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Is This A Pigeon?

Meme History: Is This A Pigeon? 

What began life as a moment from a late 20th-century children’s cartoon would a generation later be reborn as one of the internet’s most pervasive memes.

On Mar 24, 2024 by Kyle Calise

Blinking Guy Meme

Meme History: The story behind “Blinking White Guy,” the GIF you’ve seen a million times

Drew Scanlon's face became one of the most popular memes in the world.

On Mar 17, 2024 by Kyle Calise

Willy Wonka memes

Meme History: Willy Wonka Memes

Willy Wonka is back in the zeitgeist, but let's not forgot his classic meme origins.

On Mar 10, 2024 by Kyle Calise

Giga Chad meme

Meme History: Gigachad

It's reasonable to be a little wary of and fascinated by any human living their life with a godlike level of certainty.

On Mar 3, 2024 by Kyle Calise

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Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

Shrek has staying power because there’s so much to unpack.

On Feb 25, 2024 by Kyle Calise

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Meme History: Generational memes

The idea that “parents just don’t understand" is not a new one.

On Feb 18, 2024 by Kyle Calise

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Meme History: Orange Peel Theory 

The trend is sort of like a digital-age “he loves me, he loves me not."

On Feb 11, 2024 by Kyle Calise

wolf memes

Meme History: The evolution of wolf memes on the internet, from ‘courage wolf’ to ‘three wolf moon’

From courage wolf to the "three wolf moon" t-shirt, wolves have a bigger presence in the world of memes than you'd expect.

On Feb 4, 2024 by Kyle Calise

arthurs fist meme

Meme History: How a teachable moment in ‘Arthur’ morphed into a meme used under frustrating circumstances

And I say hey — what a wonderful kind of meme.

On Jan 28, 2024 by Kyle Calise

harambe the gorilla meme history

Meme History: The story of Harambe the Gorilla, 2016’s most important meme

This story begins on a somber note, but eventually led to a significant moment of internet unity over the love for a primate.

On Jan 21, 2024 by Kyle Calise

galaxy brain meme on a purple background

Meme History: How a three-paneled meme featuring big brain energy became ‘Galaxy Brain’

It all started with the 'whomst' meme.

On Jan 14, 2024 by Kyle Calise

vince mcmahon meme

Meme History: Why Vince McMahon can’t help but become a meme over and over again

From his many WWE reaction gifs to the more recent Vince McMahon crying trend, we take a look at them all.

On Jan 8, 2024 by Kyle Calise

distracted boyfriend meme

Meme History: How a ‘distracted boyfriend’ went from a simple stock photo to an iconic meme

While many memes evolve slowly, the 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme seemed destined for instant fame.

On Jan 4, 2024 by Kyle Calise

crying jordan meme on a red meme background

Meme History: Why sad Michael Jordan is the MVP of crying memes

He's more than just a logo, more than just an Internet meme.

On Jan 2, 2024 by Kyle Calise

kermit meme but that's none of my business

Meme History: How a tea commercial starring Kermit the Frog became the perfect reaction meme

Even LeBron James is posting Kermit memes.

On Dec 30, 2023 by Kyle Calise