the matrix

Anyone else feel like their meme standards have taken a nose dive of late? Political fatigue and a general contempt for the world seem to have skewed our taste towards the very dumb. This past weekend we were graced by meme that easily meets this very low criteria. According to Know Your Meme, the trend began on 4chan, after a user shared a still of Paul Allen (Jared Leto) in American Psycho. The intentionally miscaptioned still reads  "Patrick, it's you!! You're the American Psycho?!!," to which another 4chan user replies "He didn't say that." After other users chimed in, the thread grew to over 100 replies. And now it looks like it made an impact in the memeosphere.

Following the 4chan thread, the format started to pop up on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Users seemed to be scrambling to create (and share) the incredibly stupid and easy-to-make memes. Even gamers got in on the joke, creating their own versions for releases such as Death Stranding and Final Fantasy. While it's hard to present these memes as the "best" of anything, they're pretty damn entertaining. Here's hoping we see more dumb and easy content in the coming months. This year needs all the help it can get.

It may not be Halloween, but that doesn't mean we can't get our fix of spooky stories in the off-season. Scary stories are one of those things that most people enjoy hearing, but not experiencing themselves. They may give you nightmares but at the end of the day, that adrenaline rush is totally worth it. Now onto the creepy stories! And check out even more on eBaum's World!

We've brought you Keanu content before, but the dude is so worth every meme and tweet that we thought we'd deliver another batch of wholesome Keanu-related posts. And never forget that you're breathtaking and Keanu would be proud of you.

The "Woman Yelling At Cat" meme that the internet has been obsessed with has been trending since May of this year - that's a whopping six months for those of you who abhor math. That's an impressive feat for a meme that started on Twitter. Since its creation, we've seen an impressive number of memes that fall into the format, with extensive roundups on both Memebase and Ebaum's World - and a staggering 230 images in the Know Your Meme gallery. With stats like that, it's safe to say that this is the woman of the year. And to celebrate its prolificity, we've put all of the best examples in one convenient place. 

Keanu fans can rejoice! Now in addition to Bill and Ted 3, we also get a fourth Matrix installment with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski all set to return.

While tons of people on Twitter are clearly stoked about the announcement, others are skeptical that another installment will be any good, which makes sense given how The Matrix 2 and 3 turned out... 

Anyway, you can make your own call on that when the movie is released in coming years, but in the mean time please enjoy some of the following Twitter reactions and memes!

People this dumb should be required to wear protective gear! We fear for their lives!

Sometimes those work days just drag on and on with no end in sight; it can get pretty darn painful. During meetings, do you ever sit there and nod off because the meeting doesn't even pertain to you? Well, at least browse through these memes to make it look like you're doing something.

Who knew Keanu Reeves was such a multi-faceted guy?

Game developer David Amador did some super sleuthing and discovered a whole bunch of crazy little details about well-known movies. 

This meme is EVERYWHERE. And it's still spreading. Whether you love it or hate it, this marital disaster has proven to be an incredibly versatile meme format. Here are some examples that may have escaped your radar.

It's pretty easy to make fun of The New York Times, but on August 30th, they made it even easier. On that date, the New York Times Opinion twitter account shared an op-ed written by Blackwater's Erik Prince. Prince, the founder of the controversial military contracting firm argued that contractors will save the war in Afghanistan. Seems a little self-serving, no? 

Twitter users immediately lambasted the piece, creating their own "op-eds" written by various bad guys, in support of their bad guy agendas. They're really, really good.