoo, which could be interpreted as telling individuals to expose their
penises
in public in honor of the gorilla (although the word "dicks" here is slang for guns). The line was notably uttered by actor
Danny Trejo
.
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]
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]
Big Floppa
Floppa
– A collection of images either portraying
caracals
or a specific caracal by the name of Goshe, Shlepa, Pumba or more commonly Big Floppa. The collection of images do not portray to a specific theme
per se
, but always hold Floppa as a centerpoint or personification of something.
[
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]
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]
Gabe the Dog – Gabe was a miniature American Eskimo dog owned by YouTube user gravycp. In January 2013, gravycp uploaded a short video of Gabe barking. The footage itself never went viral though it was used in dozens of song remixes, some of which accrued up to half a million views.
[
46
]
Homophobic dog
– A series of images of a white
dachshund
accompanied by
homophobic
captions, such as "not too fond of gay people" and "let's hope it's just a phase". According to the dog's owners, a gay couple, most of those memes were made and shared by members of the
LGBTQ community
to mock homophobic people.
[
47
]
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48
]
A fake
Washington Post
headline describing the dog as "the new face of online homophobia"
[
49
]
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50
]
was criticized by
Christina Pushaw
, press secretary of Florida Governor
Ron DeSantis
, unaware that it was not a real article.
[
51
]
[
52
]
Hurricane Shark
or Street Shark, a recurring hoax circulated after a variety of natural disasters,
[
53
]
appearing to show a shark swimming in a flooded urban area, usually after a
hurricane
. Several images have been used, most often one of a freeway that first appeared during
Hurricane Irene
in 2011. However, a 2022 video of a shark or other large fish swimming in
Hurricane Ian
's floodwaters in
Fort Myers, Florida
, proved to be real, itself becoming part of the phenomenon and leading to phrases like "Hurricane Shark is real".
[
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]
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55
]
100 men versus a gorilla
– A hypothetical situation in which 100, usually unarmed, men are to fight a single
silverback gorilla
. The outcome of such a fight is the main topic of debate, with no moral, ethical, or legal way to test it.
Oolong
– Photos featured on a popular Japanese website of a rabbit that is famous for its ability to balance a variety of objects on its head.
[
56
]
Spiders Georg
– A meme which imagines that the (untrue) statistic that the "average person eats 3 spiders a year" is the result of a statistical error caused by the incorporation of "Spiders Georg", a fictional character who resides in a cave and eats over ten thousand spiders every day, into the study from which this conclusion was drawn. The meme originated with a Tumblr post by user Max Lavergne, and has inspired many derivative works about the character.
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Variations of the meme have imagined other characters named "Georg" to explain other real or imagined statistics and beliefs.
[
58
]
Punch the Monkey
– A juvenile
Japanese Macaque
who gained popularity after appearing to be bullied by other monkeys, holding an
IKEA
stuffed
orangutan
for comfort.
Animation and comics
Animutations
– Early
Adobe Flash
-based animations, pioneered by
Neil Cicierega
in 2001, typically featuring foreign language songs (primarily Japanese, such as "
Yatta
"), set to random pop-culture images. The form is said to have launched the use of Flash for inexpensive animations that are now more common on the Internet.
[
59
]
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]
[
61
]
Arthur
– A 1996
PBS
educational series that became popular on the Internet in July 2016 through humorous stills, including a still of the title character's clenched fist.
[
62
]
[
63
]
Ate my balls
– One of the earliest examples of an internet meme, which involved web pages depicting a particular celebrity, fictional character, or other subject's relish for eating testicles.
[
64
]
Axe Cop
– Initially a web comic series with stories created by five-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn into comic form by his 29-year-old brother
Ethan
, the series gained viral popularity on the Internet due to the vividness and
non-sequitur
nature of Malachai's imagination, and has led to physical publication and a series of animated shorts in the 2012–2013 season for the Fox Television Network.
[
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]
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]
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]
Badger Badger Badger
– A hypnotic loop of animal calisthenics set to the chant of "badger, badger, badger", created by
Jonti "Weebl" Picking
.
[
68
]
Battle for Dream Island
– An animated web series on YouTube created by twin brothers
Cary and Michael Huang
revolving around competitions between anthropomorphic objects. It has influenced a small genre of similar independent web series known as "object shows".
[
69
]
[
70
]
Big Chungus
– A still frame of the 1941
Merrie Melodies
short
Wabbit Twouble
when
Bugs Bunny
mocks a fat
Elmer Fudd
. The meme originated from fictitious cover art for a video game titled
Big Chungus
(with "chungus" being a neologism associated with video game commentator
James Stephanie Sterling
), which featured a still from the scene, and was popularized by a Facebook post by a
GameStop
manager who alleged that a colleague's mother had inquired about purchasing the "game" as a gift.
[
71
]
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72
]
Warner Bros. later incorporated Big Chungus into its own video game
Looney Tunes World of Mayhem
.
[
73
]
Bongo Cat
– Originated on Twitter on 7 May 2018, when a simple animated cat
GIF
, was edited for it to play the song "Athletic" from the
Super Mario World
soundtrack. This cat has since been edited to play various songs on bongos, and later other instruments.
[
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]
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]
Brickfilms
- Stop motion animations made with
Lego
.
[
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]
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]
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78
]
"
Caramelldansen
" – A spoof from the Japanese
visual novel
opening
Popotan
that shows the two main characters doing a hip swing dance with their hands over their heads, imitating rabbit ears, while the background song plays the sped-up version of the song "Caramelldansen", sung by the Swedish music group
Caramell
. Also known as
Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix
or
Uma uma dance
in Japan, the song was parodied by artists and fans who then copy the animation and include characters from other
anime
performing the dance.
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Charlie the Unicorn
– A five-part series of videos involving the titular unicorn who is repeatedly hoodwinked by two other blue and pink unicorns, Lolz and Roffle, who take him on elaborate adventures to steal his belongings or cause him physical harm.
[
82
]
Dancing baby
– A 3D-rendered dancing baby that first appeared in 1996 by the creators of
Character Studio
for
3D Studio MAX
, and became something of a late 1990s
cultural icon
, in part due to its exposure on worldwide commercials, editorials about Character Studio, and the popular television series
Ally McBeal
.
[
83
]
The End of the World
– A Flash-animated video by Jason Windsor in 2003 that depicts a situation when the entire world is nuked by rivalling countries.
[
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]
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]
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Happy Tree Friends
– A series of
Flash cartoons
featuring cartoon animals experiencing violent and gruesome accidents.
[
87
]
Homestar Runner
– A
Flash animated
Internet cartoon by Mike Chapman, Craig Zobel, and Matt Chapman, created in 1996 and popularized in 2000. The cartoon contains many references to popular culture from the 1980s and 1990s, including video games, television, and
popular music
.
[
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I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!!!
– A scene from the English-language dub of episode 8 of the anime adaptation of
Death Note
, showing the main character
Light Yagami
taking a potato chip from a bag of chips and eating the chip in a dramatic way.
[
89
]
The scene includes dramatic music and action movie-style camera cuts.
Joe Cartoon
– Creator of interactive
Flash animations
Frog in a Blender
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]
and
Gerbil in a Microwave
,
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]
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which were two of the first Flash cartoons to receive fame on the Internet.
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]
Kung Fu Bear
– an
Internet meme
involving an
Asian black bear
who skillfully twirls, throws and catches a long staff.
[
94
]
Loituma Girl
(also known as Leekspin) – A looped
Flash animation
of an
anime
girl
Orihime Inoue
from the
Bleach
series twirling a leek, set to a
scat singing
section of the traditional Finnish
folk
song "
Ievan Polkka
", sung by the Finnish quartet
Loituma
on their 1995 debut album
Things of Beauty
.
[
95
]
"
Loss
" – A
webcomic
strip published on 2 June 2008, by Tim Buckley for his gaming-related webcomic
Ctrl+Alt+Del
. Set during a storyline in which the main character Ethan and his fiancée Lilah are expecting their first child, the strip – presented as a four-panel comic with no dialogue – shows Ethan entering a hospital, where he sees Lilah weeping in a hospital bed; she has suffered a
miscarriage
. It has received negative reception from critics and webcomic creators and been adapted and parodied many times.
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Motu Patlu
– An Indian cartoon aired on
Nickelodeon (India)
, made widely popular by a Nick India ad celebrating Teacher's Day in India, which has been reposted under the title "D se Dab".
[
100
]
Nyan Cat
– A YouTube video of an animated flying cat, set to an
Utau
song.
[
101
]
A group of Polandball characters
Countryballs
(also known as Polandball) – A user-generated series of cartoons which originated on the German imageboard
Krautchan
in 2009. In the meme, countries are portrayed as balls who interact in
broken English
. They satirize
history
,
international relations
, and current affairs.
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Pusheen
– An animated grey tabby cat, originally drawn as a character in the webcomic "Everyday Cute" by artists Clare Belton and Andrew Duff.
[
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Belton has since released a Pusheen book.
[
106
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Rage comics
– A large set of pre-drawn images including crudely drawn stick figures, clip art, and other artwork, typically assembled through website generators, to allow anyone to assemble a comic and post to various websites and boards. The
New York Times
reports that thousands of these are created daily.
[
107
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Typically these are drawn in response to a real-life event that has angered the comic's creator, hence the term "rage comics", but comics assembled for any other purpose are also made. Certain images from rage comics are known by specific titles, such as "trollface" (a widely grinning man), "forever alone" (a man crying to himself), or "rage guy" (a man shouting "FUUUUU...").
[
citation needed
]
Salad Fingers
– A Flash animation series surrounding a green man with severely elongated fingers in a desolate world populated mostly by deformed, functionally mute people.
[
108
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Shut the fuck up, TERF
– A crudely
photoshopped
image featuring
Zombie Land Saga
character
Lily Hoshikawa
, a
trans girl
, holding a gun with the caption "Shut the fuck up,
TERF
".
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]
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The image was criticized as constituting a threat of violence, and presented in
UK Parliament
in May 2019 during a convening of the Human Rights Committee while questioning a Twitter employee on the subject of abuse.
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]
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110
]
In a tweet in January 2023,
J. K. Rowling
likened the meme to early twentieth century
anti-suffragist
artwork.
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111
]
Simpsonwave
– A genre of videos where clips of the American
animated sitcom
The Simpsons
are filtered with
tinted
,
VHS
-like effects and played over
psychedelic
vaporwave
or
chillwave
tracks.
[
112
]
Skibidi Toilet
– A series of viral YouTube animations made by animator Alexey Gerasimov using
Source Filmmaker
which depicts a war between skibidi toilets (disembodied heads inside moving toilets which can be killed by being flushed down) and a faction of people with cameras, TVs and loudspeakers for heads.
The Spirit of Christmas
– Consists of two different animated short films made by
Trey Parker
and
Matt Stone
, which are precursors to the
animated series
South Park
. To differentiate between the two homonymous shorts, the first short is often referred to as
Jesus vs. Frosty
(1992), and the second short as
Jesus vs. Santa
(1995). Fox executive
Brian Graden
sent copies of
Jesus vs. Santa
to several of his friends, and from there it was copied and distributed, including on the internet, where it became one of the first
viral videos
.
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113
]
They were created by animating construction
paper cut-outs
with
stop motion
, and features
prototypes
of the main characters of
South Park
.
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]
Steamed Hams
– Remixes of a segment of
The Simpsons
episode "
22 Short Films About Springfield
" involving Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers, in which Skinner has invited Chalmers over to dinner, inadvertently sets his ham on fire, and covers it up by serving fast food hamburgers as "steamed hams".
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"
This is fine
" – A two-panel comic drawn in 2013 by KC Green as part of the
Gunshow
webcomic, showing an anthropomorphic dog sitting in a room on fire, and saying "This is fine". The comic emerged as a meme in 2016, used in situations, as described by
The New York Times
, "halfway between a shrug and complete denial of reality". Numerous derivatives of the "This is fine" comic have been made.
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"Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh" – A photoshopped image of Winnie the Pooh sitting in an armchair from the featurette
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
, which became popular on Reddit in 2019. The meme, which is also known as "A fellow man of culture", features Winnie the Pooh wearing a tuxedo and smiling.
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The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
– A lethal
battle royale
between many notable real and fictitious characters from popular culture. Set to a song of the same name, written and performed by
Neil Cicierega
under his musician alias, "Lemon Demon."
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120
]
Ultra Instinct Shaggy – A character interpretation that the
Scooby-Doo
character
Shaggy
is immensely more powerful than he presents himself. The meme is usually presented as still frames of a behind-the-scenes interview of
the 2002 live-action movie
with subtitles implying that Shaggy is restraining his power to prevent catastrophe.
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Subsequently, Warner Bros. canonized the meme as part of a credits gag in the animated film
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
,
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as well as including Shaggy as a fighter in the
MultiVersus
crossover fighting game.
[
125
]
Weebl and Bob
– A series of Flash cartoons created by
Jonti Picking
featuring two egg-shaped characters that like pie and speak in a stylistic manner.
xkcd
's
"Wikipedian Protester" comic
xkcd
– A webcomic created by
Randall Munroe
, popularized on the Internet due to a high level of math-, science- and geek-related humor,
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with certain jokes being reflected in real-life, such as using Wikipedia's "
[citation needed]
" tag on real world signs
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or the addition of an audio preview for YouTube comments.
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128
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Challenges
Challenges generally feature Internet users recording themselves performing certain actions, and then distributing the resulting video through social media sites, often inspiring or daring other users to repeat the challenge.
Dance
Two screenshots from before and after the
drop
in a
Harlem Shake video
Coffin Dance/Dancing Pallbearers
– A group of Ghanaian pallbearers that respectfully dance during funeral processions were covered by the BBC in 2017 and gained some initial Internet popularity.
[
129
]
In the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic
, a popular
TikTok
video mashed
[
jargon
]
the BBC footage with the EDM song "
Astronomia
" from Russian artist
Tony Igy
, creating a meme that appeared to spread as a morbidly humorous reminder about the dangers of COVID-19.
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Dab
– A dance move where a person drops their head into a bent, slanted arm, with the other arm out straight and parallel.
"
Dancing Banana
" – A banana dancing to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by the
Buckwheat Boyz
.
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Hampster Dance
– A page filled with hamsters dancing, linking to other animated pages. It spawned a fictional band complete with its own CD album release.
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]
Harlem Shake
– A video based on
Harlem shake dance
, originally created by YouTube personality
Filthy Frank
, and using an electronica version of the song by
Baauer
. In such videos, one person is dancing or acting strange among a room full of others going about routine business. After the
drop
in the song and a video cut, everyone starts dancing or acting strangely. The attempts to recreate the dance led to a viral spread on YouTube.
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"Hit the Quan" – A viral dance challenge to the song "Hit the Quan" by American rapper
iLoveMemphis
.
Rich Homie Quan
originally performed this dance in his music video for his song "
Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)
". iLoveMemphis produced the "Hit The Quan" based around Rich Homie Quan's dance. iLoveMemphis' song launched the "Hit the Quan" viral dance challenge because of its convenient lyrics to dance to.
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"Hit the Quan" reached 20 on the
Billboard
Hot 100
chart because of the popularity of the dance.
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The dance challenge was very popular on social media platforms, especially Vine. Many celebrities participated in the popular dance challenge.
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"
Indian Thriller
" – A viral scene from the Indian film
Donga
with added subtitles
phonetically approximating
the original lyrics as English sentences.
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JK Wedding Entrance Dance
– The wedding procession for Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz of
St. Paul, Minnesota
, choreographed to the song "
Forever
" by
Chris Brown
. Popularized on YouTube with 1.75 million views in less than five days in 2009.
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The video was later imitated in
an episode
of
The Office
on
NBC
.
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"Kiki Challenge" or "#DoThe Shiggy" – A viral dance challenge to the song "In My Feelings" by Drake. This challenge was started by a comedian named Shiggy on the night that Drake released the album
Scorpion
. Shiggy posted a video of himself on his Instagram account dancing along to part of the lyrics in what looks like in the middle of a neighborhood street.
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Shiggy commented #DoTheShiggy.
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Drake claims the success of the song was due to Shiggy's popular dance to his song.
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The dance challenge is often filmed with a twist of the original. The most popular twist of the dance is filmed from the passenger side of a moving vehicle through the open driver door where the would be driver is dancing moves along with the slowly moving car. This challenge received a lot of controversy due to the fact nobody was in control of the car. Performers have received fines and sometimes suffered injury.
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This viral dance challenge was performed by a number of professional athletes and celebrities.
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The dance challenge was performed by people in the U.S. and spread to the rest of the world.
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Little Superstar
– A video of Thavakalai, a short
Indian actor
,
break-dancing
to
MC Miker G & DJ Sven
's remix of the
Madonna
song "
Holiday
". The clip comes from a 1990
Tamil film
Adhisaya Piravi
, featuring actor
Rajnikanth
.
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Running Man Challenge
– A dance move where participants in a way resembling running to the 1996 R&B song "
My Boo
" by Ghost Town DJ's
^
. First posted to
Vine
by two teenagers from New Jersey, the dance went viral in 2016 after two
University of Maryland basketball
players posted their rendition.
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The dance gets its name because it is an adaptation of the original
running man
dance move.
T-pose
– A
surrealist
"dance move" that became popular in April 2018 modelled after the default pose (also known as a bind pose) that many 3D models in games, animations, and more take in their raw file form.
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Techno Viking
– A muscular Nordic
raver
dancing in a
technoparade
in Berlin.
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"
Thriller
" by the
CPDRC Dancing Inmates
– A recreation of
Michael Jackson
's hit performed by prisoners at the
Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center
(CPDRC) in the
Philippines
.
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In January 2010, it was among the ten most popular videos on YouTube with over 20 million hits.
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Triangle Dance Challenge – Three individuals keep their hands on each other's shoulders while each takes a turn jumping to a different
vertex
of an invisible triangle on the floor. This gained popularity in 2019.
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Email
Bill Gates
Email Beta Test – An email
chain-letter
that first appeared in 1997 and still circulates. The message claims that
America Online
and
Microsoft
are conducting a
beta test
and for each person one forwards the email to, they will receive a payment from Bill Gates of more than $200. Realistic contact information for a lawyer appears in the message.
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Craig Shergold
– A British former cancer patient known for receiving an estimated 350 million
greeting cards
, earning him a place in the
Guinness Book of World Records
in 1991 and 1992. Variations of the plea for greeting cards sent out on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the Internet, although Shergold died in 2020, making the plea one of the most persistent
urban legends
.
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Goodtimes virus
– An infamous,
fraudulent virus warning
that first appeared in 1994. The email claimed that an email virus with the subject line "Good Times" was spreading, which would "send your CPU into a nth-complexity infinite binary loop", among other dire predictions.
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Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend
– Purportedly an actual transcript of an increasingly heated radio conversation between a U.S. Navy ship and a Canadian who insists the naval vessel change a collision course, ending in the
punchline
. This
urban legend
first appeared on the Internet in its commonly quoted format in 1995, although versions of the story predate it by several decades.
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It continues to circulate; the
Military Officers Association of America
reported in 2011 that it is forwarded to them an average of three times a day.
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The Navy has a page specifically devoted to pointing out that many of the ships named were not even in service at the time.
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MAKE.MONEY.FAST
– One of the first
spam
messages that was spread primarily through
Usenet
, or even earlier
BBS
systems, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The original email is attributed to an individual who used the name "Dave Rhodes", who may or may not have existed.
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The message is a classic
pyramid scheme
– one receives an email with a list of names and is asked to send $5 by
postal mail
to the person whose name is at the top of the list, add their own name to the bottom, and forward the updated list to a number of other people.
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Neiman Marcus
Cookie recipe – An email
chain-letter
dating back to the early 1990s, but originating as
Xeroxlore
, in which a person tells a story about being ripped off for over $200 for a cookie recipe from Neiman Marcus. The email claims the person is attempting to exact revenge by passing the recipe out for free.
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Nigerian Scam/419 scam
– A mail scam attempt popularized by the ability to send millions of emails. The scam claims the sender is a high-ranking official of Nigeria with knowledge of a large sum of money or equivalent goods that they cannot claim but must divest themselves of; to do so, they claim to require a smaller sum of money up front to access the sum to send to the receiver. The nature of the scam has mutated to be from any number of countries, high-ranking persons, barristers, or relationships to said people.
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Film and television
A man in a
Halloween
costume as the
Barbenheimer
phenomenon that resulted from the films
Barbie
and
Oppenheimer
sharing the same July 21, 2023, release date.
The Babadook
(2014) – An Australian
psychological
horror film that started trending on Twitter in June 2017 when the
title character
became an unofficial mascot for the
LGBT community
.
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Prior to that, rumors of the Babadook's sexuality began in October 2016, when some
Netflix
users reported seeing the film categorized as an LGBT movie on Netflix.
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Barbenheimer
(2023) – A
portmanteau
of
Barbie
and
Oppenheimer
.
Barbenheimer
began circulating ahead of the
theatrical release
of both films on 21 July 2023, with
social media
users creating and sharing memes noting the
juxtaposition
between the films.
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Bee Movie
(2007) – Sped-up or slowed-down clips of the film have become popular on YouTube.
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One upload by "Avoid at All Costs" exceeded 12 million views as of December 2016.
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Many of the edited videos in this trend were taken down for spam due to the volume of videos posted by some channels.
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From September 2013 onwards, a few Internet users posted the entirety of the
Bee Movie
script on sites like
Tumblr
and Facebook.
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The Blair Witch Project
(1999) – The film's producers used
Internet marketing
to create the impression that the documentary-style horror film featured real, as opposed to fictional events.
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Bye, Felicia
– A line from the 1995 film
Friday
originally uttered by
Ice Cube
's character to dismiss
Angela Means
' character, Felisha. The line became viral beginning in the 2010s.
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Cloverfield
(2008) –
Paramount Pictures
used a
viral marketing
campaign to promote the film.
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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
(2022) – An anthology
thriller
true crime
series by
Ryan Murphy
and
Ian Brennan
for Netflix. After its release, it became viral over Twitter and
TikTok
.
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Dear Evan Hansen
(2021) – A film adaptation of
the stage musical of the same name
that featured then 27-year-old
Ben Platt
reprising his role as 17-year-old high schooler
Evan Hansen
, a casting decision that sparked widespread backlash from critics and the public, all of whom attributed it to
nepotism
. Two scenes from the film instantly became internet memes the moment it was made available digitally as a result of the controversy: a close-up of Evan crying during the climax of "Words Fail," his expression wrenched and tortured, and the moment Evan runs off from Zoe Murphy (
Kaitlyn Dever
) in the hallways during their first meeting at school. Jameson Rich of
The New York Times
observed "The image of a crying Platt is already a much-iterated joke, and its thrust is, overwhelmingly, derisive. But being the target of the internet's scorn is not de facto a bad thing. When a meme circulates far enough, the underlying movie can gain what feels like cultural currency. The very fact that the images are not part of any intentional advertising actually lends them a note of authenticity. They are, in a perverse way, resonating on their own merit. Is there a better form of contemporary publicity?"
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Downfall
(2004) – A film depicting
Adolf Hitler
(portrayed by
Bruno Ganz
) during his final days of his life. Multiple scenes in which Hitler
rants
in German have been
parodied
innumerable times on the Internet, including when Hitler finds out that
Felix Steiner
has failed to carry out his orders and when Hitler finds out
SS-Gruppenführer
Hermann Fegelein
has gone
AWOL
. This scene often has its English subtitles replaced by mock subtitles to give the appearance that Hitler is ranting about modern, often trivial topics, and sometimes even
breaks the fourth wall
by referencing the Internet meme itself. While the clips are frequently removed for copyright violations, the film's director,
Oliver Hirschbiegel
, has stated that he enjoys them, and claimed to have seen about 145 of them.
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Figwit
(abbreviated from "Frodo is great...who is that?") – A background elf character with only seconds of screen time and one line of dialog from
The Lord of the Rings
film trilogy
played by
Flight of the Conchords
member
Bret McKenzie
, which became a fascination with a large number of fans. This ultimately led to McKenzie being brought back to play an elf in
The Hobbit
.
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Goncharov
– A nonexistent film invented by users on
Tumblr
.
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It is purported to be "the greatest
mafia movie
ever made," released in 1973.
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In 2020, a user posted a picture of a tag found on a pair of boots which featured details on the nonexistent film
Goncharov
in place of a brand label, which suggested it was "A film by Matteo JWHJ0715" and "presented" by
Martin Scorsese
. Users have inconsistently described the film as being directed by either Matteo JWHJ0715 or Scorsese. This label was speculated by several users to be a misprint of
Gomorrah
.
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Goncharov
picked up traction again in late November 2022 when a user created a poster for the film that featured a lineup of actors and character names, ultimately sparking an elaborate fiction of the film's existence.
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Discussion of the film involved detailed critical analysis of the plot, themes, symbolism, and characters, as well as creation of gifs, fan art, and theme music, all presented as if the film were real.
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The meme's popularity caused it to become a trending topic on the Tumblr platform.
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A similar meme that emerged on
TikTok
nine months later—about a fictional 1980s horror film,
Zepotha
—drew comparisons to
Goncharov
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Grogu
– The popularity of the
puppet
from the TV series
The Mandalorian
led to many memes of the "Baby Yoda" character.
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LazyTown
(2004) – A children's television program originating from
Iceland
, which became very popular after one of the primary actors,
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
, was diagnosed with cancer and set up a
GoFundMe
page for support. The song "
We Are Number One
" became a meme in October 2016, and many videos were created. It became one of the fastest growing memes in history, with 250 videos uploaded in 5 days.
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Les Misérables
(2012) –
Tom Hooper
's film adaptation of the globally popular
stage musical of the same name
based on
Victor Hugo
's
1862 novel of the same name
. In April 2022, a clip of the film's version of the "
Do You Hear the People Sing?
" musical sequence circulated on Twitter in protest of the lockdown during the
2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak
. The clip was ultimately blocked by the
Chinese government
to stop further protest.
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The Lord of the Rings
trilogy – Released between 2001 and 2003, just as meme culture was taking off, several moments from the films became part of the online culture, with, most notably,
Sean Bean
's character of
Boromir
stating "One does not simply walk into Mordor" as one of the most commonly referenced.
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Marble Hornets
– A documentary-style horror, suspense short film series based on alternate reality experiences of the
Slenderman
tale. Marble Hornets was instrumental in codifying parts of the Slender Man mythos, but is not part of the inter-continuity crossover that includes many of the blogs and vlogs that followed it, although MH does feature in other canons as either a chronicle of real events or a fictional series.
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Marriage Story
(2019) –
Noah Baumbach
's critically acclaimed drama about a warring couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce spawned multiple memes despite its serious tone. According to
Wired
, a meme of Adam Driver punching a wall during Charlie and Nicole's argument scene has contributed to "re-contextualizing Charlie and Nicole's fight into something light and silly".
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Driver punching a wall has been repurposed to represent general arguments over trivial matters in which a participant becomes angry and overreacts.
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Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus
(2009) – The
theatrical trailer
released in mid-May 2009 became a viral hit, scoring over one million hits on MTV.com and another 300,000 hits on YouTube upon launch, prompting brisk pre-orders of the DVD.
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Minions
– The mischievous yellow creatures from the
Despicable Me
franchise have, since their introduction in 2010, become ubiquitous in certain layers of meme culture.
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The memes created with images of Minions have frequently been derided as bland or unintentionally absurd.
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In 2022, a phenomenon known as "Gentleminions" arose, in which young men and teen boys would arrive to
Minions: The Rise of Gru
in formal attire.
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The adult
brony
fandom of
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
grew from its 4chan roots.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
–
Hasbro
's 2010 animated series to revive its toy line was discovered by members of
4chan
and subsequently spawned a large adult, mostly male fanbase calling themselves "
bronies
" and creating numerous Internet memes and mashups based on elements from the show.
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Re-cut trailer
– User-made trailers for established films, using scenes, voice-overs, and music, to alter the appearance of the film's true genre or meaning or to create a new, apparently seamless, film. Examples include casting the thriller-drama
The Shining
into a romantic comedy, or using footage from the respective films to create
Robocop vs. Terminator
.
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The Nutshack
(2007) – a Filipino-American adult animated television series that has been widely mocked for its obnoxious characters, bad writing and animation, and especially for the theme song.
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Tommy Wiseau
of
The Room
(2003)
Pingu
– An animated Swiss children's television series. The show's animation style has spawned many memes.
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In particular, a meme in which Mozart's
Requiem
accompanies a viral video of Pingu the penguin saying "Noot Noot"
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gained popularity, using the choir symphony to depict feelings of terror and dread.
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The Room
(2003) – Written, produced, directed, and starring
Tommy Wiseau
, the low-budget independent film is considered one of
the worst films ever made
. However, through social media and interest from comedians, it gained a large number of ironic fans and turned into a
cult classic
. It is a popular source for memes based on some of the poorly delivered lines in the movie, such as "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" (a shoehorned reference to an iconic
James Dean
line in
Rebel Without a Cause
) and "Oh hi, Mark."
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Saltburn
(2023) – A black comedy psychological thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by
Emerald Fennell
. After its theatrical release, it became a streaming hit on
Amazon Prime Video
and went viral on
TikTok
.
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Sharknado
(2013) – A made-for-television film produced by
The Asylum
and aired on the
SyFy
network as a
mockbuster
of other disaster films, centered on the appearance of a
tornado
filled with sharks in downtown Los Angeles. Though similar to other films from the Asylum, elements of the film, such as low-budget effects and choice of actors, led to the film becoming a social media hit and leading to at least four additional sequels.
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Shrek
– A DreamWorks franchise that has an
internet fandom
likes the series.
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The viral video "Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life" was based on a homoerotic story on
4chan
depicting the
titular ogre
engaging in
anal sex
with a young boy.
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Snakes on a Plane
(2006) – Attracted attention a year before its planned release, and before any promotional material was released, due to the film's working title, its seemingly absurd premise, and the piquing of actor
Samuel L. Jackson
's interest to work on the film. Producers of the film responded to the Internet buzz by adding several scenes and dialogue imagined by the fans.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
– A
Nickelodeon
animated television series that has spawned various Internet memes. These memes include "Surprised
Patrick
",
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"
Mr. Krabs
Blur",
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"Caveman
SpongeBob
",
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"Handsome
Squidward
",
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and "Mocking SpongeBob".
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In 2019, Nickelodeon officially released merchandise based on the memes.
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Star War: The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West
– Around the time of release, a
bootleg recording
circulated on the internet via
peer-to-peer
sharing websites. It quickly became notorious for its notable use of
Engrish
, like the translation of
Darth Vader
's line "No!" rendered as "Do not want". About a decade after the release of the bootleg, a fandub matching its subtitles was posted on YouTube.
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Take This Lollipop
(2011) – An
interactive
horror short film and
Facebook app
, written and directed by
Jason Zada
to personalize and underscore the dangers inherent in posting too much personal information about oneself on the Internet. Information gathered from a viewer's Facebook profile by the film's
app
, used once and then deleted, makes the film different for each viewer.
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The Three Bears
(1939) – An animated short film made by
Terrytoons
based on the story
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
. One of the scenes from the short depicting Papa Bear saying "Somebody toucha my
spaghet
!" in a stereotypically thick Italian accent became an internet meme in December 2017.
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Treasure Island
(1988) – A Soviet animated film developed and distributed by
Kievnauchfilm
based on the novel
of the same name
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
. A loop of a scene from the film showing three characters in a walk cycle with
Dr. Livesey
showing a highly pronounced swagger, often overlaid with the phonk song, "Why Not" by Ghostface Playa, became an internet meme in August 2022.
A Very Brady Sequel
(1996) – A moment where
Marcia Brady
says "Sure, Jan" became a popular internet meme during the mid-2010s, usually as a response
gif
.
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The original writers and actors responded to the meme during a 2021 interview with
Vice
.
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West Side Story
(2021) – A clip of the opening
long take
shot of "The Dance at the Gym" sequence from
Steven Spielberg
's 2021 film version of the
musical
was uploaded to Twitter on 25 February 2022, and went viral over the weekend, reaching 3 million views and over 32,000 likes. It led to many users sharing images and clips of their favorite scenes and shots from the film during that time, while praising Spielberg's direction and
Janusz Kamiński
's cinematography.
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This was further amplified by a Twitter thread by filmmaker
Guillermo del Toro
analyzing the camerawork and blocking on this particular shot.
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Gaming
Bowsette
is a fan-made, gender-swapped version of the Mario franchise character Bowser.
"
All your base are belong to us
" –
Badly translated English
from the opening
cutscene
of the European
Mega Drive
version of the 1989 arcade game
Zero Wing
.
It has become a catchphrase, inspiring videos and other derivative works.
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Angry Birds
– A mobile game series made by
Rovio Entertainment
in December 2009 for the
iOS
and
Nokia
app stores, with a
Google Play
version releasing in October 2010.
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Since its release, the game has amassed a large following on both the internet and in media for its visuals and simple-to-understand game mechanics of launching a bird from a slingshot.
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The game has also seen many forms of merchandising, with 30% of Rovio Entertainment's revenue coming from merchandise sales in 2011.
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One of the largest earlier endeavors was the brand's first licensed theme park in
Tampere, Finland
that was set to open on 1 May 2012.
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Among Us
– A game made by game studio Innersloth released on
Steam
in 2018. The game reached internet fame in 2020 due to
Twitch
streamers
and
YouTubers
playing the game frequently. Still images from the game, phrases from the game like "Emergency Meeting" and "Dead body reported" as well as typical gameplay events have influenced internet memes. Other terms like "Sus", "Sussy", "Sussy Baka", "Amogus", and "When the imposter is sus" also became notable memes on
social media platforms
, later taking on a more ironic usage.
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Arrow in the knee
– City guards in
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
would utter the line: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee". The latter part of this phrase quickly took off as a catchphrase and a
snowclone
in the form of "I used to X, but then I took an arrow in the knee" with numerous image macros and video parodies created.
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Bird Game 3
– a meme revolving around a fictitious
AI-generated
game featuring birds as player characters, which became popular on TikTok in late 2025.
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Bowsette
– A fan-made depiction of the
Super Mario
character
Bowser
using
Toadette
's Super Crown
power-up
from the
Nintendo Switch
title
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
to transform into a lookalike of
Princess Peach
. The character became popular following a four-panel webcomic posted by a user on Twitter and
DeviantArt
in September 2018.
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But can it run
Crysis
? – A question often asked by PC gaming and hardware enthusiasts. When released in 2007, Crysis was extremely taxing on computer hardware, with even the most advanced consumer
graphics cards
of the time unable to provide satisfactory
frame rates
when the game was played on its maximum graphical settings.
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As a result, this question is asked as a way of judging a certain computer's capability at gaming.
Can it run
Doom
? – A common joke question with any hardware that has a
CPU
, due to
the vast amount of ports the game has received
. Examples of unconventional hardware that
Doom
has been ported to include a Canon Proxima printer, the
VIC-20
, the Touch Bar on the 2016
MacBook Pro
, a smart fridge, an ATM, a billboard truck, and within the game itself.
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Doomguy
and
Isabelle
– The pairing of Isabelle from the
Animal Crossing
video game series and Doomguy from the
Doom
franchise due to the shared release date of
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
and
Doom Eternal
.
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Elden Ring
– A 2022 video game that spawned multiple memes, such as:
Let me solo her
– The colloquial name for an
Elden Ring
player who specializes in fighting
Malenia
, one of the game's most difficult
bosses
, and whose character wears no armor but a jar as a helmet.
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"Let me solo her" became widely acclaimed within the game's online community after volunteering to deal with Malenia on behalf of other players through the game's player summoning feature, and successfully defeating her at least four thousand times without assistance.
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Videos of the player's performances became popular and widely shared on multiple
social news websites
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The player's exploits was acknowledged by the game's publisher,
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fan labor
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Let me solo her was awarded
PC Gamer
's Player of the Year award for 2022.
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"Maidenless" – a term used by multiple non-player characters to describe the player character. In its original context, it implies that the player character lacks a female
guide
known as a Finger Maiden, but it has been appropriated by the player community as a joke or insult, who uses it to imply that its recipient lacks a romantic partner.
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Flappy Bird
– A
free-to-play
casual
mobile game
released on the
iOS App Store
on 24 May 2013, and on
Google Play
on 30 January 2014, by
indie mobile app developer
Dong Nguyen. The game began rapidly rising in popularity in late-December 2013 to January 2014 with up to 50 million downloads by 5 February. On 9 February, Nguyen removed the game from the mobile app stores citing negative effects of the game's success on his health and its addictiveness to players. Following the game's removal from the app stores, numerous clones and derivatives of the game were released with varying similarities to the original game.
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Hugh Morris – A
Mii
Jester
that appears as a love interest for several other women in a trailer for
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
The character became popular online for his "silly and quirky" personality.
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I Love Bees
– An
alternate reality game
that was spread virally after a one-second mention inside a
Halo 2
advertisement. Purported to be a website about
honey bees
that was infected and damaged by a strange
artificial intelligence
, done in a disjointed, chaotic style resembling a crashing computer. At its height, over 500,000 people were checking the website every time it updated.
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Lamar Roasts Franklin – A cutscene in the 2013 action-adventure video game
Grand Theft Auto V
where Lamar Davis, portrayed by comedian
Slink Johnson
, berates Franklin Clinton, portrayed by actor and former rapper
Shawn Fonteno
, for Franklin's haircut and his relationship with his girlfriend, ending in Lamar uttering the word "
nigga
" in a condescending, sing-song voice and giving Franklin
the middle finger
, much to the latter's chagrin. The cutscene experienced a resurgence in popularity in late 2020 when parodies of the scene were uploaded on YouTube and other video hosting sites. It usually involves Lamar's character model being replaced with various popular culture icons such as
Darth Vader
,
Vegeta
, and
Snow White
among others, with Lamar's dialogue dubbed to account for the characters used. In 2021, Fonteno and Johnson reprised their roles as Franklin and Lamar respectively in a live-action re-enactment of the cutscene.
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Later that year, Fonteno and Johnson once again reprised their roles in
The Contract
DLC for
Grand Theft Auto Online
, complete with a homage to the original roast cutscene.
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Leeroy Jenkins
– A
World of Warcraft
player charges into a high-level dungeon with a distinctive cry of "Leeeeeeeerooooy... Jeeenkins!", ruining the meticulous attack plans of his group and getting them all killed.
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Let's Play
– Videos created by video game players that add their commentary and typically humorous reactions atop them playing through a video game. These videos have created a number of Internet celebrities who have made significant money through ad revenue sharing, such as
PewDiePie
who earned over $12 million from his videos in 2015.
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Line Rider
– A Flash game where the player draws lines that act as ramps and hills for a small rider on a sled.
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Mafia City
– A mobile game that has become infamous for its odd advertising involving a person drastically increasing their stats for doing various mob-related activities, and for the phrase "That's how mafia works".
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"
The cake is a lie
", based on the false promise of a
Black Forest cake
as a reward, is popularized from the video game series
Portal
.
Portal
– The games in the
Portal
series introduced several Internet memes, including the phrase "
the cake is a lie
",
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and the space-obsessed "
Space Core
" character.
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Press
F
to pay respects
– A prompt for the player to press a button on the PC version of
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
, where the player character would approach the coffin of a fallen comrade in response. The mechanic is repeatedly criticized and ridiculed for both being arbitrary and unnecessary, uninteresting gameplay, as well as being inappropriate to the tone of the funeral the game otherwise intends to convey.
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The phrase has since become an
Internet meme
in its own right, sometimes used unironically: during the tribute stream for the
Jacksonville Landing shooting
, viewers posted a single letter "F" in the chat.
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Roblox
– A sandbox game that has spawned several memes, such as its "
oof
" sound.
QWOP
's
title refers to the four keyboard keys used to move the muscles of the sprinter avatar.
QWOP
– A browser-based game requiring the player to control a sprint runner by using the Q, W, O, and P keys to control the runner's legs. The game is notoriously difficult to control, typically leaving the runner character flailing about. The concept developed into memes based on the game, as well as describing real-life mishaps as attributable to
QWOP
.
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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
– A trivia/parlor game based around linking an actor to
Kevin Bacon
through a chain of co-starring actors in films, television, and other productions, with the hypothesis that no actor was more than six connections away from Bacon. It is similar to the theory of
six degrees of separation
or the
Erdős number
in mathematics. The game was created in 1994, just at the start of the wider spread of Internet use, populated further with the creation of movie database sites like
IMDb
, and since has become a board game and contributed towards the field of
network science
.
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Sonic the Hedgehog
– A video game series created by
Sega
that has spawned multiple memes, such as the following:
Sonic
Real-Time Fandubs
– The YouTube channel SnapCube has produced a series of
improvisational comedy
gag dubs
of several
Sonic
titles, including
Sonic Adventure 2
,
Sonic the Hedgehog
(2006)
and
Shadow the Hedgehog
, in which their cutscenes are dubbed with new, inaccurate dialogue on purpose. They have themselves earned their own fandom and derivative works based on jokes from the series. The dub over the scene in
Sonic Adventure 2
where Doctor Eggman destroys half of the moon featuring an expletive-filled rant from the actor has spawned several memes.
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Sanic – A purposely misdrawn
Sonic
that has been referenced by Sega themselves, and used in merchandise;
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"Ugandan Knuckles" – A meme that gained high popularity thanks to the social game
VRChat
, where players with a crude
Knuckles
model asked other players if they "knew da wae" ("know the way"), who their "queen" was,
clicking their tongue
, and spitting repeatedly.
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Surprised Pikachu – An image of the Pokémon
Pikachu
with a blank look and an open mouth. It is used as a reaction image to show either shock or lack thereof.
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Twitch Plays
Pokémon
– An "experiment" and channel created by an anonymous user on
Twitch
in February 2014. Logged-in viewers to the channel can enter commands in chat corresponding to the physical inputs used in the
JRPG
video game
Pokémon Red
.
These are collected and parsed by a chat software robot that uses the commands to control the main character in the game, which is then live-streamed from the channel. The stream attracted more than 80,000 simultaneous players with over 10 million views with a week of going live, creating a chaotic series of movements and actions within the game, a number of original memes, and derivative fan art. The combination has been called an entertainment hybrid of "a video game, live video and a participatory experience," which has inspired similar versions for other games.
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The logo for
Super Mario Galaxy
U R MR GAY – A message allegedly hidden in the
Super Mario Galaxy
box art, which appears when each letter not decorated with a star is removed from the art. It was first noticed by a
NeoGAF
poster in September 2007. Video game journalists have debated as to whether the message was placed on purpose or was simply a humorous coincidence.
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In
Super Mario Galaxy 2
, an alleged response to the former's message can be inferred in the title by reading the letters that sparkle in the box art from bottom to top, spelling out "YA I M R U?"
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Untitled Goose Game
– A 2019 video game developed by Australian game studio
House House
, in which the player controls a goose causing mischief in an English village. An early teaser for the game in 2017 led to strong interest in the title, and on release, the game quickly became an Internet meme.
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An example of a solution from the viral game "
Wordle
", developed by
Josh Wardle
Wordle
– A word-guessing game similar to
Jotto
and
Mastermind
, where the player has only six tries to guess a five-letter word each day, the game indicating whether letters are in the word or in the correct position. The game became popular over a few weeks after the ability to share results with others via social media was added near the end of 2021.
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The game's popularity led to
The New York Times Company
acquiring the game from its creator Josh Wardle at the end of January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.
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Images
Babylonokia
A
Lolcat
U.S. President Barack Obama jokingly mimics the "
McKayla
is not impressed" expression in the
Oval Office
, November 2012.
Tron Guy
Absolute Cinema – a
black and white
shot of a seated
Martin Scorsese
holding his hands raised in the air, made by photographer Philip Montgomery for a 2020
The New York Times
interview with the phrase superscripted. Both the memed image and the standalone phrase, sometimes also superscripted on other photos, achieved virality, with usage coming in forms of admonished or ironic reaction to flashy moments and
mass media
content.
