Earlier this month we reported on the bizarre popularity of these Deathclaw memes, and they've shown no sign of slowing down. The creepy, cursed images seem to have won the hearts of netizens - inserting themselves into other popular meme formats. While we wouldn't want to run into a Deathclaw IRL, we're enjoying the друг (meaning friend, pronounced "droog") craze. Keep on creepin' on, друг.
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Well, maybe your boredom problems. These memes are tearing it up on Reddit and Twitter, and it's easy to see why. Most of us have those little problems that we pretend to cure with distractions like video games, food or alcohol. The Uber Eats meme is especially triggering.
We wrote about these "Who Killed Hannibal" memes last week, but we did not expect the format to take off the way it has. The meme, in which Eric Andre appears to have murdered Hannibal Burress, has even taken a somewhat political turn. To see more of this viral meme, check out our first list or the insane, 100+ image gallery on Know Your Meme.
Life is all about grappling with impending doom. Now there's a meme that very seriously depicts life's very real threats. "Butt Slam" predictably features a large woman in mid-air - just as she is about to land on the shirtless and blindfolded man below her. It's being used to describe both dangerous moments in history and dangerous situations in our mundane lives - such as staying awake too long scrolling through Instagram.
These seriously cringeworthy memes reek of neckbeard. The memes use Joker as a sort of gamer hero, and pair the villain with edgy text regarding being friendzoned by an elusive Veronica, or calling for gamers to "rise up." While we're hoping these are tongue-in-cheek trolling attempts, there's something so awfully believable about these images...
