Our staff member Don recommends:

"This rage comic character started out as a means to express regret about embarrassing childhood events, and has evolved to become a punchline for mistakes made throughout history."

Our staff member Don recommends:

"What started as a series that poked fun at first year student stereotypes spawned several other advice animals this year including Senior Freshman, High School Freshman and Lazy College Senior."

Our meme librarian Amanda recommends:

"Dimitri's. Dancing. Enough said."

This classic "game over" message is the longest lasting legacy from the 1978 educational computer game Oregon Trail.

Our entry moderator RandomMan recommends:

"What started on the Gameboy in 1996, with an anime adaptation a year later, has subsequently grown a large Internet following. Failing to press the 'B' button ever since, these pocket monsters have found many ways to appeal to their fans. But even so, it's still unknown if it will ever be possible to actually 'catch 'em all'."