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AI art
– Since 2022, Internet users uses
generative AI
software like especially
DALL-E
,
Stable Diffusion
,
Midjourney
and
Flux
to construct images
from text prompts
. The resulting images, often shared across social media, are often humorous and can range from uncanny to near-perfect results, sometimes as part of a meme phenomenon, becoming memes or being based on other meme images.
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Baby mugging
and Baby suiting –
MommyShorts
blogger Ilana Wiles began posting pictures of babies in mugs, and later adult business suits, both of which led to numerous others doing the same.
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Babylonokia
– A clay tablet, shaped like a mobile phone designed by Karl Weingärtner.
Fringe scientists
and
alternative archaeology
proponents subsequently misrepresented a photograph of the artwork as showing an 800-year-old archaeological find; that story was popularised in a video on the YouTube channel
Paranormal Crucible
and led to the object being reported by some press sources as a mystery.
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Bert is Evil
– A satirical website stated that
Bert
of
Sesame Street
is the root of many evils. A juxtaposition of Bert and
Osama bin Laden
subsequently appeared in a real poster in a Bangladesh protest.
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Blinking white guy – An animated GIF of former
Giant Bomb
video producer Drew Scanlon blinking in surprise, originating from a 2013 video on the website, became an internet meme in 2017.
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Multiple outlets have noted the versatility of the GIF's use as a reaction.
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Blue waffle – A hoax originating in 2010 claiming to show the effects of an unknown
sexually transmitted disease
affecting only women, causing severe
vaginal
infection with a blue discoloration. The disease has been confirmed as false.
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In
Trenton, New Jersey
, councilwoman Kathy McBride cited the image in a 2013
city council
meeting, not realizing that it was a hoax.
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#BreakTheInternet
– The November 2014 issue of
Paper
included a cover image of
Kim Kardashian
in a partially nude pose, exposing her buttocks, taken by photographer
Jean-Paul Goude
. It was captioned "#breaktheinternet", as the magazine desired to set a record in social media response from it. Several other photos from the shoot were also released, including one that mimicked one that Goude took for his book
Jungle Fever
involving a "campaign incident".
Paper
'
s campaign set a record for hits for their site, and the photographs became part of Internet memes.
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Brian Peppers – In 2005, a photo surfaced of a man named Brian Peppers, noted for his appearance, which suggests
Apert syndrome
or
Crouzon syndrome
. Found on the Ohio
sex offender
registry website, the photo gained traction after being shared on website
YTMND
. Peppers died in 2012 at the age of 43.
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Crasher Squirrel
– A photograph by Melissa Brandts of a squirrel which popped up into a timer-delayed shot of Brandts and her husband while vacationing in
Banff National Park
, Canada, just as the camera went off. The image of the squirrel has since been added into numerous images on the Internet.
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CSI: Miami
Puts on Sunglasses – The
cold opening
for nearly all
CSI: Miami
episodes ended with star
David Caruso
as
Horatio Caine
, in the initial stages of an investigation, putting on his sunglasses and making a quip or pun related to the crime, before the show hard cut to the opening credits, played against the scream of "Yeah!" in
The Who
's "
Won't Get Fooled Again
".
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Image macros of Caruso putting on sunglasses, or similar images for other fictional characters, and the introductory scenes of the
CSI: Miami
opening became frequent, typically used as response to other puns made on user forums or with the puns and the following "YEAH!" incorporated into the image macro.
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Cursed images
– Images (usually photographs) that are perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content, poor quality or both.
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Dat Boi
– An animated
GIF
of a unicycling frog associated with the text "here come dat boi!" that began on
Tumblr
in 2015 before gaining popularity on Twitter in 2016.
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DashCon Ball Pit
– A convention held in July 2014 by users of
Tumblr
that "imploded" due to a number of financial difficulties and low turnout. During the convention, a portable
ball pit
was brought into a large empty room. When some premium panels were cancelled, the attendees were offered an extra hour in the ball pit as compensation. The implosion and absurdity of aspects like the ball pit quickly spread through social media.
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Distracted boyfriend
– A stock photograph taken in 2015 which went viral as an Internet meme in August 2017.
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Dog shaming
– Originating on Tumblr, these images feature images of dogs photographed with signs explaining what antics they recently got up to.
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Doge
– Images of dogs, typically of the
Shiba Inus
, overlaid with simple but poor grammatical expressions, typically in the
Comic Sans MS
font, gaining popularity in late 2013.
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The meme saw an ironic resurgence towards the end of the decade,
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and was recognised by multiple media outlets as one of the most influential memes of the 2010s.
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The meme has also spawned
Dogecoin
, a form of
cryptocurrency
.
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Don't talk to me or my son ever again
– Images of a subject, be they product or individual, pictured with a smaller version of themself, captioned with the text "don't talk to me or my son ever again". Popular in 2016.
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The Dress
– An image of a dress posted to Tumblr that, due to how the photograph was taken, created an
optical illusion
where the dress would either appear white and gold, or blue and black. Within 48 hours, the post gained over 400,000 notes and was later featured on many different websites.
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Ecce Homo
/ Ecce Mono / Potato Jesus
– An attempt in August 2012 by a local woman to restore
Elías García Martínez
's aging
fresco
of Jesus in Borja, Spain led to a botched, amateurish, monkey-looking image, leading to several memes.
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Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten
– An image featuring a
kitten
being chased by two
Domos
, and has the tagline "Please, think of the kittens".
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First World problems
– A stock image of a woman crying with superimposed text mocking people with trivial complaints compared to that of issues in the
Third World
.
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Goatse.cx
– A
shock image
of a distended
anus
.
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Instagram egg
– A photograph of an egg on
Instagram
, which formerly received the most number of likes on both the platform
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Keep Calm and Carry On
– A
phrasal template
or
snowclone
that was originally a
motivational poster
produced by the UK government in 1939 intended to raise public morale. It was rediscovered in 2000, became increasingly used during the
2009 global recession
, and has spawned various parodies and imitations.
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Listenbourg
– An image of a
photoshopped
map of Europe with a red arrow pointing to the outline of a
fictional country
adjacent to
Portugal
and Spain.
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Little Fatty
– Starting in 2003, the face of
Qian Zhijun
, a student from Shanghai, was
superimposed
onto various other images.
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Lolcat
– A collection of humorous
image macros
featuring cats with misspelled phrases, such as "
I Can Has Cheezburger?
".
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The earliest versions of LOLcats appeared on
4chan
, usually on Saturdays, which were designated "Caturday", as a day to post photos of cats.
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Manul
– A Russian meme that was introduced in 2008. It is typically an image macro with a picture of an unfriendly and stern-looking Pallas's cat (also known as a manul) accompanied by a caption in which the cat invites the viewer to pet it.
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McKayla is not impressed
– A Tumblr blog that went viral after taking an image of
McKayla Maroney
, the American gymnast who won the silver medal in the
vault
at the
2012 Summer Olympics
, on the medal podium with a disappointed look on her face, and photoshopping it into various "impressive" places and situations, e.g. on top of the
Great Wall of China
and standing next to
Usain Bolt
.
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Nimoy Sunset Pie – A Tumblr blog that posted mashups combining American actor
Leonard Nimoy
, sunsets, and
pie
.
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O RLY?
– Originally a text phrase on
Something Awful
, and then an image macro done for
4chan
. Based around a picture of a snowy owl.
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Pepe the Frog
– A cartoon frog character from a 2005 web cartoon became widely used on
4chan
in 2008, often with the phrase "feels good man".
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In 2015, the New Zealand government accepted proposals for a
new national flag
and a flag with Pepe, known as "Te Pepe", was submitted.
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Seriously McDonalds
– A photograph apparently showing racist policies introduced by
McDonald's
. The photograph, which is a hoax, went viral, especially on Twitter, in June 2011.
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Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man – An image of the episode "Double Identity" of the 1967 TV series
Spider-Man
where the character
Spider-Man
and a criminal with the same costume point at each other.
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It is often used online when a person coincidentally acts or looks like another person.
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The meme was referenced in the post-credit scene of
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
and a real-life version with three Spider-Man actors –
Tom Holland
,
Andrew Garfield
and
Tobey Maguire
– was tweeted by Marvel to announce the release of
Spider-Man: No Way Home
on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
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Stonks – An image featuring
Meme Man
in a suit against an image of the stock market, used to highlight or satirize absurd topics related to finance or the economy.
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Success Kid
– An image of a baby who is clenching his fist while featuring a determined look on his face.
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Trash Doves
– A sticker set of a purple bird for iOS, Facebook messenger, Facebook comments, and other messaging apps created by Syd Weiler. The animated headbanging pigeon from the sticker set started to go viral in Thailand
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Tron Guy
–
Jay Maynard
, a computer consultant, designed a
Tron
costume, complete with skin-tight
spandex
and light-up plastic armor, in 2003 for Penguicon 1.0 in Detroit, Michigan. The Internet phenomenon began when an article was posted to
Slashdot
, followed by
Fark
, including images of this costume.
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Vancouver Riot Kiss
– An image supposedly of a young couple lying on the ground kissing each other behind a group of rioters during the riots following the
Vancouver Canucks
'
Stanley Cup
loss to the
Boston Bruins
on 15 June 2011. The couple, later identified as Australian, Scott Jones, and local resident, Alexandra Thomas, were not actually kissing but Jones was consoling Thomas after being knocked down by a police charge.
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An example of the "What the fuck did I just read?" meme.
What the fuck did I just read?
– Two side-by-side portraits of English lexicographer
Samuel Johnson
which indicate bewilderment.
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White rabbit pointing at a clock – An illustration depicting the
Alice In Wonderland
character
White Rabbit
holding up a
pocket watch
, appearing to scold the viewer that they are late (or running out of time).
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Wojak
– Also known as "Feels Guy", a bald male character with a sad expression on his face, often used as a reaction image to represent feelings such as melancholy, regret or loneliness. It has been used to convey different feelings by means of
memetic
transformation and modification into many various unique forms, all with different meanings. Some represent specific ideas or roles in certain situations, such as the
NPC meme
, which mocks supposed
groupthink
and a lack of individuality among a group of people. It has also spawned many derived characters, all based on the original but used to represent different emotions.
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Woman yelling at a cat
– A screenshot of the members of the television show
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Taylor Armstrong
and
Kyle Richards
showing Armstrong shouting and pointing with the finger, followed by a photo of a confused cat (identified as
Smudge
) sitting behind a table with food. The meme emerged in mid-2019, when Twitter users joined the photos and included texts that looked like a mockery of the cat to the angry woman.
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Worst person you know
– A satirical article by
ClickHole
with a picture of Josep Maria García.
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Wood Sitting on a Bed
– An image of a nude man sitting on a bed that gained notoriety at the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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"You are not immune to propaganda." – A
glitch art
representation of
Garfield
, with the caption "You are not immune to propaganda" surrounding it.
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Music
The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet – A song recorded on an audio cassette off German radio in the early 1980s, the artist and song title of which remained unknown for many years, despite intensive search efforts by Internet users.
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In November 2024, the song was identified as "
Subways of Your Mind
" by the German band
FEX
.
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"
Sigma Boy
" – A song by Russian bloggers 11-year-old
Betsy
and 12-year-old Maria Yankovskaya. German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport.
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It was part of a larger trend where bloggers go to a public place and blast silly songs that they would normally be ashamed of listening to in front of other people.
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The song itself topped the Viral 50 Global Chart.
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People
Brad's Wife – On 27 February 2017, Brad Byrd of Harrison County, Indiana posted on
Cracker Barrel
's Facebook page, asking them why they fired his wife, Nanette, after 11 years of service. The intense and serious nature of the post drew viral attention, and internet users began
semi-sarcastically
demanding answers, using
hashtags
such as #BradsWife and #JusticeForBradsWife. This meme was notable for being popular with
baby boomers
as well as younger internet users. After the post was about a week old, several corporations jumped on the viral
bandwagon
and began to publicly send job offers to Nanette Byrd.
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Florida Man
– Crimes involving bizarre behavior, perpetrated by men from the state of Florida.
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Hide the Pain Harold
– Hungarian model András István Arató became the subject of a meme in 2011, due to his seemingly fake smile as the model in
stock images
.
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The meme depicts photos of Arató smiling, while viewers believe the smile masks serious sorrow and pain, hence the name "Hide the Pain Harold".
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Islamic Rage Boy
– A series of photos of
Shakeel Bhat
, a Muslim activist whose face became a personification of angry
Islamism
in the western media. The first photo dates back to his appearance in 2007 at a rally in
Srinigar
, the capital of
Indian-administered
Kashmir
. Several other photos in other media outlets followed, and by November 2007, there were over one million hits for "Islamic Rage Boy" on Google and his face appeared on
boxer shorts
and
bumper stickers
.
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Krzysztof Kononowicz
– A Polish man who became a phenomenon of the Polish Internet in 2006 after appearing in the debate of candidates for the president of
Białystok
.
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Meme Man
– Fictional character often featured in
surreal memes
, depicted as a
3D render
of a smooth, bald, and often disembodied and blue-eyed male head.
[
443
]
Salt Bae
– Turkish chef and restaurateur Nusret Gökçe earned fame in 2017 for his camera-friendly approach to preparing and seasoning meat, including a video in 2017 in which he sprinkles salt, sparkling in the sunlight, onto a steak.
[
444
]
[
445
]
Gökçe's approach has been compared to
dinner theater
, in that his actual finished product is secondary to the performance.
[
446
]
Politics
Amber Lee Ettinger
, a.k.a. "Obama Girl"
Arrest of Vladimir Putin
– A viral video showing the mock arrest of
Vladimir Putin
and his trial.
[
447
]
[
448
]
Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney
– A fictitious
rap battle
between
2012 election
candidates
Barack Obama
and
Mitt Romney
. As of October 2020, the video has over 150 million views.
[
449
]
Bernie or Hillary?
– A political poster that compares the positions of
Hillary Clinton
and
Bernie Sanders
on certain issues. It was typically used by Sanders supporters to make fun of Clinton's attempts to seem relatable to the voter base while they perceived Sanders to be more knowledgeable and in-depth on the issues.
[
450
]
[
451
]
[
452
]
However, some critiqued the meme by saying that it played into sexist stereotypes.
[
450
]
[
452
]
Joe Biden
– There are numerous iterations of President Joe Biden as a meme.
[
453
]
The
portrayal of Biden
in
The Onion
was popular on the Internet and influenced other memes about him, as well as his broader public image.
[
454
]
[
455
]
After
Donald Trump
won the
2016 U.S. presidential election
, images of Biden as the "Biden Bro" or "Prankster Joe Biden" began circulating online. In these memes, Biden was paired with
Barack Obama
and captioned with various fictional conversations planning pranks and jokes on the president-elect. Biden is portrayed as the immature prankster of the duo, with Obama as his exasperated
straight man
.
[
456
]
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]
Bush shoeing incident
– During a press conference in 2008,
Muntadhar al-Zaidi
threw both of his shoes at then-president
George W. Bush
. Afterwards, various Flash-based browser games and
gifs
were created to poke fun of the incident.
[
457
]
Crush on Obama
– A music video by
Amber Lee Ettinger
that circulated during the
2008 United States presidential election
. As well as its sequels, the video caught the attention of bloggers, mainstream media, and other candidates, and achieved 12.5 million views on YouTube by 1 January 2009.
[
458
]
Dean scream
– Former
Governor of Vermont
Howard Dean
's concession speech following the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primaries included Dean rattling off a list of states in escalating volume as crowd noise rose, resulting in increasingly distorted audio and culminating in an unusual "yeehaw" scream. It was one of the first political Internet memes.
[
459
]
Delete your account – A phrase used on Twitter to criticize the opinions of opponents. On 9 June 2016,
Hillary Clinton
tweeted this phrase towards
Donald Trump
. Afterwards, the tweet has become her most retweeted tweet of all time.
[
460
]
[
461
]
[
462
]
Don't Tase Me, Bro!
– An incident at a campus talk by Senator
John Kerry
where a student yelled his now-infamous phrase while being restrained by police.
[
463
]
Eastwooding
– After
Clint Eastwood
's speech at the
2012 Republican National Convention
, in which he spoke to an empty chair representing President
Barack Obama
, photos were posted by users on the Internet of people talking to empty chairs, with various captions referring to the chair as either Obama or Eastwood.
[
464
]
[
465
]
[
466
]
"
Epstein didn't kill himself
" – A bait-and-switch joke originating on the app
iFunny
in October 2019,
[
467
]
two months after his
death
in August. Many memes alleged involvement of
Donald Trump
,
Hillary Clinton
, or other notable figures.
[
468
]
The meme saw mainstream popularity in late 2019, being unexpectedly snuck into
cable news
interviews by guests such as on
FOX News
and
MSNBC
.
[
469
]
It was also referenced by
Ricky Gervais
at the
77th Golden Globe Awards
due to the alleged connections between Epstein and people in the Hollywood film industry.
[
470
]
Forest raking
– After U.S. President
Donald Trump
's comments that
Finland
spent "a lot of time on raking and cleaning its forest floor", Finnish people began circulating satirical images of themselves raking the forests to stop wildfires.
[
471
]
JD Vance edits – A series of images where
JD Vance
is humorously edited.
[
472
]
Jesusland map
– A map created shortly after the
2004 U.S. presidential election
that
satirizes
the
red/blue states scheme
by dividing the United States and Canada into "The United States of Canada" and "Jesusland".
[
473
]
Kekistan
– A
fictional country
created by 4chan members that has become a political meme and online movement used notably by the
alt-right
.
[
474
]
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him – A quote said by American diplomat
Paul Bremer
during a 2003 press conference announcing
the capture of Saddam Hussein
. The scene, coupled with audio from the
Breakbot
song "
Baby I'm Yours
", began to be widely used with clips of people being apprehended or caught off-guard in some fashion, often in the context of FBI operations.
[
475
]
Miss Me Yet?
– Billboards that appeared on American highways in early 2010 that featured George W. Bush asking "Miss me yet?".
[
476
]
Inspired a series of themed merchandise from online agencies such as
CafePress
.
[
477
]
Mug shot of Donald Trump
– A mugshot of the U.S. president, Donald Trump, taken in August 2023 after he was voluntarily taken to the
Fulton County Jail
.
[
478
]
Series of tubes
– A phrase originally coined as an analogy by
Senator
Ted Stevens
to describe the Internet in the context of opposing
network neutrality
. His statement was later remixed on YouTube and
YTMND
.
[
479
]
[
480
]
Strong
– A
political advertisement
issued by
Texas Governor
Rick Perry
presidential campaign
in December 2011 for the
2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
. The video was parodied
[
481
]
and became one of the most disliked videos on YouTube.
[
482
]
Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme
– A mock
conspiracy theory
suggesting that American Senator and Presidential candidate
Ted Cruz
was the
Zodiac Killer
, an unidentified Californian serial killer of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Cruz was either not born or, at the latest, a toddler).
[
483
]
Thanks Obama
– A sarcastic expression used by critics of President Barack Obama to blame personal troubles and inconveniences on public policies supported or enacted by the administration.
[
484
]
This Land
– A
Flash animation
produced by
JibJab
featuring cartoon faces of
George W. Bush
and
John Kerry
singing a parody of "
This Land Is Your Land
" that spoofs the
2004 United States presidential election
. The video became a viral hit and viewed by over 100 million, leading to the production of other JibJab hits, including
Good to Be in D.C.
and
Big Box Mart
.
[
485
]
"
Running through fields of wheat
" – In 2017, then UK Prime Minister
Theresa May
was asked by interviewer
Julie Etchingham
what the "naughtiest thing" she had done as a child was. May responded that she and her friend "used to run through the fields of wheat", something "the farmers weren't too pleased about". The statement became the subject of mockery and a meme.
[
486
]
[
487
]
Winnie the Pooh comparison to Xi Jinping
– In 2013, a still image of China Chinese leader
Xi Jinping
meeting with US President Barack Obama was compared to
Winnie the Pooh
and
Tigger
. As comparisons of Pooh to Xi persist, the government tightened its censorship to suppress the trend.
[
488
]
The comparisons are not limited to internet users in China. The phenomenon has been reported to occur in the Philippines.
[
489
]
Videos
Other phenomena
15.ai
– A free web application launched in 2020 that uses
artificial intelligence
to generate
text-to-speech
voices of fictional characters from popular media.
[
490
]
[
491
]
[
492
]
The website is credited with popularizing
AI voice cloning
in
memes
and
content creation
.
[
493
]
[
494
]
[
495
]
6-7 (meme)
– An
internet meme
based on
Skrilla
's song "Doot Doot (6 7)," with its popularity built around the lyric "6–7." It is believed the lyric refers to 67th Street in
Chicago
, but as a meme, it does not have a fixed meaning and is simply a catchy phrase used in a variety of contexts. It is often tied to
LaMelo Ball
and the "6–7 Kid."
[
496
]
[
497
]
"And I oop" – A video of
drag queen
Jasmine Masters
stopping a story to say the phrase "and I oop" after accidentally hitting himself in the testes.
[
498
]
"Banana for scale" – An
internet meme
that became popular for humorously measuring lengths of various objects. In this internet phenomenon, other objects juxtaposed with a banana are accompanied with the text "banana for scale".
[
499
]
Ben Drowned
– A self-published three-part
multimedia
ARG
web serial
and web series inspired by
creepypasta
and
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
, created by Alexander D. Hall.
[
500
]
Binod
– An internet
fad
which became popular in India in 2020.
[
501
]
It originated from a comment by a user with the screen name 'Binod', who had added only the word 'Binod' as a comment. This was followed by a video by Slayy Point, mocking "Binod" and YouTube comment sections in general. People started spamming the word 'Binod' across social media, primarily in YouTube comments and stream chats.
[
502
]
A number of organisations also posted memes, including
Netflix India
,
[
503
]
Twitter and
Tinder
.
[
503
]
Paytm
temporarily changed its Twitter name to 'Binod'.
[
501
]
Chuck Norris facts
–
Satirical
factoids
about
martial artist
and actor
Chuck Norris
that became popular culture after spreading through the Internet.
[
504
]
Clanker
– Derogatory term for
robots
and
artificial intelligence
software.
[
505
]
Creepypasta
–
Urban legends
or scary stories circulating on the Internet, many times revolving around specific videos, pictures, or video games.
[
506
]
The term "creepypasta" is a mutation of the term "copypasta": a short, readily available piece of text that is easily copied and pasted into a text field. "Copypasta" is derived from "
copy/paste
", and in its original sense commonly referred to presumably initially sincere text (e.g. a blog or forum post) perceived by the copy/paster as undesirable or otherwise preposterous, which was then copied and pasted to other sites as a form of
trolling
. In the pre-Internet era, such material regularly circulated as
faxlore
.
DignifAI – A 4chan-linked campaign to use AI tools to make women in photos look more modestly dressed. The trend is the opposite of
deepfake pornography
in that it is used to add clothes rather than remove them, and it has been used as a form of
slut-shaming
.
[
507
]
[
508
]
Dumb Ways to Die
– A 2012
Metro Trains Melbourne
safety campaign that became popular on the Internet in November 2012.
[
509
]
Elsagate
– A controversy surrounding children's YouTube videos in the late 2010s and 2020s.
[
510
]
Freecycling – The exchange of unwanted goods via the Internet.
[
511
]
Get stick bugged lol – A video clip of a
stick insect
swaying as bait-and-switch meme similar to
Rickrolling
, in which an irrelevant video would unexpectedly transition to the clip when the stickbug revealed with the caption "Get stick bugged LOL".
[
512
]
Get Out of My Car – An animated video created by
Psychicpebbles
, which uses the real audio of a man yelling at a woman to get out of his car.
[
513
]
Have You Seen This Man?
– A viral website that emerged on the Internet in the late 2000s, claiming to gather data about a mysterious figure only known as
This Man
that appears in dreams of people who never saw him before.
[
514
]
Horse ebooks
/ Pronunciation Book – A five-year-long viral marketing
alternate reality game
for a larger art project developed by Synydyne. "Horse_ebooks" was a Twitter account that seemed to promote
e-books
, while "Pronunciation Book" was a YouTube channel that provided ways to pronounce English words. Both accounts engaged in non-sequiturs, making some believe that the accounts were run by automated services. Pronunciation Book shifted to pronouncing numerals in a countdown fashion in mid-2013, concluding in late September 2013 revealing the connection to Horse_ebook and identity of Synydyne behind the accounts, and the introduction of their next art project.
[
515
]
[
516
]
Hou De Kharcha
, a meme in
Marathi
[
517
]
I am lonely will anyone speak to me
– A thread created on MovieCodec.com's forums, which has been described as the "Web's Top Hangout for Lonely Folk" by
Wired
magazine.
[
518
]
Internet checkpoint
– A phenomenon that originated on
YouTube
in 2012 after a video upload by Taia777 of stretched out game soundtrack and edited images led to viewers commenting "Checkpoints" about their life in the comments section. The term is a reference to video game automatic save points.
[
519
]
Italian brainrot
- A series of videos revolving around
AI-generated images
of
surrealist
animals. These videos are accompanied by a nonsensical
Italian
voiceover.
[
520
]
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
– A children's nursery rhyme series.
[
521
]
Ligma joke
– A meme to set up a crude joke.
[
522
]
[
523
]
Most Awesomest Thing Ever
– A defunct website that randomly paired two objects, celebrities and activities, and asked viewers to decide their favourite. The ultimate goal of the project was to see what viewers considered the most "awesomest".
[
524
]
At the website's closure in 2022,
teleportation
was ranked number 1.
[
525
]
The paperclip
that Kyle MacDonald barted to buy a house, after 14 trade-ups
Netflix and chill
– An English language slang term using an invitation to watch
Netflix
together as a
euphemism
for sex, either between partners or casually as a
booty call
. The phrase has been popularized through the Internet.
[
526
]
[
527
]
Omission of New Zealand from maps
– New Zealand is often excluded from world maps, which has caught the attention of New Zealander users on the Internet.
[
528
]
One red paperclip
– The story of a Canadian blogger who bartered his way from a red paperclip to a house in a year's time.
[
529
]
Planking
– Also known as the Lying Down Game. An activity consisting of lying in a face down position, with palms touching the body's sides and toes touching the ground, sometimes in bizarre locations. Some compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.
[
530
]
Reality shifting – A mental phenomenon similar to
lucid dreaming
or
maladaptive daydreaming
that appeared on
TikTok
, in which practitioners believe they travel to alternate realities, usually fictional (for example the
Wizarding World
of the Harry Potter franchise).
[
531
]
Rickrolling
– An internet prank in which a video unexpectedly plays the music video for "
Never Gonna Give You Up
" by
Rick Astley
instead of what was advertised.
[
532
]
Savage Babies – Also known as the Most Savage Babies in Human History, a meme popular in 2016 that uses clips from the Indian children's YouTube channel VideoGyan 3D Rhymes, namely their series of nursery rhymes "Zool Babies". The videos are heavily distorted and given edgy, ironic titles that exaggerate the meaning of the video, such as "Five Little Babies Dressed as Pilots" becoming "Savage Babies Cause
9/11
".
[
533
]
SCP Foundation
– A creative writing website that contains thousands of fictitious containment procedures for paranormal objects captured by the in-universe SCP Foundation, a secret organization tasked with securing and documenting objects that violate natural law or pose a threat to humanity's perception of normalcy and further existence.
[
534
]
[
535
]
The website has inspired numerous spin-off works, including a stage play and video games such as
SCP – Containment Breach
.
[
535
]
[
536
]
Siren Head
– A fictional cryptid which has an air raid siren as a head, created by horror artist Trevor Henderson. It has accumulated a fan following which has spawned numerous pieces of fan works and fan-made video games. Many video edits have depicted Siren Head playing various songs over a populated area.
[
537
]
Siren Head has been erroneously recognized as an SCP, most notably when the character was briefly submitted to the SCP Foundation Wiki as SCP-6789; the entry was removed after Henderson and site users expressed intention to keep Siren Head independent of the SCP Foundation Wiki.
[
538
]
[
539
]
Another entry,
SCP-5987
, was inspired by the character name and the controversy from the deleted entry.
[
540
]
Smash or Pass
– A game in which players decide whether they would hypothetically "smash" (have sex with) someone or "pass" (choose not to).
[
541
]
Steak and Blowjob Day
– A meme suggesting that a complementary holiday to
Valentine's Day
, primarily for men, takes place on 14 March each year.
[
542
]
Storm Area 51
– A joke event created on Facebook to "storm" the highly classified
Area 51
military base, with over 1,700,000 people claiming to be attending and another 1,300,000 claiming they were "interested" in going.
[
543
]
1,500 people arrived in the vicinity of Area 51 the day of the event, 20 September 2019, only one of whom actually breached the boundary and was quickly escorted off the premises.
[
544
]
[
545
]
Slender Man
or Slenderman – A creepypasta meme and urban-legend
fakelore
tale created on 8 June 2009, by user Victor Surge on
Something Awful
as part of a contest to
edit photographs
to contain "supernatural" entities and then pass them off as legitimate on paranormal forums. The Slender Man gained prominence as a frightening malevolent entity: a tall thin man wearing a suit and lacking a face with "his" head only being blank, white, and featureless. After the initial creation, numerous stories and videos were created by fans of the character.
[
205
]
Slender Man was later
adapted into a video game
in 2012 and became more widely known. There is also a
film
released in 2018 to negative reviews.
Surreal memes
– A type of meme that are artistically bizarre in appearance and whose humor derives from their absurd style. Certain qualities and characters, such as Meme Man, Mr. Orange, and a minimalist style, are frequent markers of the meme.
[
546
]
Tell me without telling me – A
snowclone
and social media challenge in which participants indirectly signal a personal trait, identity, or affiliation through illustrative details rather than explicit statements. The format emerged on Twitter in 2019 and became widespread in late 2020, particularly on TikTok, where it was popularized through short videos using phrasing such as "tell me you're evangelical without telling me you're evangelical". It has since been applied to a wide range of topics, including nationality, profession, political views, consumer habits.
[
547
]
It has also been adapted into a card game.
[
548
]
The Million Dollar Homepage
– A website conceived in 2005 by
Alex Tew
, a student from
Wiltshire
, England, to raise money for his
university education
. The
home page
consists of a
million
pixels
arranged in a 1000 × 1000 pixel grid. The image-based links on it were sold for $1 per pixel in 10 × 10 blocks.
[
549
]
Three Wolf Moon
– A
t-shirt
with many ironic reviews on
Amazon
.
[
550
]
Throwback Thursday
– The trend of posting older, nostalgic photos on Thursdays under the
hashtag
#ThrowbackThursday or #TBT.
[
551
]
The Undertaker vs. Mankind
– A
copypasta
where at the end of a comment of an irrelevant topic, the event is referenced.
[
552
]
Vibe Check – Generally ascribed as a spiritual evaluation of a person's mental and emotional state.
[
553
]
[
554
]
Vuvuzelas
– The near-constant playing of the buzz-sounding vuvuzela instrument during games of the
2010 World Cup
in South Africa led to numerous vuvuzela-based
memes
, including YouTube temporarily adding a vuvuzela effect that could be added to any video during the World Cup.
[
555
]
[
556
]
Willy's Chocolate Experience
– An unlicenced event based on the
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
franchise held in
Glasgow
, Scotland. Due to the misleading AI-generated advertisements and its sparsely decorated warehouse location, images of the event went viral. Notable viral images include a dispirited woman dressed as an
Oompa-Loompa
and an original character called "The Unknown".
[
557
]
Yanny or Laurel
– An audio illusion where individuals hear either the word "Yanny" or "Laurel".
[
558
]
YouTube Poop
–
Video mashups
in which users deconstruct and piece together video for
psychedelic
or
absurdist
effect.
[
559
]
See also
List of Internet phenomena in China
List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan
Cats and the Internet
Index of Internet-related articles
Internet culture
Internet meme
Know Your Meme
List of YouTubers
Outline of the Internet
Urban legends and myths
Usenet personality
Viral phenomenon
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"Internet phenomena" and "Internet sensation" redirect here. For people who have achieved fame through the Internet, see [Internet celebrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_celebrity "Internet celebrity").
This is a [dynamic list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists") and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by [editing the page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_Internet_phenomena "Special:EditPage/List of Internet phenomena") to add missing items, with references to [reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources "Wikipedia:Reliable sources").
| [Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet "Internet") |
|---|
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024_-_transparent,_inverted.png "Visualization of Internet routing paths")An [Opte Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opte_Project "Opte Project") visualization of [routing paths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing "Routing") through a portion of the Internet |
| General [Access](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access "Internet access") [Activism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_activism "Internet activism") [Censorship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship "Internet censorship") [Data activism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_activism "Data activism") [Democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-democracy "E-democracy") [Digital divide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide "Digital divide") [Digital rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights "Digital rights") [Digital public goods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_public_goods "Digital public goods") [Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_freedom "Internet freedom") [Freedom of information](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_information "Freedom of information") [Internet phenomena]() [Media capture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_capture "Media capture") [Net neutrality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality "Net neutrality") [Privacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_privacy "Internet privacy") [Right to Internet access](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Internet_access "Right to Internet access") [Slacktivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism "Slacktivism") [Sociology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_the_Internet "Sociology of the Internet") [Usage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Internet_usage "Global Internet usage") [Vigilantism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_vigilantism "Internet vigilantism") [Virtual community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_community "Virtual community") [Virtual volunteering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_volunteering "Virtual volunteering") |
| [Governance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_governance "Internet governance") [IGF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Governance_Forum "Internet Governance Forum") [NRO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry#Number_Resource_Organization "Regional Internet registry") [IANA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority "Internet Assigned Numbers Authority") [ICANN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN "ICANN") [IETF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force "Internet Engineering Task Force") [ISOC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Society "Internet Society") |
| [Information infrastructure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_infrastructure "Information infrastructure") [Domain Name System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System "Domain Name System") [Hypertext Transfer Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol "Hypertext Transfer Protocol") [Internet exchange point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point "Internet exchange point") [Internet protocol suite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite "Internet protocol suite") [Internet Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol "Internet Protocol") [Transmission Control Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol "Transmission Control Protocol") [Internet service provider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider "Internet service provider") [IP address](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address "IP address") [Internet Message Access Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol "Internet Message Access Protocol") [Simple Mail Transfer Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol") |
| Services [Blogs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog "Blog") [Microblogging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging "Microblogging") [Email](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email "Email") [Fax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_fax "Internet fax") [File sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing "File sharing") [File transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_transfer "File transfer") [Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_game "Online game") [Instant messaging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging "Instant messaging") [Podcasts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast "Podcast") [Shopping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping "Online shopping") [Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_television "Streaming television") [Voice over IP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP "Voice over IP") [World Wide Web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web "World Wide Web") [search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine "Web search engine") |
| History [History of the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet "History of the Internet") [Timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_Internet "Timeline of the history of the Internet") [Protocol Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_Wars "Protocol Wars") [Pioneers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_pioneers "List of Internet pioneers") [Oldest domain names](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_currently_registered_Internet_domain_names "List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names") |
| Guides ** [Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Internet-related_articles "Index of Internet-related articles")** **[Outline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Internet "Outline of the Internet")** |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal_Clear_app_linneighborhood.svg) [Internet portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Internet "Portal:Internet") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Internet "Template:Internet") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Internet "Template talk:Internet") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Internet "Special:EditPage/Template:Internet") |
**Internet phenomena** are social and cultural [phenomena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon "Phenomenon") specific to the Internet, such as [Internet memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme"), which include popular [catchphrases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catchphrase "Catchphrase"), images, [viral videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_video "Viral video"), and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates [word of mouth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_mouth "Word of mouth") transmission.
This list focuses on the Internet phenomena which are accessible regardless of local [internet regulations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_regulation "Internet regulation").
## Advertising and products
See also: [List of viral music videos § Ads and campaigns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_viral_music_videos#Ads_and_campaigns "List of viral music videos")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zdj%C4%99cie_Kerfusia_\(crop\).jpg)
Picture of [Kerfuś](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerfu%C5%9B "Kerfuś"), mascot of [Carrefour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour "Carrefour"), that became viral with Polish internet users in 2022
- [Amazon Coat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Coat "Amazon Coat") – An unnamed coat sold on the [online store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping "Online shopping") [Amazon.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com") by the Chinese clothing brand Orolay, previously known for its [home furnishings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture "Furniture"). It became a [viral phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_phenomenon "Viral phenomenon") from the period between December 2018 and the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-1)
- [Beanie Babies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_Babies "Beanie Babies") – Cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-beanies-2)
- [Cerveza Cristal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerveza_Cristal "Cerveza Cristal") – A Chilean beer company that produced a series of advertisements during a [*Star Wars* original trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_original_trilogy "Star Wars original trilogy") broadcast in 2003. The commercials, titled *[The Force is with Cristal Beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force_is_with_Cristal_Beer "The Force is with Cristal Beer")*, would air seamlessly with the scenes in the trilogy, such as a pair of hands like [Obi-Wan Kenobi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi "Obi-Wan Kenobi")'s opening a chest, revealing the beer. The advertisements were critically acclaimed in the country and became internationally viral on Twitter in March 2024.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-3)
- [*Cooks Source* infringement controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooks_Source_infringement_controversy "Cooks Source infringement controversy") – This publication drew backlash after it committed copyright infringement by using an online article without permission for commercial purposes. This backlash further increased due to *Cooks Source*'s response which showed a misunderstanding of copyright and an increasing agitation to the original writer of the article.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kravets_David-4)
- *[Elf Yourself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_Yourself "Elf Yourself")* (2006) and *Scrooge Yourself* (2007) – [Interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction "Human–computer interaction") websites created by [Jason Zada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Zada "Jason Zada") and Evolution Bureau for [OfficeMax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OfficeMax "OfficeMax")'s [holiday season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_season "Holiday season") [advertising campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising_campaign "Advertising campaign"). *Elf Yourself* allows visitors to [upload](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upload "Upload") images of themselves or their friends, see them as dancing [elves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf "Elf"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Bostonist-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Creativity-6) and includes options to save or share the video.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Adland-7) According to ClickZ, visiting the *Elf Yourself* site "has become an annual tradition that people look forward to".[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ClickZ_2-8) While not selling any one specific product, the two were created to raise consumer awareness of the sponsoring firm.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Social_Media_Judo-9)
- [Flex Tape](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_Tape "Flex Tape") – An infomercial of the product Flex Tape. It became a meme after YouTuber [JonTron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonTron "JonTron") made a video reviewing the infomercial.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-10)
- [FreeCreditReport.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCreditReport.com "FreeCreditReport.com") – A series of TV commercials that were posted on the Internet; many spoofs of the commercials were made and posted on YouTube.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Popkin_AS-11)
- [HeadOn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadOn "HeadOn") – A June 2006 advertisement for a [homeopathic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy "Homeopathy") product claimed to relieve headaches. Ads featured the tagline, "HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead", stated three times in succession, accompanied by a video of a [model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson "Spokesperson") using the product without ever directly stating the product's purpose. The ads were successively parodied on sites such as YouTube and [rapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap "Rap") [Lil Jon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Jon "Lil Jon") even made fun of it.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-HeadOn-12)
- [Kerfuś](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerfu%C5%9B "Kerfuś") – A robot with cat face use as a mascot for [Carrefour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour "Carrefour"). The robot became viral in Poland in 2022, where Kerfuś became the main character of many memes and [erotic pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34 "Rule 34").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-14)
- [Little Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force_\(advertisement\) "The Force (advertisement)") – An advertisement by [Volkswagen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen "Volkswagen") featuring young [Max Page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Page_\(actor\) "Max Page (actor)") dressed in a [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader") costume running around his house trying to use "[the Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force "The Force")". It was released on the Internet a few days prior to [Super Bowl XLV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV "Super Bowl XLV") in 2011, and quickly became popular.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Darth_Vader_Superbowl-15) As of 2013 it was the most shared ad of all time.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-16)
- [LowerMyBills.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LowerMyBills.com "LowerMyBills.com") – [Banner ads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_ad "Banner ad") from this mortgage company feature endless loops of cowboys, women, aliens, and office workers dancing.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Stone_Brad-17)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gomes_Lee-18)
- *[The Man Your Man Could Smell Like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Your_Man_Could_Smell_Like "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like")* – A television commercial starring [Isaiah Mustafa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Mustafa "Isaiah Mustafa") reciting a quick, [deadpan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpan "Deadpan") monologue while shirtless about how "anything is possible" if men use [Old Spice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spice "Old Spice"). It eventually led to a popular [viral marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing "Viral marketing") campaign which had Mustafa responding to various Internet [comments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#User_comments "YouTube") in short YouTube videos on [Old Spice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spice "Old Spice")'s YouTube channel.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Saint_Nick-19)
- "[Mac Tonight/Moon Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Tonight "Mac Tonight")" – A McDonald's commercial made to promote dinner sales. Starting in 2007, the character in the commercial, "Mac Tonight" was used in videos where he is depicted promoting violence against minorities and promoting the [KKK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan "Ku Klux Klan") with racist parodies of rap songs. The best-known parody, "Notorious KKK" (a parody of "[Hypnotize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_\(The_Notorious_B.I.G._song\) "Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)")" by [The Notorious B.I.G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G. "The Notorious B.I.G.")), has accumulated over 119,000 views on YTMND.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-salon-20)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicole_Kidman_2_\(29900987478\).jpg)
[Nicole Kidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman "Nicole Kidman") starred in a 2021 [AMC Theatres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres "AMC Theatres") [commercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman_AMC_Theatres_commercial "Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial") that went viral thanks to its grand style and the melodrama of Kidman's monologue.
- [Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman_AMC_Theatres_commercial "Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial") – In September 2021, [AMC Theatres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres "AMC Theatres") began airing a commercial starring actress [Nicole Kidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman "Nicole Kidman") in its theaters and on television. The ad, written by screenwriter [Billy Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Ray_\(screenwriter\) "Billy Ray (screenwriter)"), was intended to spur theater attendance following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic") by highlighting the "magic" of the movie theater experience. The commercial's grand style and the earnest melodrama of Kidman's monologue has led the commercial to be appreciated as an artifact of [camp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_\(style\) "Camp (style)"). The commercial has been the subject of [internet memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_memes "Internet memes"), parodies, merchandise, and [audience participation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audience_participation "Audience participation") rituals.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-21)
- "[Nope, Chuck Testa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Testa "Chuck Testa")" – A local commercial made for Ojai Valley [Taxidermy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermy "Taxidermy"), owned by [Chuck Testa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Testa "Chuck Testa"), suggesting that the stuffed creatures were alive until Testa appeared, saying "Nope, Chuck Testa!"; the ad soon went viral. The commercial was created by [Rhett & Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhett_%26_Link "Rhett & Link") for their show Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-22)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-23)
- [Potato Parcel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Parcel "Potato Parcel") – A web site that allows the user to send anonymous personalized messages on potatoes via the mail.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Koman_2015-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Robertson_2015-25)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Whitten1_2015-26)
- *[Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_MAX_%26_Jeff_Gordon_Present:_Test_Drive "Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive")* – A short film where [NASCAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR "NASCAR") driver [Jeff Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon "Jeff Gordon") poses as an average car buyer to prank a cars salesman.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-27) A sequel, *Test Drive 2*, was released the following year, with Gordon pranking a writer who had branded the original video as fake.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-28)
- "Rivals" – A commercial for video game retailer [EB Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB_Games "EB Games") that promoted *[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare")*. The commercial drew criticism for its concept and the performances of its actors.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-29)
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[The Shake Weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Weight "Shake Weight")
- [Shake Weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Weight "Shake Weight") – [Infomercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infomercial "Infomercial") clips of the modified [dumbbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell "Dumbbell") went viral as a result of the product's sexually suggestive nature.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Roberts_Tom-30)
- [Vans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vans "Vans") (2016) – Featured in the "[Damn Daniel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Daniel "Damn Daniel")" viral internet meme.
