Every now and then you have to sit back, relax, and take in some solid time-wasting memes.
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Can't Nintendo throw Waluigi and his fans a bone? The trailer for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, despite its blaring claim that "Everyone is Here" is missing one important absence - that of the purple-clad villain-version of Luigi. This absence caused an uproar on Twitter, a tsunami of memes on Reddit, and even a dramatic piece from The Washington Post.
Waluigi is one of the most meme-able characters in the Nintendo universe (check out this entry from Know Your Meme) so it's no surprise that the community has chosen to rebel by flooding Reddit's r/dankmemes community with memes of the weirdly lovable character. We've rounded up some of their best work, as well as Twitter's most mournful reactions so that you, too, can understand this unforgivable injustice.
We covered 'Is This A Pigeon' just last week, but the meme is continuing to blow up in a big way. It's being used in the contexts of history, pop culture, and even in some seriously meta ways. You could say it's become self-aware. Enjoy them before they're banished to the meme graveyard forever.
Today in THINGS WE DESPERATELY WISH WE COULD UNSEE...Twitter made 'Shaved Mario' a thing. A few days ago, Twitter user @yourfaveisbald2 uploaded a proud-looking pic of Mario photoshopped to appear completely bald. Sans eyebrows even. The post quickly became viral and garnered a range of reactions - from understandably perturbed to weirdly turned on. Where do you stand?
If you've spent any time on the internet, you've probably seen this sad dude Powerpoint photo. It's definitely something that resonates amongst college students during finals, and now it's become an exploitable dank meme. The meme is used as a soapbox for unpopular opinions, such as the defense of Ready Player One. Looks like this could be the latest incarnation of that Stephen Crowder "Change My Mind" meme. We're not complaining.
