Super Mario bros

Memes are our anti-drug. 

This one's for the gamers.

These aren't your momma's memes. 

Another week, another shitposting trend. Everyone's favorite Christmas tradition is now part of the latest fad. Starting last week, people on Twitter and Reddit have been creating memes with the text "You've heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for" accompanied by an image of another rhyming situation. Nintendo characters have been especially popular: think photos like Link in a sink, Waluigi on a squeegee, Princess Peach on a beach. 

Because the format is so simple (and many would argue, stupid) these rhyming memes have spread like wildfire. Here are some of our favorites.

Nintendo surprised many fans this past Wednesday when they tweeted a shirtless photo of Mario frolicking on an idyllic beach in promotion of Super Mario Odyssey. The "shocking" news of Mario's nips naturally garnered attention on Twitter, resulting in multiple memes and Photoshop jobs, most notably an image riffing on Ted Cruz's recent Twitter porn controversy. Here's a selection of our top responses.

Amid growing excitement for the October release of Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo fans have been taking to Photoshop and churning out some seriously A+ memes. Nintendo released a trailer the Switch game at LA's E3 trade show that revealed the true power of his hat, Cappy. The teaser depicts our mustachio'd hero taking over the bodies of creatures as small as a frog and as large as a T-Rex. October 27th feels pretty far away - but at least we have these memes to enjoy while we wait.

Some A+ shitposting. Sagittarius is really working that belly!

Because we could all use a little positivity in our lives.