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Expanding Brain meme

罢丑别听expanding brain听meme shows the ironic progression of ideas (from supposedly primitive to more advanced) using a sequence of images depicting various stages of spiritual or mental enlightenment.听It’s used for general humorous observations, satire, social commentary, and ridicule of others or to show an original, clever, or out-of-the-box idea.

罢丑别听expanding brain听meme first emerged in January, 2017 on the Reddit subred: r/dankmemes. The original meme consisted of four images. The first featured a small brain inside an x-ray next to the word听who. The second image illustrated a larger brain, with pink and purple lights representing neural activity, next to听whom. The third (larger) brain image was paired with听飞丑辞尘鈥檚迟. The final head, next to听飞丑辞尘蝉迟鈥檇, had green beams radiating out of the brain, as if it were exploding with enlightenment.听奥丑辞尘鈥檚迟听补苍诲听飞丑辞尘蝉迟鈥檇听are nonsense words, inspired by corrections (or miscorrections) of听who听补苍诲听whom,听and they are used to mock faux-fancy forms of听whom.

The meme quickly spread in 2017 from Reddit to Tumblr and Twitter as users cleverly substituted the听飞丑辞-飞丑辞尘诲鈥檚迟听progression for other absurd sequences.

Bad Luck Brian

Bad Luck Brian听is a meme featuring a teenage boy in a sweater vest showing off a goofy grin with braces. The text on the image describes various unfortunate, unlucky, embarrassing, and hilarious circumstances that happen to him.

The original听Bad Luck Brian听meme was posted to Reddit in the subreddit /r/AdviceAnimals on January 23, 2012. It reads 鈥淭akes driving test. Gets first DUI.鈥� It received some attention, but later on the same day, a significantly more popular听Bad Luck Brian听meme was posted. It reads: 鈥淔art in class. Shits.鈥�

Like other memes,听Bad Luck Brian听tells a humorous story in a handful of words. Many of these stories focus on occurrences that the creators imagine could happen to a character like听Bad Luck Brian听if he were real. Mainly,听Bad Luck Brian听is used to describe embarrassing or unfortunate situations, often involving sexuality, bodily fluids, and negative social interactions. What’s not funny about that?

Evil Kermit

Evil Kermit听is about your internal dialogue encouraging you to do things that might sound good, but probably won鈥檛 end up being very good decisions. Alternatively,听Evil Kermit听is about 鈥渋ndulging in your vices鈥� or being impulsive.

The actual image that appears in the meme is taken from the 2014 movie听Muppets Most Wanted. In the movie, Kermit is faced with his evil doppelganger, Constantine, who wears a black cloak.听The meme itself is taken from a still of the two characters facing one another in the film. 罢丑别听Evil Kermit听meme first appeared on November 6, 2016. Twitter user @aaannnnyyyyaaaa tweeted the picture with the caption 鈥渕e: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him.鈥�

Over the next few days, other Twitter users began to post their own versions of the meme: 鈥淢e: I鈥檓 sure there鈥檚 a logical explanation for this. / Me to me: Overreact.鈥� Another, by @BreaSimone reads 鈥淢e: he apologized. I should say okay & let it go. / Other me: bring up that thing that pissed you off 3 weeks ago too. Finish him.鈥�

Grumpy Cat

Grumpy Cat听is a feline internet celebrity who became an overnight sensation because of her perpetually grumpy-looking facial expression.

The majority of听Grumpy Cat听memes use photos of Tardar Sauce (the cat’s actual name) with comments about something negative, in a broad sense.

Plus, who doesn’t love hearing negativity spewing from a grumpy-looking cat. Grumpy Cat even has her own line of merchandise now … check it out below:

Ancient Aliens

罢丑别听ancient aliens听meme features a still image from the television show of the same name. This picture of host Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is then paired with text about aliens as the cause of whatever is the topic of discussion, however unlikely that may be.

The television show听Ancient Aliens听started airing in April, 2010. The show has serious critics who point to its problematic practice of presenting completely fabricated, far-fetched stories as history.听People use the meme to poke fun at the show, and specifically Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, though Tsoukalos has said in interviews that he loves the meme and finds it funny.

罢丑别听ancient aliens听meme itself is an image macro that depicts Giorgio A. Tsoukalos with a humorous phrase insisting some unexplained phenomena was the work of aliens or some other supernatural being. It could also be posted in reference to something perfectly explainable, but with the unlikely insistence that it was aliens who were responsible.

