31 of the Most Popular Memes Online

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Trollface - One of the earliest and most classic memes.

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Forever Alone - At least someone understands your pain.

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Bad Luck Brian - Fun fact: his real name is Kyle!

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Grumpy Cat - Sadly, the actual Grumpy Cat (real name: Tardar Sauce) passed away in spring of 2019, but we'll always have the memes.

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Doge - The goodest meme on the internet.

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The Most Interesting Man in the World - Originally used in a campaign for Dos Equis beer. Stay thirsty!

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Change My Mind - Comedian Steven Crowder probably had no idea he'd go as viral as he did when he set this booth up at TCU.

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First World Problems - aka "White Whine," the ftrivial rustrations and complaints of privleged individuals from wealthy countries.

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Expanding Brain - Free your mind!

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Hey Demons - This clip from "Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural" has gone on to be one of the most popular memes about depression and anxiety.

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Roll Safe - The original clip comes from a BBC mock-umentary called "Hood Documentary."

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Confused Nick Young - NBA player Nick Young was originally confused about his mom saying he was "a clown" as a kid.

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Thanos Butt - Sometimes, the internet takes a wild theory and gives it a life of its own. This is one of those times.

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Mocking SpongBob - In the original episode, Squidward discovers that SpongeBob acts like a chicken anytime he sees plaid.

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Yo Dawg - A throwback to the days when Xzibit was still pimping rides on MTV.

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Polite Cat - You gotta admit, that IS one polite-looking cat!

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Momo Challenge - This meme got so big so fast, it even had celebrities like Kim Kardashian freaking out about it.

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Success Kid - Another throwback to the early days of memes (circa 2008).

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BBQ Becky - BBQ Becky is a racist white lady who called the cops on an African-American family having a cookout in the park. Don't be a BBQ Becky.

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Sad Keanu - A papparazzi shot of actor Keanu Reeves eating a sandwich quickly became a viral sensation.

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None Of My Business - Who knew Kermit could bring so much heat?

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Big Chungus - According to Urban Dictionary, the word "chungus" is said to mean "meaning anything and everything, including but not limited to a chunky anus."

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Archaic Rap - This self-portrtait of 18th-century painter Joseph Ducreux is often used for archaic interpretations of rap lyrics.

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Disaster Girl - Dave Roth originally took this photo of a burning house and his daughter, Zoe, back in 2004.

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Confused Fry - This meme got so popular that the creators of "Futurama" actually used it to open season 7 of the show.

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Hide The Pain Harold - "Harold" is actually a Hungarian stock photo model named András Arató, and he's actually a pretty happy guy!

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Distracted Boyfriend - It turns out there is an entire series of stock photos revolving around the doomed relationship of this couple.

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Ben Shapiro DESTROYS (...) - A play on the tendency of right-wing channels for labeling videos of conservative commentator Ben Shapiro as him "DESTROYING liberals"

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Savage Patrick - Not cool, Patrick.

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Moth + Lamp - Lamp. I love lamp.

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Me And The Boys - While the phrase "me and the boys" has been used a lot online, it took on another life when it was paired with these villains from the 1967 animated "Spider-Man" series.