Here Are The Top Memes Of 2017
Everyone loves a good meme. And boy, have we been blessed with them this 2017. It seems we had a trending meme almost every month to throw into tweets or tag our friends on Instagram. Do you remember life in a pre-meme world? Because I certainly don't. Here are our favourite memes from the past 12 months.
You can't be broke if you don't check your bank account pic.twitter.com/brpgiWflym
1. Roll Safe
Roll Safe became an iconic meme after a screenshot from a BBC web series got hilariously captioned. The meme is associated with people making poor decisions but also feeling good about them.
2. Distracted Boyfriend
Distracted boyfriend stole all of our hearts as it relates to our short attention spans/wanting something despite knowing we don't need it. A classic that got reworked millions of ways, all from a simple stock photo.
where tf is salt bae at for the ice on the roads pic.twitter.com/cmyi0jyJAW
3. Salt Bae
A classic, reworked beautifully. Salt Bae is actually an international restaurant owner that garnishes meat with flare. He is know internationally known, immortalized in his own Bitmoji and used as a meme when you're feeling a little (or a lot) extra.
4. Mocking Spongebob
Perfect if you're annoyed/someone is acting flat out ridiculous. Mocking Spongebob is usually accompanied by the original text and the Spongebob version, uSualLy tYpEd liKe tHiS.
Me: hey, I need my charger back.
Friend: what's your phone percent on?
Me: pic.twitter.com/yLMoBpZDiB
5. Blinking White Guy
Blinking White Guy is most commonly used for disbelief, surprise, and a little anger. The guy's name is actually Drew Scanion, a video editor and podcaster at website Giant Bomb. The reaction is actually after a gamer says he's, "farming with [my] hoe." Who would've thought??
6. Cash Me Outside / Howbow Dah
13-year-old Danielle Bregoli rose to fame with her threatening catchphrase. When appearing on the Doctor Phil Show in 2016, Bregoli threatened the audience and said that anyone of them could fight her. The meme then sprung to the internet late in 2016/early 2017 but intensified as Bregoli's star rose.
Nothing but RESPECT for my president. https://t.co/cWBto1c6Lm
7. Nothing but respect for MY president
This meme originated in an interesting way. A tourist stopped in Hollywood to clean Donald Trump's defaced star on the Walk-Of-Fame, took pictures and posted them with the caption, "nothing but respect for my president." Users began mocking the image/photo set, essentially saying that Trump doesn't deserve that respect. 'MY president" is usually a dog, cat, beloved actor, etc.
These 'singing' Meryl Streep memes just get better and better https://t.co/hCtjF9ogZ5 pic.twitter.com/3liS3y373e
8. Meryl Streep Singing
This meme is best used when people are sharing popular song lyrics. Or for when sharing important sentiments, usually captioned with, "A little louder for the people in the back".
are you disrespecting rihanna? are you serious?! right in front of my salad? pic.twitter.com/IcrUArgniB
9. Right In Front of My Salad?!
This meme surprisingly derived from a ridiculous gay porn film. The two porn stars are having sex ~*discreetly*~ in the kitchen while talking to their friend, who is eating. The meme is used whenever something ridiculous is happening.
if homeboy texts “RESIST” to 50409 to save #NetNeutrality
then homeboy is gonna like......get it pic.twitter.com/WMzqgN0Kv9
10. Bella Hadid
Even supermodels aren't safe from being memes. Bella Hadid was mocked around the world after she used incredibly cringey language on an episode of Complex's Sneaker Shopping.
The Most Hilarious Memes of Drake Pouring Grapefruit Perrier at an NBA Game https://t.co/IFv1rIS969 pic.twitter.com/ZGu0uHrGuv
11. Drake Pouring
Drake mixing a drink at a Raptor's game got memed almost instantly. The confused face on Drizzy and his overall nervousness catapulted the moment into prime-meme material.
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