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It's not often that clickbait does anything more than elicit eye-rolls or lamentation from most of us, but today we're happy to say this is not the case. We're here to thank The Daily Mirror for composing a tweet so incredibly clickbait-y that Twitter has turned the damn thing into a meme. To promotea piece about a Tinder love-connection gone wrong, the publication tweeted the following: 

"Woman's perfect Tinder date with 'The One' shattered by five simple words."

It's a pretty histrionic title, especially when considering the five words: "Stay away from my boyfriend." Her supposed Prince Charming was not, in fact, an eligible bachelor. The spicy yet vague headline immediately put Twitter to work. Social media jokesters started to tweet five words that would leave them shook - and the rest is history. We'll keep our politics to ourselves, but Julia Carver's (now deleted) tweet is on point. This website could never love someone who doesn't get down with some Popeyes. 

If you've ever wondered exactly which day Ice Cube was rapping about in his 1993 classic "Today was a Good Day," then boy are you in luck! Some genius on Tumblr took the time to do some deductive reasoning to solve the mystery, using the lyrics of the song itself.  

Ayesha Curry is already getting roasted and toasted for her Houston restaurant, International Smoke, that's set to open in July. Rockets fans are apparently still salty over Houston's NBA loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 - which is where Ayesha's husband Steph plays. So salty, in fact, that they've been intentionally leaving terrible Yelp reviews for the her new restaurant, which hasn't even opened yet. The reviews may be mean and uncalled for, but they're certainly provided us with some hearty laughs!

Some moments are just made to be meme'd. J.R. Smith's massive error during Game 1 of the Cavaliers/Warriors NBA Finals has birthed one such moment. Smith for some reason decided to waste time while the teams were tied, leading to some serious frustration from LeBron. The moment was captured on camera, and the memes exploded from there. While some Cavs fans might be too pissed to laugh, we're absolutely reveling in this riotously funny meme format. 

People started meme-ing the crap out of the following still of Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics yelling at the Cavalier's Tristan Thompson during Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Giphy just released their most popular gifs of the last year - and the results might surprise you. You can find the full list on Medium, but we've included the top 10 everyone who is too lazy to click that link. 

Is your man distant, inattentive, and seeming preoccupied? The obvious assumption would be that he is thinking about other women. This meme challenges that theory - and reveals the complex thoughts that are actually swimming around his head. 

Ever play the "Floor is Lava" game as a kid? This meme is based on that game, featuring a man desperately trying to avoid the floor - as if it were lava. The exploitable image macro is now being used to mock mainstream media, anime, politics, and is even touching on the realm of video games. 

Male rompers are still on the meme menu.