Who are you and what are you looking for? These are standard questions that people have been asking strangers on the internet since the first instant messaging services. Remeber the A/S/L of the early internet? Now people are identifying themselves, and their intentions, in a new meme.
Like the length of recording meme, the ‘looking for’ meme creatively uses emoji to set up a joke. In this meme, people use circular emoji to make it appear that they are answering questions in a survey. The meme really took off after this tweet about Carly Rae Jepsen:
https://twitter.com/SPENCERcNIEMETZ/status/897164537920499712
More music-related requests followed.
https://twitter.com/kerra_henke/status/898315832299618304
And references to songs, like the ever popular Mr. Brightside.
https://twitter.com/emofucc/status/899447081529692161
https://twitter.com/soundofmaddie/status/899474705459163137
Then, like all memes, people started using it to reference pop culture.
https://twitter.com/stylinsonbaaby/status/899461188865609728
https://twitter.com/HBJohnXuandou/status/899389928726867968
https://twitter.com/Dory/status/899470490531770368
https://twitter.com/AuraGuardian94/status/899656157723336705
https://twitter.com/NVPlays/status/899657209914806272
https://twitter.com/carxlinv/status/899050923405619200
https://twitter.com/authorsania/status/899486381063458816
You can use the meme to pretend to be someone else.
https://twitter.com/MEMESG0D/status/899698428858441728
Or, if you’re Kenny G, you can just be your meme-loving self.
https://twitter.com/kennyg/status/899303729823862784
Some people are already tired of this meme.
https://twitter.com/MADBLACKTHOT/status/899455746382974977
Don’t worry. The internet will soon find new way to tell a joke.
