One of the year's biggest video memes was "Shooting Stars," which became completely unavoidable in February. The 2008 hit single form Australian electronic group Bag Raiders came back with a vengeance, featured in remixes from classic (Rick Astley) to political (Donald Trump.) Here are our absolute favorite mashups - sorry in advance for the inevitable ear worm.
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President Trump was in St. Louis Tuesday to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 when the conversation turned to the "War on Christmas." The President bemoaned American society's perceived hesitance to say "Merry Christmas" and gestured at a sign below him. Unfortunately, he forgot that pointing at a sign of any kind makes you instant meme fodder. Redditors quickly sprang into action, turning into a wealth of absurd memes.
Disney unveiled their strangely creepy Donald Trump robot today at the Hall of Presidents in Orlando's Magic Kingdom. The President's robot, which is posed as though in a speaking role, is getting a lot of Twitter attention for looking like people other than Donald Trump. To most Twitter users, the robot most noticeably resembles actor Jon Voight. Others believe Disney was rooting for Hillary all along, and decided to re-purpose a preemptive Hillary robot. Whatever your opinion on the AI specimen, we just hope your nightmares are kept to a minimum.
The "Distracted Boyfriend" meme is perhaps the stock photo meme to end all stock photo memes. People got so into it that the backstory was discovered by some internet sleuths. The meme went viral in late August - and was used to describe situations ranging from dating and politics to super specific themes like Greek mythology. This meme's versatility is the root of its strength, so we doubt we've seen the end of Distracted Boyfriend.
Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe became a meme sensation in January after a video of his flamboyant salt sprinkling went viral on social media. The trained butcher inspired scores of memes and parodies, many of them used to describe ways we add flourish to our everyday lives. The chef owned two steakhouses (one in Turkey and one in Abu-Dhabi) at the time of the meme's explosion. He's since opened a location in Miami for anyone interested in experiencing his graceful seasoning stateside.
In celebration of one of the years first and best memes, we've rounded up Salt Bae's 15 greatest hits. Enjoy!
The Photoshop Battles subreddit is a veritable treasure trove of hilarious content, and they're no strangers to poking fun at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Their latest efforts focus on a photo of Jong-un looking very happy in front of a television screen. The memes that have resulted are absolutely genius. Here are a few of our favorites.
