It was surprising to see a community pop up around it this year out of almost nothing, even if it was a flash in the pan. It's even gotten its own NFT series, much to the absolute dismay of everyone who likes the meme.Īctually advocating for a book in 2021, Jill gave a description that would make the Barnes and Nobles marketing director quit out of inadequate frustration, "I actually read this in 2016, and had it among one of my favorites of the Speculative Evolutionary genre. The Perverted Summoner chose this meme because of how it went from an unintentionally hilarious documentary to being a mainstay part of 4chan culture, and outside of the chans still sees consistent, long-lasting meme potential. The examples were incredibly high effort, and you couldn't go on a meme website without seeing something from the Deltarune: Chapter Two game, this meme especially. Twist had the most accurate description possible with, "Extremely widespread and a lot of high-effort examples, what's not to love?" Which is truly the best way to judge a meme by today's standards. Twist GOD FUCKING damnit KRIS where the FUCK are we!? If you haven't heard of it, Iwazaru described it as, "It's an Analog Horror video made by Gooseworx that stood out by avoiding the 'unidentified threat from the outside' formula usually applied in AH, rather relying on themes of body horror and dehumanization, which also lead to becoming an exploitable." He's absolutely right, what later became a meme was one time a road less traveled, and one that needed Thalasin to act as a pioneer and guide. Some ended up being better examples in animation quality when compared to the actual scene from Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil, I was in for a treat! That utter joy and laughter of watching that scene for the first time is something I wish I could experience again, which I kind of did with the other versions people created. Having never seen Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. JuicyDeath1025 had a beautiful little story as to how this meme entered their life: "I came across this meme while scrolling through my recommended on YouTube and I'm glad I clicked on it. JuicyDeath1025 Do I Amuse You? / I Said Watch Yo Tone / Watch Yo Tone MF A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one," and honestly that's just perfect. Everyone has their own take on what was just a scrap from a LOTR book - even going so far as to draw their own versions. The best part? That isn't even the real dialogue.įreakenstein poetically described his reasoning with "Reminds me of the good ol' days of Photoshop exploitables with the meme concepts of today. The sheer, raw, uncontained power that this template has is impossible to truly describe, as it even managed to find itself useful as a three- and two-panel meme as well, blurring the lines on what a panel-template meme is supposed to be. GuAgIsOrAb chose this meme because it's the best four-panel meme of the year, with versatility and simplicity that can not be matched. Truly, what greater fun is there than photoshopping the body of the now-deceased former president of Iraq into various places? Honestly, there really isn't too much that can beat that, as the meme truly was versatile and lasted a lot longer than some others on this list. Year of the Lake went with this meme because of how versatile it is, as well as just being a bit of fun. Year of the Lake Saddam Hussein's Hiding Place Looking back on last year's top memes, here's a tasteful selection of the top 2021 memes as chosen by the KYM moderators themselves. However, compared to last year, things are going about as expected, as 2021's memes didn't really kickstart until the January 6th Storming of the Capitol.ĭespite the slow start, it's possible for 2022 to produce just as many good memes as 2021 did. Between the several celebrity and internet icon deaths and the increasing reach of the Omicron variant, the first week of 2022 is not off to a good start. As 2021 wound down and 2022 started to get up and running, it ended on a pretty flat note.