- *What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?* – A slogan at the end of commercials advertising the ice cream sandwich [Klondike bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_bar "Klondike bar"). People on YouTube and Facebook began posting videos depicting people in dangerous and absurdist situations attempting to reach a Klondike Bar in response to the slogan.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-31)
- "[Whopper Whopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper_Whopper "Whopper Whopper")" – A song by American restaurant fast-food chain [Burger King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King "Burger King") which serves as a jingle for the restaurant's signature burger, the [Whopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper "Whopper").[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-32)
- [Will It Blend?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_It_Blend%3F "Will It Blend?") – The [blender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender "Blender") product [Blendtec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendtec "Blendtec"), claimed by its creator Tom Dickson to be the most powerful blender, is featured in a series of YouTube videos, "*Will It Blend?*" where numerous food and non-food items are used within the blender.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-oratech-33)
- [Xtranormal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xtranormal "Xtranormal") – A website allowing users to create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned CGI characters and scenes. Though originally designed to be used to ease [storyboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard "Storyboard") development for filmmakers, the site quickly became popular after videos made with the tool, including "iPhone 4 vs HTC Evo", became viral.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-34)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-35)
## Animals
Memes involving text overlays on images of non-specific, interchangeable animals are listed in the [Images section](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#Images).
- [April the Giraffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_\(giraffe\) "April (giraffe)") – A [reticulated giraffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_giraffe "Reticulated giraffe") who had two of her live births streamed on the Internet to much fanfare.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-giraffecamoff-36)
- [Cats on the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_on_the_Internet "Cats on the Internet") – Images of cats are very popular on the Internet, and have seen extensive use in internet memes, as well as some cats becoming Internet celebrities.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-37)[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-38)[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-39)
- [Grumpy Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Cat "Grumpy Cat") – A cat named Tardar Sauce that appears to have a permanent scowl on her face due to [feline dwarfism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_cat "Dwarf cat"), according to its owner. Pictures of the cat circulated the Internet, leading it to win the [2013 Webby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Webby_Awards "2013 Webby Awards") for Meme of the Year, and her popularity has led her to star in a feature film.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-wsj-40) Tardar Sauce died on 14 May 2019.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-41)
- [Dicks out for Harambe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe#Fall-out_and_Internet_memes "Harambe") – A slogan that was popularized months after the [death of Harambe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe "Harambe"), a gorilla in a Cincinnati zoo, which could be interpreted as telling individuals to expose their [penises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_penis "Human penis") in public in honor of the gorilla (although the word "dicks" here is slang for guns). The line was notably uttered by actor [Danny Trejo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo "Danny Trejo").[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-42)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-43)
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Big Floppa
- [Floppa](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A8%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%BF%D0%B0 "ru:Большой Шлёпа") – A collection of images either portraying [caracals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal "Caracal") or a specific caracal by the name of Goshe, Shlepa, Pumba or more commonly Big Floppa. The collection of images do not portray to a specific theme *per se*, but always hold Floppa as a centerpoint or personification of something.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-44)[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-45)
- Gabe the Dog – Gabe was a miniature American Eskimo dog owned by YouTube user gravycp. In January 2013, gravycp uploaded a short video of Gabe barking. The footage itself never went viral though it was used in dozens of song remixes, some of which accrued up to half a million views.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-46)
- [Homophobic dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Chewston "Whitney Chewston") – A series of images of a white [dachshund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachshund "Dachshund") accompanied by [homophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia "Homophobia") captions, such as "not too fond of gay people" and "let's hope it's just a phase". According to the dog's owners, a gay couple, most of those memes were made and shared by members of the [LGBTQ community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_community "LGBT community") to mock homophobic people.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-47)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-48) A fake [*Washington Post*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") headline describing the dog as "the new face of online homophobia"[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-49)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-50) was criticized by [Christina Pushaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Pushaw "Christina Pushaw"), press secretary of Florida Governor [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis"), unaware that it was not a real article.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-51)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-52)
- [Hurricane Shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Shark "Hurricane Shark") or Street Shark, a recurring hoax circulated after a variety of natural disasters,[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bbc-fake-53) appearing to show a shark swimming in a flooded urban area, usually after a [hurricane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane "Hurricane"). Several images have been used, most often one of a freeway that first appeared during [Hurricane Irene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene "Hurricane Irene") in 2011. However, a 2022 video of a shark or other large fish swimming in [Hurricane Ian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian "Hurricane Ian")'s floodwaters in [Fort Myers, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida "Fort Myers, Florida"), proved to be real, itself becoming part of the phenomenon and leading to phrases like "Hurricane Shark is real".[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nyt-real-54)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bfn-real-55)
- [100 men versus a gorilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_men_versus_a_gorilla "100 men versus a gorilla") – A hypothetical situation in which 100, usually unarmed, men are to fight a single [silverback gorilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla "Gorilla"). The outcome of such a fight is the main topic of debate, with no moral, ethical, or legal way to test it.
- [Oolong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong_\(rabbit\) "Oolong (rabbit)") – Photos featured on a popular Japanese website of a rabbit that is famous for its ability to balance a variety of objects on its head.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-oolong-56)
- [Spiders Georg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiders_Georg "Spiders Georg") – A meme which imagines that the (untrue) statistic that the "average person eats 3 spiders a year" is the result of a statistical error caused by the incorporation of "Spiders Georg", a fictional character who resides in a cave and eats over ten thousand spiders every day, into the study from which this conclusion was drawn. The meme originated with a Tumblr post by user Max Lavergne, and has inspired many derivative works about the character.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-57) Variations of the meme have imagined other characters named "Georg" to explain other real or imagined statistics and beliefs.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-58)
- [Punch the Monkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_\(monkey\) "Punch (monkey)") – A juvenile [Japanese Macaque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque "Japanese macaque") who gained popularity after appearing to be bullied by other monkeys, holding an [IKEA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA "IKEA") [stuffed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffed_toy "Stuffed toy") [orangutan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan "Orangutan") for comfort.
## Animation and comics
- [Animutations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animutation "Animutation") – Early [Adobe Flash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash "Adobe Flash")\-based animations, pioneered by [Neil Cicierega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Cicierega "Neil Cicierega") in 2001, typically featuring foreign language songs (primarily Japanese, such as "[Yatta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatta_\(song\) "Yatta (song)")"), set to random pop-culture images. The form is said to have launched the use of Flash for inexpensive animations that are now more common on the Internet.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-59)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-60)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-61)
- *[Arthur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_\(TV_series\)#In_popular_culture "Arthur (TV series)")* – A 1996 [PBS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS "PBS") educational series that became popular on the Internet in July 2016 through humorous stills, including a still of the title character's clenched fist.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-62)[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-63)
- [Ate my balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ate_my_balls "Ate my balls") – One of the earliest examples of an internet meme, which involved web pages depicting a particular celebrity, fictional character, or other subject's relish for eating testicles.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Barry-64)
- *[Axe Cop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_Cop "Axe Cop")* – Initially a web comic series with stories created by five-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn into comic form by his 29-year-old brother [Ethan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nicolle "Ethan Nicolle"), the series gained viral popularity on the Internet due to the vividness and [non-sequitur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_sequitur_\(logic\) "Non sequitur (logic)") nature of Malachai's imagination, and has led to physical publication and a series of animated shorts in the 2012–2013 season for the Fox Television Network.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-66)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-67)
- [Badger Badger Badger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_Badger_Badger "Badger Badger Badger") – A hypnotic loop of animal calisthenics set to the chant of "badger, badger, badger", created by [Jonti "Weebl" Picking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonti_Picking "Jonti Picking").[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-68)
- *[Battle for Dream Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Dream_Island "Battle for Dream Island")* – An animated web series on YouTube created by twin brothers [Cary and Michael Huang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_and_Michael_Huang "Cary and Michael Huang") revolving around competitions between anthropomorphic objects. It has influenced a small genre of similar independent web series known as "object shows".[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Burlingame_2025-69)[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Seibold_2025-70)
- [Big Chungus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chungus "Big Chungus") – A still frame of the 1941 [Merrie Melodies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_Melodies "Merrie Melodies") short *[Wabbit Twouble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabbit_Twouble "Wabbit Twouble")* when [Bugs Bunny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny "Bugs Bunny") mocks a fat [Elmer Fudd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Fudd "Elmer Fudd"). The meme originated from fictitious cover art for a video game titled *Big Chungus* (with "chungus" being a neologism associated with video game commentator [James Stephanie Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stephanie_Sterling "James Stephanie Sterling")), which featured a still from the scene, and was popularized by a Facebook post by a [GameStop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop "GameStop") manager who alleged that a colleague's mother had inquired about purchasing the "game" as a gift.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-71)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-72) Warner Bros. later incorporated Big Chungus into its own video game *Looney Tunes World of Mayhem*.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-73)
- [Bongo Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_Cat "Bongo Cat") – Originated on Twitter on 7 May 2018, when a simple animated cat [GIF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF "GIF"), was edited for it to play the song "Athletic" from the *[Super Mario World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World "Super Mario World")* soundtrack. This cat has since been edited to play various songs on bongos, and later other instruments.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-74)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-75)
- [Brickfilms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickfilm "Brickfilm") - Stop motion animations made with [Lego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego "Lego").[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-76)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-77)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-78)
- "[Caramelldansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramelldansen#Internet_phenomenon "Caramelldansen")" – A spoof from the Japanese [visual novel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel "Visual novel") opening *[Popotan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popotan "Popotan")* that shows the two main characters doing a hip swing dance with their hands over their heads, imitating rabbit ears, while the background song plays the sped-up version of the song "Caramelldansen", sung by the Swedish music group [Caramell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramell "Caramell"). Also known as *Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix* or *[Uma uma dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uma_uma_dance "Uma uma dance")* in Japan, the song was parodied by artists and fans who then copy the animation and include characters from other [anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime "Anime") performing the dance.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-80)[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-81)
- *[Charlie the Unicorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_the_Unicorn "Charlie the Unicorn")* – A five-part series of videos involving the titular unicorn who is repeatedly hoodwinked by two other blue and pink unicorns, Lolz and Roffle, who take him on elaborate adventures to steal his belongings or cause him physical harm.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Cultural_touchstones-82)
- *[Dancing baby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_baby "Dancing baby")* – A 3D-rendered dancing baby that first appeared in 1996 by the creators of [Character Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_Studio "Character Studio") for [3D Studio MAX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Studio_MAX "3D Studio MAX"), and became something of a late 1990s [cultural icon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture "Popular culture"), in part due to its exposure on worldwide commercials, editorials about Character Studio, and the popular television series *[Ally McBeal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal "Ally McBeal")*.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-dancing_baby-83)
- *[The End of the World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_\(video\) "The End of the World (video)")* – A Flash-animated video by Jason Windsor in 2003 that depicts a situation when the entire world is nuked by rivalling countries.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-84)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Background-85)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-86)
- *[Happy Tree Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Tree_Friends "Happy Tree Friends")* – A series of [Flash cartoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartoon "Flash cartoon") featuring cartoon animals experiencing violent and gruesome accidents.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-87)
- *[Homestar Runner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner "Homestar Runner")* – A [Flash animated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animated "Flash animated") Internet cartoon by Mike Chapman, Craig Zobel, and Matt Chapman, created in 1996 and popularized in 2000. The cartoon contains many references to popular culture from the 1980s and 1990s, including video games, television, and [popular music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music "Popular music").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DeanKL-88)
- *I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!!\!* – A scene from the English-language dub of episode 8 of the anime adaptation of *[Death Note](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note "Death Note")*, showing the main character [Light Yagami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Yagami "Light Yagami") taking a potato chip from a bag of chips and eating the chip in a dramatic way.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-89) The scene includes dramatic music and action movie-style camera cuts.
- [Joe Cartoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cartoon "Joe Cartoon") – Creator of interactive [Flash animations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") *Frog in a Blender*[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-90) and *Gerbil in a Microwave*,[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-91)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-92) which were two of the first Flash cartoons to receive fame on the Internet.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-93)
- [Kung Fu Bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Bear "Kung Fu Bear") – an [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") involving an [Asian black bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_black_bear "Asian black bear") who skillfully twirls, throws and catches a long staff.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-94)
- [Loituma Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma_Girl "Loituma Girl") (also known as Leekspin) – A looped [Flash animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") of an [anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime "Anime") girl [Orihime Inoue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orihime_Inoue "Orihime Inoue") from the *[Bleach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_\(manga\) "Bleach (manga)")* series twirling a leek, set to a [scat singing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing "Scat singing") section of the traditional Finnish [folk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music "Folk music") song "[Ievan Polkka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ievan_Polkka "Ievan Polkka")", sung by the Finnish quartet [Loituma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma "Loituma") on their 1995 debut album *[Things of Beauty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_of_Beauty "Things of Beauty")*.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PRI-95)
- "[Loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_\(comic\) "Loss (comic)")" – A [webcomic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcomic "Webcomic") strip published on 2 June 2008, by Tim Buckley for his gaming-related webcomic [*Ctrl+Alt+Del*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel_\(webcomic\) "Ctrl+Alt+Del (webcomic)"). Set during a storyline in which the main character Ethan and his fiancée Lilah are expecting their first child, the strip – presented as a four-panel comic with no dialogue – shows Ethan entering a hospital, where he sees Lilah weeping in a hospital bed; she has suffered a [miscarriage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage "Miscarriage"). It has received negative reception from critics and webcomic creators and been adapted and parodied many times.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NYMag-96)[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-97)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-98)[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gizmodo-99)
- *[Motu Patlu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motu_Patlu "Motu Patlu")* – An Indian cartoon aired on [Nickelodeon (India)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_\(India\) "Nickelodeon (India)"), made widely popular by a Nick India ad celebrating Teacher's Day in India, which has been reposted under the title "D se Dab".[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-100)
- [Nyan Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyan_Cat "Nyan Cat") – A YouTube video of an animated flying cat, set to an [Utau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utau "Utau") song.[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-101)
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opera_Mundi_2.png)
A group of Polandball characters
[Countryballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countryballs "Countryballs") (also known as Polandball) – A user-generated series of cartoons which originated on the German imageboard [Krautchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautchan "Krautchan") in 2009. In the meme, countries are portrayed as balls who interact in [broken English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_English "Broken English"). They satirize [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History "History"), [international relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations "International relations"), and current affairs.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-hagen-102)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-103)[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-kurzgeek-104)
- [Pusheen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusheen "Pusheen") – An animated grey tabby cat, originally drawn as a character in the webcomic "Everyday Cute" by artists Clare Belton and Andrew Duff.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-105) Belton has since released a Pusheen book.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-106)
- [Rage comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_comics "Rage comics") – A large set of pre-drawn images including crudely drawn stick figures, clip art, and other artwork, typically assembled through website generators, to allow anyone to assemble a comic and post to various websites and boards. The *New York Times* reports that thousands of these are created daily.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-107) Typically these are drawn in response to a real-life event that has angered the comic's creator, hence the term "rage comics", but comics assembled for any other purpose are also made. Certain images from rage comics are known by specific titles, such as "trollface" (a widely grinning man), "forever alone" (a man crying to himself), or "rage guy" (a man shouting "FUUUUU...").\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\]
- [Salad Fingers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_Fingers "Salad Fingers") – A Flash animation series surrounding a green man with severely elongated fingers in a desolate world populated mostly by deformed, functionally mute people.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gaudino_Elena-108)
- [Shut the fuck up, TERF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_the_fuck_up,_TERF "Shut the fuck up, TERF") – A crudely [photoshopped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoshopped "Photoshopped") image featuring *[Zombie Land Saga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Land_Saga "Zombie Land Saga")* character [Lily Hoshikawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Hoshikawa "Lily Hoshikawa"), a [trans girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_girl "Trans girl"), holding a gun with the caption "Shut the fuck up, [TERF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF "TERF")".[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ann-lily-uk-109)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Museum_Wales-110) The image was criticized as constituting a threat of violence, and presented in [UK Parliament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Parliament "UK Parliament") in May 2019 during a convening of the Human Rights Committee while questioning a Twitter employee on the subject of abuse.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ann-lily-uk-109)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Museum_Wales-110) In a tweet in January 2023, [J. K. Rowling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling "J. K. Rowling") likened the meme to early twentieth century [anti-suffragist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-suffragist "Anti-suffragist") artwork.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-111)
- [Simpsonwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsonwave "Simpsonwave") – A genre of videos where clips of the American [animated sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* are filtered with [tinted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tint "Tint"), [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS")\-like effects and played over [psychedelic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_trance "Psychedelic trance") [vaporwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave "Vaporwave") or [chillwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillwave "Chillwave") tracks.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-112)
- [Skibidi Toilet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibidi_Toilet "Skibidi Toilet") – A series of viral YouTube animations made by animator Alexey Gerasimov using [Source Filmmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Filmmaker "Source Filmmaker") which depicts a war between skibidi toilets (disembodied heads inside moving toilets which can be killed by being flushed down) and a faction of people with cameras, TVs and loudspeakers for heads.
- [The Spirit of Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas_\(short_film\) "The Spirit of Christmas (short film)") – Consists of two different animated short films made by [Trey Parker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Parker "Trey Parker") and [Matt Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Stone "Matt Stone"), which are precursors to the [animated series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_television_series "List of animated television series") *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")*. To differentiate between the two homonymous shorts, the first short is often referred to as *Jesus vs. Frosty* (1992), and the second short as *Jesus vs. Santa* (1995). Fox executive [Brian Graden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Graden "Brian Graden") sent copies of *Jesus vs. Santa* to several of his friends, and from there it was copied and distributed, including on the internet, where it became one of the first [viral videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_video "Viral video").[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-113) They were created by animating construction [paper cut-outs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_animation "Cutout animation") with [stop motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion "Stop motion"), and features [prototypes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype "Prototype") of the main characters of *South Park*.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-time2-114)
- [Steamed Hams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamed_Hams "Steamed Hams") – Remixes of a segment of *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* episode "[22 Short Films About Springfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Short_Films_About_Springfield "22 Short Films About Springfield")" involving Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers, in which Skinner has invited Chalmers over to dinner, inadvertently sets his ham on fire, and covers it up by serving fast food hamburgers as "steamed hams".[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-115)
- "[This is fine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_fine "This is fine")" – A two-panel comic drawn in 2013 by KC Green as part of the *[Gunshow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunshow_\(webcomic\) "Gunshow (webcomic)")* webcomic, showing an anthropomorphic dog sitting in a room on fire, and saying "This is fine". The comic emerged as a meme in 2016, used in situations, as described by *The New York Times*, "halfway between a shrug and complete denial of reality". Numerous derivatives of the "This is fine" comic have been made.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-116)
- "Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh" – A photoshopped image of Winnie the Pooh sitting in an armchair from the featurette *[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_the_Honey_Tree "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree")*, which became popular on Reddit in 2019. The meme, which is also known as "A fellow man of culture", features Winnie the Pooh wearing a tuxedo and smiling.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-117)[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-118)[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-119)
- [The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Showdown_of_Ultimate_Destiny "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny") – A lethal [battle royale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royal_\(professional_wrestling\) "Battle royal (professional wrestling)") between many notable real and fictitious characters from popular culture. Set to a song of the same name, written and performed by [Neil Cicierega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Cicierega "Neil Cicierega") under his musician alias, "Lemon Demon."[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-120)
- Ultra Instinct Shaggy – A character interpretation that the *[Scooby-Doo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo "Scooby-Doo")* character [Shaggy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_Rogers "Shaggy Rogers") is immensely more powerful than he presents himself. The meme is usually presented as still frames of a behind-the-scenes interview of [the 2002 live-action movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_\(film\) "Scooby-Doo (film)") with subtitles implying that Shaggy is restraining his power to prevent catastrophe.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-121)[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-122)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Asarch-123) Subsequently, Warner Bros. canonized the meme as part of a credits gag in the animated film *[Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Legends:_Battle_of_the_Realms "Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms")*,[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-124) as well as including Shaggy as a fighter in the *[MultiVersus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiVersus "MultiVersus")* crossover fighting game.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-125)
- [Weebl and Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebl_and_Bob "Weebl and Bob") – A series of Flash cartoons created by [Jonti Picking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonti_Picking "Jonti Picking") featuring two egg-shaped characters that like pie and speak in a stylistic manner.
- [![xkcd comic "Wikipedian Protestor": as a politician addresses a crowd, a protestor within the crowd holds up a sign reading "\[CITATION NEEDED\]".](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png/250px-Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png)
*[xkcd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd "Xkcd")*'s "Wikipedian Protester" comic
*[xkcd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd "Xkcd")* – A webcomic created by [Randall Munroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Munroe "Randall Munroe"), popularized on the Internet due to a high level of math-, science- and geek-related humor,[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-126) with certain jokes being reflected in real-life, such as using Wikipedia's "[\[citation needed\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_needed "Citation needed")" tag on real world signs[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-127) or the addition of an audio preview for YouTube comments.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-128)
## Challenges
Main article: [List of Internet challenges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_challenges "List of Internet challenges")
Challenges generally feature Internet users recording themselves performing certain actions, and then distributing the resulting video through social media sites, often inspiring or daring other users to repeat the challenge.
## Dance
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harlem_Shake_meme_B-Town_ASU.jpg)
Two screenshots from before and after the [drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_\(music\) "Drop (music)") in a [Harlem Shake video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_\(meme\) "Harlem Shake (meme)")
- [Coffin Dance/Dancing Pallbearers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Pallbearers "Dancing Pallbearers") – A group of Ghanaian pallbearers that respectfully dance during funeral processions were covered by the BBC in 2017 and gained some initial Internet popularity.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-129) In the wake of the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), a popular [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok") video mashed\[*[jargon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Technical_language "Wikipedia:Manual of Style")*\] the BBC footage with the EDM song "[Astronomia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomia_\(Vicetone_remix\) "Astronomia (Vicetone remix)")" from Russian artist [Tony Igy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Igy "Tony Igy"), creating a meme that appeared to spread as a morbidly humorous reminder about the dangers of COVID-19.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-130)[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-131)
- [Dab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_\(dance\) "Dab (dance)") – A dance move where a person drops their head into a bent, slanted arm, with the other arm out straight and parallel.
- "[Dancing Banana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Banana "Dancing Banana")" – A banana dancing to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by the [Buckwheat Boyz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Boyz "Buckwheat Boyz").[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-132)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-133)
- [Hampster Dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampster_Dance "Hampster Dance") – A page filled with hamsters dancing, linking to other animated pages. It spawned a fictional band complete with its own CD album release.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-webfads-134)
- [Harlem Shake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_\(meme\) "Harlem Shake (meme)") – A video based on [Harlem shake dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_shake_\(dance\) "Harlem shake (dance)"), originally created by YouTube personality [Filthy Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Miller_\(entertainer\) "George Miller (entertainer)"), and using an electronica version of the song by [Baauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baauer "Baauer"). In such videos, one person is dancing or acting strange among a room full of others going about routine business. After the [drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_\(music\) "Drop (music)") in the song and a video cut, everyone starts dancing or acting strangely. The attempts to recreate the dance led to a viral spread on YouTube.[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-135)[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-136)
- "Hit the Quan" – A viral dance challenge to the song "Hit the Quan" by American rapper [iLoveMemphis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILoveMemphis "ILoveMemphis"). [Rich Homie Quan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Homie_Quan "Rich Homie Quan") originally performed this dance in his music video for his song "[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_\(Ooh,_Ooh,_Ooh\) "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)")". iLoveMemphis produced the "Hit The Quan" based around Rich Homie Quan's dance. iLoveMemphis' song launched the "Hit the Quan" viral dance challenge because of its convenient lyrics to dance to.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-billboard.com-137) "Hit the Quan" reached 20 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 "Billboard Hot 100") chart because of the popularity of the dance.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-billboard.com-137) The dance challenge was very popular on social media platforms, especially Vine. Many celebrities participated in the popular dance challenge.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-138)
- "[Indian Thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Thriller "Indian Thriller")" – A viral scene from the Indian film [*Donga*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donga_\(film\) "Donga (film)") with added subtitles [phonetically approximating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen "Mondegreen") the original lyrics as English sentences.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-buffalaxed-139)
- [JK Wedding Entrance Dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JK_Wedding_Entrance_Dance "JK Wedding Entrance Dance") – The wedding procession for Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz of [St. Paul, Minnesota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota "Saint Paul, Minnesota"), choreographed to the song "[Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_\(Chris_Brown_song\) "Forever (Chris Brown song)")" by [Chris Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown "Chris Brown"). Popularized on YouTube with 1.75 million views in less than five days in 2009.[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kaufman_Sarah-140) The video was later imitated in [an episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_\(The_Office\) "Niagara (The Office)") of *[The Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_\(U.S._TV_series\) "The Office (U.S. TV series)")* on [NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC "NBC").[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Office_Wedding-141)
- "Kiki Challenge" or "\#DoThe Shiggy" – A viral dance challenge to the song "In My Feelings" by Drake. This challenge was started by a comedian named Shiggy on the night that Drake released the album [*Scorpion*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_\(Drake_album\) "Scorpion (Drake album)"). Shiggy posted a video of himself on his Instagram account dancing along to part of the lyrics in what looks like in the middle of a neighborhood street.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) Shiggy commented \#DoTheShiggy.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) Drake claims the success of the song was due to Shiggy's popular dance to his song.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) The dance challenge is often filmed with a twist of the original. The most popular twist of the dance is filmed from the passenger side of a moving vehicle through the open driver door where the would be driver is dancing moves along with the slowly moving car. This challenge received a lot of controversy due to the fact nobody was in control of the car. Performers have received fines and sometimes suffered injury.[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-143) This viral dance challenge was performed by a number of professional athletes and celebrities.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) The dance challenge was performed by people in the U.S. and spread to the rest of the world.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-144)
- [Little Superstar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Superstar "Little Superstar") – A video of Thavakalai, a short [Indian actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India "Cinema of India"), [break-dancing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakdance "Breakdance") to [MC Miker G & DJ Sven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Miker_G_%26_DJ_Sven "MC Miker G & DJ Sven")'s remix of the [Madonna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_\(entertainer\) "Madonna (entertainer)") song "[Holiday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_\(Madonna_song\) "Holiday (Madonna song)")". The clip comes from a 1990 [Tamil film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") *Adhisaya Piravi*, featuring actor [Rajnikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajnikanth "Rajnikanth").[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-145)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-146)
- [Running Man Challenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_Challenge "Running Man Challenge") – A dance move where participants in a way resembling running to the 1996 R\&B song "[My Boo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boo_\(Ghost_Town_DJ%27s_song\) "My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song)")" by Ghost Town DJ's**[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#ref_see_"Running_Man_Challenge"_in_challenges)** . First posted to [Vine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_\(service\) "Vine (service)") by two teenagers from New Jersey, the dance went viral in 2016 after two [University of Maryland basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball "Maryland Terrapins men's basketball") players posted their rendition.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-147)[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-148) The dance gets its name because it is an adaptation of the original [running man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_man_\(dance\) "Running man (dance)") dance move.
- [T-pose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-pose "T-pose") – A [surrealist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism "Surrealism") "dance move" that became popular in April 2018 modelled after the default pose (also known as a bind pose) that many 3D models in games, animations, and more take in their raw file form.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-149)
- [Techno Viking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno_Viking "Techno Viking") – A muscular Nordic [raver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave "Rave") dancing in a [technoparade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technoparade "Technoparade") in Berlin.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-150)
- "[Thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_\(viral_video\) "Thriller (viral video)")" by the [CPDRC Dancing Inmates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPDRC_Dancing_Inmates "CPDRC Dancing Inmates") – A recreation of [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson "Michael Jackson")'s hit performed by prisoners at the [Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Provincial_Detention_and_Rehabilitation_Center "Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center") (CPDRC) in the [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines "Philippines").[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-prison_thriller-151) In January 2010, it was among the ten most popular videos on YouTube with over 20 million hits.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MosquedaMW-152)
- Triangle Dance Challenge – Three individuals keep their hands on each other's shoulders while each takes a turn jumping to a different [vertex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle "Triangle") of an invisible triangle on the floor. This gained popularity in 2019.[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Time-153)[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-the_Guardian_2019-154)
## Email
See also: [Virus hoax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_hoax "Virus hoax") and [Chain-letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain-letter "Chain-letter")
- [Bill Gates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates "Bill Gates") Email Beta Test – An email [chain-letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain-letter "Chain-letter") that first appeared in 1997 and still circulates. The message claims that [America Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Online "America Online") and [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft") are conducting a [beta test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_test "Beta test") and for each person one forwards the email to, they will receive a payment from Bill Gates of more than \$200. Realistic contact information for a lawyer appears in the message.[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-snopes_microsoft_aol-155)[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-st001-156)
- [Craig Shergold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Shergold "Craig Shergold") – A British former cancer patient known for receiving an estimated 350 million [greeting cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card "Greeting card"), earning him a place in the *[Guinness Book of World Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records "Guinness World Records")* in 1991 and 1992. Variations of the plea for greeting cards sent out on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the Internet, although Shergold died in 2020, making the plea one of the most persistent [urban legends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend").[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kingman_Daily_Miner-157)
- [Goodtimes virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodtimes_virus "Goodtimes virus") – An infamous, [fraudulent virus warning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_hoax "Virus hoax") that first appeared in 1994. The email claimed that an email virus with the subject line "Good Times" was spreading, which would "send your CPU into a nth-complexity infinite binary loop", among other dire predictions.[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-good_times_faq-158)[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-virus_hoaxes-159)
- [Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_urban_legend "Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend") – Purportedly an actual transcript of an increasingly heated radio conversation between a U.S. Navy ship and a Canadian who insists the naval vessel change a collision course, ending in the [punchline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_line "Punch line"). This [urban legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend") first appeared on the Internet in its commonly quoted format in 1995, although versions of the story predate it by several decades.[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Snopes_lighthouse_page-160) It continues to circulate; the [Military Officers Association of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Officers_Association_of_America "Military Officers Association of America") reported in 2011 that it is forwarded to them an average of three times a day.[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MOAA_lighthouse_blog_entry-161) The Navy has a page specifically devoted to pointing out that many of the ships named were not even in service at the time.[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-USN_lighthouse_joke_denial-162)
- [MAKE.MONEY.FAST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Money_Fast "Make Money Fast") – One of the first [spam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_\(electronic\) "Spam (electronic)") messages that was spread primarily through [Usenet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet "Usenet"), or even earlier [BBS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system "Bulletin board system") systems, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The original email is attributed to an individual who used the name "Dave Rhodes", who may or may not have existed.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Rudnitskaya_Alena-163) The message is a classic [pyramid scheme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme "Pyramid scheme") – one receives an email with a list of names and is asked to send \$5 by [postal mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_mail "Postal mail") to the person whose name is at the top of the list, add their own name to the bottom, and forward the updated list to a number of other people.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gil_Paul-164)
- [Neiman Marcus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neiman_Marcus "Neiman Marcus") Cookie recipe – An email [chain-letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain-letter "Chain-letter") dating back to the early 1990s, but originating as [Xeroxlore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeroxlore "Xeroxlore"), in which a person tells a story about being ripped off for over \$200 for a cookie recipe from Neiman Marcus. The email claims the person is attempting to exact revenge by passing the recipe out for free.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-neiman_marcus_cookie-165)[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-De_Vos-166)
- [Nigerian Scam/419 scam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam "Advance-fee scam") – A mail scam attempt popularized by the ability to send millions of emails. The scam claims the sender is a high-ranking official of Nigeria with knowledge of a large sum of money or equivalent goods that they cannot claim but must divest themselves of; to do so, they claim to require a smaller sum of money up front to access the sum to send to the receiver. The nature of the scam has mutated to be from any number of countries, high-ranking persons, barristers, or relationships to said people.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-167)
## Film and television
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barbenheimer_Halloween_Costume.jpg)
A man in a [Halloween](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween "Halloween") costume as the [Barbenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer "Barbenheimer") phenomenon that resulted from the films *[Barbie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_\(film\) "Barbie (film)")* and *[Oppenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_\(film\) "Oppenheimer (film)")* sharing the same July 21, 2023, release date.
- *[The Babadook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babadook "The Babadook")* (2014) – An Australian [psychological](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror "Psychological horror") horror film that started trending on Twitter in June 2017 when the [title character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_character "Title character") became an unofficial mascot for the [LGBT community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT "LGBT").[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-168) Prior to that, rumors of the Babadook's sexuality began in October 2016, when some [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") users reported seeing the film categorized as an LGBT movie on Netflix.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-169)[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-170)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-171)
- *[Barbenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer "Barbenheimer")* (2023) – A [portmanteau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau "Portmanteau") of *[Barbie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_\(film\) "Barbie (film)")* and *[Oppenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_\(film\) "Oppenheimer (film)")*. *Barbenheimer* began circulating ahead of the [theatrical release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_release "Art release") of both films on 21 July 2023, with [social media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_service "Social networking service") users creating and sharing memes noting the [juxtaposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juxtaposition "Juxtaposition") between the films.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-172)[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-173)
- *[Bee Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Movie "Bee Movie")* (2007) – Sped-up or slowed-down clips of the film have become popular on YouTube.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-174)[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-175) One upload by "Avoid at All Costs" exceeded 12 million views as of December 2016.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-176) Many of the edited videos in this trend were taken down for spam due to the volume of videos posted by some channels.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-177) From September 2013 onwards, a few Internet users posted the entirety of the *Bee Movie* script on sites like [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") and Facebook.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-178)
- *[The Blair Witch Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project "The Blair Witch Project")* (1999) – The film's producers used [Internet marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_marketing "Internet marketing") to create the impression that the documentary-style horror film featured real, as opposed to fictional events.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-179)
- [Bye, Felicia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye,_Felicia "Bye, Felicia") – A line from the 1995 film *[Friday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_\(1995_film\) "Friday (1995 film)")* originally uttered by [Ice Cube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube "Ice Cube")'s character to dismiss [Angela Means](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Means "Angela Means")' character, Felisha. The line became viral beginning in the 2010s.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-180)
- *[Cloverfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield "Cloverfield")* (2008) – [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") used a [viral marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing "Viral marketing") campaign to promote the film.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-181)
- *[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahmer_%E2%80%93_Monster:_The_Jeffrey_Dahmer_Story "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story")* (2022) – An anthology [thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_film "Thriller film") [true crime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_crime "True crime") series by [Ryan Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_\(filmmaker\) "Ryan Murphy (filmmaker)") and [Ian Brennan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Brennan_\(writer\) "Ian Brennan (writer)") for Netflix. After its release, it became viral over Twitter and [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok").[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-182)
- *[Dear Evan Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen_\(film\) "Dear Evan Hansen (film)")* (2021) – A film adaptation of [the stage musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen "Dear Evan Hansen") that featured then 27-year-old [Ben Platt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Platt "Ben Platt") reprising his role as 17-year-old high schooler [Evan Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Hansen "Evan Hansen"), a casting decision that sparked widespread backlash from critics and the public, all of whom attributed it to [nepotism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism "Nepotism"). Two scenes from the film instantly became internet memes the moment it was made available digitally as a result of the controversy: a close-up of Evan crying during the climax of "Words Fail," his expression wrenched and tortured, and the moment Evan runs off from Zoe Murphy ([Kaitlyn Dever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaitlyn_Dever "Kaitlyn Dever")) in the hallways during their first meeting at school. Jameson Rich of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* observed "The image of a crying Platt is already a much-iterated joke, and its thrust is, overwhelmingly, derisive. But being the target of the internet's scorn is not de facto a bad thing. When a meme circulates far enough, the underlying movie can gain what feels like cultural currency. The very fact that the images are not part of any intentional advertising actually lends them a note of authenticity. They are, in a perverse way, resonating on their own merit. Is there a better form of contemporary publicity?"[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-183)
- *[Downfall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_\(2004_film\) "Downfall (2004 film)")* (2004) – A film depicting [Adolf Hitler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler "Adolf Hitler") (portrayed by [Bruno Ganz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Ganz "Bruno Ganz")) during his final days of his life. Multiple scenes in which Hitler [rants](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rant "wikt:rant") in German have been [parodied](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_\(2004_film\)#Parodies "Downfall (2004 film)") innumerable times on the Internet, including when Hitler finds out that [Felix Steiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Steiner "Felix Steiner") has failed to carry out his orders and when Hitler finds out *[SS-Gruppenführer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer "SS-Gruppenführer")* [Hermann Fegelein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Fegelein "Hermann Fegelein") has gone [AWOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWOL "AWOL"). This scene often has its English subtitles replaced by mock subtitles to give the appearance that Hitler is ranting about modern, often trivial topics, and sometimes even [breaks the fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_the_fourth_wall "Breaking the fourth wall") by referencing the Internet meme itself. While the clips are frequently removed for copyright violations, the film's director, [Oliver Hirschbiegel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hirschbiegel "Oliver Hirschbiegel"), has stated that he enjoys them, and claimed to have seen about 145 of them.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-BunzM-184)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MesnickM-185)
- [Figwit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figwit "Figwit") (abbreviated from "Frodo is great...who is that?") – A background elf character with only seconds of screen time and one line of dialog from [*The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_\(film_series\) "The Lord of the Rings (film series)") played by [Flight of the Conchords](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords "Flight of the Conchords") member [Bret McKenzie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_McKenzie "Bret McKenzie"), which became a fascination with a large number of fans. This ultimately led to McKenzie being brought back to play an elf in *[The Hobbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_An_Unexpected_Journey "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")*.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-186)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-187)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-188)
- *[Goncharov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goncharov_\(meme\) "Goncharov (meme)")* – A nonexistent film invented by users on [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr").[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-189) It is purported to be "the greatest [mafia movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_movie "Mafia movie") ever made," released in 1973.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovfocus-190)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovtakesover-191) In 2020, a user posted a picture of a tag found on a pair of boots which featured details on the nonexistent film *Goncharov* in place of a brand label, which suggested it was "A film by Matteo JWHJ0715" and "presented" by [Martin Scorsese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese "Martin Scorsese"). Users have inconsistently described the film as being directed by either Matteo JWHJ0715 or Scorsese. This label was speculated by several users to be a misprint of *[Gomorrah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomorrah_\(film\) "Gomorrah (film)")*.[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovhottest-192) *Goncharov* picked up traction again in late November 2022 when a user created a poster for the film that featured a lineup of actors and character names, ultimately sparking an elaborate fiction of the film's existence.[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-193) Discussion of the film involved detailed critical analysis of the plot, themes, symbolism, and characters, as well as creation of gifs, fan art, and theme music, all presented as if the film were real.[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-194) The meme's popularity caused it to become a trending topic on the Tumblr platform.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovfocus-190)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovtakesover-191)[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovhottest-192) A similar meme that emerged on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok") nine months later—about a fictional 1980s horror film, *[Zepotha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zepotha "Zepotha")*—drew comparisons to *Goncharov*.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-195)[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-196)[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-197)
- [Grogu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grogu "Grogu") – The popularity of the [puppet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet "Puppet") from the TV series *[The Mandalorian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian "The Mandalorian")* led to many memes of the "Baby Yoda" character.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-198)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-199)
- *[LazyTown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LazyTown "LazyTown")* (2004) – A children's television program originating from [Iceland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland "Iceland"), which became very popular after one of the primary actors, [Stefán Karl Stefánsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson "Stefán Karl Stefánsson"), was diagnosed with cancer and set up a [GoFundMe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoFundMe "GoFundMe") page for support. The song "[We Are Number One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_Number_One "We Are Number One")" became a meme in October 2016, and many videos were created. It became one of the fastest growing memes in history, with 250 videos uploaded in 5 days.[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-200)
- *[Les Misérables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_\(2012_film\) "Les Misérables (2012 film)")* (2012) – [Tom Hooper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hooper "Tom Hooper")'s film adaptation of the globally popular [stage musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_\(musical\) "Les Misérables (musical)") based on [Victor Hugo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo "Victor Hugo")'s [1862 novel of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables "Les Misérables"). In April 2022, a clip of the film's version of the "[Do You Hear the People Sing?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Hear_the_People_Sing%3F "Do You Hear the People Sing?")" musical sequence circulated on Twitter in protest of the lockdown during the [2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Shanghai_COVID-19_outbreak "2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak"). The clip was ultimately blocked by the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China "Government of China") to stop further protest.[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-201)
- *[The Lord of the Rings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_\(film_series\) "The Lord of the Rings (film series)")* trilogy – Released between 2001 and 2003, just as meme culture was taking off, several moments from the films became part of the online culture, with, most notably, [Sean Bean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bean "Sean Bean")'s character of [Boromir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boromir "Boromir") stating "One does not simply walk into Mordor" as one of the most commonly referenced.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-202)[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-203)
- *[Marble Hornets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Hornets "Marble Hornets")* – A documentary-style horror, suspense short film series based on alternate reality experiences of the [Slenderman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slenderman "Slenderman") tale. Marble Hornets was instrumental in codifying parts of the Slender Man mythos, but is not part of the inter-continuity crossover that includes many of the blogs and vlogs that followed it, although MH does feature in other canons as either a chronicle of real events or a fictional series.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Contemporary_Legends-204)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Marble_Hornets_ARG-205)
- *[Marriage Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Story "Marriage Story")* (2019) – [Noah Baumbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Baumbach "Noah Baumbach")'s critically acclaimed drama about a warring couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce spawned multiple memes despite its serious tone. According to *[Wired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)")*, a meme of Adam Driver punching a wall during Charlie and Nicole's argument scene has contributed to "re-contextualizing Charlie and Nicole's fight into something light and silly".[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-206) Driver punching a wall has been repurposed to represent general arguments over trivial matters in which a participant becomes angry and overreacts.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-207)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-208)
- *[Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Shark_Versus_Giant_Octopus "Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus")* (2009) – The [theatrical trailer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_trailer "Film trailer") released in mid-May 2009 became a viral hit, scoring over one million hits on MTV.com and another 300,000 hits on YouTube upon launch, prompting brisk pre-orders of the DVD.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-HellingSteve-209)
- [Minions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minions_\(Despicable_Me\) "Minions (Despicable Me)") – The mischievous yellow creatures from the *[Despicable Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me "Despicable Me")* franchise have, since their introduction in 2010, become ubiquitous in certain layers of meme culture.[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-210) The memes created with images of Minions have frequently been derided as bland or unintentionally absurd.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-211)[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-212) In 2022, a phenomenon known as "Gentleminions" arose, in which young men and teen boys would arrive to *[Minions: The Rise of Gru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minions:_The_Rise_of_Gru "Minions: The Rise of Gru")* in formal attire.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-213)[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-214)
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The adult [brony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom") fandom of *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* grew from its 4chan roots.
