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A quick disclaimer - no feral hogs were harmed in the making of this post. But now you've probably guessed that today we're going to talk about memes. And the people who, willingly or unwillingly, became the ‘heroes’ of these memes.

Over the years, we've seen a huge number of memes, some incredibly funny, some just plain stupid - and even captivating in their own stupidity. And the commenters in this viral thread on X are recalling the ‘disposable’ heroes of the internet from recent times. And Bored Panda is making a selection of the best memories from this thread.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The guy who tweeted this ended up adopting mom and babies

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was also the woman on Teams who turned on a potato filter.

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It all started with a tweet from the user Jamie Loftus who recently asked people: “Who are the internet main characters of the day you still think about? Good, bad, indifferent, who's stuck with you. Can be any era.” And, as it often happens, the post got covered by a real avalanche of witty responses. As of today, there are 4.7K quotes and over 45.3M views. After all, a meme is perhaps the main creative form of modern culture.
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There were boats that were stuck on the Suez Canal for eight years in 1967. Google 'The Yellow Fleet'. They formed their own stamps and everything.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think a lot of those depended on the monitor. The colors were different between my work computer and my home laptop.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately he is still free to move around the country stirring up trouble.

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If you don't remember, let us remind you that the very concept of ‘meme’ was introduced in 1976 by the famous English biologist and popularizer of science Richard Dawkins. In his bestselling book The Selfish Gene, the scientist defined a meme as a unit of cultural information, similar to a gene in biology. Like a gene, according to the scientist, a meme can be copied, transmitted from carrier to carrier, and undergo evolution.

However, even such an outstanding scientific mind as Richard Dawkins could hardly have imagined the evolutionary direction that memes have acquired in recent decades...
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need to hear the full story ASAP

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had to look it up, myself https://people.com/human-interest/woman-loses-nasa-internship-over-tweet/

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forget who he was, but he basically forgot to change accounts and completely outted himself in one tweet.

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The great artist Andy Warhol once said that ‘everyone will get their 15 minutes of fame.’ I don't know about everyone, but the ubiquity of the internet and the Share button have actually done their job. Literally any of us can become famous all over the world - and not necessarily in a good way. One viral tweet or video on TikTok is pretty much enough.

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Over the past decade and a half, there have been hundreds of folks and stuff that the whole world has literally talked about - only to forget about them a couple of days later. The specificity of modern thinking - another dose of fast dopamine has been received, you can move on to looking for the next one!
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother, that breakfast better be a trip to Paris for some French Toast

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So now just meet the white and gold (or black and blue) dress, 30 or 50 feral hogs, that poor giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal a couple of years ago - and dozens of other memes that actually fulfilled their main function - they made us smile. After all, it’s not that easy to smile in such a wild and difficult contemporary world!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes. Next to our late crack smoking mayor, Ikea Monkey was the height of Toronto's global viral fame in the 2010s.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one from India? The thread was pretty long, live reporting the whole thing. Quite hilarious.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I remember rightly, she was on her way to South Africa and made an awful joke about hoping to not get AIDS.

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When even a plushie gets it, how to wear a mask correctly

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t know this one, but after Paris Hilton’s baby hate, as someone who isn’t a fan of kids, I don’t get how anyone can online shame and bully a baby, it’s a freaking baby, it’s capable of 5 things - crying, drinking milk, soiling yourself, sleeping and smiling

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife cannot eat fajitas without cheese. So far this is the only one on the list I could identify.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If he took off his shirt and grabbed an elongated mallet, he would look like that guy from the game ‘Getting Over It”

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