Over time,听ancient aliens听has evolved to include many variations. A popular version is the image overlaid with the text “I’m not saying it was aliens鈥� but it was aliens,” or the more simplistic version that has just “ALIENS.”

One does not simply

Alluding to a quote from a听Lord of the Rings听movie,听One does not simply听is the catchphrase of popular memes that comment on humorous, complex, challenging, or aggravating experiences or situations.

In a notable scene in the first movie,听The Fellowship of the Ring, a secret council declares that a magical, powerful ring can only be destroyed by being pitched into the fires of Mount Doom, a volcano in the dark and evil land of Mordor. In response, the character of Boromir, played by Sean Bean, explains to the group with great apprehension: 鈥淥ne does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep.鈥� And then, making a circle with his hand, he says. 鈥淭he great eye is ever watchful.鈥�

The听One does not simply听meme usually features a screenshot of Sean Bean as Boromir, especially a still of the actor making a circular, eye shape with his hand. At the top of the image is the caption听One does not simply听followed by text on the bottom like 鈥淥ne does not simply touch MC Hammer鈥� or 鈥淥ne does not simply save Africa by donating $1.鈥�

In 2015, Sean Bean acknowledged the popularity of the meme himself in an interview: 鈥淔or some reason, the parts I play, like Boromir or Ned Stark, have a life online long afterwards…I keep seeing, what do you call them鈥攎emes? 鈥�One does not simply ask for a drink‘ instead of 鈥�One does not simply听walk into Mordor鈥欌�攖hat sort of thing…They’ll probably be my unintended legacy.鈥�

Hey Girl

罢丑别听Ryan Gosling Hey Girl听meme is a series of images of Canadian actor Ryan Gosling paired with text that begins with the phrase 鈥淗ey girl.鈥� While feminist and romantic messages are typically used, the image and phrase have been used to comment on a variety of subjects including art, politics, philosophy, and sports.

The growing number of听Hey Girl听memes came to mainstream attention in 2010 when Gosling read some of the text from various images during an MTV interview.

Overly Attached Girlfriend

罢丑别听Overly Attached Girlfriend听meme is used to joke about obsessive, clingy behavior sometimes exhibited by women in relationships. The behavior attributed to听Overly Attached Girlfriend听is sometimes considered misogynistic and sexist.

In 2012, Justin Bieber launched a contest to accompany the release of his new fragrance Girlfriend. He challenged fans to rewrite the lyrics to his song 鈥淏oyfriend鈥� from the girlfriend鈥檚 point of view, then upload a video of them singing the song to YouTube. Laina Morris, then a 20-year-old from Texas, uploaded a video submission for the contest in which she sang about being a clingy girlfriend and smiled a creepy, wide-eyed smile at the camera. Reddit user yeahhtoast took a screenshot of Morris smiling and captioned it with a joke: 鈥淚 sewed my name on your shirts in case you forget you鈥檙e taken.鈥� The meme took off, and internet users began replacing the text with their own jokes about having a stalker for a girlfriend (e.g., 鈥淛ust because you broke up with me doesn鈥檛 mean I broke up with you鈥� or 鈥淚 recorded you breathing at night and made it my ringtone鈥�).

Thanks, Obama

Thanks, Obama听is a meme in which 44th president of the United States is blamed, often humorously, for various misfortunes.

The perceived overuse of the sarcastic phrase听Thanks, Obama听by conservatives lead to a new use of the phrase to facetiously blame the president for any kind of negative event. In 2012, the website Quickmeme dedicated a page to the 鈥淓verything is Barack Obama鈥檚 fault鈥� meme, featuring an image of the president looking downtrodden with captions like 鈥淢y toast got burnt this morning鈥� or 鈥淚 got a paper cut鈥� followed by听Thanks, Obama.Obama himself became aware of the meme and referenced it on more than one occasion. In a 2015 BuzzFeed video aimed at raising awareness for the Affordable Care Act, the president responded to a cookie too large for his glass of milk by muttering 鈥淭hanks, Obama鈥� under his breath. In a 2016 interview, the president concluded his remarks on the reduction of unemployment during his term with听Thanks, Obama.Even after Obama left office, the phrase and the hashtag have seen continued use in the press and on social media as an automatic, humorous issuing of blame, especially for ridiculously minor incidents or situations Obama could never have control over.