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Top 10 Memes of 2017


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for the top ten memes of 2017 before we
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content for this list we’re looking at
memes that gained traction and
popularity throughout 2017 it doesn’t
matter if the meme was actually created
before 2017 as long as it gained and
maintained popularity throughout the
year it is eligible that’s what this is
all about Laurie number 10 roll safe if
you want to encourage someone to think
critically or mock the hell out of them
for failing to do so roll out this meme
in it the actor coyote a weenie from the
British comedy web series hood
documentary taps his temple and gives a
wide smile to the camera in a confident
gesture communicating the message
use your head at the end of 2016 Twitter
user at footie humor uploaded a picture
of the gesture complete with a joke
about starting a fight with your
girlfriend after which you can then go
play video games and the meme snowballed
from there
into 2017 number nine kids interrupt BBC
interview this is why you should always
lock your door when conducting a live
and very serious interview on the BBC in
the original video Professor Robert E
Kelly a Poli Sci professor in Korea was
analyzing South Korean politics via
Skype when his adorable daughter burst
into the room with great gusto and I
think one of your children’s just walked
in i mean shift is shifting shifting
sands in the region to the relations
with the north may change it soon
escalated slapstick style when she was
followed by her toddler brother in his
mobile playpen and then their mother who
desperately tried to remove the children
while the prof tried to keep his
composure the hilarity gained millions
of views spawned many a Jif and even a
cartoon the internet can have good
wholesome fun sometimes
number eight redbone if there’s another
thing the internet loves its childish
gambino the redbone meme stems from
childish gambino song of the same name
which quickly grew in popularity when it
appeared in jordan peels incredibly
successful get out it started as just a
song but then a twitter user named at
chloe sticks posted a heavily muted
remix of the song with the caption quote
what redbone would sound like while
you’re making out in the bathroom of a
house party various remixes soon spread
throughout the internet most of which
followed the what redbone would sound
like template to quote another 2017
hip-hop star damn number seven
drew Scanlan reaction you have a
rendezvous with my ass motherfucker
no this is not Michael C Hall the
reaction also known as white guy
blinking is a hilarious jeff of
podcaster drew Scanlon which originated
from a video feature called
unprofessional Fridays by gaming website
Giant Bomb Scanlon picture-in-picture
reacts to a gamer innocently uttering
the phrase so I’ve been doing some
farming with my with my hoe hearing kind
of Atilla
what kind of a so what is that the jiff
which isolated just Scanlan from the
video has been around since 2015 but
didn’t become goober popular until 2017
when it started to be used to indicate
bafflement or offense towards an opinion
or statement on Twitter well I don’t you
tennis
and when I feel like I’m about to paint
I used to cure cheese it’s quick it’s
easy and it’s always good for a laugh
juggling fooder number six dancing
hotdogs snapchat filter snapchat filters
are always a good time and they make for
some hilarious videos to send to your
friends however perhaps none took the
internet by storm faster and harder than
the dancing hotdogs the filter was an
immediate hit in 2017 and videos
featuring the boogying hotdogs then
flooded Instagram and YouTube you want a
damn hot dog
sidenote imagine someone trying to
decipher the previous sentence back in
like 1998 there really wasn’t anything
online that the snapchat hot dog
couldn’t infiltrate and it made for an
especially wild period on social media
number five Meryl Streep’s singing
sometimes the simplest memes are the
funniest Meryl Streep was photographed
screaming something at the 2015 Screen
Actors Guild Awards and surprisingly it
took a couple of years for the Internet
to get its hands on the picture but then
the deluge the most common variations
were music themed memes with Streep
heckling singing or shouting hilariously
misheard or phonetic spellings of song
lyrics
it’s just something particularly
entertaining about one of the greatest
actresses of all time incorrectly
crooning along with say Alicia Keys or R
Kelly number for salt Bay when your meme
hits the mainstream Wall Street Journal
and Time Magazine’s you know you’ve made
it the salt Bain meme comes from a video
of Turkish chef news fretts goop chef in
which he very very dramatically
sprinkles salt over a steak he’s just
chopped the video quickly gained
millions of views and many parodies
followed salt Bay has released many
videos of himself working out and
elaborately preparing various grilled
meats so fresh memes seem likely to keep
coming number three distracted boyfriend
distracted boyfriend’s cultural impact
is undeniable you put your mind to it
you can accomplish anything
that’s good advice Marty also known as
man looking at other woman this meme
involves a stock photo of a man turning
around to gawk at a passing attractive
woman while his girlfriend stares at him
in disbelieving disapproval the internet
hivemind immediately began to photoshop
the image with various overlaid captions
to convey the idea that something or
someone new has stolen your attention at
something or someone’s expense
examples include socialism / capitalism
memes / productivity and even those
elaborate s letters that kids draw over
normal s’s it can serve as both an
innocent meme and social commentary but
no matter how it’s spun it’s often
hysterical number 2 catch me outside how
about that
daytime TV is always good for a laugh or
a cry and it helped spawned one of the
year’s best memes this one stems from an
episode of dr. Phil that saw the
combative and disturbingly coarse 13
year old Danielle burr goalie threatened
the audience with the now famous phrase
image macros with Danielle conveying
annoyance at slightly irritating and
relatable instances began spreading
throughout social media in late 2016 and
early 2017
leading to newfound fame and infamy for
the young teen she soon signed a deal
for a reality TV show and released a
hip-hop single you see Internet this is
what happens when you create silly memes
for we unveil our number-one pick here
are some honorable mentions
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number one Trump’s first order of
business 2017 was president Donald
Trump’s first year in office and what a
glorious year for public affairs memes
it was if it wasn’t tiny Trump’s it was
Trump’s first order of business which is
arguably the funniest and most
politically scathing meme of the year
this was widespread photoshopping of
Trump showing off his recently signed
executive order with many hilarious and
inappropriate images taking its place
including dick butt and a childish
drawing of a cat the possibilities were
endless both for silly humor and searing
political satire and they rarely
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