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The Many Magnificent Memes Of "Angry" Michael Phelps

Get your popcorn ready. It's time for #PhelpsFace.

Matt Jenkins
Aug 15, 2016
Arkansas Tech University
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The Many Magnificent Memes Of "Angry" Michael Phelps
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The 2016 Rio Olympics are still in full swing, and they have been nothing short of spectacular and a lot of fun to watch. After seeing the "Final Five" US Gymnastics team win gold, USA Men's and Women's basketball continue their domination on the court, Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross continue their winning ways on the beaches of Copacabana in beach volleyball and then there was this US Olympian, you may have heard of him. The man that has been responsible for Twitter and all forms of social media going crazy (for all the right reasons), Michael Phelps.

If you haven't seen that glorious picture of Michael Phelps, you must have been living under a rock or something. But that's where I come in, to give you the opportunity to see the many memes that have been created in honor of the angry Michael Phelps picture, or better known by the hashtag, #PhelpsFace.

To give you a little background on why this happened, Phelps was preparing for the semifinal race of the 200 meter butterfly, when he came across Chad Le Clos, the man that defeated Phelps in this very race during the 2012 London Olympics. Clos seemed to be taunting Phelps just a little bit, and that's when the photographers' dream happened. The picture was snapped, and #PhelpsFace was born. And there was much rejoicing. Oh, on a side note, Phelps dominated and won the 200 meter butterfly semifinal race. Clos didn't even place in the top three. Awe, even Wikipedia jumped in on the fun, someone edited the bio of Clos:

It has since been edited and changed. But anyway, back to why you're here. So just for you, here are my top 10 favorite memes of #PhelpsFace.

10. The struggle is real.

9. Good lord, haven't we all be there.

8. This one I like on a personal level. We've all seen the crying meme of Michael Jordan. It's nice to know that Phelps can join the ranks of emotion and annoyance of anything happening.

7. Been there before. This is not a good moment.

6. I've never been more angry when I bought "Thinking Out Loud" expecting to hear Ed Sheeran, and then you hear 15 annoying kids screaming nonsensical things to this song. My ears bled!

5. For all of my sports fans out there. Remember when Allen Iverson crossed over Tyron Lue and nailed the shot during the NBA Finals and stepped over the poor guy?

4. While this isn't a meme per say, this is just as amazing.

3. By Gawd! It's Phelps! The demon of the backstroke! The Phenom! He's here!

Sorry. Good ole Jim Ross took over for a moment, but this WWE themed video is incredible. The Demon of Death Valley would be proud of the Phelps.

2. While I'm not involved in the "Pokemon Go" craze, I can only imagine the feels you guys must go through when this happens:

1. This. This right here. When you're a college student, and all you want is a good chicken sandwich. But then you realize what day it is. I applaud Chick-fil-a for being closed on Sundays, but man, could you imagine what a chicken biscuit would taste like on a Sunday after church?

Well there you have it. All jokes aside, Phelps has dominated this 2016 Rio Olympics, proving to be the best swimmer in the world and in Olympic History. But back to the jokes. Note to self: Do not anger Michael Phelps or you will be dominated.

Michael Phelps, thanks for the laughs!

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