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The 'Om Telolet Om' meme has a bizarre origin
If you've been seeing what looks like a new-age mantra making the Twitter rounds, you'll be happy to know it's not a call to chill out before the holidays. It's just the latest internet trend. DJs have been tweeting "Om Telolet Om" over the past few ...

The memes that took over China's internet in 2016 speak to the country's power and fragility
It was a China that hardened its crackdown on allegedly corrupt officials, dissidents, activists, and ethnic groups to ensure the communist regime's stability on the eve of a major leadership reshuffle. It was a China that bullied its Asian neighbors ...

After a divisive year, Indonesians united by silly meme
But there's another way in which Indonesians are coming together: confusing the heck out of the rest of the world through a ridiculous meme. Rather than dwelling on rising tension and possible political crisis, young Indonesians are rounding out 2016 ...

Meme's the word: what it's like to raise an internet-famous child
Kate Thomas (who tells me that Gavin's father “doesn't know what Twitter is”) has joined the ranks of “meme mums”: mothers who manage and profit from their children's internet celebrity. Gavin is signed to a modelling agency and Thomas sells T-shirts ...

J. Cole's Manager Addresses The “Platinum With No Features” Meme
Just like its predecessor, Forest Hills Drive, the album featured zero guests on the tracklist. This has become a running Twitter meme used by his fans to celebrate the artist's commercial success. In a new interview with Billboard, J. Cole's manager ...

7 yrs later, Chatur from 3 Idiots is suddenly a viral meme, and these captions will leave you ROFL-ing
Remember Chatur Ramalingam or 'The Silencer', from Aamir Khan's much-loved film 3 Idiots? The character played by Indian American actor Om Vaidya was probably most popular in the film, thanks to his iconic and hilarious 'balatkaar' speech, which was ...

Weatherman JokeTracker: WFTV's Brian Shields made a meme
If you haven't been following WFTV's weatherman Brian Shields on Instagram, you're missing a collage of homemade memes, behind the-scenes shenanigans, and, of course, hot takes about Florida's weather. This week, Shields unleashed a high-pressure ...

'Harry Potter' Meme Retitles Books With Hermione Granger as the Lead
An excellent new meme makes that reality crystal clear, giving the Harry Potter books new titles that reflect Hermione as their rightful protagonist. Of course, Hermione would never grab credit for doing literally all of the work, but that's why the ...

How an Indonesian onomatopoeia became a dance-music sample ...
How an Indonesian onomatopoeia became a dance-music sample ...

New meme alert: Tiger Woods is Mac Daddy Santa
Basically, Tiger Woods posted a weird shirtless photo of himself in Christmas-ish headgear and no shirt on Thursday, and it blew up on Twitter to some degree, so we rounded up all the relevant memes as we introduce you to “Mac Daddy Santa,” or ...

The "Bernie Would've Won" meme: What is it, where did it come from and is it true?
The sentiment is so strong, the cry of "Bernie Would've Won" has gone viral — like all memes great and small, earning its place on Know Your Meme. But are Bernie Sanders supporters right when they say Sanders would have won the election had he been ...

These Assassin Memes Are Chilling
The internet has transformed radically since 2001 and meme culture has become a way to find levity in nihilism, addiction, self-deprecation, and absurdity. For participants — people who make, "like," and share these sorts of memes — the time gap ...

What is 'om telolet om?' Meme's origins in Indonesia
Indonesian youths display "om telolet om" posters asking for passing bus drivers to toot their horns on the side of a road in Solo, Central Java, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. The phrase got picked up online. International DJs have released mixes with om ...

Bob Costas sends internet into meme frenzy as he wears fedora ...
Bob Costas sends internet into meme frenzy as he wears fedora ...

The 10 Best Food Memes of 2016, Ranked
Unsurprisingly, several of this year's memes were political. From #TacoTrucksonEveryCorner to Veep Joe Biden's love affair with ice cream, it was a year ripe for eating and politicking. Television inspired viral food too, from Eleven's Eggo waffles to ...

Dance Music Has Found Another Meme to Milk: “Om Telolet Om”
In today's world, few things are certain: death, taxes, and memes. Somehow, each viral phenomenon that RKOs (out of nowhere!) its way into popular culture is more outlandish than the last, whether it's "Damn, Daniel," Harambe, Evil Kermit, or more ...

Honk if you want to know what the 'om telolet om' meme means
Indonesian youths display “om telolet om” posters asking for passing bus drivers to toot their horns on the side of a road in Solo, Central Java, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. The phrase got picked up online. International DJs have released mixes with om ...

11 Hanukkah Memes To Start The 2016 Holiday On A Hilarious Note
This year may have been cartoonishly terrible, but here's a reason to celebrate: Hanukkah begins on December 24 and lasts until January 1. You know what that ...

Memes mock kicker's miss that gives Texans a win
The Houston Texans clinched another AFC South title when a much-maligned former Texans player blew a last-second play. That sounds like a recipe for meme success. Even on Christmas Eve, meme artists did their thing mocking Randy Bullock, who ...

This Kid Matching His Drink to His Shirt Is a Meme Waiting to Happen
Happy holidays, everyone! Your gift this year is 16-year-old Brian Milan, who has been matching his drink to his shirt since the beginning of the year, and has rightfully been called "wild af" and "a national hero." Brian told Buzzfeed News that he ...

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