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This Key and Peele sketch is every fandom's new meme
There aren't many communities more divisive than fandoms. Whether it's Marvel superhero ships or Harry Styles songs, they LOVE to rank things. So perhaps it's fitting that an old comedy sketch has resurfaced to become the most relatable, and most ...
(Oct 2, 2018, Mashable)
NBA Meme Bracket, Day 3: The Great Kobe Bryant–Matt Barnes Controversy of 2018
On October 2, the NBA Meme Bracket had its Skynet moment—the tournament became self-aware. This is no longer about determining the best NBA meme, though we're still doing that. This is about truth and reality and perception. This is about whether or ...
(Oct 3, 2018, The Ringer (blog))
Welcome to the NBA Meme Bracket
Or Alonzo Mourning Acceptance. The NBA has inspired more memes in common usage than any other sport, and perhaps more than any other entity besides the cat. Memes are integral to the way people communicate online, and NBA memes are woven into ...
(Oct 3, 2018, The Ringer (blog))
Phinsider Meme Central: Game 4
[ prolonged fart noise ] ...welp... That was about as much fun as having a pretty face in a maximum security prison when all the guards go on a prolonged break & you're caught in the showers...or something. It's as if Miami is being punished for being ...
(Oct 3, 2018, The Phinsider)
The Cubs and Rockies mid-game hug inevitably became a meme
The, er, wild National League Wild Card game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs included this hug between Nolan Arenado and Javier Baez that had everyone buzzing: Brothers don't shake hands. Brothers gotta hug. pic.twitter.com/ ...
(Oct 3, 2018, For The Win)
Dank no more: internet memes are evolving from edgy to cute.
From the lighthearted “Zendaya Is Meechee” to an outpouring of delight over the new Philadelphia Flyers mascot, Gritty, the breakout memes of the current news cycle have been notably apolitical, with a concerted emphasis on whimsy — a distinct ...
(Oct 3, 2018, Vox)
The 'Presidential Alert' Quickly Became a Meme
President Trump's nationwide FEMA “Presidential Alert” system made its debut Wednesday afternoon, and it quickly became a meme that metastasized on Twitter, with users riffing jokes about it. Comedians took the chance to poke fun at the president, ...
(Oct 3, 2018, Daily Beast)
The Jokes About the Presidential Alert Message Today Are Just As Good As You'd Expect
... test out a new nationwide alert system that could theoretically be used to address a countrywide crisis down the road. And since it's 2018, that means plenty took to social media to vent their thoughts, frustrations, and of course, riff on a newly ...
(Oct 3, 2018, Thrillist)
'Anti-meme law' could see Mexicans jailed for posting insulting images
But critics have said the legislation is broad, with local media dubbing it “anti-meme law”. Some suggested local politicians were seeking to prevent themselves from being ridiculed online. The eastern state's outgoing governor, Miguel Angel Yunes ...
(Oct 3, 2018, The Independent)
People Are Using the Key and Peele Meme to Share Their Favorite Things
Jordan Peele took to his Twitter over the weekend to sound off on the Internet's latest meme, which riffs on an old Key & Peele skit from 2014 that stars him as then-President Barack Obama. In the original skit satirizing code-switching, the Get Out ...
(Oct 3, 2018, TIME)
The Student Life Meme Manual
Alter and Firth (honestly, doesn't that sound like the best hipster coffee shop that you've never been to?) came up with the idea for a student life meme manual after seeing similar posts from students as well as after consultation with their team of ...
(Oct 3, 2018, Inside Higher Ed (blog))
NBA Meme Bracket Day 4: Justice for the Jimmy Butler Dunk Face
As Director of Bracket Operations at the Meme Commission Athletics Association, I've helped oversee 56 different matchups so far. Each meme is a feat of internet brilliance, and a look into the soul of NBA Twitter. Day 1 of the bracket taught us that ...
(Oct 4, 2018, The Ringer (blog))
Theresa May's awkward dancing has become an inevitable meme
If you're a politician and you decide to engage in some spontaneous dancing at a public event, you'd better believe it's going to become a meme. The latest example of this comes courtesy of the UK's Prime Minister Theresa May. On Wednesday, she made ...
(Oct 4, 2018, Mashable)
Rihanna Responds to Fans Asking for New Music With Hilarious Meme
The playful meme is not the singer's first response to her faithful fan base's interrogation for a new project. Last month while promoting her Savage x Fenty presentation at New York Fashion Week on Twitter, fans were quick to jump on her for some new ...
(Oct 4, 2018, Complex)
Rihanna Made a Meme of Herself in Response to Fans With One Urgent Question
Celebrities usually hope they never become a meme, but Rihanna, ever the trend setter, is more than happy to turn herself into one. On Instagram, the singer posted a photo of herself wiping sweat off her brow as a hoard of fans surround her. She wrote ...
(Oct 4, 2018, TIME)
'Anti-Meme Law:' Internet Users Could Face Jail For Posting 'Malicious' Messages Online
Politicians in the Mexican state of Veracruz have passed legislation this week that could send people to jail for posting memes and other “harmful or malicious” images, videos and messages online. Critics are calling the reforms proposed by left-wing ...
(Oct 4, 2018, Newsweek)
GOP official shares fake photo from meme mocking Ford as too unattractive to sexually assault
A Republican Party official in North Carolina shared a photo that has been used by some on social media to claim that Christine Blasey Ford was too unattractive to sexually assault in high school, although the image depicts another person. Lanny ...
(Oct 4, 2018, Washington Post)
NBA Meme Bracket, Day 5: Down Goes Crying Jordan
It is entirely right and good that Crying Jordan, the most famous NBA meme, the universal internet symbol for defeat, should suffer that which it communicates. And not even in the finals. Not even the semifinals! Today, due to people on the internet ...
(Oct 5, 2018, The Ringer (blog))
This week's best from the web
Welcome to Fav'd For Later, a Friday roundup of our favorite memes, trends, and all-around good internet content. This week IS A TEST. NO ACTION IS NEEDED. On October 3rd, aka Mean Girls Day, the first FEMA Presidential Alert lit up phones across the ...
(Oct 5, 2018, The Verge)
Republican county chair shares fake Dr Ford meme suggesting she's too ugly to be a sexual assault victim
Posting a photograph from a random internet meme, which he pretended was of Dr Ford, he implied Ford was too ugly to be sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, president Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh, who is expected to be confirmed as ...
(Oct 5, 2018, The indy100)
