Famous memes, which due to their imitative and remixed nature, can be better thought of as themes or structures. 

Using Casually Explained’s YouTube video, Memes as a jumping off point, let’s breakdown some of the famous memes from today and the more recent past. 

Memes are becoming more abundant and have shorter ‘lifespans’ but at the end of the day always come back around – whether in parody or in search of nostalgia. 

Everything on the internet stays on the internet. So, here are some famous memes.

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a classic staple for a variety of memes.

Progression

it’s always exciting to see a new version circulating.

Starter Packs

one of my personal favourites. i definitely made a few of these during my memer days.

Dank

ironic. meta. will not die.

Honourable Cartoon Mentions

Shrek/SpongeBob/Simpsons

Local Community

special shoutout to the local pages. it’s how i got my start. always hitting home.

Political

wowie. sometimes you just need to laugh through it all. new-age politcal cartoons. rich in satire.

Red Pill Blue Pill

never fails.

Tech

Weed

The Bee Movie

(Yes. It deserves it’s own category.)

Chad & Giga Chad

Me irl

these are the memes i circulate the most. very relatable. very fun.

Doggos & Cattos

the hallmark of this type of meme is CHIMKIN.

~just girly things~

the simple days when your only goal was to emulate justgirlythings tumblr posts.

Same Picture

i have never not laughed at one of these. ever.

Assorted Frogs

Truly famous memes

Pepe (The once an apolitical pinnacle of memes)

Kermit

Special Feature: Crab Rangoon

no comment. i cannot escape the goon.

Of course this isn’t an exhaustive list of famous memes, so feel free to comment your favourite memes! 
 
If you would like this broken down a bit more go check out the  Casually Explained video and let a man explain it to you. 
 
xoxo BigBoss