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Barack Obama, McKayla Maroney Meme the Oval Office

Jordan Sargent · 11/17/12 10:26AM

Gymnast, Olympic gold medalist and Meme of the Year creator McKayla Maroney visited the White House on Saturday morning along with the rest of the U.S. Women's gymnastics team. While in the Oval Office, the two did their best interpretation of the state of Ohio's feelings towards Mitt Romney for the entirety of the 2012 election.

Who Is 'The Facebook Racist'?

Lauri Apple · 08/28/11 08:42PM

While many of us spent our weekends complaining about Irene and all media coverage of said under-performing storm, other things in the world happened! For example: South African police launched an investigation into a photo that depicts a smiling, pale-skinned man—rifle in hand—kneeling over what appears to be the lifeless body of a little brown-skinned boy.

Watch a Real Hamster Reenact the Hamster Dance

Matt Cherette · 12/10/10 04:20PM

The Hamster Dance is one of the oldest—and most well-known—Internet memes of all time. Why? Nobody knows. And now, something new: an actual hamster dancing in front of a laptop. Inside, the most meta video you'll see today.

Stars Wars Kid Is All Grown Up and Becoming a Lawyer

Maureen O'Connor · 06/03/10 01:53PM

Ghyslain Raza's geeky Star Wars impersonation racked up millions of views on YouTube and drove him to a mental health crisis. After successfully suing the kids who leaked the video, he's now in law school, doing well and looking dapper.

What To Do If You Become an Internet Meme

Maureen O'Connor · 05/11/10 04:19PM

A girl who posted pics of her "epic boobs" and inadvertently became an Internet meme lost a lawsuit against the outlet that made her a star. It raises the question: If you become an internet meme, what should you do?

What Else Doesn't Andy Rooney Know?

Maureen O'Connor · 05/10/10 05:26PM

Self-described "average American" Andy Rooney was recently startled to discover the existence of such rare pop culture creatures as "Lady Gaga" and "Usher." What other mainstream, vastly popular phenomena has professional old person Andy Rooney never heard of?

The Facebook Doppelgänger Meme Is Embarrassing

Doree Shafrir · 02/05/10 06:05PM

Please, everyone, for the love of God: Stop changing your Facebook profile pictures to your famous "doppelgänger." It's revealing some uncomfortable truths about our friendship.

Another Lame Internet Meme

ian spiegelman · 06/28/08 04:08PM

Unfortunately for me, I don't roll around in the comment threads of other sites, so I am just now learning that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull haters have decided that "Nuke the Fridge" is the new "Jump the Shark." Because, you know, they couldn't handle the campy opening scene in which Indy escapes a nuclear blast by hiding in a lead-lined refrigerator. I guess it does lack the gritty realism of faces being melted by one Biblical relic and a gut-shot being instantly healed by another or, say, using an inflatable raft as a parachute, or a thousand year-old knight or... Anywho...