Weekend Meme Roundup: Lady Dimitrescu, Knocked-Out Conor McGregor, GameStop Stock Surge

This past week, the memes have been wild. All of this stems from some very unexpected things happening, such as GameStop surging to new highs in stock price, Connor McGregor getting knocked out and Resident Evil having an antagonist that's the latest hornyposting obsession. All of these things were theoretically possible, but to all culminate together in one week is nothing short of a meme miracle. The social feeds of gamers, stockbrokers and sports fans were all aligned to memes, creating a very balanced harmony not seen since Bill and Ted. That's why this meme roundup is about Lady Dimitrescu, Knocked-Out Conor McGregor and the GameStop Stock Surge.

Lady Dimitrescu

Lady Dimitrescu is an antagonist in the soon-to-be-launched Resident Evil game, Village. While appearing in earlier trailers, it wasn't until a new one was recently released that fans were able to learn (and see) more of this character. Like bats to blood, many people online swarmed to this "Tall Vampire Lady," creating a buzz last seen when Bowsette was a thing. In much the same way, a very specific theme is present in memes using this character, causing a lot of people to Go To Horny Jail. As the game itself gets closer to launch, expect to see a steady increase in this lady's presence in your timelines.

Knocked-Out Conor McGregor

Knocked-Out Conor McGregor is a meme in a similar vein to Nate Robinson Out Cold from the fight with Jake Paul. McGregor has had a storied career of winning fights for years, so it came as a surprise to many when he got knocked out by Dustin Poirier. Immediately, people started to use the image of McGregor knocked out in memes, either by replacing the surrounding area with something more comedic or adding things to the scene, often text or other images. While this one will undoubtedly have a bigger impact than Nate Robinson, the format and meme itself may not last long outside of sports circles, though it is incredibly funny.

GameStop Stock Surge

The GameStop Stock Surge can be a little tricky to fully explain. The short version is that a bunch of things added together, plus some galvanized traders, created one of the largest two-day swings in stock market history … and also cost some big players in the stock game billions of dollars. The long version is that a combination of restructuring of a failing company combined with faulty evaluations and a missed stream led to one of the biggest called bluffs in economics history by a group of self-appointed "autists with diamond hands."

In non-economics terms: the stock price of GameStop went from $45 on January 22nd to $159 on January 25th, with literally no reason or cause other than spitefully believing the short sellers are wrong. The true ramifications of this event will probably not be seen for a little while, but for now, enjoy getting on the rocket to the moon.

pos: 20 shares AMC @ $4.86 and HODLING

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