- *[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic")* – [Hasbro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro "Hasbro")'s 2010 animated series to revive its toy line was discovered by members of [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") and subsequently spawned a large adult, mostly male fanbase calling themselves "[bronies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_is_Magic_fandom "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fandom")" and creating numerous Internet memes and mashups based on elements from the show.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-215)[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bronies-216)
- [Re-cut trailer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-cut_trailer "Re-cut trailer") – User-made trailers for established films, using scenes, voice-overs, and music, to alter the appearance of the film's true genre or meaning or to create a new, apparently seamless, film. Examples include casting the thriller-drama *[The Shining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_\(film\) "The Shining (film)")* into a romantic comedy, or using footage from the respective films to create *Robocop vs. Terminator*.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-217)[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-218)[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-219)
- *[The Nutshack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myx_\(American_TV_channel\) "Myx (American TV channel)")* (2007) – a Filipino-American adult animated television series that has been widely mocked for its obnoxious characters, bad writing and animation, and especially for the theme song.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-220)
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[Tommy Wiseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Wiseau "Tommy Wiseau") of *[The Room](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room "The Room")* (2003)
- [Pingu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu "Pingu") – An animated Swiss children's television series. The show's animation style has spawned many memes.\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\] In particular, a meme in which Mozart's *[Requiem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_\(Mozart\) "Requiem (Mozart)")* accompanies a viral video of Pingu the penguin saying "Noot Noot"[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-221) gained popularity, using the choir symphony to depict feelings of terror and dread.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-222)
- *[The Room](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room "The Room")* (2003) – Written, produced, directed, and starring [Tommy Wiseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Wiseau "Tommy Wiseau"), the low-budget independent film is considered one of [the worst films ever made](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_worst "List of films considered the worst"). However, through social media and interest from comedians, it gained a large number of ironic fans and turned into a [cult classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_following "Cult following"). It is a popular source for memes based on some of the poorly delivered lines in the movie, such as "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" (a shoehorned reference to an iconic [James Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean "James Dean") line in *[Rebel Without a Cause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Without_a_Cause "Rebel Without a Cause")*) and "Oh hi, Mark."[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-223)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-224)
- *[Saltburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltburn_\(film\) "Saltburn (film)")* (2023) – A black comedy psychological thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by [Emerald Fennell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Fennell "Emerald Fennell"). After its theatrical release, it became a streaming hit on [Amazon Prime Video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video "Amazon Prime Video") and went viral on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok").[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-225)[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-226)[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-227)
- *[Sharknado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharknado "Sharknado")* (2013) – A made-for-television film produced by [The Asylum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum "The Asylum") and aired on the [SyFy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyFy "SyFy") network as a [mockbuster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockbuster "Mockbuster") of other disaster films, centered on the appearance of a [tornado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado "Tornado") filled with sharks in downtown Los Angeles. Though similar to other films from the Asylum, elements of the film, such as low-budget effects and choice of actors, led to the film becoming a social media hit and leading to at least four additional sequels.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-228)
- *[Shrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_\(franchise\) "Shrek (franchise)")* – A DreamWorks franchise that has an [internet fandom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_on_the_Internet "Shrek on the Internet") likes the series.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NYmag-229) The viral video "Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life" was based on a homoerotic story on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") depicting the [titular ogre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_\(character\) "Shrek (character)") engaging in [anal sex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_sex "Anal sex") with a young boy.[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-230)[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-231)
- *[Snakes on a Plane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_Plane "Snakes on a Plane")* (2006) – Attracted attention a year before its planned release, and before any promotional material was released, due to the film's working title, its seemingly absurd premise, and the piquing of actor [Samuel L. Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson "Samuel L. Jackson")'s interest to work on the film. Producers of the film responded to the Internet buzz by adding several scenes and dialogue imagined by the fans.[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-232)
- *[SpongeBob SquarePants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants "SpongeBob SquarePants")* – A [Nickelodeon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon "Nickelodeon") animated television series that has spawned various Internet memes. These memes include "Surprised [Patrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Star "Patrick Star")",[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes_2-233) "[Mr. Krabs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Krabs "Mr. Krabs") Blur",[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes-234) "Caveman [SpongeBob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_\(character\) "SpongeBob SquarePants (character)")",[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-235)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-236) "Handsome [Squidward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squidward_Tentacles "Squidward Tentacles")",[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes_2-233) and "Mocking SpongeBob".[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-237)[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-238) In 2019, Nickelodeon officially released merchandise based on the memes.[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-239)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-240)
- *[Star War: The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith#Leaked_workprint "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith")* – Around the time of release, a [bootleg recording](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootleg_recording "Bootleg recording") circulated on the internet via [peer-to-peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer "Peer-to-peer") sharing websites. It quickly became notorious for its notable use of [Engrish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish "Engrish"), like the translation of [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader")'s line "No!" rendered as "Do not want". About a decade after the release of the bootleg, a fandub matching its subtitles was posted on YouTube.[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-241)[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-242)
- *[Take This Lollipop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_This_Lollipop "Take This Lollipop")* (2011) – An [interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactivity "Interactivity") horror short film and [Facebook app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_app "Facebook app"), written and directed by [Jason Zada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Zada "Jason Zada") to personalize and underscore the dangers inherent in posting too much personal information about oneself on the Internet. Information gathered from a viewer's Facebook profile by the film's [app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software "Application software"), used once and then deleted, makes the film different for each viewer.[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Indiewire_10-20-11-243)[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Brand_Channel_10-18-11-244)[\[245\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Social_Media_Today_10-31-11-245)
- *The Three Bears* (1939) – An animated short film made by [Terrytoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrytoons "Terrytoons") based on the story [Goldilocks and the Three Bears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks_and_the_Three_Bears "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"). One of the scenes from the short depicting Papa Bear saying "Somebody toucha my [spaghet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti "Spaghetti")!" in a stereotypically thick Italian accent became an internet meme in December 2017.[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-246)
- *[Treasure Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island_\(1988_film\) "Treasure Island (1988 film)")* (1988) – A Soviet animated film developed and distributed by [Kievnauchfilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievnauchfilm "Kievnauchfilm") based on the novel [of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island "Treasure Island") by [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson "Robert Louis Stevenson"). A loop of a scene from the film showing three characters in a walk cycle with [Dr. Livesey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Livesey "Dr. Livesey") showing a highly pronounced swagger, often overlaid with the phonk song, "Why Not" by Ghostface Playa, became an internet meme in August 2022.
- *[A Very Brady Sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Brady_Sequel "A Very Brady Sequel")* (1996) – A moment where [Marcia Brady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Brady "Marcia Brady") says "Sure, Jan" became a popular internet meme during the mid-2010s, usually as a response [gif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif "Gif").[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-247) The original writers and actors responded to the meme during a 2021 interview with *[Vice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_\(magazine\) "Vice (magazine)")*.[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-248)
- *[West Side Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story_\(2021_film\) "West Side Story (2021 film)")* (2021) – A clip of the opening [long take](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_take "Long take") shot of "The Dance at the Gym" sequence from [Steven Spielberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg "Steven Spielberg")'s 2021 film version of the [musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story "West Side Story") was uploaded to Twitter on 25 February 2022, and went viral over the weekend, reaching 3 million views and over 32,000 likes. It led to many users sharing images and clips of their favorite scenes and shots from the film during that time, while praising Spielberg's direction and [Janusz Kamiński](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Kami%C5%84ski "Janusz Kamiński")'s cinematography.[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-249)[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-250) This was further amplified by a Twitter thread by filmmaker [Guillermo del Toro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro "Guillermo del Toro") analyzing the camerawork and blocking on this particular shot.[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-251)
## Gaming
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[Bowsette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsette "Bowsette") is a fan-made, gender-swapped version of the Mario franchise character Bowser.
- "[All your base are belong to us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us "All your base are belong to us")" – [Badly translated English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish "Engrish") from the opening [cutscene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutscene "Cutscene") of the European [Mega Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis "Sega Genesis") version of the 1989 arcade game *[Zero Wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing "Zero Wing").* It has become a catchphrase, inspiring videos and other derivative works.[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-252)[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-253)
- *[Angry Birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Birds "Angry Birds")* – A mobile game series made by [Rovio Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovio_Entertainment "Rovio Entertainment") in December 2009 for the [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_\(iOS\) "App Store (iOS)") and [Nokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia "Nokia") app stores, with a [Google Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play "Google Play") version releasing in October 2010.[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-254) Since its release, the game has amassed a large following on both the internet and in media for its visuals and simple-to-understand game mechanics of launching a bird from a slingshot.[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-255) The game has also seen many forms of merchandising, with 30% of Rovio Entertainment's revenue coming from merchandise sales in 2011.[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-256) One of the largest earlier endeavors was the brand's first licensed theme park in [Tampere, Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere,_Finland "Tampere, Finland") that was set to open on 1 May 2012.[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-257)
- *[Among Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_Us "Among Us")* – A game made by game studio Innersloth released on [Steam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_\(service\) "Steam (service)") in 2018. The game reached internet fame in 2020 due to [Twitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_\(service\) "Twitch (service)") [streamers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_streamer "Online streamer") and [YouTubers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTuber "YouTuber") playing the game frequently. Still images from the game, phrases from the game like "Emergency Meeting" and "Dead body reported" as well as typical gameplay events have influenced internet memes. Other terms like "Sus", "Sussy", "Sussy Baka", "Amogus", and "When the imposter is sus" also became notable memes on [social media platforms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media "Social media"), later taking on a more ironic usage.[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-258)[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-259)
- [Arrow in the knee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_in_the_knee "Arrow in the knee") – City guards in *[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim")* would utter the line: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee". The latter part of this phrase quickly took off as a catchphrase and a [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") in the form of "I used to X, but then I took an arrow in the knee" with numerous image macros and video parodies created.[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-260)[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-261)[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-262)
- [Bird Game 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_Game_3 "Bird Game 3") – a meme revolving around a fictitious [AI-generated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence "Generative artificial intelligence") game featuring birds as player characters, which became popular on TikTok in late 2025.[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Polygon2025-263)[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-264)[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-265)[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-266)
- [Bowsette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsette "Bowsette") – A fan-made depiction of the *[Super Mario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario "Super Mario")* character [Bowser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowser "Bowser") using [Toadette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toadette "Toadette")'s Super Crown [power-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-up "Power-up") from the [Nintendo Switch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch "Nintendo Switch") title *[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U#New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe "New Super Mario Bros. U")* to transform into a lookalike of [Princess Peach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Peach "Princess Peach"). The character became popular following a four-panel webcomic posted by a user on Twitter and [DeviantArt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeviantArt "DeviantArt") in September 2018.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-267)
- But can it run [*Crysis*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crysis_\(video_game\) "Crysis (video game)")? – A question often asked by PC gaming and hardware enthusiasts. When released in 2007, Crysis was extremely taxing on computer hardware, with even the most advanced consumer [graphics cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_card "Video card") of the time unable to provide satisfactory [frame rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate "Frame rate") when the game was played on its maximum graphical settings.[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-268) As a result, this question is asked as a way of judging a certain computer's capability at gaming.
- Can it run [*Doom*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_\(1993_video_game\) "Doom (1993 video game)")? – A common joke question with any hardware that has a [CPU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU "CPU"), due to [the vast amount of ports the game has received](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doom_ports "List of Doom ports"). Examples of unconventional hardware that *Doom* has been ported to include a Canon Proxima printer, the [VIC-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIC-20 "VIC-20"), the Touch Bar on the 2016 [MacBook Pro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro "MacBook Pro"), a smart fridge, an ATM, a billboard truck, and within the game itself.[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-269)[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-270)[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-271)
- [Doomguy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomguy "Doomguy") and [Isabelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_\(Animal_Crossing\) "Isabelle (Animal Crossing)") – The pairing of Isabelle from the *[Animal Crossing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing "Animal Crossing")* video game series and Doomguy from the [*Doom*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_\(franchise\) "Doom (franchise)") franchise due to the shared release date of *[Animal Crossing: New Horizons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Horizons "Animal Crossing: New Horizons")* and *[Doom Eternal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Eternal "Doom Eternal")*.[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-272)
- *[Elden Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_Ring "Elden Ring")* – A 2022 video game that spawned multiple memes, such as:
- Let me solo her – The colloquial name for an *Elden Ring* player who specializes in fighting [Malenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malenia "Malenia"), one of the game's most difficult [bosses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_fight "Boss fight"), and whose character wears no armor but a jar as a helmet.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCG_legendary-273) "Let me solo her" became widely acclaimed within the game's online community after volunteering to deal with Malenia on behalf of other players through the game's player summoning feature, and successfully defeating her at least four thousand times without assistance.[\[274\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-274) Videos of the player's performances became popular and widely shared on multiple [social news websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_news_website "Social news website").[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCG_legendary-273) The player's exploits was acknowledged by the game's publisher,[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-275) and became the subject of [fan labor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_labor "Fan labor").[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-276)[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-277) Let me solo her was awarded [PC Gamer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Gamer "PC Gamer")'s Player of the Year award for 2022.[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-278)
- "Maidenless" – a term used by multiple non-player characters to describe the player character. In its original context, it implies that the player character lacks a female [guide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide "Guide") known as a Finger Maiden, but it has been appropriated by the player community as a joke or insult, who uses it to imply that its recipient lacks a romantic partner.[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-279)[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-280)
- *[Flappy Bird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird "Flappy Bird")* – A [free-to-play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-to-play "Free-to-play") [casual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_game "Casual game") [mobile game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_game "Mobile game") released on the [iOS App Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_\(iOS\) "App Store (iOS)") on 24 May 2013, and on [Google Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play "Google Play") on 30 January 2014, by [indie mobile app developer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_video_game_development "Independent video game development") Dong Nguyen. The game began rapidly rising in popularity in late-December 2013 to January 2014 with up to 50 million downloads by 5 February. On 9 February, Nguyen removed the game from the mobile app stores citing negative effects of the game's success on his health and its addictiveness to players. Following the game's removal from the app stores, numerous clones and derivatives of the game were released with varying similarities to the original game.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-281)[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-282)
- Hugh Morris – A [Mii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii "Mii") [Jester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester "Jester") that appears as a love interest for several other women in a trailer for [*Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomodachi_Life:_Living_the_Dream "Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream") The character became popular online for his "silly and quirky" personality.[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-283)
- *[I Love Bees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Bees "I Love Bees")* – An [alternate reality game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") that was spread virally after a one-second mention inside a *[Halo 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2 "Halo 2")* advertisement. Purported to be a website about [honey bees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeybee "Honeybee") that was infected and damaged by a strange [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_fiction "Artificial intelligence in fiction"), done in a disjointed, chaotic style resembling a crashing computer. At its height, over 500,000 people were checking the website every time it updated.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-284)
- Lamar Roasts Franklin – A cutscene in the 2013 action-adventure video game *[Grand Theft Auto V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V "Grand Theft Auto V")* where Lamar Davis, portrayed by comedian [Slink Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slink_Johnson "Slink Johnson"), berates Franklin Clinton, portrayed by actor and former rapper [Shawn Fonteno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fonteno "Shawn Fonteno"), for Franklin's haircut and his relationship with his girlfriend, ending in Lamar uttering the word "[nigga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigga "Nigga")" in a condescending, sing-song voice and giving Franklin [the middle finger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger "The finger"), much to the latter's chagrin. The cutscene experienced a resurgence in popularity in late 2020 when parodies of the scene were uploaded on YouTube and other video hosting sites. It usually involves Lamar's character model being replaced with various popular culture icons such as [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader"), [Vegeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegeta "Vegeta"), and [Snow White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_\(Disney_character\) "Snow White (Disney character)") among others, with Lamar's dialogue dubbed to account for the characters used. In 2021, Fonteno and Johnson reprised their roles as Franklin and Lamar respectively in a live-action re-enactment of the cutscene.[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-reenactment-285)[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-cnet-286) Later that year, Fonteno and Johnson once again reprised their roles in *The Contract* DLC for *[Grand Theft Auto Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_Online "Grand Theft Auto Online")*, complete with a homage to the original roast cutscene.[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-gtacontract-287)
- [Leeroy Jenkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins "Leeroy Jenkins") – A *[World of Warcraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft "World of Warcraft")* player charges into a high-level dungeon with a distinctive cry of "Leeeeeeeerooooy... Jeeenkins!", ruining the meticulous attack plans of his group and getting them all killed.[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCGamerUK-288)
- *[Let's Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Play_\(video_gaming\) "Let's Play (video gaming)")* – Videos created by video game players that add their commentary and typically humorous reactions atop them playing through a video game. These videos have created a number of Internet celebrities who have made significant money through ad revenue sharing, such as [PewDiePie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PewDiePie "PewDiePie") who earned over \$12 million from his videos in 2015.[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-289)[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-290)
- *[Line Rider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Rider "Line Rider")* – A Flash game where the player draws lines that act as ramps and hills for a small rider on a sled.[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-291)
- *[Mafia City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_City "Mafia City")* – A mobile game that has become infamous for its odd advertising involving a person drastically increasing their stats for doing various mob-related activities, and for the phrase "That's how mafia works".[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-292)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cake_is_a_Lie_\(12521108583\).jpg)
"[The cake is a lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cake_is_a_lie "The cake is a lie")", based on the false promise of a [Black Forest cake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest_gateau "Black Forest gateau") as a reward, is popularized from the video game series *[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_\(video_game_series\) "Portal (video game series)")*.
- *[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_\(series\) "Portal (series)")* – The games in the *Portal* series introduced several Internet memes, including the phrase "[the cake is a lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cake_is_a_lie "The cake is a lie")",[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-293) and the space-obsessed "[Space Core](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Portal_characters#Personality_Cores_2 "List of Portal characters")" character.[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-294)
- [Press `F` to pay respects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_F_to_pay_respects "Press F to pay respects") – A prompt for the player to press a button on the PC version of *[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare")*, where the player character would approach the coffin of a fallen comrade in response. The mechanic is repeatedly criticized and ridiculed for both being arbitrary and unnecessary, uninteresting gameplay, as well as being inappropriate to the tone of the funeral the game otherwise intends to convey.[\[295\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-295) The phrase has since become an [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") in its own right, sometimes used unironically: during the tribute stream for the [Jacksonville Landing shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing_shooting "Jacksonville Landing shooting"), viewers posted a single letter "F" in the chat.[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-296)
- [Roblox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox "Roblox") – A sandbox game that has spawned several memes, such as its "[oof](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_oof "Roblox oof")" sound.
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*QWOP*'s title refers to the four keyboard keys used to move the muscles of the sprinter avatar.
- *[QWOP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWOP "QWOP")* – A browser-based game requiring the player to control a sprint runner by using the Q, W, O, and P keys to control the runner's legs. The game is notoriously difficult to control, typically leaving the runner character flailing about. The concept developed into memes based on the game, as well as describing real-life mishaps as attributable to *QWOP*.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-297)
- [Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon") – A trivia/parlor game based around linking an actor to [Kevin Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon "Kevin Bacon") through a chain of co-starring actors in films, television, and other productions, with the hypothesis that no actor was more than six connections away from Bacon. It is similar to the theory of [six degrees of separation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation "Six degrees of separation") or the [Erdős number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s_number "Erdős number") in mathematics. The game was created in 1994, just at the start of the wider spread of Internet use, populated further with the creation of movie database sites like [IMDb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb "IMDb"), and since has become a board game and contributed towards the field of [network science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_science "Network science").[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-298)[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-299)[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-300)
- *[Sonic the Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog "Sonic the Hedgehog")* – A video game series created by [Sega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega "Sega") that has spawned multiple memes, such as the following:
- Sonic *Real-Time Fandubs* – The YouTube channel SnapCube has produced a series of [improvisational comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_comedy "Improvisational comedy") [gag dubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gag_dub&action=edit&redlink=1 "Gag dub (page does not exist)") of several *Sonic* titles, including *[Sonic Adventure 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Adventure_2 "Sonic Adventure 2")*, [*Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_\(2006_video_game\) "Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)") and *[Shadow the Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog_\(video_game\) "Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)")*, in which their cutscenes are dubbed with new, inaccurate dialogue on purpose. They have themselves earned their own fandom and derivative works based on jokes from the series. The dub over the scene in *Sonic Adventure 2* where Doctor Eggman destroys half of the moon featuring an expletive-filled rant from the actor has spawned several memes.[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-301)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-302)
- Sanic – A purposely misdrawn [Sonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_\(character\) "Sonic the Hedgehog (character)") that has been referenced by Sega themselves, and used in merchandise;[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-303)
- "Ugandan Knuckles" – A meme that gained high popularity thanks to the social game *[VRChat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRChat "VRChat")*, where players with a crude [Knuckles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna "Knuckles the Echidna") model asked other players if they "knew da wae" ("know the way"), who their "queen" was, [clicking their tongue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_consonant "Click consonant"), and spitting repeatedly.[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-304)[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-305)
- Surprised Pikachu – An image of the Pokémon [Pikachu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu "Pikachu") with a blank look and an open mouth. It is used as a reaction image to show either shock or lack thereof.[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-306)[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-307)
- [Twitch Plays *Pokémon*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon "Twitch Plays Pokémon") – An "experiment" and channel created by an anonymous user on [Twitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_\(service\) "Twitch (service)") in February 2014. Logged-in viewers to the channel can enter commands in chat corresponding to the physical inputs used in the [JRPG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_role-playing_game "Japanese role-playing game") video game *[Pokémon Red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red "Pokémon Red").* These are collected and parsed by a chat software robot that uses the commands to control the main character in the game, which is then live-streamed from the channel. The stream attracted more than 80,000 simultaneous players with over 10 million views with a week of going live, creating a chaotic series of movements and actions within the game, a number of original memes, and derivative fan art. The combination has been called an entertainment hybrid of "a video game, live video and a participatory experience," which has inspired similar versions for other games.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-308)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-309)
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The logo for *[Super Mario Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy "Super Mario Galaxy")*
- U R MR GAY – A message allegedly hidden in the *[Super Mario Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy "Super Mario Galaxy")* box art, which appears when each letter not decorated with a star is removed from the art. It was first noticed by a [NeoGAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeoGAF "NeoGAF") poster in September 2007. Video game journalists have debated as to whether the message was placed on purpose or was simply a humorous coincidence.[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-310)[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-311) In *[Super Mario Galaxy 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2 "Super Mario Galaxy 2")*, an alleged response to the former's message can be inferred in the title by reading the letters that sparkle in the box art from bottom to top, spelling out "YA I M R U?"[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-312)
- *[Untitled Goose Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untitled_Goose_Game "Untitled Goose Game")* – A 2019 video game developed by Australian game studio [House House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_House "House House"), in which the player controls a goose causing mischief in an English village. An early teaser for the game in 2017 led to strong interest in the title, and on release, the game quickly became an Internet meme.[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-313)[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-314)
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An example of a solution from the viral game "[Wordle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle "Wordle")", developed by [Josh Wardle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Wardle "Josh Wardle")
- *[Wordle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle "Wordle")* – A word-guessing game similar to *[Jotto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotto "Jotto")* and *[Mastermind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_\(board_game\) "Mastermind (board game)")*, where the player has only six tries to guess a five-letter word each day, the game indicating whether letters are in the word or in the correct position. The game became popular over a few weeks after the ability to share results with others via social media was added near the end of 2021.[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-315)[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-316) The game's popularity led to [The New York Times Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Company "The New York Times Company") acquiring the game from its creator Josh Wardle at the end of January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-WordlePurchase-317)
## Images
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[Babylonokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonokia "Babylonokia")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CatLolCatExample.jpg)
A [Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat "Lolcat")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_with_artistic_gymnastic_McKayla_Maroney_2.jpg)
U.S. President Barack Obama jokingly mimics the "[McKayla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney") is not impressed" expression in the [Oval Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Office "Oval Office"), November 2012.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tronguy.jpg)
[Tron Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard")
- Absolute Cinema – a [black and white](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white "Black and white") shot of a seated [Martin Scorsese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese "Martin Scorsese") holding his hands raised in the air, made by photographer Philip Montgomery for a 2020 [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") interview with the phrase superscripted. Both the memed image and the standalone phrase, sometimes also superscripted on other photos, achieved virality, with usage coming in forms of admonished or ironic reaction to flashy moments and [mass media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media "Mass media") content.[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-318)[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-319)
- [AI art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_art "AI art") – Since 2022, Internet users uses [generative AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI "Generative AI") software like especially [DALL-E](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E "DALL-E"), [Stable Diffusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion "Stable Diffusion"), [Midjourney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midjourney "Midjourney") and [Flux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_\(text-to-image_model\) "Flux (text-to-image model)") to construct images [from text prompts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_engineering "Prompt engineering"). The resulting images, often shared across social media, are often humorous and can range from uncanny to near-perfect results, sometimes as part of a meme phenomenon, becoming memes or being based on other meme images.[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-320)[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-321)[\[322\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-322)[\[323\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-323)[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-324) Subsequently, also – often animated – videos like "Harry Spotter – The boy who lifted" became Internet memes.[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-325)[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-326)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-327)
- [Baby mugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_mugging "Baby mugging") and Baby suiting – *MommyShorts* blogger Ilana Wiles began posting pictures of babies in mugs, and later adult business suits, both of which led to numerous others doing the same.[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-328)[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-329)[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-330)
- [Babylonokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonokia "Babylonokia") – A clay tablet, shaped like a mobile phone designed by Karl Weingärtner. [Fringe scientists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_scientist "Fringe scientist") and [alternative archaeology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_archaeology "Alternative archaeology") proponents subsequently misrepresented a photograph of the artwork as showing an 800-year-old archaeological find; that story was popularised in a video on the YouTube channel *Paranormal Crucible* and led to the object being reported by some press sources as a mystery.[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-331)
- [Bert is Evil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_is_Evil "Bert is Evil") – A satirical website stated that [Bert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_\(Sesame_Street\) "Bert (Sesame Street)") of *[Sesame Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street "Sesame Street")* is the root of many evils. A juxtaposition of Bert and [Osama bin Laden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden "Osama bin Laden") subsequently appeared in a real poster in a Bangladesh protest.[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-BBC_Bert-332)[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CNN_Bert-333)
- Blinking white guy – An animated GIF of former *[Giant Bomb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Bomb "Giant Bomb")* video producer Drew Scanlon blinking in surprise, originating from a 2013 video on the website, became an internet meme in 2017.[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Buzzfeed-334) Multiple outlets have noted the versatility of the GIF's use as a reaction.[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Mashable-335)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Cosmopolitan-336)
- Blue waffle – A hoax originating in 2010 claiming to show the effects of an unknown [sexually transmitted disease](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection "Sexually transmitted infection") affecting only women, causing severe [vaginal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina "Vagina") infection with a blue discoloration. The disease has been confirmed as false.[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-337) In [Trenton, New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey "Trenton, New Jersey"), councilwoman Kathy McBride cited the image in a 2013 [city council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_council "Municipal council") meeting, not realizing that it was a hoax.[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nj.c_Tren-338)[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-newy_Pran-339)
- [\#BreakTheInternet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_the_Internet "Break the Internet") – The November 2014 issue of *[Paper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_\(magazine\) "Paper (magazine)")* included a cover image of [Kim Kardashian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian "Kim Kardashian") in a partially nude pose, exposing her buttocks, taken by photographer [Jean-Paul Goude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Goude "Jean-Paul Goude"). It was captioned "\#breaktheinternet", as the magazine desired to set a record in social media response from it. Several other photos from the shoot were also released, including one that mimicked one that Goude took for his book *Jungle Fever* involving a "campaign incident". *Paper*'s campaign set a record for hits for their site, and the photographs became part of Internet memes.[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-340)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-341)
- Brian Peppers – In 2005, a photo surfaced of a man named Brian Peppers, noted for his appearance, which suggests [Apert syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apert_syndrome "Apert syndrome") or [Crouzon syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouzon_syndrome "Crouzon syndrome"). Found on the Ohio [sex offender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender "Sex offender") registry website, the photo gained traction after being shared on website [YTMND](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTMND "YTMND"). Peppers died in 2012 at the age of 43.[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-342)
- [Crasher Squirrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crasher_Squirrel "Crasher Squirrel") – A photograph by Melissa Brandts of a squirrel which popped up into a timer-delayed shot of Brandts and her husband while vacationing in [Banff National Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff_National_Park "Banff National Park"), Canada, just as the camera went off. The image of the squirrel has since been added into numerous images on the Internet.[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CrasherSquirrel-343)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-344)[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-345)
- *[CSI: Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Miami "CSI: Miami")* Puts on Sunglasses – The [cold opening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_opening "Cold opening") for nearly all *CSI: Miami* episodes ended with star [David Caruso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Caruso "David Caruso") as [Horatio Caine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine "Horatio Caine"), in the initial stages of an investigation, putting on his sunglasses and making a quip or pun related to the crime, before the show hard cut to the opening credits, played against the scream of "Yeah!" in [The Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who "The Who")'s "[Won't Get Fooled Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Won%27t_Get_Fooled_Again "Won't Get Fooled Again")".[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-346) Image macros of Caruso putting on sunglasses, or similar images for other fictional characters, and the introductory scenes of the *CSI: Miami* opening became frequent, typically used as response to other puns made on user forums or with the puns and the following "YEAH!" incorporated into the image macro.[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-347)[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-348)
- [Cursed images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed_image "Cursed image") – Images (usually photographs) that are perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content, poor quality or both.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-349)
- [Dat Boi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dat_Boi "Dat Boi") – An animated [GIF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF "GIF") of a unicycling frog associated with the text "here come dat boi!" that began on [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") in 2015 before gaining popularity on Twitter in 2016.[\[350\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-350)[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-351)[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-352)[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-353)
- [DashCon Ball Pit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon "DashCon") – A convention held in July 2014 by users of [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") that "imploded" due to a number of financial difficulties and low turnout. During the convention, a portable [ball pit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_pit "Ball pit") was brought into a large empty room. When some premium panels were cancelled, the attendees were offered an extra hour in the ball pit as compensation. The implosion and absurdity of aspects like the ball pit quickly spread through social media.[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-354)
- [Distracted boyfriend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distracted_boyfriend "Distracted boyfriend") – A stock photograph taken in 2015 which went viral as an Internet meme in August 2017.[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-355)
- [Dog shaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_shaming "Dog shaming") – Originating on Tumblr, these images feature images of dogs photographed with signs explaining what antics they recently got up to.[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-time-356)
- [Doge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_\(meme\) "Doge (meme)") – Images of dogs, typically of the [Shiba Inus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Inu "Shiba Inu"), overlaid with simple but poor grammatical expressions, typically in the [Comic Sans MS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans_MS "Comic Sans MS") font, gaining popularity in late 2013.[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-357) The meme saw an ironic resurgence towards the end of the decade,[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-358) and was recognised by multiple media outlets as one of the most influential memes of the 2010s.[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-359)[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-360) The meme has also spawned [Dogecoin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogecoin "Dogecoin"), a form of [cryptocurrency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency "Cryptocurrency").[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-361)
- [Don't talk to me or my son ever again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_talk_to_me_or_my_son_ever_again "Don't talk to me or my son ever again") – Images of a subject, be they product or individual, pictured with a smaller version of themself, captioned with the text "don't talk to me or my son ever again". Popular in 2016.[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-362)
- [The Dress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dress_\(viral_phenomenon\) "The Dress (viral phenomenon)") – An image of a dress posted to Tumblr that, due to how the photograph was taken, created an [optical illusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_illusion "Optical illusion") where the dress would either appear white and gold, or blue and black. Within 48 hours, the post gained over 400,000 notes and was later featured on many different websites.[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-363)[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-364)
- *[Ecce Homo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_\(El%C3%ADas_Garc%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez\) "Ecce Homo (Elías García Martínez)") / Ecce Mono / Potato Jesus* – An attempt in August 2012 by a local woman to restore [Elías García Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%ADas_Garc%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez "Elías García Martínez")'s aging [fresco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco "Fresco") of Jesus in Borja, Spain led to a botched, amateurish, monkey-looking image, leading to several memes.[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-365)[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-366)
- [Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_time_you_masturbate..._God_kills_a_kitten "Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten") – An image featuring a [kitten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten "Kitten") being chased by two [Domos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domo_\(NHK\) "Domo (NHK)"), and has the tagline "Please, think of the kittens".[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-367)
- [First World problems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Bottini "Silvia Bottini") – A stock image of a woman crying with superimposed text mocking people with trivial complaints compared to that of issues in the [Third World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World "Third World").[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-368)
- [Goatse.cx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatse.cx "Goatse.cx") – A [shock image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_site "Shock site") of a distended [anus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus "Anus").[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-369)
- [Instagram egg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_egg "Instagram egg") – A photograph of an egg on [Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram "Instagram"), which formerly received the most number of likes on both the platform[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Iasimone-370)[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-GWR-371) and the highest in any social media.\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\]
- [Keep Calm and Carry On](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On "Keep Calm and Carry On") – A [phrasal template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_template "Phrasal template") or [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") that was originally a [motivational poster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_poster "Motivational poster") produced by the UK government in 1939 intended to raise public morale. It was rediscovered in 2000, became increasingly used during the [2009 global recession](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession "Great Recession"), and has spawned various parodies and imitations.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-372)[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-373)
- [Listenbourg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listenbourg "Listenbourg") – An image of a [photoshopped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomontage "Photomontage") map of Europe with a red arrow pointing to the outline of a [fictional country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_country "Fictional country") adjacent to [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") and Spain.[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CNN-News18-374)[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Euronews-375)
- [Little Fatty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fatty "Little Fatty") – Starting in 2003, the face of [Qian Zhijun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Zhijun "Qian Zhijun"), a student from Shanghai, was [superimposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superimposition "Superimposition") onto various other images.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-376)[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-377)
- [Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat "Lolcat") – A collection of humorous [image macros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_macro "Image macro") featuring cats with misspelled phrases, such as "[I Can Has Cheezburger?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_Has_Cheezburger%3F "I Can Has Cheezburger?")".[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Daily_Freeman-378) The earliest versions of LOLcats appeared on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan"), usually on Saturdays, which were designated "Caturday", as a day to post photos of cats.[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-379)
- [Manul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas%27s_cat "Pallas's cat") – A Russian meme that was introduced in 2008. It is typically an image macro with a picture of an unfriendly and stern-looking Pallas's cat (also known as a manul) accompanied by a caption in which the cat invites the viewer to pet it.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-385)
- [McKayla is not impressed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney") – A Tumblr blog that went viral after taking an image of [McKayla Maroney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney"), the American gymnast who won the silver medal in the [vault](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_vault "Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's vault") at the [2012 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics "2012 Summer Olympics"), on the medal podium with a disappointed look on her face, and photoshopping it into various "impressive" places and situations, e.g. on top of the [Great Wall of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China "Great Wall of China") and standing next to [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt").[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-386)[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-387)[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-388)
- Nimoy Sunset Pie – A Tumblr blog that posted mashups combining American actor [Leonard Nimoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy "Leonard Nimoy"), sunsets, and [pie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie "Pie").[\[389\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Edelman_2012-389)[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Guzman_2010-390)[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Laessig_2010-391)[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MelissBuzzFeed_2010-392)[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Plait_2010-393)[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Schmidt_2010-394)
- [O RLY?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_RLY%3F "O RLY?") – Originally a text phrase on [Something Awful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Awful "Something Awful"), and then an image macro done for [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan"). Based around a picture of a snowy owl.[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-395)
- [Pepe the Frog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog "Pepe the Frog") – A cartoon frog character from a 2005 web cartoon became widely used on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") in 2008, often with the phrase "feels good man".[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-396)[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-397)[\[398\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-398)[\[399\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-399)[\[400\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-400) In 2015, the New Zealand government accepted proposals for a [new national flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_debate "New Zealand flag debate") and a flag with Pepe, known as "Te Pepe", was submitted.[\[401\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-401)[\[402\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-402)[\[403\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-403)
- [Seriously McDonalds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriously_McDonalds "Seriously McDonalds") – A photograph apparently showing racist policies introduced by [McDonald's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s "McDonald's"). The photograph, which is a hoax, went viral, especially on Twitter, in June 2011.[\[404\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-404)
- Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man – An image of the episode "Double Identity" of the 1967 TV series [*Spider-Man*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_\(1967_TV_series\) "Spider-Man (1967 TV series)") where the character [Spider-Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man "Spider-Man") and a criminal with the same costume point at each other.[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman-405) It is often used online when a person coincidentally acts or looks like another person.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman2-406) The meme was referenced in the post-credit scene of *[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse")* and a real-life version with three Spider-Man actors – [Tom Holland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland "Tom Holland"), [Andrew Garfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield "Andrew Garfield") and [Tobey Maguire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey_Maguire "Tobey Maguire") – was tweeted by Marvel to announce the release of *[Spider-Man: No Way Home](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home "Spider-Man: No Way Home")* on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman2-406)[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman-405)
- Stonks – An image featuring [Meme Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_Man "Meme Man") in a suit against an image of the stock market, used to highlight or satirize absurd topics related to finance or the economy.[\[407\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-407)
- [Success Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_Kid "Success Kid") – An image of a baby who is clenching his fist while featuring a determined look on his face.[\[408\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-408)
- [Trash Doves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_Doves "Trash Doves") – A sticker set of a purple bird for iOS, Facebook messenger, Facebook comments, and other messaging apps created by Syd Weiler. The animated headbanging pigeon from the sticker set started to go viral in Thailand[\[409\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-409) and it became globally viral on social media.[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-410)[\[411\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-411)[\[412\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-412)[\[413\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-413)[\[414\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-414)[\[415\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-415)
- [Tron Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard") – [Jay Maynard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard"), a computer consultant, designed a *[Tron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_\(franchise\) "Tron (franchise)")* costume, complete with skin-tight [spandex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandex "Spandex") and light-up plastic armor, in 2003 for Penguicon 1.0 in Detroit, Michigan. The Internet phenomenon began when an article was posted to [Slashdot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot "Slashdot"), followed by [Fark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fark "Fark"), including images of this costume.[\[416\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-tronguy-416)
- [Vancouver Riot Kiss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot "2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot") – An image supposedly of a young couple lying on the ground kissing each other behind a group of rioters during the riots following the [Vancouver Canucks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks "Vancouver Canucks")' [Stanley Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup "Stanley Cup") loss to the [Boston Bruins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins "Boston Bruins") on 15 June 2011. The couple, later identified as Australian, Scott Jones, and local resident, Alexandra Thomas, were not actually kissing but Jones was consoling Thomas after being knocked down by a police charge.[\[417\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Ross_Nick-417)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Johnson_meme.jpg)
An example of the "What the fuck did I just read?" meme.
