2018 has been an absolute whirlwind, and it has been very hard to find the 'funny' in things. But one thing for sure is that Spongebob memes are the only thing that has been consistently providing us things to laugh at. Just recently on Twitter contributing to the Spongebob Meme saga, was the establishment of the Krusty Krab meme. A simple way to juxtapose two things using the Krusty Krab to represent the favored, and the Chum Bucket to represent the disregarded.

This for some reason got me thinking, why the hell are Spongebob memes so fun to make and fun to see? Is it because we're taking a loved childhood character and forcing it into our adult lives or is it because we like to think everyone has the same experiences as us, so we use the memes to sort of find someone with the same personal appeal? Well, these thoughts plagued my mind and forced me to search and create explanations why each of the Spongebob memes is so successful in the past year.

1. Savage Patrick

Probably the weirdest of the Spongebob memes, solely because it's just creepy to look at, the savage Patrick kicked off 2018 plenty of awkward commentary with an unlikely character. But the overall premise of this meme is sort of dark and evil. People use captions to creep the reader to even accidentally confess to a crime. But all in all Savage Patrick is a totally dark part of the Spongebob meme saga, so the use of this meme is to basically to present the fact that you have sick thoughts or you actually have a sense of humor.

2. Mocking Spongebob

This is probably the funniest of all the Spongebob memes this past year, simply because it's so relatable. The Mocking Spongebob meme is easy to make, all you have to do is retype something WiTh a FuNNy PaTtErN and direct it at whoever or whatever you deem is making no sense or is asking a stupid question in your opinion.

I love this meme because it gives people a little insight of the dumb questions people have been asked and all the weird coincidences with others who've had this same issue. Now, this really stuck around throughout 2017 for a while until the Savage Patrick meme took over early this year. But what about the current meme that's taking Twitter by storm right now?

3. The Krusty Krab/Chum Bucket

Being one of the greatest rivalries ever to be televised, the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket has been a staple of near war for almost 20 years. But the rivalry has been put into the spotlight with a more humorous approach, becoming a funny way to express your opinion on two items. For example, Troy University in my opinion, (and the entire planet's) is a much better place than our rival The University South Alabama. With each establishment representing a good versus bad template, I would place a picture of Troy University over the Krusty Krab and would then place a picture of the University of South Alabama over the Chum Bucket. Spongebob has become the unlikely source of an unhealthy amount of memes. And by unhealthy, I mean it consumes innocent people's well being with a wave of unbearable yet hilarious content. I honestly can't imagine what the next stage of Spongebob memes will look like, but one thing for sure is that I'm eager to use them to throw shade at people.