Holy schnikes this year was insane. The hits just kept coming and coming and I managed to keep track of them. How? Deep within my notes app lives a list of the most “memeable moments” for every given year. They are little snapshots of what everyone was talking about at the office and online (think Hawk-Tuah Girl).
The zeitgeist. There, I used that word.
Anyhow, lets take a look at the biggest moments of the year and my explanations of them for your pee-paw and meehmaw.
The List
Editors note: as of 12.12 I am working on deciphering my notes to figure out what the heck everything means.. this blog will be updated regularly
In order of appearance, everything that popped off online this year:
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Nude Man Water Tank
Dude got naked at Burger King and went for a swim. Shouldn’t have even made the list considering what’s to come.
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Stanley Cups
Out of seemingly nowhere, every lady at the office (including Emily) returned from Christmas break with a Stanley Cup.
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Kat Williams
Kat went off and boy oh boy will he sound less crazy as the year goes on…
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Gypsie Rose
She’s out of jail, she’s single and she’s ready to mingle.
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Dune Popcorn Cup
It looks like a dick. There, I said it.
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Miles Ian Cheong dead
One of the biggest twitter trolls got trolled along with X itself when throngs of little birds tweeted and added community notes claiming the far right commentator had been killed.
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“I’ve Never Been Scammed”
Boomers will boom and this was an internet happening that turned in on itself.
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Chik Fil a Girl
She made a weird face and went viral.
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Eclipse
The big eclipse was supposed to change our lives but it was so cloudy outside instead.
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Bears v Daughters v Men in the Woods
Would you rather leave your daughter in the woods with a bear or a man? The debate sparked a lot of heated moments and some dudes still just don’t get it.
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UT Palestine Protests
Let me weigh in on the troubles happening in the levant…
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Drake v Kendrick
This wasn’t even a beef, it was a pwn
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Terrance Howard Math Guy
Opposite of Kat Williams
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Justin Timberlake dwi
He’s back! He’s drunk,
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Hawk Tuah Girl
This was THE biggest meme of the year for sure and somehow it still ended up being over shadowed at the very end.
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Project 25
Is it real or fear mongering? Guess we will find out.
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Celeb Deaths
There was a rash of summer celeb deaths.
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Trump Assassination Attempt
The moment the election was won and the image on every flag you will see on a truck in Port Aransas for years to come.
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The Olympics
(got an entire post, click here)
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Home Run Derby Anthem
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Biden Out Kamala
Biden dropped a bombshell and dropped out of the race inspiring millions of crazy coconuts.
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Vance F Couches
Trump’s VP pick likes furniture a bit too much.
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Eating cats and dogs
People are eating our pets in Ohio! They aren’t but still it worked.
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P-Diddy
I can’t with this rn. Will research more in 2025.
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Moo Deng
Finally a break from the politics and violence and a real OG cute animal online to root for.
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the election
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Just a Chill Guy
Second only in terms of views to Hawk Tuah this forced meme did open up a conversation about artistic license and rights when shtty insta accounts started selling the image on drop shipped merch.
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CEO Assassin
The fcking biggest moment of the year – right at the end. The United Healthcare CEO was gunned down by an assassin in New York City and we all watched it happen. The suspect managed to escape and instantly went viral when authorities released his images online. It keeps getting stranger: His pack back was filled with monopoly money, he was busted at a McDonalds, he’s an Ivy league student named Lugi… And.. he’s hot? He’s a hero?
What a way to start the New Year (which, by the way is on a Wednesday so the first three days are WTF). Did I miss anything?
YEARS PAST
2023
- Lisa Marie, Jeff Beck
- Police officer gangbang
- Chinese weather balloon
- Train derail
- AI art
- Met gala cockroach
- I am a surgeon
- Orcas
- Missing Sub
- Sound of freedom
- Barbenheimer
- Pinkydoll
- Alabama dock fight
- Trump Mugshot
- Bob Barker
- Diarrhea Plane
- Roman Empire
- Brittney knife dance
- Swift-Kelce
- Kevin James photo
- Big Dog
2022
- Bob Saget
- Jerry inquiring about Kramer’s Apartment
- Wordel
- When We Were Young
- Joe Rogan
- Ukrainian Farmers
- Austin Tornados
- Will Smith Slap
- Depp Heard Trial
- Morbious memes
- DALL-E
- No cap bussin
- We will adopt your baby
- Adam Levine texts
- The Queen
- Kanye
- Elon Twitter
- Andrew Tate Pizza Box
2021
- Storm Capitol
- Sea Shanties
- Bernie Mittens
- GameStop/STONKS
- Snow power out
- Suez Canal
- Ocean on fire
- Crate challenge
- Blues Clue
- Gabby
- Squid Game
- Fox News Christmas tree
- Betty White
2020
(I lost there list)
- Covid
- Joe Exotic
- QAnon
- TikTok
- Elon Musk
- Karens