- [What the fuck did I just read?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_fuck_did_I_just_read%3F "What the fuck did I just read?") – Two side-by-side portraits of English lexicographer [Samuel Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson "Samuel Johnson") which indicate bewilderment.[\[418\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-418)
- White rabbit pointing at a clock – An illustration depicting the [Alice In Wonderland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_In_Wonderland "Alice In Wonderland") character [White Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit "White Rabbit") holding up a [pocket watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch "Pocket watch"), appearing to scold the viewer that they are late (or running out of time).[\[419\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-419)
- [Wojak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojak "Wojak") – Also known as "Feels Guy", a bald male character with a sad expression on his face, often used as a reaction image to represent feelings such as melancholy, regret or loneliness. It has been used to convey different feelings by means of [memetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics "Memetics") transformation and modification into many various unique forms, all with different meanings. Some represent specific ideas or roles in certain situations, such as the [NPC meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPC_\(meme\) "NPC (meme)"), which mocks supposed [groupthink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink "Groupthink") and a lack of individuality among a group of people. It has also spawned many derived characters, all based on the original but used to represent different emotions.[\[420\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-420)[\[421\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-421)
- [Woman yelling at a cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_yelling_at_a_cat "Woman yelling at a cat") – A screenshot of the members of the television show *[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives_of_Beverly_Hills "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")* [Taylor Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Armstrong "Taylor Armstrong") and [Kyle Richards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Richards "Kyle Richards") showing Armstrong shouting and pointing with the finger, followed by a photo of a confused cat (identified as [Smudge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudge_\(meme_cat\) "Smudge (meme cat)")) sitting behind a table with food. The meme emerged in mid-2019, when Twitter users joined the photos and included texts that looked like a mockery of the cat to the angry woman.[\[422\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-422)[\[423\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-423)
- [Worst person you know](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_worst_person_you_know "The worst person you know") – A satirical article by [ClickHole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickHole "ClickHole") with a picture of Josep Maria García.[\[424\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-424)
- [Wood Sitting on a Bed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Sitting_on_a_Bed "Wood Sitting on a Bed") – An image of a nude man sitting on a bed that gained notoriety at the beginning of the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[425\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-425)
- "You are not immune to propaganda." – A [glitch art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_art "Glitch art") representation of [Garfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield "Garfield"), with the caption "You are not immune to propaganda" surrounding it.[\[426\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-426)
## Music
Main article: [List of viral music videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_viral_music_videos "List of viral music videos")
- The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet – A song recorded on an audio cassette off German radio in the early 1980s, the artist and song title of which remained unknown for many years, despite intensive search efforts by Internet users.[\[427\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Brown2019-427) In November 2024, the song was identified as "[Subways of Your Mind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subways_of_Your_Mind "Subways of Your Mind")" by the German band [FEX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fex_\(band\) "Fex (band)").[\[428\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-TheVerge2-428)
- "[Sigma Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Boy "Sigma Boy")" – A song by Russian bloggers 11-year-old [Betsy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_\(Russian_singer\) "Betsy (Russian singer)") and 12-year-old Maria Yankovskaya. German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport.[\[429\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-postnews20231219-429) It was part of a larger trend where bloggers go to a public place and blast silly songs that they would normally be ashamed of listening to in front of other people.[\[430\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-430) The song itself topped the Viral 50 Global Chart.[\[431\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-431)
## People
- Brad's Wife – On 27 February 2017, Brad Byrd of Harrison County, Indiana posted on [Cracker Barrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Barrel "Cracker Barrel")'s Facebook page, asking them why they fired his wife, Nanette, after 11 years of service. The intense and serious nature of the post drew viral attention, and internet users began [semi-sarcastically](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm "Sarcasm") demanding answers, using [hashtags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtags "Hashtags") such as \#BradsWife and \#JusticeForBradsWife. This meme was notable for being popular with [baby boomers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers "Baby boomers") as well as younger internet users. After the post was about a week old, several corporations jumped on the viral [bandwagon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect "Bandwagon effect") and began to publicly send job offers to Nanette Byrd.[\[432\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-432)[\[433\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-433)[\[434\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-434)
- [Florida Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Man "Florida Man") – Crimes involving bizarre behavior, perpetrated by men from the state of Florida.[\[435\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-435)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nprfloridaman-436)[\[437\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-437)
- [Hide the Pain Harold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide_the_Pain_Harold "Hide the Pain Harold") – Hungarian model András István Arató became the subject of a meme in 2011, due to his seemingly fake smile as the model in [stock images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_images "Stock images").[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-438)[\[439\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-:3-439) The meme depicts photos of Arató smiling, while viewers believe the smile masks serious sorrow and pain, hence the name "Hide the Pain Harold".[\[440\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-440)
- [Islamic Rage Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Rage_Boy "Islamic Rage Boy") – A series of photos of [Shakeel Bhat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakeel_Bhat "Shakeel Bhat"), a Muslim activist whose face became a personification of angry [Islamism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism "Islamism") in the western media. The first photo dates back to his appearance in 2007 at a rally in [Srinigar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinigar "Srinigar"), the capital of [Indian-administered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India "India") [Kashmir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir "Kashmir"). Several other photos in other media outlets followed, and by November 2007, there were over one million hits for "Islamic Rage Boy" on Google and his face appeared on [boxer shorts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_shorts "Boxer shorts") and [bumper stickers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_sticker "Bumper sticker").[\[441\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Rajghatta_Chidanand-441)
- [Krzysztof Kononowicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Kononowicz "Krzysztof Kononowicz") – A Polish man who became a phenomenon of the Polish Internet in 2006 after appearing in the debate of candidates for the president of [Białystok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82ystok "Białystok").[\[442\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-sweater-442)
- [Meme Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_Man "Meme Man") – Fictional character often featured in [surreal memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_memes "Surreal memes"), depicted as a [3D render](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_rendering "3D rendering") of a smooth, bald, and often disembodied and blue-eyed male head.[\[443\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-443)
- [Salt Bae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Bae "Salt Bae") – Turkish chef and restaurateur Nusret Gökçe earned fame in 2017 for his camera-friendly approach to preparing and seasoning meat, including a video in 2017 in which he sprinkles salt, sparkling in the sunlight, onto a steak.[\[444\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-444)[\[445\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-445) Gökçe's approach has been compared to [dinner theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_theater "Dinner theater"), in that his actual finished product is secondary to the performance.[\[446\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-446)
## Politics
See also: [Category:Political Internet memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Political_Internet_memes "Category:Political Internet memes")
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[Amber Lee Ettinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Lee_Ettinger "Amber Lee Ettinger"), a.k.a. "Obama Girl"
- [Arrest of Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Vladimir_Putin "Arrest of Vladimir Putin") – A viral video showing the mock arrest of [Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin "Vladimir Putin") and his trial.[\[447\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Yahoo-447)[\[448\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-448)
- *[Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_vs._Mitt_Romney_\(video\) "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney (video)")* – A fictitious [rap battle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap_battle "Rap battle") between [2012 election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2012 "United States elections, 2012") [candidates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate "Candidate") [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") and [Mitt Romney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney "Mitt Romney"). As of October 2020, the video has over 150 million views.[\[449\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-449)
- [Bernie or Hillary?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_or_Hillary%3F "Bernie or Hillary?") – A political poster that compares the positions of [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton") and [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") on certain issues. It was typically used by Sanders supporters to make fun of Clinton's attempts to seem relatable to the voter base while they perceived Sanders to be more knowledgeable and in-depth on the issues.[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Hess_2016-450)[\[451\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Lewis_2016-451)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Sanders_2016-452) However, some critiqued the meme by saying that it played into sexist stereotypes.[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Hess_2016-450)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Sanders_2016-452)
- [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") – There are numerous iterations of President Joe Biden as a meme.[\[453\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-453) The [portrayal of Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_\(The_Onion\) "Joe Biden (The Onion)") in *[The Onion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion "The Onion")* was popular on the Internet and influenced other memes about him, as well as his broader public image.[\[454\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-454)[\[455\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-455) After [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") won the [2016 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_U.S._presidential_election "2016 U.S. presidential election"), images of Biden as the "Biden Bro" or "Prankster Joe Biden" began circulating online. In these memes, Biden was paired with [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") and captioned with various fictional conversations planning pranks and jokes on the president-elect. Biden is portrayed as the immature prankster of the duo, with Obama as his exasperated [straight man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_man_\(stock_character\) "Straight man (stock character)").[\[456\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-456)\[*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")*\]
- [Bush shoeing incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident "Bush shoeing incident") – During a press conference in 2008, [Muntadhar al-Zaidi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntadhar_al-Zaidi "Muntadhar al-Zaidi") threw both of his shoes at then-president [George W. Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush "George W. Bush"). Afterwards, various Flash-based browser games and [gifs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif "Gif") were created to poke fun of the incident.[\[457\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-457)
- [Crush on Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_on_Obama "Crush on Obama") – A music video by [Amber Lee Ettinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Lee_Ettinger "Amber Lee Ettinger") that circulated during the [2008 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election "2008 United States presidential election"). As well as its sequels, the video caught the attention of bloggers, mainstream media, and other candidates, and achieved 12.5 million views on YouTube by 1 January 2009.[\[458\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Obama_Girl-458)
- [Dean scream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_scream "Dean scream") – Former [Governor of Vermont](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont "Governor of Vermont") [Howard Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dean "Howard Dean")'s concession speech following the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primaries included Dean rattling off a list of states in escalating volume as crowd noise rose, resulting in increasingly distorted audio and culminating in an unusual "yeehaw" scream. It was one of the first political Internet memes.[\[459\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NBCNews-459)
- Delete your account – A phrase used on Twitter to criticize the opinions of opponents. On 9 June 2016, [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton") tweeted this phrase towards [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"). Afterwards, the tweet has become her most retweeted tweet of all time.[\[460\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-460)[\[461\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-461)[\[462\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-462)
- [Don't Tase Me, Bro\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida_Taser_incident "University of Florida Taser incident") – An incident at a campus talk by Senator [John Kerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry "John Kerry") where a student yelled his now-infamous phrase while being restrained by police.[\[463\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-463)
- [Eastwooding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood_at_the_2012_Republican_National_Convention "Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention") – After [Clint Eastwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood "Clint Eastwood")'s speech at the [2012 Republican National Convention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention "2012 Republican National Convention"), in which he spoke to an empty chair representing President [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama"), photos were posted by users on the Internet of people talking to empty chairs, with various captions referring to the chair as either Obama or Eastwood.[\[464\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Ngak_Chenda-464)[\[465\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-465)[\[466\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-466)
- "[Epstein didn't kill himself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_didn%27t_kill_himself "Epstein didn't kill himself")" – A bait-and-switch joke originating on the app [iFunny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFunny "IFunny") in October 2019,[\[467\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-467) two months after his [death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein "Death of Jeffrey Epstein") in August. Many memes alleged involvement of [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"), [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton"), or other notable figures.[\[468\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-468) The meme saw mainstream popularity in late 2019, being unexpectedly snuck into [cable news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_news "Cable news") interviews by guests such as on [FOX News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOX_News "FOX News") and [MSNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC "MSNBC").[\[469\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-469) It was also referenced by [Ricky Gervais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais "Ricky Gervais") at the [77th Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Golden_Globe_Awards "77th Golden Globe Awards") due to the alleged connections between Epstein and people in the Hollywood film industry.[\[470\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-470)
- [Forest raking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_\(2018\) "Camp Fire (2018)") – After U.S. President [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump")'s comments that [Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland "Finland") spent "a lot of time on raking and cleaning its forest floor", Finnish people began circulating satirical images of themselves raking the forests to stop wildfires.[\[471\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-471)
- JD Vance edits – A series of images where [JD Vance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance "JD Vance") is humorously edited.[\[472\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NEWYORKER-25-472)
- [Jesusland map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map "Jesusland map") – A map created shortly after the [2004 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004 "U.S. presidential election, 2004") that [satirizes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire") the [red/blue states scheme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states "Red states and blue states") by dividing the United States and Canada into "The United States of Canada" and "Jesusland".[\[473\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-473)
- [Kekistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekistan "Kekistan") – A [fictional country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_country "Fictional country") created by 4chan members that has become a political meme and online movement used notably by the [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right").[\[474\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-474)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him – A quote said by American diplomat [Paul Bremer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bremer "Paul Bremer") during a 2003 press conference announcing [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Saddam_Hussein "Capture of Saddam Hussein"). The scene, coupled with audio from the [Breakbot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakbot "Breakbot") song "[Baby I'm Yours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Your_Side_\(Breakbot_album\) "By Your Side (Breakbot album)")", began to be widely used with clips of people being apprehended or caught off-guard in some fashion, often in the context of FBI operations.[\[475\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-475)
- [Miss Me Yet?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Me_Yet%3F "Miss Me Yet?") – Billboards that appeared on American highways in early 2010 that featured George W. Bush asking "Miss me yet?".[\[476\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-476) Inspired a series of themed merchandise from online agencies such as [CafePress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CafePress "CafePress").[\[477\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-477)
- [Mug shot of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot_of_Donald_Trump "Mug shot of Donald Trump") – A mugshot of the U.S. president, Donald Trump, taken in August 2023 after he was voluntarily taken to the [Fulton County Jail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County_Jail "Fulton County Jail").[\[478\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-478)
- [Series of tubes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes "Series of tubes") – A phrase originally coined as an analogy by [Senator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senator "United States Senator") [Ted Stevens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens "Ted Stevens") to describe the Internet in the context of opposing [network neutrality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality "Network neutrality"). His statement was later remixed on YouTube and [YTMND](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTMND "YTMND").[\[479\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-479)[\[480\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-480)
- [Strong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_\(advertisement\) "Strong (advertisement)") – A [political advertisement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_advertisement "Political advertisement") issued by [Texas Governor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Texas "Governor of Texas") [Rick Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry "Rick Perry") [presidential campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry_presidential_campaign,_2012 "Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2012") in December 2011 for the [2012 Republican Party presidential primaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012 "Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012"). The video was parodied[\[481\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-481) and became one of the most disliked videos on YouTube.[\[482\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-482)
- [Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz%E2%80%93Zodiac_meme "Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme") – A mock [conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory "Conspiracy theory") suggesting that American Senator and Presidential candidate [Ted Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz "Ted Cruz") was the [Zodiac Killer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer "Zodiac Killer"), an unidentified Californian serial killer of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Cruz was either not born or, at the latest, a toddler).[\[483\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-npr-483)
- [Thanks Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks_Obama "Thanks Obama") – A sarcastic expression used by critics of President Barack Obama to blame personal troubles and inconveniences on public policies supported or enacted by the administration.[\[484\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-schwarz-484)
- *[This Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JibJab#"This_Land" "JibJab")* – A [Flash animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") produced by [JibJab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JibJab "JibJab") featuring cartoon faces of [George W. Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush "George W. Bush") and [John Kerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry "John Kerry") singing a parody of "[This Land Is Your Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land "This Land Is Your Land")" that spoofs the [2004 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election "2004 United States presidential election"). The video became a viral hit and viewed by over 100 million, leading to the production of other JibJab hits, including *Good to Be in D.C.* and *Big Box Mart*.[\[485\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Graham_Jefferson-485)
- "[Running through fields of wheat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_through_fields_of_wheat "Running through fields of wheat")" – In 2017, then UK Prime Minister [Theresa May](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May "Theresa May") was asked by interviewer [Julie Etchingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Etchingham "Julie Etchingham") what the "naughtiest thing" she had done as a child was. May responded that she and her friend "used to run through the fields of wheat", something "the farmers weren't too pleased about". The statement became the subject of mockery and a meme.[\[486\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-486)[\[487\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-487)
- [Winnie the Pooh comparison to Xi Jinping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie_the_Pooh_in_China "Censorship of Winnie the Pooh in China") – In 2013, a still image of China Chinese leader [Xi Jinping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping "Xi Jinping") meeting with US President Barack Obama was compared to [Winnie the Pooh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh "Winnie the Pooh") and [Tigger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigger "Tigger"). As comparisons of Pooh to Xi persist, the government tightened its censorship to suppress the trend.[\[488\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-488) The comparisons are not limited to internet users in China. The phenomenon has been reported to occur in the Philippines.[\[489\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-489)
## Videos
Main article: [List of viral videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_viral_videos "List of viral videos")
## Other phenomena
- [15\.ai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15.ai "15.ai") – A free web application launched in 2020 that uses [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") to generate [text-to-speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-to-speech "Text-to-speech") voices of fictional characters from popular media.[\[490\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-490)[\[491\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-491)[\[492\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-492) The website is credited with popularizing [AI voice cloning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_deepfake "Audio deepfake") in [memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") and [content creation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_creation "Content creation").[\[493\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-493)[\[494\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-494)[\[495\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-495)
- [6-7 (meme)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6-7_\(meme\) "6-7 (meme)") – An [internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") based on [Skrilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrilla "Skrilla")'s song "Doot Doot (6 7)," with its popularity built around the lyric "6–7." It is believed the lyric refers to 67th Street in [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago "Chicago"), but as a meme, it does not have a fixed meaning and is simply a catchy phrase used in a variety of contexts. It is often tied to [LaMelo Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball "LaMelo Ball") and the "6–7 Kid."[\[496\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-496)[\[497\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-497)
- "And I oop" – A video of [drag queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_queen "Drag queen") [Jasmine Masters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_Masters "Jasmine Masters") stopping a story to say the phrase "and I oop" after accidentally hitting himself in the testes.[\[498\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-498)
- "Banana for scale" – An [internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") that became popular for humorously measuring lengths of various objects. In this internet phenomenon, other objects juxtaposed with a banana are accompanied with the text "banana for scale".[\[499\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bananaforscale-499)
- *[Ben Drowned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Drowned "Ben Drowned")* – A self-published three-part [multimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia "Multimedia") [ARG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") [web serial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_fiction#Web_serial "Web fiction") and web series inspired by [creepypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta "Creepypasta") and *[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask")*, created by Alexander D. Hall.[\[500\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-500)
- [Binod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binod_\(meme\) "Binod (meme)") – An internet [fad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fad "Fad") which became popular in India in 2020.[\[501\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-binod-501) It originated from a comment by a user with the screen name 'Binod', who had added only the word 'Binod' as a comment. This was followed by a video by Slayy Point, mocking "Binod" and YouTube comment sections in general. People started spamming the word 'Binod' across social media, primarily in YouTube comments and stream chats.[\[502\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-502) A number of organisations also posted memes, including [Netflix India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_India "Netflix India"),[\[503\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Economic_Times-503) Twitter and [Tinder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinder_\(app\) "Tinder (app)").[\[503\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Economic_Times-503) [Paytm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paytm "Paytm") temporarily changed its Twitter name to 'Binod'.[\[501\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-binod-501)
- [Chuck Norris facts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris_facts "Chuck Norris facts") – [Satirical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire") [factoids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid "Factoid") about [martial artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_artist "Martial artist") and actor [Chuck Norris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris "Chuck Norris") that became popular culture after spreading through the Internet.[\[504\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-504)
- [Clanker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanker "Clanker") – Derogatory term for [robots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots "Robots") and [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") software.[\[505\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-505)
- [Creepypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta "Creepypasta") – [Urban legends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend") or scary stories circulating on the Internet, many times revolving around specific videos, pictures, or video games.[\[506\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Considine_Austin-506) The term "creepypasta" is a mutation of the term "copypasta": a short, readily available piece of text that is easily copied and pasted into a text field. "Copypasta" is derived from "[copy/paste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy/paste "Copy/paste")", and in its original sense commonly referred to presumably initially sincere text (e.g. a blog or forum post) perceived by the copy/paster as undesirable or otherwise preposterous, which was then copied and pasted to other sites as a form of [trolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling "Trolling"). In the pre-Internet era, such material regularly circulated as [faxlore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxlore "Faxlore").
- DignifAI – A 4chan-linked campaign to use AI tools to make women in photos look more modestly dressed. The trend is the opposite of [deepfake pornography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake_pornography "Deepfake pornography") in that it is used to add clothes rather than remove them, and it has been used as a form of [slut-shaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut-shaming "Slut-shaming").[\[507\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-dignifai-507)[\[508\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-digni2-508)
- *[Dumb Ways to Die](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Ways_to_Die "Dumb Ways to Die")* – A 2012 [Metro Trains Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Trains_Melbourne "Metro Trains Melbourne") safety campaign that became popular on the Internet in November 2012.[\[509\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-509)
- [Elsagate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate "Elsagate") – A controversy surrounding children's YouTube videos in the late 2010s and 2020s.[\[510\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-510)
- Freecycling – The exchange of unwanted goods via the Internet.[\[511\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-511)
- Get stick bugged lol – A video clip of a [stick insect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_insect "Stick insect") swaying as bait-and-switch meme similar to [Rickrolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling "Rickrolling"), in which an irrelevant video would unexpectedly transition to the clip when the stickbug revealed with the caption "Get stick bugged LOL".[\[512\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-512)
- Get Out of My Car – An animated video created by [Psychicpebbles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Hadel "Zach Hadel"), which uses the real audio of a man yelling at a woman to get out of his car.[\[513\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-513)
- [Have You Seen This Man?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Man "This Man") – A viral website that emerged on the Internet in the late 2000s, claiming to gather data about a mysterious figure only known as *This Man* that appears in dreams of people who never saw him before.[\[514\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-514)
- [Horse ebooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_ebooks "Horse ebooks") / Pronunciation Book – A five-year-long viral marketing [alternate reality game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") for a larger art project developed by Synydyne. "Horse\_ebooks" was a Twitter account that seemed to promote [e-books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book "E-book"), while "Pronunciation Book" was a YouTube channel that provided ways to pronounce English words. Both accounts engaged in non-sequiturs, making some believe that the accounts were run by automated services. Pronunciation Book shifted to pronouncing numerals in a countdown fashion in mid-2013, concluding in late September 2013 revealing the connection to Horse\_ebook and identity of Synydyne behind the accounts, and the introduction of their next art project.[\[515\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-515)[\[516\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-516)
- [Hou De Kharcha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hou_De_Kharcha "Hou De Kharcha"), a meme in [Marathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_language "Marathi language")[\[517\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-517)
- [I am lonely will anyone speak to me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_lonely_will_anyone_speak_to_me "I am lonely will anyone speak to me") – A thread created on MovieCodec.com's forums, which has been described as the "Web's Top Hangout for Lonely Folk" by *[Wired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)")* magazine.[\[518\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Andrews_Robert-518)
- [Internet checkpoint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_checkpoint "Internet checkpoint") – A phenomenon that originated on [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube") in 2012 after a video upload by Taia777 of stretched out game soundtrack and edited images led to viewers commenting "Checkpoints" about their life in the comments section. The term is a reference to video game automatic save points.[\[519\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-RICHYS-519)
- [Italian brainrot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_brainrot "Italian brainrot") - A series of videos revolving around [AI-generated images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_visual_art "Artificial intelligence visual art") of [surrealist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism "Surrealism") animals. These videos are accompanied by a nonsensical [Italian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language "Italian language") voiceover.[\[520\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-520)
- [Johnny Johnny Yes Papa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Johnny_Yes_Papa "Johnny Johnny Yes Papa") – A children's nursery rhyme series.[\[521\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-521)
- [Ligma joke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligma_joke "Ligma joke") – A meme to set up a crude joke.[\[522\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-522)[\[523\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-523)
- [Most Awesomest Thing Ever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Awesomest_Thing_Ever "Most Awesomest Thing Ever") – A defunct website that randomly paired two objects, celebrities and activities, and asked viewers to decide their favourite. The ultimate goal of the project was to see what viewers considered the most "awesomest".[\[524\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-524) At the website's closure in 2022, [teleportation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleportation "Teleportation") was ranked number 1.[\[525\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-525)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:One_red_paperclip.jpg)
[The paperclip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip "One red paperclip") that Kyle MacDonald barted to buy a house, after 14 trade-ups
- [Netflix and chill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_and_chill "Netflix and chill") – An English language slang term using an invitation to watch [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") together as a [euphemism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism "Euphemism") for sex, either between partners or casually as a [booty call](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_sex "Casual sex"). The phrase has been popularized through the Internet.[\[526\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-fusion-526)[\[527\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-rickett-527)
- [Omission of New Zealand from maps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_of_New_Zealand_from_maps "Omission of New Zealand from maps") – New Zealand is often excluded from world maps, which has caught the attention of New Zealander users on the Internet.[\[528\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-528)
- [One red paperclip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip "One red paperclip") – The story of a Canadian blogger who bartered his way from a red paperclip to a house in a year's time.[\[529\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-529)
- [Planking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planking_\(fad\) "Planking (fad)") – Also known as the Lying Down Game. An activity consisting of lying in a face down position, with palms touching the body's sides and toes touching the ground, sometimes in bizarre locations. Some compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.[\[530\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-530)
- Reality shifting – A mental phenomenon similar to [lucid dreaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming "Lucid dreaming") or [maladaptive daydreaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming "Maladaptive daydreaming") that appeared on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok"), in which practitioners believe they travel to alternate realities, usually fictional (for example the [Wizarding World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizarding_World "Wizarding World") of the Harry Potter franchise).[\[531\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-531)
- [Rickrolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling "Rickrolling") – An internet prank in which a video unexpectedly plays the music video for "[Never Gonna Give You Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up "Never Gonna Give You Up")" by [Rick Astley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley "Rick Astley") instead of what was advertised.[\[532\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-532)
- Savage Babies – Also known as the Most Savage Babies in Human History, a meme popular in 2016 that uses clips from the Indian children's YouTube channel VideoGyan 3D Rhymes, namely their series of nursery rhymes "Zool Babies". The videos are heavily distorted and given edgy, ironic titles that exaggerate the meaning of the video, such as "Five Little Babies Dressed as Pilots" becoming "Savage Babies Cause [9/11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks "September 11 attacks")".[\[533\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-533)
- [SCP Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation "SCP Foundation") – A creative writing website that contains thousands of fictitious containment procedures for paranormal objects captured by the in-universe SCP Foundation, a secret organization tasked with securing and documenting objects that violate natural law or pose a threat to humanity's perception of normalcy and further existence.[\[534\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-534)[\[535\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-scippyscip-535) The website has inspired numerous spin-off works, including a stage play and video games such as *[SCP – Containment Breach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_%E2%80%93_Containment_Breach "SCP – Containment Breach")*.[\[535\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-scippyscip-535)[\[536\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Belfield-536)
- [Siren Head](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_Head "Siren Head") – A fictional cryptid which has an air raid siren as a head, created by horror artist Trevor Henderson. It has accumulated a fan following which has spawned numerous pieces of fan works and fan-made video games. Many video edits have depicted Siren Head playing various songs over a populated area.[\[537\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-537) Siren Head has been erroneously recognized as an SCP, most notably when the character was briefly submitted to the SCP Foundation Wiki as SCP-6789; the entry was removed after Henderson and site users expressed intention to keep Siren Head independent of the SCP Foundation Wiki.[\[538\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-538)[\[539\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-539) Another entry, *SCP-5987*, was inspired by the character name and the controversy from the deleted entry.[\[540\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-540)
- [Smash or Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_or_Pass "Smash or Pass") – A game in which players decide whether they would hypothetically "smash" (have sex with) someone or "pass" (choose not to).[\[541\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-541)
- [Steak and Blowjob Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Blowjob_Day "Steak and Blowjob Day") – A meme suggesting that a complementary holiday to [Valentine's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day "Valentine's Day"), primarily for men, takes place on 14 March each year.[\[542\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-sheknows2014-542)
- [Storm Area 51](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Area_51,_They_Can%27t_Stop_All_of_Us "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us") – A joke event created on Facebook to "storm" the highly classified [Area 51](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51 "Area 51") military base, with over 1,700,000 people claiming to be attending and another 1,300,000 claiming they were "interested" in going.[\[543\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-543) 1,500 people arrived in the vicinity of Area 51 the day of the event, 20 September 2019, only one of whom actually breached the boundary and was quickly escorted off the premises.[\[544\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-IndieAttendance-544)[\[545\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-545)
- [Slender Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man "Slender Man") or Slenderman – A creepypasta meme and urban-legend [fakelore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakelore "Fakelore") tale created on 8 June 2009, by user Victor Surge on [Something Awful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Awful "Something Awful") as part of a contest to [edit photographs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_manipulation "Photo manipulation") to contain "supernatural" entities and then pass them off as legitimate on paranormal forums. The Slender Man gained prominence as a frightening malevolent entity: a tall thin man wearing a suit and lacking a face with "his" head only being blank, white, and featureless. After the initial creation, numerous stories and videos were created by fans of the character.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Contemporary_Legends-204)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Marble_Hornets_ARG-205) Slender Man was later [adapted into a video game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages "Slender: The Eight Pages") in 2012 and became more widely known. There is also a [film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_\(film\) "Slender Man (film)") released in 2018 to negative reviews.
- [Surreal memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_humour "Surreal humour") – A type of meme that are artistically bizarre in appearance and whose humor derives from their absurd style. Certain qualities and characters, such as Meme Man, Mr. Orange, and a minimalist style, are frequent markers of the meme.[\[546\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-546)
- Tell me without telling me – A [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") and social media challenge in which participants indirectly signal a personal trait, identity, or affiliation through illustrative details rather than explicit statements. The format emerged on Twitter in 2019 and became widespread in late 2020, particularly on TikTok, where it was popularized through short videos using phrasing such as "tell me you're evangelical without telling me you're evangelical". It has since been applied to a wide range of topics, including nationality, profession, political views, consumer habits.[\[547\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-547) It has also been adapted into a card game.[\[548\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-548)
- [The Million Dollar Homepage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Dollar_Homepage "The Million Dollar Homepage") – A website conceived in 2005 by [Alex Tew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Tew "Alex Tew"), a student from [Wiltshire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire "Wiltshire"), England, to raise money for his [university education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_education "University education"). The [home page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page "Home page") consists of a [million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million "Million") [pixels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel "Pixel") arranged in a 1000 × 1000 pixel grid. The image-based links on it were sold for \$1 per pixel in 10 × 10 blocks.[\[549\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-549)
- [Three Wolf Moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Wolf_Moon "Three Wolf Moon") – A [t-shirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt "T-shirt") with many ironic reviews on [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com").[\[550\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-550)
- [Throwback Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwback_Thursday "Throwback Thursday") – The trend of posting older, nostalgic photos on Thursdays under the [hashtag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag "Hashtag") \#ThrowbackThursday or \#TBT.[\[551\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-551)
- [The Undertaker vs. Mankind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undertaker_vs._Mankind "The Undertaker vs. Mankind") – A [copypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copypasta "Copypasta") where at the end of a comment of an irrelevant topic, the event is referenced.[\[552\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-552)
- Vibe Check – Generally ascribed as a spiritual evaluation of a person's mental and emotional state.[\[553\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-553)[\[554\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-554)
- [Vuvuzelas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela "Vuvuzela") – The near-constant playing of the buzz-sounding vuvuzela instrument during games of the [2010 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Cup "2010 World Cup") in South Africa led to numerous vuvuzela-based [memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme"), including YouTube temporarily adding a vuvuzela effect that could be added to any video during the World Cup.[\[555\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-555)[\[556\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-556)
- [Willy's Chocolate Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Chocolate_Experience "Willy's Chocolate Experience") – An unlicenced event based on the *[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory")* franchise held in [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow "Glasgow"), Scotland. Due to the misleading AI-generated advertisements and its sparsely decorated warehouse location, images of the event went viral. Notable viral images include a dispirited woman dressed as an [Oompa-Loompa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oompa-Loompa "Oompa-Loompa") and an original character called "The Unknown".[\[557\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-557)
- [Yanny or Laurel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanny_or_Laurel "Yanny or Laurel") – An audio illusion where individuals hear either the word "Yanny" or "Laurel".[\[558\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-558)
- [YouTube Poop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Poop "YouTube Poop") – [Video mashups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_mashup "Video mashup") in which users deconstruct and piece together video for [psychedelic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_art "Psychedelic art") or [absurdist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_humour "Surreal humour") effect.[\[559\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-559)
## See also
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal_Clear_app_linneighborhood.svg)[Internet portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Internet "Portal:Internet")
- [List of Internet phenomena in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena_in_China "List of Internet phenomena in China")
- [List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena_in_Pakistan "List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan")
- [Cats and the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Internet "Cats and the Internet")
- [Index of Internet-related articles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Internet-related_articles "Index of Internet-related articles")
- [Internet culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_culture "Internet culture")
- [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme")
- [Know Your Meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Meme "Know Your Meme")
- [List of YouTubers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTubers "List of YouTubers")
- [Outline of the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Internet "Outline of the Internet")
- [Urban legends and myths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legends_and_myths "Urban legends and myths")
- [Usenet personality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_personality "Usenet personality")
- [Viral phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_phenomenon "Viral phenomenon")
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Gunn, Angela (24 August 1999). ["Gerbil in a Microwave"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141224002146/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-08-24/long-island-voice/gerbil-in-a-microwave/). *[The Village Voice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Voice "The Village Voice")*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-08-24/long-island-voice/gerbil-in-a-microwave/) on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
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Hagen, Sal (15 November 2017). ["Polandball is of Reddit: How r/polandball Transcends Memes through Carefully Curated Geopolitical Satire"](https://networkcultures.org/longform/2017/11/15/polandball-is-of-reddit-how-rpolandball-transcends-memes-through-carefully-curated-geopolitical-satire/). *Institute of Network Cultures*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200928093806/https://networkcultures.org/longform/2017/11/15/polandball-is-of-reddit-how-rpolandball-transcends-memes-through-carefully-curated-geopolitical-satire/) from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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Gaudino, Elena (18 January 2010). ["*Salad Fingers* Stream of Consciousness Entertains Viewers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110312111451/http://www.dailycampus.com/2.7437/salad-fingers-stream-of-consciousness-entertains-viewers-1.1062606). *The Daily Campus*. Archived from [the original](http://www.dailycampus.com/2.7437/salad-fingers-stream-of-consciousness-entertains-viewers-1.1062606) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
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Gregoris, Michael (9 November 2007). ["The evolution of South Park"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110611181531/http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=1811&month=11&day=9&year=2007). gazette.uwo.ca. Archived from [the original](http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=1811&month=11&day=9&year=2007) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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Parker, Ryan (14 April 2021). ["'Steamed Hams' at 25: 'Simpsons' Cast and Crew Attempt to Decipher Classic Moment's Extraordinary Cult Following"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/steamed-hams-at-25-simpsons-cast-and-crew-attempt-to-decipher-classic-moments-extraordinary-cult-following-4153712/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter "The Hollywood Reporter")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220706223656/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/steamed-hams-at-25-simpsons-cast-and-crew-attempt-to-decipher-classic-moments-extraordinary-cult-following-4153712/) from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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Kiberd, Roisin (9 April 2015). ["4chan's Frog Meme went Mainstream, So They Tried to Kill It"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/4chans-frog-meme-went-mainstream-so-they-tried-to-kill-it/). *motherboard.vice.com*. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
398. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-398)**
["The Creator of Pepe the Frog Talks About Making Comics in the Post-Meme World"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/feels-good-man-728/). *VICE*. 28 July 2015.
399. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-399)**
Notopoulos, Katie (11 May 2015). ["1,272 Rare Pepes"](https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/1272-rare-pepes). BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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Eördögh, Fruzsina (22 May 2015). ["With all its political bluster, Anonymous can't shake its 'prankster' past"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150603011233/https://news.yahoo.com/political-bluster-anonymous-cant-shake-prankster-past-141612625.html). Archived from [the original](https://news.yahoo.com/political-bluster-anonymous-cant-shake-prankster-past-141612625.html) on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
401. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-401)**
["Te Pepe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160107060750/https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/design/3724). *New Zealand Government*. Archived from [the original](https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/design/3724) on 7 January 2016.
402. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-402)**
["New Zealand flag designs: Kwi, piwi or kiwi?"](http://www.smh.com.au/world/new-zealand-flag-designs-kwi-piwi-or-kiwi-20150516-gh35k5.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. 16 May 2015.
403. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-403)**
Hunt, Elle (15 May 2015). ["New Zealand's new flag: 15 quirky contenders"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/15/new-zealands-new-flag-15-quirky-contenders). *the Guardian*.
404. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-404)**
["McDonald's racist Twitter message was hoax"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonalds-racist-twitter-message-was-hoax/). *CBS News*. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
405. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-spiderman_405-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-spiderman_405-1)
Leston, Ryan (23 February 2022). ["Marvel Releases the 'Spider-Man Pointing' Meme... in Live-Action"](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-spider-man-pointing-meme-tom-holland-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire). *[IGN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN "IGN")*. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
406. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-spiderman2_406-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-spiderman2_406-1)
Yehl, Joshua (21 December 2018). ["Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse End Credits Scene Explained"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/21/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-ending-explained). *[IGN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN "IGN")*. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
407. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-407)**
Dennin, James (August 2019). ["The 'stonks' meme can teach you a lot about the stock market"](https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/stonks-meme-boglehead-investing). *Mel Magazine*. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
408. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-408)**
Lupkin, Sydney (14 April 2015). ["Success Kid's Dad Needs a Kidney Transplant"](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/internet-success-kids-dad-kidney-transplant/storyt?id=30288035). *[ABC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_\(United_States\) "ABC News (United States)")*. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
409. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-409)**
Thaitrakulpanich, Asaree (11 February 2017). ["Thainet Flips Out Over Headbanging Bird"](http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2017/02/11/thainet-flips-headbanging-bird/). *Khaosod English*. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
410. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-410)**
["Trash Dove is spreading like a virus. Can Facebook do anything to stop it?"](http://www.dailydot.com/debug/trash-dove-purple-bird-facebook/). *The Daily Dot*. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
411. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-411)**
["Facebook sticker "Trash Dove" floods comment conversations on social media"](http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/02/facebook_sticker_trash_dove_fl.html). *cleveland.com*. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
412. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-412)**
["What does this purple bird mean?"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38967825). *BBC News*. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
413. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-413)**
["What's up with this purple bird that is all over your Facebook?"](http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/purple-bird-trash-dove-comments/). *The Daily Dot*. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
414. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-414)**
Cresci, Elena (15 February 2017). ["Trash dove: how a purple bird took over Facebook"](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2017/feb/15/trash-dove-how-a-purple-bird-took-over-facebook). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
415. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-415)**
["Trash Doves: The Purple Floppy Bird Flocking Your Facebook Newsfeed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170702033154/http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/02/12/trash-doves-the-purple-floppy-bird-flocking-your-facebook-newsf/). *Huffington Post Australia*. Archived from [the original](http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/02/12/trash-doves-the-purple-floppy-bird-flocking-your-facebook-newsf/) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
416. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-tronguy_416-0)**
Palosaari, Ben (12 August 2008). ["Being Tron Guy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100309114049/http://www.citypages.com/2008-08-13/news/being-tron-guy/1). *[City Pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Pages "City Pages")*. Archived from [the original](http://www.citypages.com/2008-08-13/news/being-tron-guy/1) on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
417. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Ross_Nick_417-0)**
Ross, Nick (19 June 2011). ["Vancouver Riot Kiss becomes internet meme"](http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/06/18/3247348.htm). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
418. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-418)**
Brinkhof, Tim (27 May 2024). ["Art Behind the Meme: Two Comical Portraits of a Serious English Scholar"](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-behind-meme-samuel-johnson-joshua-reynolds-2453858). *Artnet News*. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
419. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-419)**
Good, Anna (16 October 2025). ["15 years later, the "white rabbit pointing at a clock" painting has become the internet's new favorite meme"](https://www.dailydot.com/memes/white-rabbit-pointing-at-a-clock-meme/). *[The Daily Dot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Dot "The Daily Dot")*. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
420. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-420)**
Gadre, Soham (4 April 2020). ["Inside the Male-Dominated Meme Hijacked by Lib-Bashing Trumpsters"](https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-wojak-the-male-dominated-meme-hijacked-by-lib-bashing-trumpsters). *The Daily Beast*. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
421. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-421)**
Myers, Quinn (4 December 2020). ["HOW WOJAK MEMES TOOK OVER THE INTERNET"](https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wojak-meme-history-meaning). *MEL Magazine*. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
422. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-422)**
["El origen del meme de la mujer exaltada y el gato malvado"](https://www.semana.com/tecnologia/articulo/el-origen-del-meme-de-la-mujer-exaltada-y-el-gato-malvado/630160). *Semana* (in Spanish). Bogotá: Publicaciones Semana. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
423. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-423)**
Mitchell, Amanda (8 November 2019). ["What is The Cat Meme, and Why Is That Woman Yelling? An Explanation of the Hilarious Viral Moment"](https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a29739536/cat-meme-taylor-armstrong-explained/). *The Oprah Magazine*. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
424. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-424)**
["'The worst person you know': the man who unwittingly became a meme"](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/19/the-worst-person-you-know-the-man-who-unwittingly-became-a-meme). *[The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian")*. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
425. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-425)**
Zargoza, Alex (27 March 2020). ["The Untold Story of Wood, the Well-Endowed Man From Those Coronavirus Texts"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-untold-story-of-wood-the-well-endowed-man-from-those-coronavirus-texts/). *VICE*. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
426. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-426)**
Radulovic, Petrana (6 September 2019). ["The best memes of 2019, so far"](https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/18/18236768/best-funny-memes-2019). Polygon. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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Browne, David (24 September 2019). ["The Unsolved Case of the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/most-mysterious-song-on-the-internet-885106/). *[Rolling Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone "Rolling Stone")*. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
428. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-TheVerge2_428-0)**
Davis, Wes (5 November 2024). ["Reddit sleuths track down the band behind the internet's most mysterious song"](https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288782/unidentified-song-mystery-reddit-fex-subways-of-the-mind). *[The Verge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Verge "The Verge")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241108214940/https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288782/unidentified-song-mystery-reddit-fex-subways-of-the-mind) from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
429. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-postnews20231219_429-0)**
["Песня «Сигма-бой»: кто поет и почему она стала популярной"](https://postnews.ru/a/31986). *Postnews*. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
430. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-430)**
["Две девочки из России спели кринжовый трек о сигма-бое. Теперь он вирусится на Западе"](https://daily.afisha.ru/infoporn/28353-dve-devochki-iz-rossii-speli-krinzhovyy-trek-o-sigma-boe-teper-on-virusitsya-na-zapade/). *[Afisha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afisha "Afisha")*. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
431. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-431)**
["Teen singer behind viral TikTok hit Sigma Boy Drops new anthem for haters"](https://www.prensario.net/Teen-singer-behind-viral-TikTok-hit-Sigma-Boy-Drops-new-anthem-for-haters--48555.note.aspx). *www.prensario.net* (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
432. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-432)**
Spence, Shay. ["People Are Trolling Cracker Barrel's Facebook Page After an Alleged Employee Firing"](https://people.com/food/cracker-barrel-brads-wife-fired-social-media/). *People*. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
433. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-433)**
Saggio, Jessica. ["BDB: People are STILL trolling Cracker Barrel, the road closure saga continues and an epic video"](https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/13/bdb-people-still-trolling-cracker-barrel-road-closure-saga-continues-and-epic-video/100374462/). *Florida Today*. USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
434. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-434)**
Wieczner, Jen. ["These Companies Are Hiring Brad's Wife After Cracker Barrel Fired Her"](https://fortune.com/2017/03/31/cracker-barrel-brads-wife-justice-now-hiring/). *Fortune*. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
435. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-435)**
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436. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-nprfloridaman_436-0)**
Siegel, Robert (14 February 2013). ["'Florida Man' On Twitter Collects Real Headlines About World's Worst Superhero"](https://www.npr.org/2013/02/14/172034470/florida-man-on-twitter-collects-real-headlines-about-worlds-worst-superhero). [National Public Radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR "NPR"). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
437. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-437)**
Hill, Logan (15 July 2019). ["Is It Okay to Laugh at Florida Man?"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/15/feature/is-it-okay-to-laugh-at-florida-man-2/?noredirect=on). *[The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")*. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
438. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-438)**
["What it's like to become a stock photo meme"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/interviews/hide-the-pain-harold-meme-gif-interview-model-real-name-arato-andras-thumbs-up-stock-photo-a7835076.html). *The Independent*. 1 July 2017. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/interviews/hide-the-pain-harold-meme-gif-interview-model-real-name-arato-andras-thumbs-up-stock-photo-a7835076.html) from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
439. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-:3_439-0)**
onBRANDS (6 September 2019). ["A COCA-COLA HAZAI REKLÁMARCA LETT HIDE THE PAIN HAROLD"](https://onbrands.hu/marka-es-trend/2019/09/reklam/a-coca-cola-hazai-reklamarca-lett-hide-the-pain-harold). *ONBRANDS – ÉRTÉK ALAPON* (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
440. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-440)**
["Hide the pain Harold, the Hungarian internet sensation"](https://dailynewshungary.com/hide-pain-harold-hungarian-internet-sensation/). *Daily News Hungary*. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
441. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Rajghatta_Chidanand_441-0)**
Rajghatta, Chidanand (1 July 2007). ["Kashmir's 'Rage Boy' invites humour, mirth"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Kashmirs-Rage-Boy-invites-humour-mirth/articleshow/2164387.cms). *[The Times of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_India "The Times of India")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120127222740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-01/us/27994267_1_t-shirts-poster-boy-protests) from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
442. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-sweater_442-0)** [The sweater that has Poland in stitches](http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/polands-reallife-borat/2006/11/15/1163266600167.html), *[The Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age "The Age")*, November 15, 2006
443. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-443)**
["Surreal Memes Are the Last Escape the Internet Has"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/surreal-memes-are-the-last-escape-the-internet-has/). *Vice.com*. July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
444. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-444)**
Messina, Victoria. ["This Sensually Sassy Chef Just Set the Internet on Fire With a Hilarious New Meme"](http://www.popsugar.com/tech/What-Salt-Bae-Meme-42971685#photo-42971685). *POPSUGAR Tech*. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
445. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-445)**
Lang, Cady (23 January 2017). ["The Salt Bae Meme Has Inspired a Portrait Made of Real Salt"](https://time.com/4643483/salt-bae-meme-portrait/). *[Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")*. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
446. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-446)**
Burton, Monica (6 February 2018). ["What the Critics Are Saying About Salt Bae's NYC Restaurant"](https://www.eater.com/2018/1/26/16932642/salt-bae-nurs-et-new-york-city-restaurant-reviews). *[Eater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eater_\(website\) "Eater (website)")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181004103740/https://www.eater.com/2018/1/26/16932642/salt-bae-nurs-et-new-york-city-restaurant-reviews) from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
447. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Yahoo_447-0)**
["Fake Putin arrest video becomes online hit"](https://news.yahoo.com/fake-putin-arrest-video-becomes-online-hit-094114602.html). *[Yahoo! News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_News "Yahoo! News")*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
448. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-448)**
["'Arrest of Vladimir Putin' Video Goes Viral in Russia"](http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300032/20120216/arrest-vladimir-putin-video-viral-russia.htm). *[International Business Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Business_Times "International Business Times")*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
449. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-449)**
Kaufman, Leslie (30 October 2013). ["Making Silly Showdowns for YouTube"](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/arts/television/epic-rap-battles-seeks-staying-power-on-youtube.html?_r=0). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
450. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Hess_2016_450-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Hess_2016_450-1)
Hess, Amanda (9 February 2016). ["The Bernie vs. Hillary meme is weird, ceaseless, and kind of sexist, just like the 2016 campaign"](http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/users/2016/02/the_bernie_vs_hillary_meme_is_weird_ceaseless_and_kind_of_sexist_just_like.html). *[Slate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_\(magazine\) "Slate (magazine)")*. [The Slate Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slate_Group "The Slate Group"). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
451. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Lewis_2016_451-0)**
Lewis, Gabriella (20 March 2016). ["We Asked an Expert if Memes Could Determine the Outcome of the Presidential Election"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-asked-an-expert-if-memes-could-determine-the-outcome-of-the-presidential-election/). *[Vice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_\(magazine\) "Vice (magazine)")*. [Vice Media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Media "Vice Media"). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
452. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Sanders_2016_452-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Sanders_2016_452-1)
Sanders, Sam (5 February 2016). ["\#MemeOfTheWeek: Bernie Or Hillary. Sexist Or Nah?"](https://www.npr.org/2016/02/05/465752565/-memeoftheweek-bernie-or-hillary-sexist-or-nah). *NPR Politics*. [NPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR "NPR"). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
453. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-453)**
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458. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Obama_Girl_458-0)**
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471. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-471)**
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480. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-480)**
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481. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-481)**
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482. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-482)**
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486. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-486)**
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487. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-487)**
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488. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-488)**
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489. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-489)**
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490. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-490)**
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492. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-492)**
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494. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-494)**
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496. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-496)**
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497. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-497)**
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498. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-498)**
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499. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-bananaforscale_499-0)**
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500. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-500)**
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502. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-502)**
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504. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-504)**
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505. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-505)**
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506. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Considine_Austin_506-0)**
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507. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-dignifai_507-0)**
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508. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-digni2_508-0)**
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"Internet phenomena" and "Internet sensation" redirect here. For people who have achieved fame through the Internet, see [Internet celebrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_celebrity "Internet celebrity").
This is a [dynamic list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists") and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by [editing the page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_Internet_phenomena "Special:EditPage/List of Internet phenomena") to add missing items, with references to [reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources "Wikipedia:Reliable sources").
**Internet phenomena** are social and cultural [phenomena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon "Phenomenon") specific to the Internet, such as [Internet memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme"), which include popular [catchphrases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catchphrase "Catchphrase"), images, [viral videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_video "Viral video"), and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates [word of mouth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_mouth "Word of mouth") transmission.
This list focuses on the Internet phenomena which are accessible regardless of local [internet regulations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_regulation "Internet regulation").
