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A vintage photo of Jeopardy host Alex Trebek inspired some hilarious reactions on Twitter earlier this month. The image, which features a young Trebek looking like a Soul Train dancer, quickly became the butt of many jokes - and the object of many users affection. Black Twitter was nearly unanimous in recognizing the smooth-looking young trivia host as an African American man - or, at the very, least, an alter ego of Hall and Oates' John Oates. We've put together a ton of the best responses, but for more you can head over to the Facebook post that catalogued 'em all. 

It seems like everyone and their mom has been talking about Marvel's Wandavision, especially since the finale aired on Disney+. The episode was so emotional that nerd-cum-director Kevin Smith shared a tearful selfie after watching it three times. On Twitter, however, it seems some people are more interested in Vision's sex appeal than the show's culmination. 

While it makes sense that the internet's thirst levels have been high (thanks, Covid-19 lockdowns), Black Twitter has taken things to the next level. Normally, Marvel fans are seen thirsting after meaty hunks like Thor or Captain America. But this weekend, their unholy gaze was set upon Vision, who is essentially a glorified robot. 

The fun started when Twitter user @gooonicorn shared some images of Vision in a turtleneck. The tweet went viral, and got a lot of women saying some highly questionable things. The tweet also spawned Vision's alter ego "Vishawn," as well as many, many edits of the character  decked out in gold chains, grills, and even a durag. While this may not be everyone's brand of humor, we can probably agree that a little humor is refreshing after that tear-inducing finale. 

Listen y'all, there ain't nothing wrong with a little escapism every once in a while. Rather than avoiding reality via drugs and/or alcohol, you can just peruse the endlesshilarious content that lives on the internet! Here's just a tiny sliver of what the interweb has to offer!

We know that memes and nostalgia go hand in hand, so it should come as no surprise that this still from Ed, Edd, n Eddy has become Twitter's meme of choice. The meme, which features Rolf pensively staring out a window, caught the attention of artist Elijah Rutland - who quickly decided to turn it into a meme of himself. Rutland, who is based in Georgia, told Buzzfeed that he didn't expect the edit to turn into such a viral meme. Before he knew it, there were tons of new edits circulating the net, especially on Black Twitter. It's been an incredibly inclusive meme, and a blast to track. Here are some of the funniest memes and tweets we've seen so far.