so there was a disappointing lack of meme compilations last year so i took it upon myself to chronicle the memes of 2017. in roughly chronological order of when i realized ‘oh shit that’s a meme i should put that on my list’, & with minimal commentary of my own opinions. enjoy my interpretation of a bunch of visual jokes translated to text

posted 12/28/17

• hollyweed / changing the hollywood sign to say other weird shit
• that gif of christian bale and kermit nodding to each other in solemn agreement
  
• punching richard spencer in the face / punching nazis
  
• that comic where it goes “no fear / [something weird] / one fear”
  
• my name is cow, i lik the bred
• pineapple on pizza
• cash me outside how bout dat
• lazytown
• you can’t [bad thing] if you [poor decision] (w/ the pic of the guy tapping his forehead)
• nintendo logo on things that aren’t nintendo products
• the trend of “let’s make this a meme”
• lemony snicket narrating things
• wrong name at the oscars
• that reaction gif of the white guy who blinks like he doesn’t know why this shit is happening like ‘bitch what did u say’
• what in tarnation / cowboy hat snapchat filter
• student athlete meme
• the drake meme of him dancing weird next to one pic of something you’re into & then another pic next to something you are into
• expanding brain
• roses are red poem, but the last two lines are replaced by an image that calls to mind a reference/another meme that rhymes in the reader’s head (i fucking hated this one, idk if i was doing it wrong but the pic always fucked up the rhythm of the poem)
• newsflash asshole, [x] has been [y] the entire goddamn time!
• begone THOT
• Jughead’s “I’m weird, look at my hat” monologue from that shitty tv show
• “guess I’ll die”
  
• John C. Miller, CEO and President of the Denny’s Corporation, is a capitalist running dog and his wealth must be seized and redistributed to the people
  
• ‘playlist for my crush’ but it’s actually some quote from something
  
• guy holding the ‘he is gay’ signs next to pics of some character op headcanons as gay
  
• the ‘normal people/creative people’ comic
  
• thAT tHINg whERE yoU caPITalIZE partS oF thE wOrds WIth thE SpONGEbOB PiC
  
• griffin mcelroy with a finger over his lips and a sign that says “…you know ;)”
• and i feel [emotion] in the Chili’s tonight
• cracking a cold one open with the boys
• while you were [x], i studied the blade
• the floor is [x] ; followed by a picture of someone either floating above or lying on the floor depending on whether [x] is positive or negative
  
• [cryptid] is real [pronoun] [performed sexual act or commenced illegal activity] behind a [fast food restaurant or regional liminal store] at [very late or very early hour of the day] (phrasing credit @peachdoxie​)
  
• ‘how to talk to people’ comic
  
• cat pics w/ russian captions
• firefly by owl city resurging (for some reason??? i mean like, a good song, but that brings me back to 2009)
  
• also specifically “you would not believe your [body part] if [something rhyming with above body part]”
  
• 9 pics of ppl w/ the words 'thank / you / for / something / not you / something / something / something / something’ ; the 'not you’ is over a pic of something that doesn’t quite fit in with the rest
  
• “some [x]… that are [y]… are worse”
  
• “self care is…” & its cousin “gay culture is…”
  
• me talking about myself: ▶ 🔘 ──────── 0:00:04
  me talking about [x]: ▶ 🔘 ──────── 8:51:03
  
• [x] do not interact (i think these started out serious but got used as a meme?? not sure)
  
• Animal/Pokemon/Cute creature falling into misfortune and someone responding with the screaming dude from Breaking Bad (phrasing credit @enecoo)
  
• “right in front of my salad?”
  
• pie graph that’s like “I’m [x]” and “I’m [x] but in blue”
• that pic of the guy looking at a girls ass while his presumed girlfriend looks on in horror w/ labels over each person to make it funny
• whomst’ve / ridiculously long contractions
• oh worm?
• cursive font
• hewwo
• then PERISH
• taylor swift’s new song / ‘sorry the old [x] can’t come to the phone…why? because she’s dead’
• Who would win?
  [something that seems like it should win]
  [something ridiculous that is implied to win]
• griffin mcelroy holding a piece of of paper that says “i don’t know what [x] is and at this point i’m too afraid to ask”
• Well first of all, [x], so jot that down
• jock/prep/goth/nerd chart
• clowns as pets (??? this was a WEIRD one)
• we are [x] first and people second
• you’ve heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for [image that brings a phrase to mind with a similar rhythm/rhyme scheme as elf on the shelf]
• meme sauce
• screaming seagull
• horses. just in general
• distinguished/functional/disaster gay/bi/lesbian chart
• [kid characters] in the car with [parental figure character 1]: McDonald’s! McDonald’s! McDonald’s!
  [parental figure character 1]: There’s food at home
  [kid characters]: I hate this fucking family
  ….
  [kid characters] in the car with [parental figure character 2]: McDonald’s! McDonald’s! McDonald’s!
  [parental figure character 2]: (pulls into drive through)
  [kid characters]: (cheering)
  [parental figure character 2]: One black coffee please
  ….
  [kid characters] in the car with [parental figure character 3]: McDonald’s! McDonald’s! McDonald’s!
  [parental figure character 3]: McDonald’s! McDonald’s! McDonald’s! 
• “she’s [x]”
  “who?”
  “the girl reading this”
  
• why weren’t you at elf practice????
• you know i had to do it to em (i never saw this one but everyone was talking about it)
  
• that fucking zootopia comic
• asking for bitcoin
• dave strider for senate (he lives in my fucking state i could fucking vote for him holy shit. @ my fellow washingtonians DO NOT JUST VOTE FOR HIM AS A JOKE PLEASE BE SERIOUS ABOUT VOTING AND ONLY VOTE FOR HIM IF YOU REALLY SUPPORT HIM)
• if you start playing [song] at 11:[xx]:[xx] on New Year’s Eve, [climactic part of the song] will play at exactly midnight. start 2018 right!
  
• “[character] is [x]” i say into the mic
  ‪the crowd boos, yelling at me to get off the stage. i begin to walk off in shame when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
  ‪"they’re right” they say. i look for the owner of the voice. there in the 6th row stands: [person with authority over the character].