Advertising and products
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zdj%C4%99cie_Kerfusia_\(crop\).jpg)
Picture of [Kerfuś](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerfu%C5%9B "Kerfuś"), mascot of [Carrefour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour "Carrefour"), that became viral with Polish internet users in 2022
- [Amazon Coat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Coat "Amazon Coat") – An unnamed coat sold on the [online store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping "Online shopping") [Amazon.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com") by the Chinese clothing brand Orolay, previously known for its [home furnishings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture "Furniture"). It became a [viral phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_phenomenon "Viral phenomenon") from the period between December 2018 and the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-1)
- [Beanie Babies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_Babies "Beanie Babies") – Cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-beanies-2)
- [Cerveza Cristal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerveza_Cristal "Cerveza Cristal") – A Chilean beer company that produced a series of advertisements during a [*Star Wars* original trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_original_trilogy "Star Wars original trilogy") broadcast in 2003. The commercials, titled *[The Force is with Cristal Beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force_is_with_Cristal_Beer "The Force is with Cristal Beer")*, would air seamlessly with the scenes in the trilogy, such as a pair of hands like [Obi-Wan Kenobi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi "Obi-Wan Kenobi")'s opening a chest, revealing the beer. The advertisements were critically acclaimed in the country and became internationally viral on Twitter in March 2024.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-3)
- [*Cooks Source* infringement controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooks_Source_infringement_controversy "Cooks Source infringement controversy") – This publication drew backlash after it committed copyright infringement by using an online article without permission for commercial purposes. This backlash further increased due to *Cooks Source*'s response which showed a misunderstanding of copyright and an increasing agitation to the original writer of the article.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kravets_David-4)
- *[Elf Yourself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_Yourself "Elf Yourself")* (2006) and *Scrooge Yourself* (2007) – [Interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction "Human–computer interaction") websites created by [Jason Zada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Zada "Jason Zada") and Evolution Bureau for [OfficeMax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OfficeMax "OfficeMax")'s [holiday season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_season "Holiday season") [advertising campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising_campaign "Advertising campaign"). *Elf Yourself* allows visitors to [upload](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upload "Upload") images of themselves or their friends, see them as dancing [elves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf "Elf"),[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Bostonist-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Creativity-6) and includes options to save or share the video.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Adland-7) According to ClickZ, visiting the *Elf Yourself* site "has become an annual tradition that people look forward to".[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ClickZ_2-8) While not selling any one specific product, the two were created to raise consumer awareness of the sponsoring firm.
- [Flex Tape](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_Tape "Flex Tape") – An infomercial of the product Flex Tape. It became a meme after YouTuber [JonTron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonTron "JonTron") made a video reviewing the infomercial.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-10)
- [FreeCreditReport.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCreditReport.com "FreeCreditReport.com") – A series of TV commercials that were posted on the Internet; many spoofs of the commercials were made and posted on YouTube.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Popkin_AS-11)
- [HeadOn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadOn "HeadOn") – A June 2006 advertisement for a [homeopathic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy "Homeopathy") product claimed to relieve headaches. Ads featured the tagline, "HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead", stated three times in succession, accompanied by a video of a [model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson "Spokesperson") using the product without ever directly stating the product's purpose. The ads were successively parodied on sites such as YouTube and [rapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap "Rap") [Lil Jon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Jon "Lil Jon") even made fun of it.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-HeadOn-12)
- [Kerfuś](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerfu%C5%9B "Kerfuś") – A robot with cat face use as a mascot for [Carrefour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour "Carrefour"). The robot became viral in Poland in 2022, where Kerfuś became the main character of many memes and [erotic pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34 "Rule 34").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-13)[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-14)
- [Little Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force_\(advertisement\) "The Force (advertisement)") – An advertisement by [Volkswagen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen "Volkswagen") featuring young [Max Page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Page_\(actor\) "Max Page (actor)") dressed in a [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader") costume running around his house trying to use "[the Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force "The Force")". It was released on the Internet a few days prior to [Super Bowl XLV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV "Super Bowl XLV") in 2011, and quickly became popular.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Darth_Vader_Superbowl-15) As of 2013 it was the most shared ad of all time.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-16)
- [LowerMyBills.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LowerMyBills.com "LowerMyBills.com") – [Banner ads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_ad "Banner ad") from this mortgage company feature endless loops of cowboys, women, aliens, and office workers dancing.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Stone_Brad-17)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gomes_Lee-18)
- *[The Man Your Man Could Smell Like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Your_Man_Could_Smell_Like "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like")* – A television commercial starring [Isaiah Mustafa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Mustafa "Isaiah Mustafa") reciting a quick, [deadpan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpan "Deadpan") monologue while shirtless about how "anything is possible" if men use [Old Spice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spice "Old Spice"). It eventually led to a popular [viral marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing "Viral marketing") campaign which had Mustafa responding to various Internet [comments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#User_comments "YouTube") in short YouTube videos on [Old Spice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spice "Old Spice")'s YouTube channel.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Saint_Nick-19)
- "[Mac Tonight/Moon Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Tonight "Mac Tonight")" – A McDonald's commercial made to promote dinner sales. Starting in 2007, the character in the commercial, "Mac Tonight" was used in videos where he is depicted promoting violence against minorities and promoting the [KKK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan "Ku Klux Klan") with racist parodies of rap songs. The best-known parody, "Notorious KKK" (a parody of "[Hypnotize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotize_\(The_Notorious_B.I.G._song\) "Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)")" by [The Notorious B.I.G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G. "The Notorious B.I.G.")), has accumulated over 119,000 views on YTMND.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-salon-20)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicole_Kidman_2_\(29900987478\).jpg)
[Nicole Kidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman "Nicole Kidman") starred in a 2021 [AMC Theatres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres "AMC Theatres") [commercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman_AMC_Theatres_commercial "Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial") that went viral thanks to its grand style and the melodrama of Kidman's monologue.
- [Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman_AMC_Theatres_commercial "Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial") – In September 2021, [AMC Theatres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres "AMC Theatres") began airing a commercial starring actress [Nicole Kidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman "Nicole Kidman") in its theaters and on television. The ad, written by screenwriter [Billy Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Ray_\(screenwriter\) "Billy Ray (screenwriter)"), was intended to spur theater attendance following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic") by highlighting the "magic" of the movie theater experience. The commercial's grand style and the earnest melodrama of Kidman's monologue has led the commercial to be appreciated as an artifact of [camp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_\(style\) "Camp (style)"). The commercial has been the subject of [internet memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_memes "Internet memes"), parodies, merchandise, and [audience participation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audience_participation "Audience participation") rituals.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-21)
- "[Nope, Chuck Testa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Testa "Chuck Testa")" – A local commercial made for Ojai Valley [Taxidermy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermy "Taxidermy"), owned by [Chuck Testa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Testa "Chuck Testa"), suggesting that the stuffed creatures were alive until Testa appeared, saying "Nope, Chuck Testa!"; the ad soon went viral. The commercial was created by [Rhett & Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhett_%26_Link "Rhett & Link") for their show Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-22)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-23)
- [Potato Parcel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Parcel "Potato Parcel") – A web site that allows the user to send anonymous personalized messages on potatoes via the mail.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Koman_2015-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Robertson_2015-25)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Whitten1_2015-26)
- *[Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_MAX_%26_Jeff_Gordon_Present:_Test_Drive "Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive")* – A short film where [NASCAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR "NASCAR") driver [Jeff Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon "Jeff Gordon") poses as an average car buyer to prank a cars salesman.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-27) A sequel, *Test Drive 2*, was released the following year, with Gordon pranking a writer who had branded the original video as fake.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-28)
- "Rivals" – A commercial for video game retailer [EB Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB_Games "EB Games") that promoted *[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare")*. The commercial drew criticism for its concept and the performances of its actors.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-29)
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[The Shake Weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Weight "Shake Weight")
- [Shake Weight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Weight "Shake Weight") – [Infomercial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infomercial "Infomercial") clips of the modified [dumbbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell "Dumbbell") went viral as a result of the product's sexually suggestive nature.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Roberts_Tom-30)
- [Vans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vans "Vans") (2016) – Featured in the "[Damn Daniel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Daniel "Damn Daniel")" viral internet meme.
- *What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?* – A slogan at the end of commercials advertising the ice cream sandwich [Klondike bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_bar "Klondike bar"). People on YouTube and Facebook began posting videos depicting people in dangerous and absurdist situations attempting to reach a Klondike Bar in response to the slogan.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-31)
- "[Whopper Whopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper_Whopper "Whopper Whopper")" – A song by American restaurant fast-food chain [Burger King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King "Burger King") which serves as a jingle for the restaurant's signature burger, the [Whopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper "Whopper").[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-32)
- [Will It Blend?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_It_Blend%3F "Will It Blend?") – The [blender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender "Blender") product [Blendtec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendtec "Blendtec"), claimed by its creator Tom Dickson to be the most powerful blender, is featured in a series of YouTube videos, "*Will It Blend?*" where numerous food and non-food items are used within the blender.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-oratech-33)
- [Xtranormal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xtranormal "Xtranormal") – A website allowing users to create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned CGI characters and scenes. Though originally designed to be used to ease [storyboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard "Storyboard") development for filmmakers, the site quickly became popular after videos made with the tool, including "iPhone 4 vs HTC Evo", became viral.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-34)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-35)
Animals
Memes involving text overlays on images of non-specific, interchangeable animals are listed in the [Images section](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#Images).
- [April the Giraffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_\(giraffe\) "April (giraffe)") – A [reticulated giraffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_giraffe "Reticulated giraffe") who had two of her live births streamed on the Internet to much fanfare.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-giraffecamoff-36)
- [Cats on the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_on_the_Internet "Cats on the Internet") – Images of cats are very popular on the Internet, and have seen extensive use in internet memes, as well as some cats becoming Internet celebrities.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-37)[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-38)[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-39)
- [Grumpy Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Cat "Grumpy Cat") – A cat named Tardar Sauce that appears to have a permanent scowl on her face due to [feline dwarfism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_cat "Dwarf cat"), according to its owner. Pictures of the cat circulated the Internet, leading it to win the [2013 Webby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Webby_Awards "2013 Webby Awards") for Meme of the Year, and her popularity has led her to star in a feature film.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-wsj-40) Tardar Sauce died on 14 May 2019.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-41)
- [Dicks out for Harambe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe#Fall-out_and_Internet_memes "Harambe") – A slogan that was popularized months after the [death of Harambe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe "Harambe"), a gorilla in a Cincinnati zoo, which could be interpreted as telling individuals to expose their [penises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_penis "Human penis") in public in honor of the gorilla (although the word "dicks" here is slang for guns). The line was notably uttered by actor [Danny Trejo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo "Danny Trejo").[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-42)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-43)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Floppa_and_Justin_2_\(cropped\).jpg)
Big Floppa
- [Floppa](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A8%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%BF%D0%B0 "ru:Большой Шлёпа") – A collection of images either portraying [caracals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal "Caracal") or a specific caracal by the name of Goshe, Shlepa, Pumba or more commonly Big Floppa. The collection of images do not portray to a specific theme *per se*, but always hold Floppa as a centerpoint or personification of something.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-44)[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-45)
- Gabe the Dog – Gabe was a miniature American Eskimo dog owned by YouTube user gravycp. In January 2013, gravycp uploaded a short video of Gabe barking. The footage itself never went viral though it was used in dozens of song remixes, some of which accrued up to half a million views.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-46)
- [Homophobic dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Chewston "Whitney Chewston") – A series of images of a white [dachshund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachshund "Dachshund") accompanied by [homophobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia "Homophobia") captions, such as "not too fond of gay people" and "let's hope it's just a phase". According to the dog's owners, a gay couple, most of those memes were made and shared by members of the [LGBTQ community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_community "LGBT community") to mock homophobic people.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-47)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-48) A fake [*Washington Post*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") headline describing the dog as "the new face of online homophobia"[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-49)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-50) was criticized by [Christina Pushaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Pushaw "Christina Pushaw"), press secretary of Florida Governor [Ron DeSantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis "Ron DeSantis"), unaware that it was not a real article.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-51)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-52)
- [Hurricane Shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Shark "Hurricane Shark") or Street Shark, a recurring hoax circulated after a variety of natural disasters,[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bbc-fake-53) appearing to show a shark swimming in a flooded urban area, usually after a [hurricane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane "Hurricane"). Several images have been used, most often one of a freeway that first appeared during [Hurricane Irene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene "Hurricane Irene") in 2011. However, a 2022 video of a shark or other large fish swimming in [Hurricane Ian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian "Hurricane Ian")'s floodwaters in [Fort Myers, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida "Fort Myers, Florida"), proved to be real, itself becoming part of the phenomenon and leading to phrases like "Hurricane Shark is real".[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nyt-real-54)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bfn-real-55)
- [100 men versus a gorilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_men_versus_a_gorilla "100 men versus a gorilla") – A hypothetical situation in which 100, usually unarmed, men are to fight a single [silverback gorilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla "Gorilla"). The outcome of such a fight is the main topic of debate, with no moral, ethical, or legal way to test it.
- [Oolong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong_\(rabbit\) "Oolong (rabbit)") – Photos featured on a popular Japanese website of a rabbit that is famous for its ability to balance a variety of objects on its head.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-oolong-56)
- [Spiders Georg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiders_Georg "Spiders Georg") – A meme which imagines that the (untrue) statistic that the "average person eats 3 spiders a year" is the result of a statistical error caused by the incorporation of "Spiders Georg", a fictional character who resides in a cave and eats over ten thousand spiders every day, into the study from which this conclusion was drawn. The meme originated with a Tumblr post by user Max Lavergne, and has inspired many derivative works about the character.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-57) Variations of the meme have imagined other characters named "Georg" to explain other real or imagined statistics and beliefs.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-58)
- [Punch the Monkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_\(monkey\) "Punch (monkey)") – A juvenile [Japanese Macaque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque "Japanese macaque") who gained popularity after appearing to be bullied by other monkeys, holding an [IKEA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA "IKEA") [stuffed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffed_toy "Stuffed toy") [orangutan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan "Orangutan") for comfort.
Animation and comics
- [Animutations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animutation "Animutation") – Early [Adobe Flash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash "Adobe Flash")\-based animations, pioneered by [Neil Cicierega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Cicierega "Neil Cicierega") in 2001, typically featuring foreign language songs (primarily Japanese, such as "[Yatta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatta_\(song\) "Yatta (song)")"), set to random pop-culture images. The form is said to have launched the use of Flash for inexpensive animations that are now more common on the Internet.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-59)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-60)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-61)
- *[Arthur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_\(TV_series\)#In_popular_culture "Arthur (TV series)")* – A 1996 [PBS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS "PBS") educational series that became popular on the Internet in July 2016 through humorous stills, including a still of the title character's clenched fist.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-62)[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-63)
- [Ate my balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ate_my_balls "Ate my balls") – One of the earliest examples of an internet meme, which involved web pages depicting a particular celebrity, fictional character, or other subject's relish for eating testicles.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Barry-64)
- *[Axe Cop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_Cop "Axe Cop")* – Initially a web comic series with stories created by five-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn into comic form by his 29-year-old brother [Ethan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nicolle "Ethan Nicolle"), the series gained viral popularity on the Internet due to the vividness and [non-sequitur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_sequitur_\(logic\) "Non sequitur (logic)") nature of Malachai's imagination, and has led to physical publication and a series of animated shorts in the 2012–2013 season for the Fox Television Network.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-66)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-67)
- [Badger Badger Badger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_Badger_Badger "Badger Badger Badger") – A hypnotic loop of animal calisthenics set to the chant of "badger, badger, badger", created by [Jonti "Weebl" Picking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonti_Picking "Jonti Picking").[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-68)
- *[Battle for Dream Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Dream_Island "Battle for Dream Island")* – An animated web series on YouTube created by twin brothers [Cary and Michael Huang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_and_Michael_Huang "Cary and Michael Huang") revolving around competitions between anthropomorphic objects. It has influenced a small genre of similar independent web series known as "object shows".[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Burlingame_2025-69)[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Seibold_2025-70)
- [Big Chungus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chungus "Big Chungus") – A still frame of the 1941 [Merrie Melodies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_Melodies "Merrie Melodies") short *[Wabbit Twouble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabbit_Twouble "Wabbit Twouble")* when [Bugs Bunny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny "Bugs Bunny") mocks a fat [Elmer Fudd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Fudd "Elmer Fudd"). The meme originated from fictitious cover art for a video game titled *Big Chungus* (with "chungus" being a neologism associated with video game commentator [James Stephanie Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stephanie_Sterling "James Stephanie Sterling")), which featured a still from the scene, and was popularized by a Facebook post by a [GameStop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop "GameStop") manager who alleged that a colleague's mother had inquired about purchasing the "game" as a gift.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-71)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-72) Warner Bros. later incorporated Big Chungus into its own video game *Looney Tunes World of Mayhem*.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-73)
- [Bongo Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_Cat "Bongo Cat") – Originated on Twitter on 7 May 2018, when a simple animated cat [GIF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF "GIF"), was edited for it to play the song "Athletic" from the *[Super Mario World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World "Super Mario World")* soundtrack. This cat has since been edited to play various songs on bongos, and later other instruments.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-74)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-75)
- [Brickfilms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickfilm "Brickfilm") - Stop motion animations made with [Lego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego "Lego").[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-76)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-77)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-78)
- "[Caramelldansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramelldansen#Internet_phenomenon "Caramelldansen")" – A spoof from the Japanese [visual novel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel "Visual novel") opening *[Popotan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popotan "Popotan")* that shows the two main characters doing a hip swing dance with their hands over their heads, imitating rabbit ears, while the background song plays the sped-up version of the song "Caramelldansen", sung by the Swedish music group [Caramell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramell "Caramell"). Also known as *Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix* or *[Uma uma dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uma_uma_dance "Uma uma dance")* in Japan, the song was parodied by artists and fans who then copy the animation and include characters from other [anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime "Anime") performing the dance.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-80)[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-81)
- *[Charlie the Unicorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_the_Unicorn "Charlie the Unicorn")* – A five-part series of videos involving the titular unicorn who is repeatedly hoodwinked by two other blue and pink unicorns, Lolz and Roffle, who take him on elaborate adventures to steal his belongings or cause him physical harm.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Cultural_touchstones-82)
- *[Dancing baby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_baby "Dancing baby")* – A 3D-rendered dancing baby that first appeared in 1996 by the creators of [Character Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_Studio "Character Studio") for [3D Studio MAX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Studio_MAX "3D Studio MAX"), and became something of a late 1990s [cultural icon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture "Popular culture"), in part due to its exposure on worldwide commercials, editorials about Character Studio, and the popular television series *[Ally McBeal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal "Ally McBeal")*.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-dancing_baby-83)
- *[The End of the World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_\(video\) "The End of the World (video)")* – A Flash-animated video by Jason Windsor in 2003 that depicts a situation when the entire world is nuked by rivalling countries.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-84)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Background-85)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-86)
- *[Happy Tree Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Tree_Friends "Happy Tree Friends")* – A series of [Flash cartoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_cartoon "Flash cartoon") featuring cartoon animals experiencing violent and gruesome accidents.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-87)
- *[Homestar Runner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner "Homestar Runner")* – A [Flash animated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animated "Flash animated") Internet cartoon by Mike Chapman, Craig Zobel, and Matt Chapman, created in 1996 and popularized in 2000. The cartoon contains many references to popular culture from the 1980s and 1990s, including video games, television, and [popular music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music "Popular music").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DeanKL-88)
- *I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!!\!* – A scene from the English-language dub of episode 8 of the anime adaptation of *[Death Note](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note "Death Note")*, showing the main character [Light Yagami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Yagami "Light Yagami") taking a potato chip from a bag of chips and eating the chip in a dramatic way.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-89) The scene includes dramatic music and action movie-style camera cuts.
- [Joe Cartoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cartoon "Joe Cartoon") – Creator of interactive [Flash animations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") *Frog in a Blender*[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-90) and *Gerbil in a Microwave*,[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-91)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-92) which were two of the first Flash cartoons to receive fame on the Internet.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-93)
- [Kung Fu Bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Bear "Kung Fu Bear") – an [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") involving an [Asian black bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_black_bear "Asian black bear") who skillfully twirls, throws and catches a long staff.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-94)
- [Loituma Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma_Girl "Loituma Girl") (also known as Leekspin) – A looped [Flash animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") of an [anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime "Anime") girl [Orihime Inoue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orihime_Inoue "Orihime Inoue") from the *[Bleach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_\(manga\) "Bleach (manga)")* series twirling a leek, set to a [scat singing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing "Scat singing") section of the traditional Finnish [folk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music "Folk music") song "[Ievan Polkka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ievan_Polkka "Ievan Polkka")", sung by the Finnish quartet [Loituma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma "Loituma") on their 1995 debut album *[Things of Beauty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_of_Beauty "Things of Beauty")*.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PRI-95)
- "[Loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_\(comic\) "Loss (comic)")" – A [webcomic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcomic "Webcomic") strip published on 2 June 2008, by Tim Buckley for his gaming-related webcomic [*Ctrl+Alt+Del*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel_\(webcomic\) "Ctrl+Alt+Del (webcomic)"). Set during a storyline in which the main character Ethan and his fiancée Lilah are expecting their first child, the strip – presented as a four-panel comic with no dialogue – shows Ethan entering a hospital, where he sees Lilah weeping in a hospital bed; she has suffered a [miscarriage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage "Miscarriage"). It has received negative reception from critics and webcomic creators and been adapted and parodied many times.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NYMag-96)[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-97)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-98)[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gizmodo-99)
- *[Motu Patlu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motu_Patlu "Motu Patlu")* – An Indian cartoon aired on [Nickelodeon (India)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_\(India\) "Nickelodeon (India)"), made widely popular by a Nick India ad celebrating Teacher's Day in India, which has been reposted under the title "D se Dab".[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-100)
- [Nyan Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyan_Cat "Nyan Cat") – A YouTube video of an animated flying cat, set to an [Utau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utau "Utau") song.[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-101)
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opera_Mundi_2.png)
A group of Polandball characters
[Countryballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countryballs "Countryballs") (also known as Polandball) – A user-generated series of cartoons which originated on the German imageboard [Krautchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautchan "Krautchan") in 2009. In the meme, countries are portrayed as balls who interact in [broken English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_English "Broken English"). They satirize [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History "History"), [international relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations "International relations"), and current affairs.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-hagen-102)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-103)[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-kurzgeek-104)
- [Pusheen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusheen "Pusheen") – An animated grey tabby cat, originally drawn as a character in the webcomic "Everyday Cute" by artists Clare Belton and Andrew Duff.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-105) Belton has since released a Pusheen book.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-106)
- [Rage comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_comics "Rage comics") – A large set of pre-drawn images including crudely drawn stick figures, clip art, and other artwork, typically assembled through website generators, to allow anyone to assemble a comic and post to various websites and boards. The *New York Times* reports that thousands of these are created daily.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-107) Typically these are drawn in response to a real-life event that has angered the comic's creator, hence the term "rage comics", but comics assembled for any other purpose are also made. Certain images from rage comics are known by specific titles, such as "trollface" (a widely grinning man), "forever alone" (a man crying to himself), or "rage guy" (a man shouting "FUUUUU...").\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\]
- [Salad Fingers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_Fingers "Salad Fingers") – A Flash animation series surrounding a green man with severely elongated fingers in a desolate world populated mostly by deformed, functionally mute people.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gaudino_Elena-108)
- [Shut the fuck up, TERF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_the_fuck_up,_TERF "Shut the fuck up, TERF") – A crudely [photoshopped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoshopped "Photoshopped") image featuring *[Zombie Land Saga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Land_Saga "Zombie Land Saga")* character [Lily Hoshikawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Hoshikawa "Lily Hoshikawa"), a [trans girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_girl "Trans girl"), holding a gun with the caption "Shut the fuck up, [TERF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF "TERF")".[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ann-lily-uk-109)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Museum_Wales-110) The image was criticized as constituting a threat of violence, and presented in [UK Parliament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Parliament "UK Parliament") in May 2019 during a convening of the Human Rights Committee while questioning a Twitter employee on the subject of abuse.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-ann-lily-uk-109)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Museum_Wales-110) In a tweet in January 2023, [J. K. Rowling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling "J. K. Rowling") likened the meme to early twentieth century [anti-suffragist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-suffragist "Anti-suffragist") artwork.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-111)
- [Simpsonwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsonwave "Simpsonwave") – A genre of videos where clips of the American [animated sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* are filtered with [tinted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tint "Tint"), [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS")\-like effects and played over [psychedelic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_trance "Psychedelic trance") [vaporwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave "Vaporwave") or [chillwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillwave "Chillwave") tracks.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-112)
- [Skibidi Toilet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibidi_Toilet "Skibidi Toilet") – A series of viral YouTube animations made by animator Alexey Gerasimov using [Source Filmmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Filmmaker "Source Filmmaker") which depicts a war between skibidi toilets (disembodied heads inside moving toilets which can be killed by being flushed down) and a faction of people with cameras, TVs and loudspeakers for heads.
- [The Spirit of Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas_\(short_film\) "The Spirit of Christmas (short film)") – Consists of two different animated short films made by [Trey Parker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Parker "Trey Parker") and [Matt Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Stone "Matt Stone"), which are precursors to the [animated series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_television_series "List of animated television series") *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")*. To differentiate between the two homonymous shorts, the first short is often referred to as *Jesus vs. Frosty* (1992), and the second short as *Jesus vs. Santa* (1995). Fox executive [Brian Graden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Graden "Brian Graden") sent copies of *Jesus vs. Santa* to several of his friends, and from there it was copied and distributed, including on the internet, where it became one of the first [viral videos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_video "Viral video").[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-113) They were created by animating construction [paper cut-outs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_animation "Cutout animation") with [stop motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion "Stop motion"), and features [prototypes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype "Prototype") of the main characters of *South Park*.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-time2-114)
- [Steamed Hams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamed_Hams "Steamed Hams") – Remixes of a segment of *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* episode "[22 Short Films About Springfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Short_Films_About_Springfield "22 Short Films About Springfield")" involving Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers, in which Skinner has invited Chalmers over to dinner, inadvertently sets his ham on fire, and covers it up by serving fast food hamburgers as "steamed hams".[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-115)
- "[This is fine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_fine "This is fine")" – A two-panel comic drawn in 2013 by KC Green as part of the *[Gunshow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunshow_\(webcomic\) "Gunshow (webcomic)")* webcomic, showing an anthropomorphic dog sitting in a room on fire, and saying "This is fine". The comic emerged as a meme in 2016, used in situations, as described by *The New York Times*, "halfway between a shrug and complete denial of reality". Numerous derivatives of the "This is fine" comic have been made.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-116)
- "Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh" – A photoshopped image of Winnie the Pooh sitting in an armchair from the featurette *[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_the_Honey_Tree "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree")*, which became popular on Reddit in 2019. The meme, which is also known as "A fellow man of culture", features Winnie the Pooh wearing a tuxedo and smiling.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-117)[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-118)[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-119)
- [The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Showdown_of_Ultimate_Destiny "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny") – A lethal [battle royale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royal_\(professional_wrestling\) "Battle royal (professional wrestling)") between many notable real and fictitious characters from popular culture. Set to a song of the same name, written and performed by [Neil Cicierega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Cicierega "Neil Cicierega") under his musician alias, "Lemon Demon."[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-120)
- Ultra Instinct Shaggy – A character interpretation that the *[Scooby-Doo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo "Scooby-Doo")* character [Shaggy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_Rogers "Shaggy Rogers") is immensely more powerful than he presents himself. The meme is usually presented as still frames of a behind-the-scenes interview of [the 2002 live-action movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_\(film\) "Scooby-Doo (film)") with subtitles implying that Shaggy is restraining his power to prevent catastrophe.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-121)[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-122)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Asarch-123) Subsequently, Warner Bros. canonized the meme as part of a credits gag in the animated film *[Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Legends:_Battle_of_the_Realms "Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms")*,[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-124) as well as including Shaggy as a fighter in the *[MultiVersus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiVersus "MultiVersus")* crossover fighting game.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-125)
- [Weebl and Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebl_and_Bob "Weebl and Bob") – A series of Flash cartoons created by [Jonti Picking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonti_Picking "Jonti Picking") featuring two egg-shaped characters that like pie and speak in a stylistic manner.
- [![xkcd comic "Wikipedian Protestor": as a politician addresses a crowd, a protestor within the crowd holds up a sign reading "\[CITATION NEEDED\]".](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png/250px-Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Webcomic_xkcd_-_Wikipedian_protester.png)
*[xkcd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd "Xkcd")*'s "Wikipedian Protester" comic
*[xkcd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd "Xkcd")* – A webcomic created by [Randall Munroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Munroe "Randall Munroe"), popularized on the Internet due to a high level of math-, science- and geek-related humor,[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-126) with certain jokes being reflected in real-life, such as using Wikipedia's "[\[citation needed\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_needed "Citation needed")" tag on real world signs[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-127) or the addition of an audio preview for YouTube comments.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-128)
Challenges
Challenges generally feature Internet users recording themselves performing certain actions, and then distributing the resulting video through social media sites, often inspiring or daring other users to repeat the challenge.
Dance
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harlem_Shake_meme_B-Town_ASU.jpg)
Two screenshots from before and after the [drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_\(music\) "Drop (music)") in a [Harlem Shake video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_\(meme\) "Harlem Shake (meme)")
- [Coffin Dance/Dancing Pallbearers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Pallbearers "Dancing Pallbearers") – A group of Ghanaian pallbearers that respectfully dance during funeral processions were covered by the BBC in 2017 and gained some initial Internet popularity.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-129) In the wake of the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), a popular [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok") video mashed\[*[jargon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Technical_language "Wikipedia:Manual of Style")*\] the BBC footage with the EDM song "[Astronomia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomia_\(Vicetone_remix\) "Astronomia (Vicetone remix)")" from Russian artist [Tony Igy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Igy "Tony Igy"), creating a meme that appeared to spread as a morbidly humorous reminder about the dangers of COVID-19.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-130)[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-131)
- [Dab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_\(dance\) "Dab (dance)") – A dance move where a person drops their head into a bent, slanted arm, with the other arm out straight and parallel.
- "[Dancing Banana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Banana "Dancing Banana")" – A banana dancing to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by the [Buckwheat Boyz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Boyz "Buckwheat Boyz").[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-132)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-133)
- [Hampster Dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampster_Dance "Hampster Dance") – A page filled with hamsters dancing, linking to other animated pages. It spawned a fictional band complete with its own CD album release.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-webfads-134)
- [Harlem Shake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_\(meme\) "Harlem Shake (meme)") – A video based on [Harlem shake dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_shake_\(dance\) "Harlem shake (dance)"), originally created by YouTube personality [Filthy Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Miller_\(entertainer\) "George Miller (entertainer)"), and using an electronica version of the song by [Baauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baauer "Baauer"). In such videos, one person is dancing or acting strange among a room full of others going about routine business. After the [drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_\(music\) "Drop (music)") in the song and a video cut, everyone starts dancing or acting strangely. The attempts to recreate the dance led to a viral spread on YouTube.[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-135)[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-136)
- "Hit the Quan" – A viral dance challenge to the song "Hit the Quan" by American rapper [iLoveMemphis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILoveMemphis "ILoveMemphis"). [Rich Homie Quan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Homie_Quan "Rich Homie Quan") originally performed this dance in his music video for his song "[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex_\(Ooh,_Ooh,_Ooh\) "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)")". iLoveMemphis produced the "Hit The Quan" based around Rich Homie Quan's dance. iLoveMemphis' song launched the "Hit the Quan" viral dance challenge because of its convenient lyrics to dance to.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-billboard.com-137) "Hit the Quan" reached 20 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 "Billboard Hot 100") chart because of the popularity of the dance.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-billboard.com-137) The dance challenge was very popular on social media platforms, especially Vine. Many celebrities participated in the popular dance challenge.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-138)
- "[Indian Thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Thriller "Indian Thriller")" – A viral scene from the Indian film [*Donga*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donga_\(film\) "Donga (film)") with added subtitles [phonetically approximating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen "Mondegreen") the original lyrics as English sentences.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-buffalaxed-139)
- [JK Wedding Entrance Dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JK_Wedding_Entrance_Dance "JK Wedding Entrance Dance") – The wedding procession for Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz of [St. Paul, Minnesota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota "Saint Paul, Minnesota"), choreographed to the song "[Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_\(Chris_Brown_song\) "Forever (Chris Brown song)")" by [Chris Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown "Chris Brown"). Popularized on YouTube with 1.75 million views in less than five days in 2009.[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kaufman_Sarah-140) The video was later imitated in [an episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_\(The_Office\) "Niagara (The Office)") of *[The Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_\(U.S._TV_series\) "The Office (U.S. TV series)")* on [NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC "NBC").[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Office_Wedding-141)
- "Kiki Challenge" or "\#DoThe Shiggy" – A viral dance challenge to the song "In My Feelings" by Drake. This challenge was started by a comedian named Shiggy on the night that Drake released the album [*Scorpion*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_\(Drake_album\) "Scorpion (Drake album)"). Shiggy posted a video of himself on his Instagram account dancing along to part of the lyrics in what looks like in the middle of a neighborhood street.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) Shiggy commented \#DoTheShiggy.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) Drake claims the success of the song was due to Shiggy's popular dance to his song.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) The dance challenge is often filmed with a twist of the original. The most popular twist of the dance is filmed from the passenger side of a moving vehicle through the open driver door where the would be driver is dancing moves along with the slowly moving car. This challenge received a lot of controversy due to the fact nobody was in control of the car. Performers have received fines and sometimes suffered injury.[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-143) This viral dance challenge was performed by a number of professional athletes and celebrities.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Shiggy-142) The dance challenge was performed by people in the U.S. and spread to the rest of the world.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-144)
- [Little Superstar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Superstar "Little Superstar") – A video of Thavakalai, a short [Indian actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India "Cinema of India"), [break-dancing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakdance "Breakdance") to [MC Miker G & DJ Sven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Miker_G_%26_DJ_Sven "MC Miker G & DJ Sven")'s remix of the [Madonna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_\(entertainer\) "Madonna (entertainer)") song "[Holiday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_\(Madonna_song\) "Holiday (Madonna song)")". The clip comes from a 1990 [Tamil film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") *Adhisaya Piravi*, featuring actor [Rajnikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajnikanth "Rajnikanth").[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-145)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-146)
- [Running Man Challenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Man_Challenge "Running Man Challenge") – A dance move where participants in a way resembling running to the 1996 R\&B song "[My Boo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boo_\(Ghost_Town_DJ%27s_song\) "My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song)")" by Ghost Town DJ's**[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#ref_see_"Running_Man_Challenge"_in_challenges)** . First posted to [Vine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_\(service\) "Vine (service)") by two teenagers from New Jersey, the dance went viral in 2016 after two [University of Maryland basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball "Maryland Terrapins men's basketball") players posted their rendition.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-147)[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-148) The dance gets its name because it is an adaptation of the original [running man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_man_\(dance\) "Running man (dance)") dance move.
- [T-pose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-pose "T-pose") – A [surrealist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism "Surrealism") "dance move" that became popular in April 2018 modelled after the default pose (also known as a bind pose) that many 3D models in games, animations, and more take in their raw file form.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-149)
- [Techno Viking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno_Viking "Techno Viking") – A muscular Nordic [raver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave "Rave") dancing in a [technoparade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technoparade "Technoparade") in Berlin.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-150)
- "[Thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_\(viral_video\) "Thriller (viral video)")" by the [CPDRC Dancing Inmates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPDRC_Dancing_Inmates "CPDRC Dancing Inmates") – A recreation of [Michael Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson "Michael Jackson")'s hit performed by prisoners at the [Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Provincial_Detention_and_Rehabilitation_Center "Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center") (CPDRC) in the [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines "Philippines").[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-prison_thriller-151) In January 2010, it was among the ten most popular videos on YouTube with over 20 million hits.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MosquedaMW-152)
- Triangle Dance Challenge – Three individuals keep their hands on each other's shoulders while each takes a turn jumping to a different [vertex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle "Triangle") of an invisible triangle on the floor. This gained popularity in 2019.[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Time-153)[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-the_Guardian_2019-154)
Email
- [Bill Gates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates "Bill Gates") Email Beta Test – An email [chain-letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain-letter "Chain-letter") that first appeared in 1997 and still circulates. The message claims that [America Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Online "America Online") and [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft") are conducting a [beta test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_test "Beta test") and for each person one forwards the email to, they will receive a payment from Bill Gates of more than \$200. Realistic contact information for a lawyer appears in the message.[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-snopes_microsoft_aol-155)[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-st001-156)
- [Craig Shergold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Shergold "Craig Shergold") – A British former cancer patient known for receiving an estimated 350 million [greeting cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card "Greeting card"), earning him a place in the *[Guinness Book of World Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records "Guinness World Records")* in 1991 and 1992. Variations of the plea for greeting cards sent out on his behalf in 1989 are still being distributed through the Internet, although Shergold died in 2020, making the plea one of the most persistent [urban legends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend").[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Kingman_Daily_Miner-157)
- [Goodtimes virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodtimes_virus "Goodtimes virus") – An infamous, [fraudulent virus warning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_hoax "Virus hoax") that first appeared in 1994. The email claimed that an email virus with the subject line "Good Times" was spreading, which would "send your CPU into a nth-complexity infinite binary loop", among other dire predictions.[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-good_times_faq-158)[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-virus_hoaxes-159)
- [Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_urban_legend "Lighthouse and naval vessel urban legend") – Purportedly an actual transcript of an increasingly heated radio conversation between a U.S. Navy ship and a Canadian who insists the naval vessel change a collision course, ending in the [punchline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_line "Punch line"). This [urban legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend") first appeared on the Internet in its commonly quoted format in 1995, although versions of the story predate it by several decades.[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Snopes_lighthouse_page-160) It continues to circulate; the [Military Officers Association of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Officers_Association_of_America "Military Officers Association of America") reported in 2011 that it is forwarded to them an average of three times a day.[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MOAA_lighthouse_blog_entry-161) The Navy has a page specifically devoted to pointing out that many of the ships named were not even in service at the time.[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-USN_lighthouse_joke_denial-162)
- [MAKE.MONEY.FAST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Money_Fast "Make Money Fast") – One of the first [spam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_\(electronic\) "Spam (electronic)") messages that was spread primarily through [Usenet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet "Usenet"), or even earlier [BBS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system "Bulletin board system") systems, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The original email is attributed to an individual who used the name "Dave Rhodes", who may or may not have existed.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Rudnitskaya_Alena-163) The message is a classic [pyramid scheme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme "Pyramid scheme") – one receives an email with a list of names and is asked to send \$5 by [postal mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_mail "Postal mail") to the person whose name is at the top of the list, add their own name to the bottom, and forward the updated list to a number of other people.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Gil_Paul-164)
- [Neiman Marcus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neiman_Marcus "Neiman Marcus") Cookie recipe – An email [chain-letter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain-letter "Chain-letter") dating back to the early 1990s, but originating as [Xeroxlore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeroxlore "Xeroxlore"), in which a person tells a story about being ripped off for over \$200 for a cookie recipe from Neiman Marcus. The email claims the person is attempting to exact revenge by passing the recipe out for free.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-neiman_marcus_cookie-165)[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-De_Vos-166)
- [Nigerian Scam/419 scam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam "Advance-fee scam") – A mail scam attempt popularized by the ability to send millions of emails. The scam claims the sender is a high-ranking official of Nigeria with knowledge of a large sum of money or equivalent goods that they cannot claim but must divest themselves of; to do so, they claim to require a smaller sum of money up front to access the sum to send to the receiver. The nature of the scam has mutated to be from any number of countries, high-ranking persons, barristers, or relationships to said people.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-167)
Film and television
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barbenheimer_Halloween_Costume.jpg)
A man in a [Halloween](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween "Halloween") costume as the [Barbenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer "Barbenheimer") phenomenon that resulted from the films *[Barbie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_\(film\) "Barbie (film)")* and *[Oppenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_\(film\) "Oppenheimer (film)")* sharing the same July 21, 2023, release date.
