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Legendary Internet Memes

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Meme
Year
Origin
Format
Legacy
Rickroll
20074chan bait-and-switchLink redirectNever gonna give you up, 1B+ views, Rick Astley embraced it, ultimate internet prank
Doge
2013Shiba Inu 'Kabosu' photoImage macroSuch wow, very meme, inspired Dogecoin ($80B market cap at peak), Kabosu became international star
Distracted Boyfriend
2017Stock photo by Antonio GuillemLabeled imageUniversal template for temptation/loyalty, photographer made more from meme fame than stock sales
Drake Hotline Bling
2015Hotline Bling music videoApproval/disapprovalTwo-panel comparison format, Drake leaned into it, spawned infinite variations, template of the decade
This Is Fine
2013KC Green's 'Gunshow' comicReaction imageDog in burning room, universal symbol for denial, 2020-2025 mood, licensed for merchandise
Pepe the Frog
2005Matt Furie's 'Boy's Club' comicReaction imageFeels good man → political hijacking → reclaimed → $500K NFT sale, most contested meme ever
Stonks
2017Meme Man + stock graphicSurreal memeFinancial illiteracy personified, WSB culture, meme stocks literally happened
Woman Yelling at Cat
2019Housewives screaming + Smudge the catSplit panelTwo unrelated images perfectly combined, Smudge became a celebrity cat, endlessly remixable
Change My Mind
2018Steven Crowder's showOpinion templateBlank sign template for hot takes, separated from political context, debate culture in one image
Expanding Brain
2017Whang / RedditMulti-panel escalationProgressively absurd options presented as 'enlightened', galaxy brain = peak ironic wisdom
Loss (| || || |_)
2008Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomicAbstract patternReduced to 4 lines, found everywhere in nature/architecture, meta-meme about meme recognition
Wojak / Doomer / Bloomer
2010+Krautchan boardFace templateEvolved into entire personality taxonomy: doomer, bloomer, zoomer, boomer, coomer — replaced rage comics
Among Us 'Sus'
2020Among Us gameCatchphrase + imagePandemic gaming phenomenon, 'sus' entered mainstream vocabulary, crewmate seen in everything
Harambe
2016Cincinnati Zoo incidentTribute/ironic mourningStarted ironic internet mourning culture, 'dicks out for Harambe', some say this broke the timeline
Bernie Sanders Mittens
2021Biden inauguration photoPhotoshop insertBernie sitting anywhere, mittens became iconic, $1.8M raised for Vermont charities from merch

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