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The Dublin to New York City Portal Sculpture Ignites Memes and Tomfoolery, Quickly Gets Shut Down
"The Portal" Sculptures or The Portal Project refers to a series of art installations by Lithuanian artist and entrepreneur Benediktas Gylys in which visual "portal" sculptures made of concrete surrounding a large circular screen with a camera on top are placed in two different locations on earth, allowing people from one location to see and interact with people in the other location in real time. The first portals were installed in Lithuania and Poland in 2021. The second set of portals, the Dublin to New York City Portals, were launched in May 2024, becoming the subject of media and online attention, inspiring memes.
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BeReal of Fan Screaming at Madison Beer Sitting On Stage Becomes Viral Redraw Meme
Fan Screaming at Madison Beer Performance is a redraw meme template based on a BeReal post depicting a Madison Beer fan screaming during one of her concerts, Beer shown on most of the screen while the fan's scream and selfie are shown in a small window in the top left corner. The image was posted to X / Twitter in late April 2024 and became the subject of redraws at the start of May, with many depicting ship pairings as Beer and the fan.
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The Hypothetical Question 'Would You Rather Be Stuck In The Woods With A Man Or Bear?' Goes Viral
Man or Bear in the Woods Question or Would You Rather Be Stuck in the Woods With a Man or a Bear? refers to a hypothetical question offering a choice between being stuck in the woods with a random man or a bear. Stemming from a viral TikTok by user @callmebkbk, the question was further promoted by a street interview video by @screenshothq in April 2024. With an apparent majority of women responding that they would choose a bear in the hypothetical situation, the question spawned viral reactions and debates on social media, with users arguing over the validity of both options and about gender relations.
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April 2024's Meme Of The Month Revealed
Know Your Meme is a site dedicated to the documentation and archival of memes, images, YouTube videos, and other important articles from internet history.
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Who Is Foghorn Leghorn And Why Is He Ranting At Anime Characters In Memes?
Foghorn Leghorn Rambling is a series of memes parodying and mimicking the way that the Looney Tunes rooster character Foghorn Leghorn speaks, which itself is a parody of Southern politicians, specifically the 1940s radio character Senator Claghorn. The character's speech patterns, which often contain the phrase "boy, I say boy," and heavy use of the word "boy," became the subject of memes throughout the 2010s and 2020s. In 2024, a meme trend began on X / Twitter known as Foghorn Leghorn Rambling to Anime Characters in which Leghorn is depicted rambling to anime characters.
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Who is Ricardo Milos And Why Was He Dancing Across Internet? Ricardo Milos Dancing Meme Explained
Ricardo Milos is a Brazilian adult model known for his erotic dance video. His dance video, often referred to as Danced Like a Butterfly, inspired a series of MAD/animated videos on the Japanese video-hosting site Nico Nico Douga (NND) in mid-to-late 2011. The series helped to establish Milos as a character in the Gachimuchi/wrestling series. In mid-to-late 2018, people online began using Milos’ dance in bait-and-switch videos in reaction to the application TikTok.
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Goth GFs Are the Ideal Internet Girlfriend
Goth GF refers to online jokes about having or wanting to obtain a goth girl as a girlfriend.
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'TikTok Rizz Party' Legend 'Turkish Quandale Dingle' Explains It All
Turkish Quandale Dingle is a nickname given to a teenage boy who appears in a series of TikTok Rizz Party 'Carnival' boys videos dancing at his friend's sweet 16 party. The nickname is a reference to the meme character Quandale Dingle and was given to the boy for a perceivable resemblance between him and an edited photo of rapper YoungBoy NBA with a large nose, which is often used to visually represent Quandale Dingle. The meme is part of a larger series of memes on TikTok Rizz Party lore. The most viral videos of Turkish Quandale were uploaded to TikTok in mid-March 2024 and were popularized in early April through video edits and memes expanding on the fictional lore of Turkish Quandale Dingle.
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'Hear Me Out ...' The Classic Phrase Used To Express TikTok's Most Bizarre Crushes
OK, Hear Me Out or Okay, Hear Me Out is a catchphrase and slang expression that introduces an idea that demands the listener to consider every point before reacting. Appearing online as early as 2008, the phrase spread over the following years and has been incorporated into numerous memes, such as a format suggesting casting choices for real-world actors with fictional characters.
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Sketch's 'What's Up Brother?' Catchphrase Explained
Sketch "What's Up Brother?" continued Tuesday, Tuesday, refers to a catchphrase from NFL Madden streamer Sketch who says the phrase with his finger pointed up. He then bumps his fists while saying, "Tuesday, Tuesday." Sketch is often shown wearing glasses, headphones and a Houston Texans jersey. Clips of Sketch saying the phrase on stream became well-known among sports meme circles and male internet users who impersonated Sketch on TikTok. A trend started when girlfriends asked their boyfriends, "What's up brother?" with their finger up to see their boyfriend's reaction. Sketch's catchphrase is often symbolized by the nerd emoji combo "🤓☝️." Notably, Sketch often said "What's up brother?" when streaming with fellow streamer Jynxzi.
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Wifejak And Husbandjak Parody Modern Marriage Culture
Wifejak, sometimes misspelled Wifejack, is a Wojak variant depicted as a woman with long red hair, a grey sweater, a necklace and freckles that's typically used in memes to portray a stereotypical wife. The character was designed by Redditor u/AvaSpelledBackwards in 2021 and was first used as a meme alongside a caption representing the stereotypical wife as early as July 2022 on X / Twitter, becoming notably popularized on the site in April 2024.
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Lookism On TikTok: Physiognomy, Looksmaxxing, Mewing, Mogging, and Looksmatching Explained
Looksmaxxing, and its variants Looksmaxx and Looksmaxxer, is a slang term based on the aesthetic concept of Lookism and the suffix -maxxing, in accordance with maximizing one's physical appearance for real-world benefits. Predominantly used in incel and male subcultures, looksmaxxing focuses on aesthetic bodybuilding (similar to Zyzz for example) to improve one's social status. The phrase dates back to 2015 and started on the incel forum websites Lookism.net and Looksmaxxer.com. Usage of the term then became commonplace on 4chan and Reddit, continuing into the late 2010s and early 2020s on subreddits like /r/TrueRateMe, among others. Looksmaxxing discourse often centers on objectively absurd and obsessive aspects including mewing and bone smashing, which ultimately led to ironic memes and parodies. In 2023, various memes about looksmaxxing surfaced on TikTok that predominantly used images and videos of male model Jordan Barrett. Many looksmaxxing memes reference carnal tilt, height and hunter eyes, and also use the slowed + reverb remix of "ecstacy" by SUICIDAL-IDOL, leading with the lyrics "I just wanna be your sweetheart."