- *[The Babadook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babadook "The Babadook")* (2014) – An Australian [psychological](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror "Psychological horror") horror film that started trending on Twitter in June 2017 when the [title character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_character "Title character") became an unofficial mascot for the [LGBT community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT "LGBT").[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-168) Prior to that, rumors of the Babadook's sexuality began in October 2016, when some [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") users reported seeing the film categorized as an LGBT movie on Netflix.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-169)[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-170)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-171)
- *[Barbenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer "Barbenheimer")* (2023) – A [portmanteau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau "Portmanteau") of *[Barbie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_\(film\) "Barbie (film)")* and *[Oppenheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_\(film\) "Oppenheimer (film)")*. *Barbenheimer* began circulating ahead of the [theatrical release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_release "Art release") of both films on 21 July 2023, with [social media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_service "Social networking service") users creating and sharing memes noting the [juxtaposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juxtaposition "Juxtaposition") between the films.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-172)[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-173)
- *[Bee Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Movie "Bee Movie")* (2007) – Sped-up or slowed-down clips of the film have become popular on YouTube.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-174)[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-175) One upload by "Avoid at All Costs" exceeded 12 million views as of December 2016.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-176) Many of the edited videos in this trend were taken down for spam due to the volume of videos posted by some channels.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-177) From September 2013 onwards, a few Internet users posted the entirety of the *Bee Movie* script on sites like [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") and Facebook.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-178)
- *[The Blair Witch Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project "The Blair Witch Project")* (1999) – The film's producers used [Internet marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_marketing "Internet marketing") to create the impression that the documentary-style horror film featured real, as opposed to fictional events.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-179)
- [Bye, Felicia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye,_Felicia "Bye, Felicia") – A line from the 1995 film *[Friday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_\(1995_film\) "Friday (1995 film)")* originally uttered by [Ice Cube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube "Ice Cube")'s character to dismiss [Angela Means](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Means "Angela Means")' character, Felisha. The line became viral beginning in the 2010s.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-180)
- *[Cloverfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield "Cloverfield")* (2008) – [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") used a [viral marketing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing "Viral marketing") campaign to promote the film.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-181)
- *[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahmer_%E2%80%93_Monster:_The_Jeffrey_Dahmer_Story "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story")* (2022) – An anthology [thriller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_film "Thriller film") [true crime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_crime "True crime") series by [Ryan Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_\(filmmaker\) "Ryan Murphy (filmmaker)") and [Ian Brennan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Brennan_\(writer\) "Ian Brennan (writer)") for Netflix. After its release, it became viral over Twitter and [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok").[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-182)
- *[Dear Evan Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen_\(film\) "Dear Evan Hansen (film)")* (2021) – A film adaptation of [the stage musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen "Dear Evan Hansen") that featured then 27-year-old [Ben Platt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Platt "Ben Platt") reprising his role as 17-year-old high schooler [Evan Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Hansen "Evan Hansen"), a casting decision that sparked widespread backlash from critics and the public, all of whom attributed it to [nepotism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism "Nepotism"). Two scenes from the film instantly became internet memes the moment it was made available digitally as a result of the controversy: a close-up of Evan crying during the climax of "Words Fail," his expression wrenched and tortured, and the moment Evan runs off from Zoe Murphy ([Kaitlyn Dever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaitlyn_Dever "Kaitlyn Dever")) in the hallways during their first meeting at school. Jameson Rich of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* observed "The image of a crying Platt is already a much-iterated joke, and its thrust is, overwhelmingly, derisive. But being the target of the internet's scorn is not de facto a bad thing. When a meme circulates far enough, the underlying movie can gain what feels like cultural currency. The very fact that the images are not part of any intentional advertising actually lends them a note of authenticity. They are, in a perverse way, resonating on their own merit. Is there a better form of contemporary publicity?"[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-183)
- *[Downfall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_\(2004_film\) "Downfall (2004 film)")* (2004) – A film depicting [Adolf Hitler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler "Adolf Hitler") (portrayed by [Bruno Ganz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Ganz "Bruno Ganz")) during his final days of his life. Multiple scenes in which Hitler [rants](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rant "wikt:rant") in German have been [parodied](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_\(2004_film\)#Parodies "Downfall (2004 film)") innumerable times on the Internet, including when Hitler finds out that [Felix Steiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Steiner "Felix Steiner") has failed to carry out his orders and when Hitler finds out *[SS-Gruppenführer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer "SS-Gruppenführer")* [Hermann Fegelein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Fegelein "Hermann Fegelein") has gone [AWOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWOL "AWOL"). This scene often has its English subtitles replaced by mock subtitles to give the appearance that Hitler is ranting about modern, often trivial topics, and sometimes even [breaks the fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_the_fourth_wall "Breaking the fourth wall") by referencing the Internet meme itself. While the clips are frequently removed for copyright violations, the film's director, [Oliver Hirschbiegel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hirschbiegel "Oliver Hirschbiegel"), has stated that he enjoys them, and claimed to have seen about 145 of them.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-BunzM-184)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MesnickM-185)
- [Figwit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figwit "Figwit") (abbreviated from "Frodo is great...who is that?") – A background elf character with only seconds of screen time and one line of dialog from [*The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_\(film_series\) "The Lord of the Rings (film series)") played by [Flight of the Conchords](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords "Flight of the Conchords") member [Bret McKenzie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_McKenzie "Bret McKenzie"), which became a fascination with a large number of fans. This ultimately led to McKenzie being brought back to play an elf in *[The Hobbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_An_Unexpected_Journey "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")*.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-186)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-187)[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-188)
- *[Goncharov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goncharov_\(meme\) "Goncharov (meme)")* – A nonexistent film invented by users on [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr").[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-189) It is purported to be "the greatest [mafia movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_movie "Mafia movie") ever made," released in 1973.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovfocus-190)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovtakesover-191) In 2020, a user posted a picture of a tag found on a pair of boots which featured details on the nonexistent film *Goncharov* in place of a brand label, which suggested it was "A film by Matteo JWHJ0715" and "presented" by [Martin Scorsese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese "Martin Scorsese"). Users have inconsistently described the film as being directed by either Matteo JWHJ0715 or Scorsese. This label was speculated by several users to be a misprint of *[Gomorrah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomorrah_\(film\) "Gomorrah (film)")*.[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovhottest-192) *Goncharov* picked up traction again in late November 2022 when a user created a poster for the film that featured a lineup of actors and character names, ultimately sparking an elaborate fiction of the film's existence.[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-193) Discussion of the film involved detailed critical analysis of the plot, themes, symbolism, and characters, as well as creation of gifs, fan art, and theme music, all presented as if the film were real.[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-194) The meme's popularity caused it to become a trending topic on the Tumblr platform.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovfocus-190)[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovtakesover-191)[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-goncharovhottest-192) A similar meme that emerged on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok") nine months later—about a fictional 1980s horror film, *[Zepotha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zepotha "Zepotha")*—drew comparisons to *Goncharov*.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-195)[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-196)[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-197)
- [Grogu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grogu "Grogu") – The popularity of the [puppet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet "Puppet") from the TV series *[The Mandalorian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian "The Mandalorian")* led to many memes of the "Baby Yoda" character.[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-198)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-199)
- *[LazyTown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LazyTown "LazyTown")* (2004) – A children's television program originating from [Iceland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland "Iceland"), which became very popular after one of the primary actors, [Stefán Karl Stefánsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson "Stefán Karl Stefánsson"), was diagnosed with cancer and set up a [GoFundMe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoFundMe "GoFundMe") page for support. The song "[We Are Number One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_Number_One "We Are Number One")" became a meme in October 2016, and many videos were created. It became one of the fastest growing memes in history, with 250 videos uploaded in 5 days.[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-200)
- *[Les Misérables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_\(2012_film\) "Les Misérables (2012 film)")* (2012) – [Tom Hooper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hooper "Tom Hooper")'s film adaptation of the globally popular [stage musical of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_\(musical\) "Les Misérables (musical)") based on [Victor Hugo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo "Victor Hugo")'s [1862 novel of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables "Les Misérables"). In April 2022, a clip of the film's version of the "[Do You Hear the People Sing?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Hear_the_People_Sing%3F "Do You Hear the People Sing?")" musical sequence circulated on Twitter in protest of the lockdown during the [2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Shanghai_COVID-19_outbreak "2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak"). The clip was ultimately blocked by the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China "Government of China") to stop further protest.[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-201)
- *[The Lord of the Rings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_\(film_series\) "The Lord of the Rings (film series)")* trilogy – Released between 2001 and 2003, just as meme culture was taking off, several moments from the films became part of the online culture, with, most notably, [Sean Bean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Bean "Sean Bean")'s character of [Boromir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boromir "Boromir") stating "One does not simply walk into Mordor" as one of the most commonly referenced.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-202)[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-203)
- *[Marble Hornets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Hornets "Marble Hornets")* – A documentary-style horror, suspense short film series based on alternate reality experiences of the [Slenderman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slenderman "Slenderman") tale. Marble Hornets was instrumental in codifying parts of the Slender Man mythos, but is not part of the inter-continuity crossover that includes many of the blogs and vlogs that followed it, although MH does feature in other canons as either a chronicle of real events or a fictional series.[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Marble_Hornets_ARG-205)
- *[Marriage Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Story "Marriage Story")* (2019) – [Noah Baumbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Baumbach "Noah Baumbach")'s critically acclaimed drama about a warring couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce spawned multiple memes despite its serious tone. According to *[Wired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)")*, a meme of Adam Driver punching a wall during Charlie and Nicole's argument scene has contributed to "re-contextualizing Charlie and Nicole's fight into something light and silly".[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-206) Driver punching a wall has been repurposed to represent general arguments over trivial matters in which a participant becomes angry and overreacts.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-207)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-208)
- *[Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Shark_Versus_Giant_Octopus "Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus")* (2009) – The [theatrical trailer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_trailer "Film trailer") released in mid-May 2009 became a viral hit, scoring over one million hits on MTV.com and another 300,000 hits on YouTube upon launch, prompting brisk pre-orders of the DVD.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-HellingSteve-209)
- [Minions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minions_\(Despicable_Me\) "Minions (Despicable Me)") – The mischievous yellow creatures from the *[Despicable Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me "Despicable Me")* franchise have, since their introduction in 2010, become ubiquitous in certain layers of meme culture.[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-210) The memes created with images of Minions have frequently been derided as bland or unintentionally absurd.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-211)[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-212) In 2022, a phenomenon known as "Gentleminions" arose, in which young men and teen boys would arrive to *[Minions: The Rise of Gru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minions:_The_Rise_of_Gru "Minions: The Rise of Gru")* in formal attire.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-213)[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-214)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bronycon_summer_2012_cosplay_session.jpg)
The adult [brony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom") fandom of *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* grew from its 4chan roots.
- *[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic")* – [Hasbro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro "Hasbro")'s 2010 animated series to revive its toy line was discovered by members of [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") and subsequently spawned a large adult, mostly male fanbase calling themselves "[bronies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_is_Magic_fandom "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fandom")" and creating numerous Internet memes and mashups based on elements from the show.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-215)[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bronies-216)
- [Re-cut trailer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-cut_trailer "Re-cut trailer") – User-made trailers for established films, using scenes, voice-overs, and music, to alter the appearance of the film's true genre or meaning or to create a new, apparently seamless, film. Examples include casting the thriller-drama *[The Shining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_\(film\) "The Shining (film)")* into a romantic comedy, or using footage from the respective films to create *Robocop vs. Terminator*.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-217)[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-218)[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-219)
- *[The Nutshack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myx_\(American_TV_channel\) "Myx (American TV channel)")* (2007) – a Filipino-American adult animated television series that has been widely mocked for its obnoxious characters, bad writing and animation, and especially for the theme song.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-220)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tommy-Wiseau-3.jpg)
[Tommy Wiseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Wiseau "Tommy Wiseau") of *[The Room](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room "The Room")* (2003)
- [Pingu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu "Pingu") – An animated Swiss children's television series. The show's animation style has spawned many memes.\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\] In particular, a meme in which Mozart's *[Requiem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_\(Mozart\) "Requiem (Mozart)")* accompanies a viral video of Pingu the penguin saying "Noot Noot"[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-221) gained popularity, using the choir symphony to depict feelings of terror and dread.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-222)
- *[The Room](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room "The Room")* (2003) – Written, produced, directed, and starring [Tommy Wiseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Wiseau "Tommy Wiseau"), the low-budget independent film is considered one of [the worst films ever made](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_worst "List of films considered the worst"). However, through social media and interest from comedians, it gained a large number of ironic fans and turned into a [cult classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_following "Cult following"). It is a popular source for memes based on some of the poorly delivered lines in the movie, such as "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" (a shoehorned reference to an iconic [James Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean "James Dean") line in *[Rebel Without a Cause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Without_a_Cause "Rebel Without a Cause")*) and "Oh hi, Mark."[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-223)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-224)
- *[Saltburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltburn_\(film\) "Saltburn (film)")* (2023) – A black comedy psychological thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by [Emerald Fennell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Fennell "Emerald Fennell"). After its theatrical release, it became a streaming hit on [Amazon Prime Video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video "Amazon Prime Video") and went viral on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok").[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-225)[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-226)[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-227)
- *[Sharknado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharknado "Sharknado")* (2013) – A made-for-television film produced by [The Asylum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum "The Asylum") and aired on the [SyFy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyFy "SyFy") network as a [mockbuster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockbuster "Mockbuster") of other disaster films, centered on the appearance of a [tornado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado "Tornado") filled with sharks in downtown Los Angeles. Though similar to other films from the Asylum, elements of the film, such as low-budget effects and choice of actors, led to the film becoming a social media hit and leading to at least four additional sequels.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-228)
- *[Shrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_\(franchise\) "Shrek (franchise)")* – A DreamWorks franchise that has an [internet fandom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_on_the_Internet "Shrek on the Internet") likes the series.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NYmag-229) The viral video "Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life" was based on a homoerotic story on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") depicting the [titular ogre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_\(character\) "Shrek (character)") engaging in [anal sex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_sex "Anal sex") with a young boy.[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-230)[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-231)
- *[Snakes on a Plane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_Plane "Snakes on a Plane")* (2006) – Attracted attention a year before its planned release, and before any promotional material was released, due to the film's working title, its seemingly absurd premise, and the piquing of actor [Samuel L. Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson "Samuel L. Jackson")'s interest to work on the film. Producers of the film responded to the Internet buzz by adding several scenes and dialogue imagined by the fans.[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-232)
- *[SpongeBob SquarePants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants "SpongeBob SquarePants")* – A [Nickelodeon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon "Nickelodeon") animated television series that has spawned various Internet memes. These memes include "Surprised [Patrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Star "Patrick Star")",[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes_2-233) "[Mr. Krabs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Krabs "Mr. Krabs") Blur",[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes-234) "Caveman [SpongeBob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_\(character\) "SpongeBob SquarePants (character)")",[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-235)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-236) "Handsome [Squidward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squidward_Tentacles "Squidward Tentacles")",[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Spongebob_Memes_2-233) and "Mocking SpongeBob".[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-237)[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-238) In 2019, Nickelodeon officially released merchandise based on the memes.[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-239)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-240)
- *[Star War: The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith#Leaked_workprint "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith")* – Around the time of release, a [bootleg recording](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootleg_recording "Bootleg recording") circulated on the internet via [peer-to-peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer "Peer-to-peer") sharing websites. It quickly became notorious for its notable use of [Engrish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish "Engrish"), like the translation of [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader")'s line "No!" rendered as "Do not want". About a decade after the release of the bootleg, a fandub matching its subtitles was posted on YouTube.[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-241)[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-242)
- *[Take This Lollipop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_This_Lollipop "Take This Lollipop")* (2011) – An [interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactivity "Interactivity") horror short film and [Facebook app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_app "Facebook app"), written and directed by [Jason Zada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Zada "Jason Zada") to personalize and underscore the dangers inherent in posting too much personal information about oneself on the Internet. Information gathered from a viewer's Facebook profile by the film's [app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software "Application software"), used once and then deleted, makes the film different for each viewer.[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Indiewire_10-20-11-243)[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Brand_Channel_10-18-11-244)
- *The Three Bears* (1939) – An animated short film made by [Terrytoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrytoons "Terrytoons") based on the story [Goldilocks and the Three Bears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks_and_the_Three_Bears "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"). One of the scenes from the short depicting Papa Bear saying "Somebody toucha my [spaghet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti "Spaghetti")!" in a stereotypically thick Italian accent became an internet meme in December 2017.[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-246)
- *[Treasure Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island_\(1988_film\) "Treasure Island (1988 film)")* (1988) – A Soviet animated film developed and distributed by [Kievnauchfilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievnauchfilm "Kievnauchfilm") based on the novel [of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island "Treasure Island") by [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson "Robert Louis Stevenson"). A loop of a scene from the film showing three characters in a walk cycle with [Dr. Livesey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Livesey "Dr. Livesey") showing a highly pronounced swagger, often overlaid with the phonk song, "Why Not" by Ghostface Playa, became an internet meme in August 2022.
- *[A Very Brady Sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Brady_Sequel "A Very Brady Sequel")* (1996) – A moment where [Marcia Brady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Brady "Marcia Brady") says "Sure, Jan" became a popular internet meme during the mid-2010s, usually as a response [gif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif "Gif").[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-247) The original writers and actors responded to the meme during a 2021 interview with *[Vice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_\(magazine\) "Vice (magazine)")*.[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-248)
- *[West Side Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story_\(2021_film\) "West Side Story (2021 film)")* (2021) – A clip of the opening [long take](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_take "Long take") shot of "The Dance at the Gym" sequence from [Steven Spielberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg "Steven Spielberg")'s 2021 film version of the [musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story "West Side Story") was uploaded to Twitter on 25 February 2022, and went viral over the weekend, reaching 3 million views and over 32,000 likes. It led to many users sharing images and clips of their favorite scenes and shots from the film during that time, while praising Spielberg's direction and [Janusz Kamiński](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Kami%C5%84ski "Janusz Kamiński")'s cinematography.[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-249)[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-250) This was further amplified by a Twitter thread by filmmaker [Guillermo del Toro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro "Guillermo del Toro") analyzing the camerawork and blocking on this particular shot.[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-251)
Gaming
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bowsette_another_one_by_poderosoandrajoso.png)
[Bowsette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsette "Bowsette") is a fan-made, gender-swapped version of the Mario franchise character Bowser.
- "[All your base are belong to us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us "All your base are belong to us")" – [Badly translated English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish "Engrish") from the opening [cutscene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutscene "Cutscene") of the European [Mega Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis "Sega Genesis") version of the 1989 arcade game *[Zero Wing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing "Zero Wing").* It has become a catchphrase, inspiring videos and other derivative works.[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-252)[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-253)
- *[Angry Birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Birds "Angry Birds")* – A mobile game series made by [Rovio Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovio_Entertainment "Rovio Entertainment") in December 2009 for the [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_\(iOS\) "App Store (iOS)") and [Nokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia "Nokia") app stores, with a [Google Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play "Google Play") version releasing in October 2010.[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-254) Since its release, the game has amassed a large following on both the internet and in media for its visuals and simple-to-understand game mechanics of launching a bird from a slingshot.[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-255) The game has also seen many forms of merchandising, with 30% of Rovio Entertainment's revenue coming from merchandise sales in 2011.[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-256) One of the largest earlier endeavors was the brand's first licensed theme park in [Tampere, Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere,_Finland "Tampere, Finland") that was set to open on 1 May 2012.[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-257)
- *[Among Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_Us "Among Us")* – A game made by game studio Innersloth released on [Steam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_\(service\) "Steam (service)") in 2018. The game reached internet fame in 2020 due to [Twitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_\(service\) "Twitch (service)") [streamers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_streamer "Online streamer") and [YouTubers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTuber "YouTuber") playing the game frequently. Still images from the game, phrases from the game like "Emergency Meeting" and "Dead body reported" as well as typical gameplay events have influenced internet memes. Other terms like "Sus", "Sussy", "Sussy Baka", "Amogus", and "When the imposter is sus" also became notable memes on [social media platforms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media "Social media"), later taking on a more ironic usage.[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-258)[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-259)
- [Arrow in the knee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_in_the_knee "Arrow in the knee") – City guards in *[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim")* would utter the line: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee". The latter part of this phrase quickly took off as a catchphrase and a [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") in the form of "I used to X, but then I took an arrow in the knee" with numerous image macros and video parodies created.[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-260)[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-261)[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-262)
- [Bird Game 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_Game_3 "Bird Game 3") – a meme revolving around a fictitious [AI-generated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence "Generative artificial intelligence") game featuring birds as player characters, which became popular on TikTok in late 2025.[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Polygon2025-263)[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-264)[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-265)[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-266)
- [Bowsette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsette "Bowsette") – A fan-made depiction of the *[Super Mario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario "Super Mario")* character [Bowser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowser "Bowser") using [Toadette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toadette "Toadette")'s Super Crown [power-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-up "Power-up") from the [Nintendo Switch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch "Nintendo Switch") title *[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U#New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe "New Super Mario Bros. U")* to transform into a lookalike of [Princess Peach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Peach "Princess Peach"). The character became popular following a four-panel webcomic posted by a user on Twitter and [DeviantArt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeviantArt "DeviantArt") in September 2018.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-267)
- But can it run [*Crysis*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crysis_\(video_game\) "Crysis (video game)")? – A question often asked by PC gaming and hardware enthusiasts. When released in 2007, Crysis was extremely taxing on computer hardware, with even the most advanced consumer [graphics cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_card "Video card") of the time unable to provide satisfactory [frame rates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate "Frame rate") when the game was played on its maximum graphical settings.[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-268) As a result, this question is asked as a way of judging a certain computer's capability at gaming.
- Can it run [*Doom*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_\(1993_video_game\) "Doom (1993 video game)")? – A common joke question with any hardware that has a [CPU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU "CPU"), due to [the vast amount of ports the game has received](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doom_ports "List of Doom ports"). Examples of unconventional hardware that *Doom* has been ported to include a Canon Proxima printer, the [VIC-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIC-20 "VIC-20"), the Touch Bar on the 2016 [MacBook Pro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro "MacBook Pro"), a smart fridge, an ATM, a billboard truck, and within the game itself.[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-269)[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-270)[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-271)
- [Doomguy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomguy "Doomguy") and [Isabelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_\(Animal_Crossing\) "Isabelle (Animal Crossing)") – The pairing of Isabelle from the *[Animal Crossing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing "Animal Crossing")* video game series and Doomguy from the [*Doom*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_\(franchise\) "Doom (franchise)") franchise due to the shared release date of *[Animal Crossing: New Horizons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Horizons "Animal Crossing: New Horizons")* and *[Doom Eternal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Eternal "Doom Eternal")*.[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-272)
- *[Elden Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_Ring "Elden Ring")* – A 2022 video game that spawned multiple memes, such as:
- Let me solo her – The colloquial name for an *Elden Ring* player who specializes in fighting [Malenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malenia "Malenia"), one of the game's most difficult [bosses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_fight "Boss fight"), and whose character wears no armor but a jar as a helmet.[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCG_legendary-273) "Let me solo her" became widely acclaimed within the game's online community after volunteering to deal with Malenia on behalf of other players through the game's player summoning feature, and successfully defeating her at least four thousand times without assistance.[\[274\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-274) Videos of the player's performances became popular and widely shared on multiple [social news websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_news_website "Social news website").[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCG_legendary-273) The player's exploits was acknowledged by the game's publisher,[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-275) and became the subject of [fan labor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_labor "Fan labor").[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-276)[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-277) Let me solo her was awarded [PC Gamer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Gamer "PC Gamer")'s Player of the Year award for 2022.[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-278)
- "Maidenless" – a term used by multiple non-player characters to describe the player character. In its original context, it implies that the player character lacks a female [guide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide "Guide") known as a Finger Maiden, but it has been appropriated by the player community as a joke or insult, who uses it to imply that its recipient lacks a romantic partner.[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-279)[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-280)
- *[Flappy Bird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird "Flappy Bird")* – A [free-to-play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-to-play "Free-to-play") [casual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_game "Casual game") [mobile game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_game "Mobile game") released on the [iOS App Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_\(iOS\) "App Store (iOS)") on 24 May 2013, and on [Google Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play "Google Play") on 30 January 2014, by [indie mobile app developer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_video_game_development "Independent video game development") Dong Nguyen. The game began rapidly rising in popularity in late-December 2013 to January 2014 with up to 50 million downloads by 5 February. On 9 February, Nguyen removed the game from the mobile app stores citing negative effects of the game's success on his health and its addictiveness to players. Following the game's removal from the app stores, numerous clones and derivatives of the game were released with varying similarities to the original game.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-281)[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-282)
- Hugh Morris – A [Mii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii "Mii") [Jester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester "Jester") that appears as a love interest for several other women in a trailer for [*Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomodachi_Life:_Living_the_Dream "Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream") The character became popular online for his "silly and quirky" personality.[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-283)
- *[I Love Bees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Bees "I Love Bees")* – An [alternate reality game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") that was spread virally after a one-second mention inside a *[Halo 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2 "Halo 2")* advertisement. Purported to be a website about [honey bees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeybee "Honeybee") that was infected and damaged by a strange [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_fiction "Artificial intelligence in fiction"), done in a disjointed, chaotic style resembling a crashing computer. At its height, over 500,000 people were checking the website every time it updated.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-284)
- Lamar Roasts Franklin – A cutscene in the 2013 action-adventure video game *[Grand Theft Auto V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V "Grand Theft Auto V")* where Lamar Davis, portrayed by comedian [Slink Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slink_Johnson "Slink Johnson"), berates Franklin Clinton, portrayed by actor and former rapper [Shawn Fonteno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fonteno "Shawn Fonteno"), for Franklin's haircut and his relationship with his girlfriend, ending in Lamar uttering the word "[nigga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigga "Nigga")" in a condescending, sing-song voice and giving Franklin [the middle finger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger "The finger"), much to the latter's chagrin. The cutscene experienced a resurgence in popularity in late 2020 when parodies of the scene were uploaded on YouTube and other video hosting sites. It usually involves Lamar's character model being replaced with various popular culture icons such as [Darth Vader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader "Darth Vader"), [Vegeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegeta "Vegeta"), and [Snow White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_\(Disney_character\) "Snow White (Disney character)") among others, with Lamar's dialogue dubbed to account for the characters used. In 2021, Fonteno and Johnson reprised their roles as Franklin and Lamar respectively in a live-action re-enactment of the cutscene.[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-reenactment-285)[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-cnet-286) Later that year, Fonteno and Johnson once again reprised their roles in *The Contract* DLC for *[Grand Theft Auto Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_Online "Grand Theft Auto Online")*, complete with a homage to the original roast cutscene.[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-gtacontract-287)
- [Leeroy Jenkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins "Leeroy Jenkins") – A *[World of Warcraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft "World of Warcraft")* player charges into a high-level dungeon with a distinctive cry of "Leeeeeeeerooooy... Jeeenkins!", ruining the meticulous attack plans of his group and getting them all killed.[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-PCGamerUK-288)
- *[Let's Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Play_\(video_gaming\) "Let's Play (video gaming)")* – Videos created by video game players that add their commentary and typically humorous reactions atop them playing through a video game. These videos have created a number of Internet celebrities who have made significant money through ad revenue sharing, such as [PewDiePie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PewDiePie "PewDiePie") who earned over \$12 million from his videos in 2015.[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-289)[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-290)
- *[Line Rider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Rider "Line Rider")* – A Flash game where the player draws lines that act as ramps and hills for a small rider on a sled.[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-291)
- *[Mafia City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_City "Mafia City")* – A mobile game that has become infamous for its odd advertising involving a person drastically increasing their stats for doing various mob-related activities, and for the phrase "That's how mafia works".[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-292)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cake_is_a_Lie_\(12521108583\).jpg)
"[The cake is a lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cake_is_a_lie "The cake is a lie")", based on the false promise of a [Black Forest cake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest_gateau "Black Forest gateau") as a reward, is popularized from the video game series *[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_\(video_game_series\) "Portal (video game series)")*.
- *[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_\(series\) "Portal (series)")* – The games in the *Portal* series introduced several Internet memes, including the phrase "[the cake is a lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cake_is_a_lie "The cake is a lie")",[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-293) and the space-obsessed "[Space Core](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Portal_characters#Personality_Cores_2 "List of Portal characters")" character.[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-294)
- [Press `F` to pay respects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_F_to_pay_respects "Press F to pay respects") – A prompt for the player to press a button on the PC version of *[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Advanced_Warfare "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare")*, where the player character would approach the coffin of a fallen comrade in response. The mechanic is repeatedly criticized and ridiculed for both being arbitrary and unnecessary, uninteresting gameplay, as well as being inappropriate to the tone of the funeral the game otherwise intends to convey.[\[295\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-295) The phrase has since become an [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") in its own right, sometimes used unironically: during the tribute stream for the [Jacksonville Landing shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Landing_shooting "Jacksonville Landing shooting"), viewers posted a single letter "F" in the chat.[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-296)
- [Roblox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox "Roblox") – A sandbox game that has spawned several memes, such as its "[oof](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_oof "Roblox oof")" sound.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QWOP_screenshot.jpg)
*QWOP*'s title refers to the four keyboard keys used to move the muscles of the sprinter avatar.
- *[QWOP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWOP "QWOP")* – A browser-based game requiring the player to control a sprint runner by using the Q, W, O, and P keys to control the runner's legs. The game is notoriously difficult to control, typically leaving the runner character flailing about. The concept developed into memes based on the game, as well as describing real-life mishaps as attributable to *QWOP*.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-297)
- [Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon") – A trivia/parlor game based around linking an actor to [Kevin Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon "Kevin Bacon") through a chain of co-starring actors in films, television, and other productions, with the hypothesis that no actor was more than six connections away from Bacon. It is similar to the theory of [six degrees of separation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation "Six degrees of separation") or the [Erdős number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s_number "Erdős number") in mathematics. The game was created in 1994, just at the start of the wider spread of Internet use, populated further with the creation of movie database sites like [IMDb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb "IMDb"), and since has become a board game and contributed towards the field of [network science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_science "Network science").[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-298)[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-299)[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-300)
- *[Sonic the Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog "Sonic the Hedgehog")* – A video game series created by [Sega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega "Sega") that has spawned multiple memes, such as the following:
- Sonic *Real-Time Fandubs* – The YouTube channel SnapCube has produced a series of [improvisational comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_comedy "Improvisational comedy") [gag dubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gag_dub&action=edit&redlink=1 "Gag dub (page does not exist)") of several *Sonic* titles, including *[Sonic Adventure 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Adventure_2 "Sonic Adventure 2")*, [*Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_\(2006_video_game\) "Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)") and *[Shadow the Hedgehog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog_\(video_game\) "Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)")*, in which their cutscenes are dubbed with new, inaccurate dialogue on purpose. They have themselves earned their own fandom and derivative works based on jokes from the series. The dub over the scene in *Sonic Adventure 2* where Doctor Eggman destroys half of the moon featuring an expletive-filled rant from the actor has spawned several memes.[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-301)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-302)
- Sanic – A purposely misdrawn [Sonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_\(character\) "Sonic the Hedgehog (character)") that has been referenced by Sega themselves, and used in merchandise;[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-303)
- "Ugandan Knuckles" – A meme that gained high popularity thanks to the social game *[VRChat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRChat "VRChat")*, where players with a crude [Knuckles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna "Knuckles the Echidna") model asked other players if they "knew da wae" ("know the way"), who their "queen" was, [clicking their tongue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_consonant "Click consonant"), and spitting repeatedly.[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-304)[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-305)
- Surprised Pikachu – An image of the Pokémon [Pikachu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu "Pikachu") with a blank look and an open mouth. It is used as a reaction image to show either shock or lack thereof.[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-306)[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-307)
- [Twitch Plays *Pokémon*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon "Twitch Plays Pokémon") – An "experiment" and channel created by an anonymous user on [Twitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_\(service\) "Twitch (service)") in February 2014. Logged-in viewers to the channel can enter commands in chat corresponding to the physical inputs used in the [JRPG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_role-playing_game "Japanese role-playing game") video game *[Pokémon Red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red "Pokémon Red").* These are collected and parsed by a chat software robot that uses the commands to control the main character in the game, which is then live-streamed from the channel. The stream attracted more than 80,000 simultaneous players with over 10 million views with a week of going live, creating a chaotic series of movements and actions within the game, a number of original memes, and derivative fan art. The combination has been called an entertainment hybrid of "a video game, live video and a participatory experience," which has inspired similar versions for other games.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-308)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-309)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mario_galaxy2.svg)
The logo for *[Super Mario Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy "Super Mario Galaxy")*
- U R MR GAY – A message allegedly hidden in the *[Super Mario Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy "Super Mario Galaxy")* box art, which appears when each letter not decorated with a star is removed from the art. It was first noticed by a [NeoGAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeoGAF "NeoGAF") poster in September 2007. Video game journalists have debated as to whether the message was placed on purpose or was simply a humorous coincidence.[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-310)[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-311) In *[Super Mario Galaxy 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2 "Super Mario Galaxy 2")*, an alleged response to the former's message can be inferred in the title by reading the letters that sparkle in the box art from bottom to top, spelling out "YA I M R U?"[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-312)
- *[Untitled Goose Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untitled_Goose_Game "Untitled Goose Game")* – A 2019 video game developed by Australian game studio [House House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_House "House House"), in which the player controls a goose causing mischief in an English village. An early teaser for the game in 2017 led to strong interest in the title, and on release, the game quickly became an Internet meme.[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-313)[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-314)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wordle_196_example.svg)
An example of a solution from the viral game "[Wordle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle "Wordle")", developed by [Josh Wardle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Wardle "Josh Wardle")
- *[Wordle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle "Wordle")* – A word-guessing game similar to *[Jotto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotto "Jotto")* and *[Mastermind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_\(board_game\) "Mastermind (board game)")*, where the player has only six tries to guess a five-letter word each day, the game indicating whether letters are in the word or in the correct position. The game became popular over a few weeks after the ability to share results with others via social media was added near the end of 2021.[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-315)[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-316) The game's popularity led to [The New York Times Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Company "The New York Times Company") acquiring the game from its creator Josh Wardle at the end of January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-WordlePurchase-317)
Images
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[Babylonokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonokia "Babylonokia")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CatLolCatExample.jpg)
A [Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat "Lolcat")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_with_artistic_gymnastic_McKayla_Maroney_2.jpg)
U.S. President Barack Obama jokingly mimics the "[McKayla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney") is not impressed" expression in the [Oval Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Office "Oval Office"), November 2012.
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[Tron Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard")
- Absolute Cinema – a [black and white](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white "Black and white") shot of a seated [Martin Scorsese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese "Martin Scorsese") holding his hands raised in the air, made by photographer Philip Montgomery for a 2020 [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") interview with the phrase superscripted. Both the memed image and the standalone phrase, sometimes also superscripted on other photos, achieved virality, with usage coming in forms of admonished or ironic reaction to flashy moments and [mass media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media "Mass media") content.[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-318)[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-319)
- [AI art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_art "AI art") – Since 2022, Internet users uses [generative AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI "Generative AI") software like especially [DALL-E](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E "DALL-E"), [Stable Diffusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion "Stable Diffusion"), [Midjourney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midjourney "Midjourney") and [Flux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_\(text-to-image_model\) "Flux (text-to-image model)") to construct images [from text prompts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_engineering "Prompt engineering"). The resulting images, often shared across social media, are often humorous and can range from uncanny to near-perfect results, sometimes as part of a meme phenomenon, becoming memes or being based on other meme images.[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-320)[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-321)[\[322\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-322)[\[323\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-323)[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-324) Subsequently, also – often animated – videos like "Harry Spotter – The boy who lifted" became Internet memes.[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-325)[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-326)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-327)
- [Baby mugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_mugging "Baby mugging") and Baby suiting – *MommyShorts* blogger Ilana Wiles began posting pictures of babies in mugs, and later adult business suits, both of which led to numerous others doing the same.[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-328)[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-329)[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-330)
- [Babylonokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonokia "Babylonokia") – A clay tablet, shaped like a mobile phone designed by Karl Weingärtner. [Fringe scientists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_scientist "Fringe scientist") and [alternative archaeology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_archaeology "Alternative archaeology") proponents subsequently misrepresented a photograph of the artwork as showing an 800-year-old archaeological find; that story was popularised in a video on the YouTube channel *Paranormal Crucible* and led to the object being reported by some press sources as a mystery.[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-331)
- [Bert is Evil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_is_Evil "Bert is Evil") – A satirical website stated that [Bert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_\(Sesame_Street\) "Bert (Sesame Street)") of *[Sesame Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street "Sesame Street")* is the root of many evils. A juxtaposition of Bert and [Osama bin Laden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden "Osama bin Laden") subsequently appeared in a real poster in a Bangladesh protest.[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-BBC_Bert-332)[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CNN_Bert-333)
- Blinking white guy – An animated GIF of former *[Giant Bomb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Bomb "Giant Bomb")* video producer Drew Scanlon blinking in surprise, originating from a 2013 video on the website, became an internet meme in 2017.[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Buzzfeed-334) Multiple outlets have noted the versatility of the GIF's use as a reaction.[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Mashable-335)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-DrewScanlon2017Cosmopolitan-336)
- Blue waffle – A hoax originating in 2010 claiming to show the effects of an unknown [sexually transmitted disease](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection "Sexually transmitted infection") affecting only women, causing severe [vaginal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina "Vagina") infection with a blue discoloration. The disease has been confirmed as false.[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-337) In [Trenton, New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey "Trenton, New Jersey"), councilwoman Kathy McBride cited the image in a 2013 [city council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_council "Municipal council") meeting, not realizing that it was a hoax.[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nj.c_Tren-338)[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-newy_Pran-339)
- [\#BreakTheInternet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_the_Internet "Break the Internet") – The November 2014 issue of *[Paper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_\(magazine\) "Paper (magazine)")* included a cover image of [Kim Kardashian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian "Kim Kardashian") in a partially nude pose, exposing her buttocks, taken by photographer [Jean-Paul Goude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Goude "Jean-Paul Goude"). It was captioned "\#breaktheinternet", as the magazine desired to set a record in social media response from it. Several other photos from the shoot were also released, including one that mimicked one that Goude took for his book *Jungle Fever* involving a "campaign incident". *Paper*'s campaign set a record for hits for their site, and the photographs became part of Internet memes.[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-340)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-341)
- Brian Peppers – In 2005, a photo surfaced of a man named Brian Peppers, noted for his appearance, which suggests [Apert syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apert_syndrome "Apert syndrome") or [Crouzon syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouzon_syndrome "Crouzon syndrome"). Found on the Ohio [sex offender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender "Sex offender") registry website, the photo gained traction after being shared on website [YTMND](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTMND "YTMND"). Peppers died in 2012 at the age of 43.[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-342)
- [Crasher Squirrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crasher_Squirrel "Crasher Squirrel") – A photograph by Melissa Brandts of a squirrel which popped up into a timer-delayed shot of Brandts and her husband while vacationing in [Banff National Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff_National_Park "Banff National Park"), Canada, just as the camera went off. The image of the squirrel has since been added into numerous images on the Internet.[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CrasherSquirrel-343)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-344)[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-345)
- *[CSI: Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Miami "CSI: Miami")* Puts on Sunglasses – The [cold opening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_opening "Cold opening") for nearly all *CSI: Miami* episodes ended with star [David Caruso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Caruso "David Caruso") as [Horatio Caine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine "Horatio Caine"), in the initial stages of an investigation, putting on his sunglasses and making a quip or pun related to the crime, before the show hard cut to the opening credits, played against the scream of "Yeah!" in [The Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who "The Who")'s "[Won't Get Fooled Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Won%27t_Get_Fooled_Again "Won't Get Fooled Again")".[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-346) Image macros of Caruso putting on sunglasses, or similar images for other fictional characters, and the introductory scenes of the *CSI: Miami* opening became frequent, typically used as response to other puns made on user forums or with the puns and the following "YEAH!" incorporated into the image macro.[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-347)[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-348)
- [Cursed images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed_image "Cursed image") – Images (usually photographs) that are perceived as odd or disturbing due to their content, poor quality or both.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-349)
- [Dat Boi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dat_Boi "Dat Boi") – An animated [GIF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF "GIF") of a unicycling frog associated with the text "here come dat boi!" that began on [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") in 2015 before gaining popularity on Twitter in 2016.[\[350\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-350)[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-351)[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-352)[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-353)
- [DashCon Ball Pit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon "DashCon") – A convention held in July 2014 by users of [Tumblr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr "Tumblr") that "imploded" due to a number of financial difficulties and low turnout. During the convention, a portable [ball pit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_pit "Ball pit") was brought into a large empty room. When some premium panels were cancelled, the attendees were offered an extra hour in the ball pit as compensation. The implosion and absurdity of aspects like the ball pit quickly spread through social media.[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-354)
- [Distracted boyfriend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distracted_boyfriend "Distracted boyfriend") – A stock photograph taken in 2015 which went viral as an Internet meme in August 2017.[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-355)
- [Dog shaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_shaming "Dog shaming") – Originating on Tumblr, these images feature images of dogs photographed with signs explaining what antics they recently got up to.[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-time-356)
- [Doge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_\(meme\) "Doge (meme)") – Images of dogs, typically of the [Shiba Inus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Inu "Shiba Inu"), overlaid with simple but poor grammatical expressions, typically in the [Comic Sans MS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans_MS "Comic Sans MS") font, gaining popularity in late 2013.[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-357) The meme saw an ironic resurgence towards the end of the decade,[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-358) and was recognised by multiple media outlets as one of the most influential memes of the 2010s.[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-359)[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-360) The meme has also spawned [Dogecoin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogecoin "Dogecoin"), a form of [cryptocurrency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency "Cryptocurrency").[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-361)
- [Don't talk to me or my son ever again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_talk_to_me_or_my_son_ever_again "Don't talk to me or my son ever again") – Images of a subject, be they product or individual, pictured with a smaller version of themself, captioned with the text "don't talk to me or my son ever again". Popular in 2016.[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-362)
- [The Dress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dress_\(viral_phenomenon\) "The Dress (viral phenomenon)") – An image of a dress posted to Tumblr that, due to how the photograph was taken, created an [optical illusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_illusion "Optical illusion") where the dress would either appear white and gold, or blue and black. Within 48 hours, the post gained over 400,000 notes and was later featured on many different websites.[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-363)[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-364)
- *[Ecce Homo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_\(El%C3%ADas_Garc%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez\) "Ecce Homo (Elías García Martínez)") / Ecce Mono / Potato Jesus* – An attempt in August 2012 by a local woman to restore [Elías García Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%ADas_Garc%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez "Elías García Martínez")'s aging [fresco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco "Fresco") of Jesus in Borja, Spain led to a botched, amateurish, monkey-looking image, leading to several memes.[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-365)[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-366)
- [Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_time_you_masturbate..._God_kills_a_kitten "Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten") – An image featuring a [kitten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten "Kitten") being chased by two [Domos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domo_\(NHK\) "Domo (NHK)"), and has the tagline "Please, think of the kittens".[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-367)
- [First World problems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Bottini "Silvia Bottini") – A stock image of a woman crying with superimposed text mocking people with trivial complaints compared to that of issues in the [Third World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World "Third World").[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-368)
- [Goatse.cx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatse.cx "Goatse.cx") – A [shock image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_site "Shock site") of a distended [anus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus "Anus").[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-369)
- [Instagram egg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_egg "Instagram egg") – A photograph of an egg on [Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram "Instagram"), which formerly received the most number of likes on both the platform[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Iasimone-370)[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-GWR-371) and the highest in any social media.\[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")*\]
- [Keep Calm and Carry On](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On "Keep Calm and Carry On") – A [phrasal template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_template "Phrasal template") or [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") that was originally a [motivational poster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_poster "Motivational poster") produced by the UK government in 1939 intended to raise public morale. It was rediscovered in 2000, became increasingly used during the [2009 global recession](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession "Great Recession"), and has spawned various parodies and imitations.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-372)[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-373)
- [Listenbourg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listenbourg "Listenbourg") – An image of a [photoshopped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomontage "Photomontage") map of Europe with a red arrow pointing to the outline of a [fictional country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_country "Fictional country") adjacent to [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") and Spain.[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-CNN-News18-374)[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Euronews-375)
- [Little Fatty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fatty "Little Fatty") – Starting in 2003, the face of [Qian Zhijun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Zhijun "Qian Zhijun"), a student from Shanghai, was [superimposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superimposition "Superimposition") onto various other images.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-376)[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-377)
- [Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat "Lolcat") – A collection of humorous [image macros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_macro "Image macro") featuring cats with misspelled phrases, such as "[I Can Has Cheezburger?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_Has_Cheezburger%3F "I Can Has Cheezburger?")".[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Daily_Freeman-378) The earliest versions of LOLcats appeared on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan"), usually on Saturdays, which were designated "Caturday", as a day to post photos of cats.[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-379)
- [Manul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas%27s_cat "Pallas's cat") – A Russian meme that was introduced in 2008. It is typically an image macro with a picture of an unfriendly and stern-looking Pallas's cat (also known as a manul) accompanied by a caption in which the cat invites the viewer to pet it.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-385)
- [McKayla is not impressed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney") – A Tumblr blog that went viral after taking an image of [McKayla Maroney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKayla_Maroney "McKayla Maroney"), the American gymnast who won the silver medal in the [vault](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_vault "Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's vault") at the [2012 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics "2012 Summer Olympics"), on the medal podium with a disappointed look on her face, and photoshopping it into various "impressive" places and situations, e.g. on top of the [Great Wall of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China "Great Wall of China") and standing next to [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt").[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-386)[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-387)[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-388)
- Nimoy Sunset Pie – A Tumblr blog that posted mashups combining American actor [Leonard Nimoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy "Leonard Nimoy"), sunsets, and [pie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie "Pie").[\[389\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Edelman_2012-389)[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Guzman_2010-390)[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Laessig_2010-391)[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-MelissBuzzFeed_2010-392)[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Plait_2010-393)[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Schmidt_2010-394)
- [O RLY?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_RLY%3F "O RLY?") – Originally a text phrase on [Something Awful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Awful "Something Awful"), and then an image macro done for [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan"). Based around a picture of a snowy owl.[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-395)
- [Pepe the Frog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog "Pepe the Frog") – A cartoon frog character from a 2005 web cartoon became widely used on [4chan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan "4chan") in 2008, often with the phrase "feels good man".[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-396)[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-397)[\[398\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-398)[\[399\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-399)[\[400\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-400) In 2015, the New Zealand government accepted proposals for a [new national flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_debate "New Zealand flag debate") and a flag with Pepe, known as "Te Pepe", was submitted.[\[401\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-401)[\[402\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-402)[\[403\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-403)
- [Seriously McDonalds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriously_McDonalds "Seriously McDonalds") – A photograph apparently showing racist policies introduced by [McDonald's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s "McDonald's"). The photograph, which is a hoax, went viral, especially on Twitter, in June 2011.[\[404\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-404)
- Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man – An image of the episode "Double Identity" of the 1967 TV series [*Spider-Man*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_\(1967_TV_series\) "Spider-Man (1967 TV series)") where the character [Spider-Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man "Spider-Man") and a criminal with the same costume point at each other.[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman-405) It is often used online when a person coincidentally acts or looks like another person.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman2-406) The meme was referenced in the post-credit scene of *[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse")* and a real-life version with three Spider-Man actors – [Tom Holland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland "Tom Holland"), [Andrew Garfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield "Andrew Garfield") and [Tobey Maguire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey_Maguire "Tobey Maguire") – was tweeted by Marvel to announce the release of *[Spider-Man: No Way Home](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home "Spider-Man: No Way Home")* on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman2-406)[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-spiderman-405)
- Stonks – An image featuring [Meme Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_Man "Meme Man") in a suit against an image of the stock market, used to highlight or satirize absurd topics related to finance or the economy.[\[407\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-407)
- [Success Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_Kid "Success Kid") – An image of a baby who is clenching his fist while featuring a determined look on his face.[\[408\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-408)
- [Trash Doves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_Doves "Trash Doves") – A sticker set of a purple bird for iOS, Facebook messenger, Facebook comments, and other messaging apps created by Syd Weiler. The animated headbanging pigeon from the sticker set started to go viral in Thailand[\[409\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-409) and it became globally viral on social media.[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-410)[\[411\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-411)[\[412\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-412)[\[413\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-413)[\[414\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-414)[\[415\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-415)
- [Tron Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard") – [Jay Maynard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard "Jay Maynard"), a computer consultant, designed a *[Tron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_\(franchise\) "Tron (franchise)")* costume, complete with skin-tight [spandex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandex "Spandex") and light-up plastic armor, in 2003 for Penguicon 1.0 in Detroit, Michigan. The Internet phenomenon began when an article was posted to [Slashdot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot "Slashdot"), followed by [Fark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fark "Fark"), including images of this costume.[\[416\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-tronguy-416)
- [Vancouver Riot Kiss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot "2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot") – An image supposedly of a young couple lying on the ground kissing each other behind a group of rioters during the riots following the [Vancouver Canucks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks "Vancouver Canucks")' [Stanley Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup "Stanley Cup") loss to the [Boston Bruins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins "Boston Bruins") on 15 June 2011. The couple, later identified as Australian, Scott Jones, and local resident, Alexandra Thomas, were not actually kissing but Jones was consoling Thomas after being knocked down by a police charge.[\[417\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Ross_Nick-417)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Johnson_meme.jpg)
An example of the "What the fuck did I just read?" meme.
