Who could have expected that the most popular movie in more than a year would be about stealing cars? The Fast and Furious series has grown steadily from a small-scale crime movie into a global phenomenon where cars fly, fight tanks and more. This escalation into the absurd while shifting the heroes from criminals into world-saving specialists reflects the way popular storytelling has shifted over the past two decades.

Of course, any modern popular story is going to leave a trail of memes, shooting out behind it like a flaming burst of exhaust from a canister of nitrous oxide. But Fast and the Furious memes are unlike no others, and they've become a whole genre of memes on their own, with fans referencing them way more than a healthy amount and using the formats until they're so recognizable that everyone else online feels the need to watch the movies too. Here are some of our favorite memes based on the film franchise.