- [What the fuck did I just read?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_fuck_did_I_just_read%3F "What the fuck did I just read?") – Two side-by-side portraits of English lexicographer [Samuel Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson "Samuel Johnson") which indicate bewilderment.[\[418\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-418)
- White rabbit pointing at a clock – An illustration depicting the [Alice In Wonderland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_In_Wonderland "Alice In Wonderland") character [White Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit "White Rabbit") holding up a [pocket watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch "Pocket watch"), appearing to scold the viewer that they are late (or running out of time).[\[419\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-419)
- [Wojak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojak "Wojak") – Also known as "Feels Guy", a bald male character with a sad expression on his face, often used as a reaction image to represent feelings such as melancholy, regret or loneliness. It has been used to convey different feelings by means of [memetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics "Memetics") transformation and modification into many various unique forms, all with different meanings. Some represent specific ideas or roles in certain situations, such as the [NPC meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPC_\(meme\) "NPC (meme)"), which mocks supposed [groupthink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink "Groupthink") and a lack of individuality among a group of people. It has also spawned many derived characters, all based on the original but used to represent different emotions.[\[420\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-420)[\[421\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-421)
- [Woman yelling at a cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_yelling_at_a_cat "Woman yelling at a cat") – A screenshot of the members of the television show *[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives_of_Beverly_Hills "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")* [Taylor Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Armstrong "Taylor Armstrong") and [Kyle Richards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Richards "Kyle Richards") showing Armstrong shouting and pointing with the finger, followed by a photo of a confused cat (identified as [Smudge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudge_\(meme_cat\) "Smudge (meme cat)")) sitting behind a table with food. The meme emerged in mid-2019, when Twitter users joined the photos and included texts that looked like a mockery of the cat to the angry woman.[\[422\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-422)[\[423\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-423)
- [Worst person you know](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_worst_person_you_know "The worst person you know") – A satirical article by [ClickHole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickHole "ClickHole") with a picture of Josep Maria García.[\[424\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-424)
- [Wood Sitting on a Bed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Sitting_on_a_Bed "Wood Sitting on a Bed") – An image of a nude man sitting on a bed that gained notoriety at the beginning of the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[425\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-425)
- "You are not immune to propaganda." – A [glitch art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_art "Glitch art") representation of [Garfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield "Garfield"), with the caption "You are not immune to propaganda" surrounding it.[\[426\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-426)
Music
- The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet – A song recorded on an audio cassette off German radio in the early 1980s, the artist and song title of which remained unknown for many years, despite intensive search efforts by Internet users.[\[427\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Brown2019-427) In November 2024, the song was identified as "[Subways of Your Mind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subways_of_Your_Mind "Subways of Your Mind")" by the German band [FEX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fex_\(band\) "Fex (band)").[\[428\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-TheVerge2-428)
- "[Sigma Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Boy "Sigma Boy")" – A song by Russian bloggers 11-year-old [Betsy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_\(Russian_singer\) "Betsy (Russian singer)") and 12-year-old Maria Yankovskaya. German TikToker Streichbruder (@simonbth1) started a trend in which he put the song on at full volume in public transport.[\[429\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-postnews20231219-429) It was part of a larger trend where bloggers go to a public place and blast silly songs that they would normally be ashamed of listening to in front of other people.[\[430\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-430) The song itself topped the Viral 50 Global Chart.[\[431\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-431)
People
- Brad's Wife – On 27 February 2017, Brad Byrd of Harrison County, Indiana posted on [Cracker Barrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Barrel "Cracker Barrel")'s Facebook page, asking them why they fired his wife, Nanette, after 11 years of service. The intense and serious nature of the post drew viral attention, and internet users began [semi-sarcastically](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm "Sarcasm") demanding answers, using [hashtags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtags "Hashtags") such as \#BradsWife and \#JusticeForBradsWife. This meme was notable for being popular with [baby boomers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers "Baby boomers") as well as younger internet users. After the post was about a week old, several corporations jumped on the viral [bandwagon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect "Bandwagon effect") and began to publicly send job offers to Nanette Byrd.[\[432\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-432)[\[433\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-433)[\[434\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-434)
- [Florida Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Man "Florida Man") – Crimes involving bizarre behavior, perpetrated by men from the state of Florida.[\[435\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-435)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-nprfloridaman-436)[\[437\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-437)
- [Hide the Pain Harold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide_the_Pain_Harold "Hide the Pain Harold") – Hungarian model András István Arató became the subject of a meme in 2011, due to his seemingly fake smile as the model in [stock images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_images "Stock images").[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-438)[\[439\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-:3-439) The meme depicts photos of Arató smiling, while viewers believe the smile masks serious sorrow and pain, hence the name "Hide the Pain Harold".[\[440\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-440)
- [Islamic Rage Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Rage_Boy "Islamic Rage Boy") – A series of photos of [Shakeel Bhat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakeel_Bhat "Shakeel Bhat"), a Muslim activist whose face became a personification of angry [Islamism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism "Islamism") in the western media. The first photo dates back to his appearance in 2007 at a rally in [Srinigar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinigar "Srinigar"), the capital of [Indian-administered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India "India") [Kashmir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir "Kashmir"). Several other photos in other media outlets followed, and by November 2007, there were over one million hits for "Islamic Rage Boy" on Google and his face appeared on [boxer shorts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_shorts "Boxer shorts") and [bumper stickers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_sticker "Bumper sticker").[\[441\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Rajghatta_Chidanand-441)
- [Krzysztof Kononowicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Kononowicz "Krzysztof Kononowicz") – A Polish man who became a phenomenon of the Polish Internet in 2006 after appearing in the debate of candidates for the president of [Białystok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82ystok "Białystok").[\[442\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-sweater-442)
- [Meme Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_Man "Meme Man") – Fictional character often featured in [surreal memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_memes "Surreal memes"), depicted as a [3D render](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_rendering "3D rendering") of a smooth, bald, and often disembodied and blue-eyed male head.[\[443\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-443)
- [Salt Bae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Bae "Salt Bae") – Turkish chef and restaurateur Nusret Gökçe earned fame in 2017 for his camera-friendly approach to preparing and seasoning meat, including a video in 2017 in which he sprinkles salt, sparkling in the sunlight, onto a steak.[\[444\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-444)[\[445\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-445) Gökçe's approach has been compared to [dinner theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_theater "Dinner theater"), in that his actual finished product is secondary to the performance.[\[446\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-446)
Politics
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amber_Lee_Ettinger_by_b_d_solis_at_Mashable%27s_Exhibit_Hall,_NYC.jpg)
[Amber Lee Ettinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Lee_Ettinger "Amber Lee Ettinger"), a.k.a. "Obama Girl"
- [Arrest of Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Vladimir_Putin "Arrest of Vladimir Putin") – A viral video showing the mock arrest of [Vladimir Putin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin "Vladimir Putin") and his trial.[\[447\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Yahoo-447)[\[448\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-448)
- *[Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_vs._Mitt_Romney_\(video\) "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney (video)")* – A fictitious [rap battle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap_battle "Rap battle") between [2012 election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2012 "United States elections, 2012") [candidates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate "Candidate") [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") and [Mitt Romney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney "Mitt Romney"). As of October 2020, the video has over 150 million views.[\[449\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-449)
- [Bernie or Hillary?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_or_Hillary%3F "Bernie or Hillary?") – A political poster that compares the positions of [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton") and [Bernie Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") on certain issues. It was typically used by Sanders supporters to make fun of Clinton's attempts to seem relatable to the voter base while they perceived Sanders to be more knowledgeable and in-depth on the issues.[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Hess_2016-450)[\[451\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Lewis_2016-451)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Sanders_2016-452) However, some critiqued the meme by saying that it played into sexist stereotypes.[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Hess_2016-450)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Sanders_2016-452)
- [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") – There are numerous iterations of President Joe Biden as a meme.[\[453\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-453) The [portrayal of Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_\(The_Onion\) "Joe Biden (The Onion)") in *[The Onion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion "The Onion")* was popular on the Internet and influenced other memes about him, as well as his broader public image.[\[454\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-454)[\[455\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-455) After [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") won the [2016 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_U.S._presidential_election "2016 U.S. presidential election"), images of Biden as the "Biden Bro" or "Prankster Joe Biden" began circulating online. In these memes, Biden was paired with [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") and captioned with various fictional conversations planning pranks and jokes on the president-elect. Biden is portrayed as the immature prankster of the duo, with Obama as his exasperated [straight man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_man_\(stock_character\) "Straight man (stock character)").[\[456\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-456)\[*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")*\]
- [Bush shoeing incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident "Bush shoeing incident") – During a press conference in 2008, [Muntadhar al-Zaidi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntadhar_al-Zaidi "Muntadhar al-Zaidi") threw both of his shoes at then-president [George W. Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush "George W. Bush"). Afterwards, various Flash-based browser games and [gifs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif "Gif") were created to poke fun of the incident.[\[457\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-457)
- [Crush on Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_on_Obama "Crush on Obama") – A music video by [Amber Lee Ettinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Lee_Ettinger "Amber Lee Ettinger") that circulated during the [2008 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election "2008 United States presidential election"). As well as its sequels, the video caught the attention of bloggers, mainstream media, and other candidates, and achieved 12.5 million views on YouTube by 1 January 2009.[\[458\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Obama_Girl-458)
- [Dean scream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_scream "Dean scream") – Former [Governor of Vermont](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont "Governor of Vermont") [Howard Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dean "Howard Dean")'s concession speech following the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primaries included Dean rattling off a list of states in escalating volume as crowd noise rose, resulting in increasingly distorted audio and culminating in an unusual "yeehaw" scream. It was one of the first political Internet memes.[\[459\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NBCNews-459)
- Delete your account – A phrase used on Twitter to criticize the opinions of opponents. On 9 June 2016, [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton") tweeted this phrase towards [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"). Afterwards, the tweet has become her most retweeted tweet of all time.[\[460\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-460)[\[461\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-461)[\[462\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-462)
- [Don't Tase Me, Bro\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida_Taser_incident "University of Florida Taser incident") – An incident at a campus talk by Senator [John Kerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry "John Kerry") where a student yelled his now-infamous phrase while being restrained by police.[\[463\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-463)
- [Eastwooding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood_at_the_2012_Republican_National_Convention "Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention") – After [Clint Eastwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood "Clint Eastwood")'s speech at the [2012 Republican National Convention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention "2012 Republican National Convention"), in which he spoke to an empty chair representing President [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama"), photos were posted by users on the Internet of people talking to empty chairs, with various captions referring to the chair as either Obama or Eastwood.[\[464\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Ngak_Chenda-464)[\[465\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-465)[\[466\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-466)
- "[Epstein didn't kill himself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_didn%27t_kill_himself "Epstein didn't kill himself")" – A bait-and-switch joke originating on the app [iFunny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFunny "IFunny") in October 2019,[\[467\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-467) two months after his [death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein "Death of Jeffrey Epstein") in August. Many memes alleged involvement of [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump"), [Hillary Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton "Hillary Clinton"), or other notable figures.[\[468\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-468) The meme saw mainstream popularity in late 2019, being unexpectedly snuck into [cable news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_news "Cable news") interviews by guests such as on [FOX News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOX_News "FOX News") and [MSNBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC "MSNBC").[\[469\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-469) It was also referenced by [Ricky Gervais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais "Ricky Gervais") at the [77th Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Golden_Globe_Awards "77th Golden Globe Awards") due to the alleged connections between Epstein and people in the Hollywood film industry.[\[470\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-470)
- [Forest raking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_\(2018\) "Camp Fire (2018)") – After U.S. President [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump")'s comments that [Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland "Finland") spent "a lot of time on raking and cleaning its forest floor", Finnish people began circulating satirical images of themselves raking the forests to stop wildfires.[\[471\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-471)
- JD Vance edits – A series of images where [JD Vance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance "JD Vance") is humorously edited.[\[472\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-NEWYORKER-25-472)
- [Jesusland map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map "Jesusland map") – A map created shortly after the [2004 U.S. presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004 "U.S. presidential election, 2004") that [satirizes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire") the [red/blue states scheme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states "Red states and blue states") by dividing the United States and Canada into "The United States of Canada" and "Jesusland".[\[473\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-473)
- [Kekistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekistan "Kekistan") – A [fictional country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_country "Fictional country") created by 4chan members that has become a political meme and online movement used notably by the [alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right").[\[474\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-474)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him – A quote said by American diplomat [Paul Bremer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bremer "Paul Bremer") during a 2003 press conference announcing [the capture of Saddam Hussein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Saddam_Hussein "Capture of Saddam Hussein"). The scene, coupled with audio from the [Breakbot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakbot "Breakbot") song "[Baby I'm Yours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Your_Side_\(Breakbot_album\) "By Your Side (Breakbot album)")", began to be widely used with clips of people being apprehended or caught off-guard in some fashion, often in the context of FBI operations.[\[475\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-475)
- [Miss Me Yet?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Me_Yet%3F "Miss Me Yet?") – Billboards that appeared on American highways in early 2010 that featured George W. Bush asking "Miss me yet?".[\[476\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-476) Inspired a series of themed merchandise from online agencies such as [CafePress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CafePress "CafePress").[\[477\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-477)
- [Mug shot of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot_of_Donald_Trump "Mug shot of Donald Trump") – A mugshot of the U.S. president, Donald Trump, taken in August 2023 after he was voluntarily taken to the [Fulton County Jail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County_Jail "Fulton County Jail").[\[478\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-478)
- [Series of tubes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes "Series of tubes") – A phrase originally coined as an analogy by [Senator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senator "United States Senator") [Ted Stevens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens "Ted Stevens") to describe the Internet in the context of opposing [network neutrality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality "Network neutrality"). His statement was later remixed on YouTube and [YTMND](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTMND "YTMND").[\[479\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-479)[\[480\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-480)
- [Strong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_\(advertisement\) "Strong (advertisement)") – A [political advertisement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_advertisement "Political advertisement") issued by [Texas Governor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Texas "Governor of Texas") [Rick Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry "Rick Perry") [presidential campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry_presidential_campaign,_2012 "Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2012") in December 2011 for the [2012 Republican Party presidential primaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012 "Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012"). The video was parodied[\[481\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-481) and became one of the most disliked videos on YouTube.[\[482\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-482)
- [Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz%E2%80%93Zodiac_meme "Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme") – A mock [conspiracy theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory "Conspiracy theory") suggesting that American Senator and Presidential candidate [Ted Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz "Ted Cruz") was the [Zodiac Killer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer "Zodiac Killer"), an unidentified Californian serial killer of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Cruz was either not born or, at the latest, a toddler).[\[483\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-npr-483)
- [Thanks Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks_Obama "Thanks Obama") – A sarcastic expression used by critics of President Barack Obama to blame personal troubles and inconveniences on public policies supported or enacted by the administration.[\[484\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-schwarz-484)
- *[This Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JibJab#"This_Land" "JibJab")* – A [Flash animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_animation "Flash animation") produced by [JibJab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JibJab "JibJab") featuring cartoon faces of [George W. Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush "George W. Bush") and [John Kerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry "John Kerry") singing a parody of "[This Land Is Your Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land "This Land Is Your Land")" that spoofs the [2004 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election "2004 United States presidential election"). The video became a viral hit and viewed by over 100 million, leading to the production of other JibJab hits, including *Good to Be in D.C.* and *Big Box Mart*.[\[485\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Graham_Jefferson-485)
- "[Running through fields of wheat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_through_fields_of_wheat "Running through fields of wheat")" – In 2017, then UK Prime Minister [Theresa May](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May "Theresa May") was asked by interviewer [Julie Etchingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Etchingham "Julie Etchingham") what the "naughtiest thing" she had done as a child was. May responded that she and her friend "used to run through the fields of wheat", something "the farmers weren't too pleased about". The statement became the subject of mockery and a meme.[\[486\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-486)[\[487\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-487)
- [Winnie the Pooh comparison to Xi Jinping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie_the_Pooh_in_China "Censorship of Winnie the Pooh in China") – In 2013, a still image of China Chinese leader [Xi Jinping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping "Xi Jinping") meeting with US President Barack Obama was compared to [Winnie the Pooh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh "Winnie the Pooh") and [Tigger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigger "Tigger"). As comparisons of Pooh to Xi persist, the government tightened its censorship to suppress the trend.[\[488\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-488) The comparisons are not limited to internet users in China. The phenomenon has been reported to occur in the Philippines.[\[489\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-489)
Videos
Other phenomena
- [15\.ai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15.ai "15.ai") – A free web application launched in 2020 that uses [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") to generate [text-to-speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-to-speech "Text-to-speech") voices of fictional characters from popular media.[\[490\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-490)[\[491\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-491)[\[492\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-492) The website is credited with popularizing [AI voice cloning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_deepfake "Audio deepfake") in [memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") and [content creation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_creation "Content creation").[\[493\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-493)[\[494\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-494)[\[495\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-495)
- [6-7 (meme)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6-7_\(meme\) "6-7 (meme)") – An [internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") based on [Skrilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrilla "Skrilla")'s song "Doot Doot (6 7)," with its popularity built around the lyric "6–7." It is believed the lyric refers to 67th Street in [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago "Chicago"), but as a meme, it does not have a fixed meaning and is simply a catchy phrase used in a variety of contexts. It is often tied to [LaMelo Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball "LaMelo Ball") and the "6–7 Kid."[\[496\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-496)[\[497\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-497)
- "And I oop" – A video of [drag queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_queen "Drag queen") [Jasmine Masters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_Masters "Jasmine Masters") stopping a story to say the phrase "and I oop" after accidentally hitting himself in the testes.[\[498\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-498)
- "Banana for scale" – An [internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme") that became popular for humorously measuring lengths of various objects. In this internet phenomenon, other objects juxtaposed with a banana are accompanied with the text "banana for scale".[\[499\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-bananaforscale-499)
- *[Ben Drowned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Drowned "Ben Drowned")* – A self-published three-part [multimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia "Multimedia") [ARG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") [web serial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_fiction#Web_serial "Web fiction") and web series inspired by [creepypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta "Creepypasta") and *[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask")*, created by Alexander D. Hall.[\[500\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-500)
- [Binod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binod_\(meme\) "Binod (meme)") – An internet [fad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fad "Fad") which became popular in India in 2020.[\[501\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-binod-501) It originated from a comment by a user with the screen name 'Binod', who had added only the word 'Binod' as a comment. This was followed by a video by Slayy Point, mocking "Binod" and YouTube comment sections in general. People started spamming the word 'Binod' across social media, primarily in YouTube comments and stream chats.[\[502\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-502) A number of organisations also posted memes, including [Netflix India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_India "Netflix India"),[\[503\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Economic_Times-503) Twitter and [Tinder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinder_\(app\) "Tinder (app)").[\[503\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-The_Economic_Times-503) [Paytm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paytm "Paytm") temporarily changed its Twitter name to 'Binod'.[\[501\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-binod-501)
- [Chuck Norris facts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris_facts "Chuck Norris facts") – [Satirical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire") [factoids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid "Factoid") about [martial artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_artist "Martial artist") and actor [Chuck Norris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris "Chuck Norris") that became popular culture after spreading through the Internet.[\[504\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-504)
- [Clanker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanker "Clanker") – Derogatory term for [robots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots "Robots") and [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") software.[\[505\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-505)
- [Creepypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta "Creepypasta") – [Urban legends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend "Urban legend") or scary stories circulating on the Internet, many times revolving around specific videos, pictures, or video games.[\[506\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Considine_Austin-506) The term "creepypasta" is a mutation of the term "copypasta": a short, readily available piece of text that is easily copied and pasted into a text field. "Copypasta" is derived from "[copy/paste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy/paste "Copy/paste")", and in its original sense commonly referred to presumably initially sincere text (e.g. a blog or forum post) perceived by the copy/paster as undesirable or otherwise preposterous, which was then copied and pasted to other sites as a form of [trolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling "Trolling"). In the pre-Internet era, such material regularly circulated as [faxlore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxlore "Faxlore").
- DignifAI – A 4chan-linked campaign to use AI tools to make women in photos look more modestly dressed. The trend is the opposite of [deepfake pornography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake_pornography "Deepfake pornography") in that it is used to add clothes rather than remove them, and it has been used as a form of [slut-shaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut-shaming "Slut-shaming").[\[507\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-dignifai-507)[\[508\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-digni2-508)
- *[Dumb Ways to Die](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Ways_to_Die "Dumb Ways to Die")* – A 2012 [Metro Trains Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Trains_Melbourne "Metro Trains Melbourne") safety campaign that became popular on the Internet in November 2012.[\[509\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-509)
- [Elsagate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate "Elsagate") – A controversy surrounding children's YouTube videos in the late 2010s and 2020s.[\[510\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-510)
- Freecycling – The exchange of unwanted goods via the Internet.[\[511\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-511)
- Get stick bugged lol – A video clip of a [stick insect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_insect "Stick insect") swaying as bait-and-switch meme similar to [Rickrolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling "Rickrolling"), in which an irrelevant video would unexpectedly transition to the clip when the stickbug revealed with the caption "Get stick bugged LOL".[\[512\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-512)
- Get Out of My Car – An animated video created by [Psychicpebbles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Hadel "Zach Hadel"), which uses the real audio of a man yelling at a woman to get out of his car.[\[513\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-513)
- [Have You Seen This Man?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Man "This Man") – A viral website that emerged on the Internet in the late 2000s, claiming to gather data about a mysterious figure only known as *This Man* that appears in dreams of people who never saw him before.[\[514\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-514)
- [Horse ebooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_ebooks "Horse ebooks") / Pronunciation Book – A five-year-long viral marketing [alternate reality game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game "Alternate reality game") for a larger art project developed by Synydyne. "Horse\_ebooks" was a Twitter account that seemed to promote [e-books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book "E-book"), while "Pronunciation Book" was a YouTube channel that provided ways to pronounce English words. Both accounts engaged in non-sequiturs, making some believe that the accounts were run by automated services. Pronunciation Book shifted to pronouncing numerals in a countdown fashion in mid-2013, concluding in late September 2013 revealing the connection to Horse\_ebook and identity of Synydyne behind the accounts, and the introduction of their next art project.[\[515\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-515)[\[516\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-516)
- [Hou De Kharcha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hou_De_Kharcha "Hou De Kharcha"), a meme in [Marathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_language "Marathi language")[\[517\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-517)
- [I am lonely will anyone speak to me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_lonely_will_anyone_speak_to_me "I am lonely will anyone speak to me") – A thread created on MovieCodec.com's forums, which has been described as the "Web's Top Hangout for Lonely Folk" by *[Wired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_\(magazine\) "Wired (magazine)")* magazine.[\[518\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Andrews_Robert-518)
- [Internet checkpoint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_checkpoint "Internet checkpoint") – A phenomenon that originated on [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube") in 2012 after a video upload by Taia777 of stretched out game soundtrack and edited images led to viewers commenting "Checkpoints" about their life in the comments section. The term is a reference to video game automatic save points.[\[519\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-RICHYS-519)
- [Italian brainrot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_brainrot "Italian brainrot") - A series of videos revolving around [AI-generated images](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_visual_art "Artificial intelligence visual art") of [surrealist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism "Surrealism") animals. These videos are accompanied by a nonsensical [Italian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language "Italian language") voiceover.[\[520\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-520)
- [Johnny Johnny Yes Papa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Johnny_Yes_Papa "Johnny Johnny Yes Papa") – A children's nursery rhyme series.[\[521\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-521)
- [Ligma joke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligma_joke "Ligma joke") – A meme to set up a crude joke.[\[522\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-522)[\[523\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-523)
- [Most Awesomest Thing Ever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Awesomest_Thing_Ever "Most Awesomest Thing Ever") – A defunct website that randomly paired two objects, celebrities and activities, and asked viewers to decide their favourite. The ultimate goal of the project was to see what viewers considered the most "awesomest".[\[524\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-524) At the website's closure in 2022, [teleportation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleportation "Teleportation") was ranked number 1.[\[525\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-525)
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[The paperclip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip "One red paperclip") that Kyle MacDonald barted to buy a house, after 14 trade-ups
- [Netflix and chill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_and_chill "Netflix and chill") – An English language slang term using an invitation to watch [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") together as a [euphemism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism "Euphemism") for sex, either between partners or casually as a [booty call](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_sex "Casual sex"). The phrase has been popularized through the Internet.[\[526\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-fusion-526)[\[527\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-rickett-527)
- [Omission of New Zealand from maps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_of_New_Zealand_from_maps "Omission of New Zealand from maps") – New Zealand is often excluded from world maps, which has caught the attention of New Zealander users on the Internet.[\[528\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-528)
- [One red paperclip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip "One red paperclip") – The story of a Canadian blogger who bartered his way from a red paperclip to a house in a year's time.[\[529\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-529)
- [Planking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planking_\(fad\) "Planking (fad)") – Also known as the Lying Down Game. An activity consisting of lying in a face down position, with palms touching the body's sides and toes touching the ground, sometimes in bizarre locations. Some compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.[\[530\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-530)
- Reality shifting – A mental phenomenon similar to [lucid dreaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming "Lucid dreaming") or [maladaptive daydreaming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming "Maladaptive daydreaming") that appeared on [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok "TikTok"), in which practitioners believe they travel to alternate realities, usually fictional (for example the [Wizarding World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizarding_World "Wizarding World") of the Harry Potter franchise).[\[531\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-531)
- [Rickrolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling "Rickrolling") – An internet prank in which a video unexpectedly plays the music video for "[Never Gonna Give You Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up "Never Gonna Give You Up")" by [Rick Astley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley "Rick Astley") instead of what was advertised.[\[532\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-532)
- Savage Babies – Also known as the Most Savage Babies in Human History, a meme popular in 2016 that uses clips from the Indian children's YouTube channel VideoGyan 3D Rhymes, namely their series of nursery rhymes "Zool Babies". The videos are heavily distorted and given edgy, ironic titles that exaggerate the meaning of the video, such as "Five Little Babies Dressed as Pilots" becoming "Savage Babies Cause [9/11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks "September 11 attacks")".[\[533\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-533)
- [SCP Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation "SCP Foundation") – A creative writing website that contains thousands of fictitious containment procedures for paranormal objects captured by the in-universe SCP Foundation, a secret organization tasked with securing and documenting objects that violate natural law or pose a threat to humanity's perception of normalcy and further existence.[\[534\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-534)[\[535\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-scippyscip-535) The website has inspired numerous spin-off works, including a stage play and video games such as *[SCP – Containment Breach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_%E2%80%93_Containment_Breach "SCP – Containment Breach")*.[\[535\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-scippyscip-535)[\[536\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Belfield-536)
- [Siren Head](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_Head "Siren Head") – A fictional cryptid which has an air raid siren as a head, created by horror artist Trevor Henderson. It has accumulated a fan following which has spawned numerous pieces of fan works and fan-made video games. Many video edits have depicted Siren Head playing various songs over a populated area.[\[537\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-537) Siren Head has been erroneously recognized as an SCP, most notably when the character was briefly submitted to the SCP Foundation Wiki as SCP-6789; the entry was removed after Henderson and site users expressed intention to keep Siren Head independent of the SCP Foundation Wiki.[\[538\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-538)[\[539\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-539) Another entry, *SCP-5987*, was inspired by the character name and the controversy from the deleted entry.[\[540\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-540)
- [Smash or Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_or_Pass "Smash or Pass") – A game in which players decide whether they would hypothetically "smash" (have sex with) someone or "pass" (choose not to).[\[541\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-541)
- [Steak and Blowjob Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Blowjob_Day "Steak and Blowjob Day") – A meme suggesting that a complementary holiday to [Valentine's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day "Valentine's Day"), primarily for men, takes place on 14 March each year.[\[542\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-sheknows2014-542)
- [Storm Area 51](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Area_51,_They_Can%27t_Stop_All_of_Us "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us") – A joke event created on Facebook to "storm" the highly classified [Area 51](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51 "Area 51") military base, with over 1,700,000 people claiming to be attending and another 1,300,000 claiming they were "interested" in going.[\[543\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-543) 1,500 people arrived in the vicinity of Area 51 the day of the event, 20 September 2019, only one of whom actually breached the boundary and was quickly escorted off the premises.[\[544\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-IndieAttendance-544)[\[545\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-545)
- [Slender Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man "Slender Man") or Slenderman – A creepypasta meme and urban-legend [fakelore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakelore "Fakelore") tale created on 8 June 2009, by user Victor Surge on [Something Awful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Awful "Something Awful") as part of a contest to [edit photographs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_manipulation "Photo manipulation") to contain "supernatural" entities and then pass them off as legitimate on paranormal forums. The Slender Man gained prominence as a frightening malevolent entity: a tall thin man wearing a suit and lacking a face with "his" head only being blank, white, and featureless. After the initial creation, numerous stories and videos were created by fans of the character.[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-Marble_Hornets_ARG-205) Slender Man was later [adapted into a video game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages "Slender: The Eight Pages") in 2012 and became more widely known. There is also a [film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_\(film\) "Slender Man (film)") released in 2018 to negative reviews.
- [Surreal memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_humour "Surreal humour") – A type of meme that are artistically bizarre in appearance and whose humor derives from their absurd style. Certain qualities and characters, such as Meme Man, Mr. Orange, and a minimalist style, are frequent markers of the meme.[\[546\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-546)
- Tell me without telling me – A [snowclone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone "Snowclone") and social media challenge in which participants indirectly signal a personal trait, identity, or affiliation through illustrative details rather than explicit statements. The format emerged on Twitter in 2019 and became widespread in late 2020, particularly on TikTok, where it was popularized through short videos using phrasing such as "tell me you're evangelical without telling me you're evangelical". It has since been applied to a wide range of topics, including nationality, profession, political views, consumer habits.[\[547\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-547) It has also been adapted into a card game.[\[548\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-548)
- [The Million Dollar Homepage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Dollar_Homepage "The Million Dollar Homepage") – A website conceived in 2005 by [Alex Tew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Tew "Alex Tew"), a student from [Wiltshire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire "Wiltshire"), England, to raise money for his [university education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_education "University education"). The [home page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_page "Home page") consists of a [million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million "Million") [pixels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel "Pixel") arranged in a 1000 × 1000 pixel grid. The image-based links on it were sold for \$1 per pixel in 10 × 10 blocks.[\[549\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-549)
- [Three Wolf Moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Wolf_Moon "Three Wolf Moon") – A [t-shirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt "T-shirt") with many ironic reviews on [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com").[\[550\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-550)
- [Throwback Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwback_Thursday "Throwback Thursday") – The trend of posting older, nostalgic photos on Thursdays under the [hashtag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag "Hashtag") \#ThrowbackThursday or \#TBT.[\[551\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-551)
- [The Undertaker vs. Mankind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undertaker_vs._Mankind "The Undertaker vs. Mankind") – A [copypasta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copypasta "Copypasta") where at the end of a comment of an irrelevant topic, the event is referenced.[\[552\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-552)
- Vibe Check – Generally ascribed as a spiritual evaluation of a person's mental and emotional state.[\[553\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-553)[\[554\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-554)
- [Vuvuzelas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela "Vuvuzela") – The near-constant playing of the buzz-sounding vuvuzela instrument during games of the [2010 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Cup "2010 World Cup") in South Africa led to numerous vuvuzela-based [memes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme"), including YouTube temporarily adding a vuvuzela effect that could be added to any video during the World Cup.[\[555\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-555)[\[556\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-556)
- [Willy's Chocolate Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Chocolate_Experience "Willy's Chocolate Experience") – An unlicenced event based on the *[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory")* franchise held in [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow "Glasgow"), Scotland. Due to the misleading AI-generated advertisements and its sparsely decorated warehouse location, images of the event went viral. Notable viral images include a dispirited woman dressed as an [Oompa-Loompa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oompa-Loompa "Oompa-Loompa") and an original character called "The Unknown".[\[557\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-557)
- [Yanny or Laurel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanny_or_Laurel "Yanny or Laurel") – An audio illusion where individuals hear either the word "Yanny" or "Laurel".[\[558\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-558)
- [YouTube Poop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Poop "YouTube Poop") – [Video mashups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_mashup "Video mashup") in which users deconstruct and piece together video for [psychedelic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_art "Psychedelic art") or [absurdist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_humour "Surreal humour") effect.[\[559\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_note-559)
See also
- [List of Internet phenomena in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena_in_China "List of Internet phenomena in China")
- [List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena_in_Pakistan "List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan")
- [Cats and the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Internet "Cats and the Internet")
- [Index of Internet-related articles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Internet-related_articles "Index of Internet-related articles")
- [Internet culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_culture "Internet culture")
- [Internet meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme "Internet meme")
- [Know Your Meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Meme "Know Your Meme")
- [List of YouTubers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTubers "List of YouTubers")
- [Outline of the Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Internet "Outline of the Internet")
- [Urban legends and myths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legends_and_myths "Urban legends and myths")
- [Usenet personality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_personality "Usenet personality")
- [Viral phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_phenomenon "Viral phenomenon")
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Burlingame, Russ (21 October 2025). ["Michael Huang hopes theatrical release will help *Battle for Dream Island* expand its huge YouTube audience"](https://www.comicsbeat.com/michael-huang-bfdi-tpot-20-battle-dream-island/). *[Comics Beat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Beat "Comics Beat")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251021195630/https://www.comicsbeat.com/michael-huang-bfdi-tpot-20-battle-dream-island/) from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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77. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-78)**
*[A Lego Brickumentary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Lego_Brickumentary "A Lego Brickumentary")*.
78. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-79)**
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81. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Cultural_touchstones_82-0)**
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McNamara, Paul (16 June 1997). ["Baby talk: This twisting tot is all the rage on the 'Net"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Kh0EAAAAMBAJ&q=dancing+baby&pg=PA1). [Network World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_World "Network World"). Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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Kleeman, Sophie (17 November 2015). ["12 Years Later, Here's What Happened to the Viral Mastermind Behind 'The End of the World'"](https://mic.com/articles/128676/hokay-so-heres-the-earth-the-story-of-jason-windsors-the-end-of-the-world). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220222113821/https://www.mic.com/articles/128676/hokay-so-heres-the-earth-the-story-of-jason-windsors-the-end-of-the-world) from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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Hern, Alex (30 January 2015). ["Flash is dead, and YouTube dealt the killing blow"](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/30/flash-youtube-nostalgia). *The Guardian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220708220321/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/30/flash-youtube-nostalgia) from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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87. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-DeanKL_88-0)**
Dean, Kari Lynn (23 June 2003). ["HomestarRunner Hits a Homer"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100213071113/http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/06/59261). *[Wired Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Magazine "Wired Magazine")*. Archived from [the original](https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/06/59261//) on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
88. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-89)**
Hooton, Christopher (23 March 2017). ["Death Note trailer: Netflix manga-adapted film centres on teen in control of who lives and dies"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/death-note-netflix-2017-teaser-trailer-release-date-manga-adaptation-film-movie-a7645076.html). *The Independent*. Independent Digital News & Media. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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Allen, Jamie (15 May 2000). ["Shorts move from film-class project to big time on Web"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130617082909/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/15/short.film/). CNN. Archived from [the original](http://archives.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/15/short.film/) on 17 June 2013.
90. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-91)**
Gunn, Angela (24 August 1999). ["Gerbil in a Microwave"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141224002146/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-08-24/long-island-voice/gerbil-in-a-microwave/). *[The Village Voice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Voice "The Village Voice")*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-08-24/long-island-voice/gerbil-in-a-microwave/) on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
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92. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-93)**
Morrison, Bruce (21 November 2003). ["Internet cartoons represent the best non-porn content on web"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090205103728/http://media.www.thetigernews.com/media/storage/paper863/news/2003/11/21/Timeout/Internet.Cartoons.Represent.The.Best.NonPorn.Content.On.Web-1990721.shtml). *TheTigerNews.com*. Archived from [the original](http://media.www.thetigernews.com/media/storage/paper863/news/2003/11/21/Timeout/Internet.Cartoons.Represent.The.Best.NonPorn.Content.On.Web-1990721.shtml) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
93. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-94)**
["Video – Breaking News Videos from"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100604032512/http://www.cnn.com/video/?%2Fvideo%2Fsports%2F2010%2F05%2F31%2Fnr.bear.kung.fu.moves.cnn). CNN.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/sports/2010/05/31/nr.bear.kung.fu.moves.cnn) on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
94. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-PRI_95-0)**
Werman, Marco (18 August 2006). ["Global Hit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061001164915/http://www.theworld.org/?q=node%2F3625). *[The World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_\(radio_program\) "The World (radio program)")*. [Public Radio International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Radio_International "Public Radio International"). Archived from [the original](https://www.theworld.org/?q=node/3625) (radio) on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2006.
95. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-NYMag_96-0)**
Feldman, Brian (6 November 2015). ["Talking to the Man Behind 'Loss,' the Internet's Longest-Running Miscarriage 'Joke'"](http://nymag.com/selectall/2015/11/longest-running-miscarriage-meme-on-the-web.html). *[New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_\(magazine\) "New York (magazine)")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170820064609/http://nymag.com/selectall/2015/11/longest-running-miscarriage-meme-on-the-web.html) from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
96. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-97)**
Miller, Ross (2 September 2008). ["PAX 2008: The Penny Arcade Interview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080902233828/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/pax-2008-the-penny-arcade-interview/). *[Joystiq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joystiq "Joystiq")*. Archived from [the original](http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/pax-2008-the-penny-arcade-interview/) on 2 September 2008.
97. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-98)**
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407. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-410)**
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408. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-411)**
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410. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-413)**
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417. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-420)**
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426. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-postnews20231219_429-0)**
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427. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-430)**
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428. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-431)**
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429. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-432)**
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430. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-433)**
Saggio, Jessica. ["BDB: People are STILL trolling Cracker Barrel, the road closure saga continues and an epic video"](https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/13/bdb-people-still-trolling-cracker-barrel-road-closure-saga-continues-and-epic-video/100374462/). *Florida Today*. USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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432. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-435)**
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435. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-438)**
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436. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-:3_439-0)**
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437. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-440)**
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438. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Rajghatta_Chidanand_441-0)**
Rajghatta, Chidanand (1 July 2007). ["Kashmir's 'Rage Boy' invites humour, mirth"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Kashmirs-Rage-Boy-invites-humour-mirth/articleshow/2164387.cms). *[The Times of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_India "The Times of India")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120127222740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-01/us/27994267_1_t-shirts-poster-boy-protests) from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
439. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-sweater_442-0)** [The sweater that has Poland in stitches](http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/polands-reallife-borat/2006/11/15/1163266600167.html), *[The Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age "The Age")*, November 15, 2006
440. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-443)**
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441. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-444)**
Messina, Victoria. ["This Sensually Sassy Chef Just Set the Internet on Fire With a Hilarious New Meme"](http://www.popsugar.com/tech/What-Salt-Bae-Meme-42971685#photo-42971685). *POPSUGAR Tech*. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
442. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-445)**
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443. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-446)**
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444. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Yahoo_447-0)**
["Fake Putin arrest video becomes online hit"](https://news.yahoo.com/fake-putin-arrest-video-becomes-online-hit-094114602.html). *[Yahoo! News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_News "Yahoo! News")*. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
445. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-448)**
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446. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-449)**
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447. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Hess_2016_450-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Hess_2016_450-1)
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448. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Lewis_2016_451-0)**
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449. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Sanders_2016_452-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Sanders_2016_452-1)
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450. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-453)**
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451. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-454)**
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452. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-455)**
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453. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-456)**
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454. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-457)**
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455. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Obama_Girl_458-0)**
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457. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-460)**
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459. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-462)**
Victor, Daniel (9 June 2016). ["Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump: 'Delete Your Account'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/us/politics/hillary-clinton-to-donald-trump-delete-your-account.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
460. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-463)**
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461. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-Ngak_Chenda_464-0)**
Ngak, Chenda (31 August 2012). ["Eastwood's speech sparks Twitter trend, "Eastwooding" photo meme"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eastwoods-speech-sparks-twitter-trend-eastwooding-photo-meme/). *[CBS News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News "CBS News")*. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
462. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-465)**
Ortiz, Erik (31 August 2012). ["Clint Eastwood inspires 'Eastwooding': Social media users upload empty chair pics online"](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/eastwooding-inspires-social-media-users-upload-empty-chair-pics-clint-eastwood-speech-article-1.1148602). *New York Daily News*. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
463. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-466)**
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464. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-467)**
Khawaja, Jemayel (10 December 2019). ["'Jeffrey Epstein Didn't Kill Himself' Is Peak Meme After Art Basel Prank"](https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/jeffrey-epstein-didnt-kill-himself-meme-1203431048/). *Variety*. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
465. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-468)**
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466. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-469)**
Grey Ellis, Emma (15 November 2019). ["'Epstein Didn't Kill Himself' and the Meme-ing of Conspiracy"](https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-didnt-kill-himself-conspiracy/). *Wired*. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
467. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-470)**
White, Abbey (5 January 2020). ["Golden Globes: Read Ricky Gervais' Scathing Opening Monologue"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/transcript-ricky-gervais-golden-globes-2020-opening-monologue-1266516/). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
468. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-471)**
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469. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-NEWYORKER-25_472-0)**
Chayka, Kyle (26 March 2025). ["Resisting Trump 2.0 with Brain-Rot Memes"](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/resisting-trump-20-with-brain-rot-memes). *[The New Yorker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker "The New Yorker")*. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
470. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-473)**
[Bai, Matt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bai "Matt Bai") (19 November 2006). ["The Last 20th-Century Election?"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/magazine/19wwln_lede.html?_r=2). *[The New York Times Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Magazine "The New York Times Magazine")*. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
471. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-474)**
Wilson, Jason (23 May 2017). ["Hiding in plain sight: how the 'alt-right' is weaponizing irony to spread fascism"](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/23/alt-right-online-humor-as-a-weapon-facism). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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Zhou, Naaman (20 December 2018). ["Ladies and gentlemen, we got him: the evolution of one of 2018's best memes"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/dec/20/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-got-him-the-evolution-of-one-of-2018s-best-memes). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
473. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-476)**
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474. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-477)**
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476. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-479)**
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477. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-480)**
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478. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-481)**
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479. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-482)**
Barthel, Mike (9 December 2011). ["Why Do People Want Rick Perry To Be More "Disliked" Than Rebecca Black?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160602075354/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/why-do-people-want-rick-perry-to-be-more-disliked-than-rebecca-black-6642051). *Village Voice*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/music/why-do-people-want-rick-perry-to-be-more-disliked-than-rebecca-black-6642051) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
480. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-npr_483-0)**
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504. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-dignifai_507-0)**
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505. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena#cite_ref-digni2_508-0)**
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