Oh 2016. You were a real b****. So much happened in one year that just continually blew everyone's minds. 2016 seemed to be the year everything and everyone was a negative Nancy. But with the tragic events in Orlando, the Istanbul airport, intentional murders of police officers, and now the attack in Berlin, it's easy to see why some venture to claim 2016 as "the worst year in history." However, we have to remember the great things that came out of this horrific year. Giant pandas are no longer endangered, plastic microbeads will be banned come next year, and Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. Let us not forget one of the only things that got us through 2106: memes. There was basically a new meme every month that went viral, and had hundreds of variations that kept us laughing and pushing through the year. So without further adieu, I present to you the greatest memes of 2016.
1. Joe Biden.
I know I should've saved the best for last, but seriously these memes turned the VP into a lovable grandfather figure to all of America.
2. Get you a man who can do both.
I can't even begin to count how many different memes with this headline exist. Guy Fieri, Bill Nye, Squidward, Ted Cruz, the list goes on. All I know is I could def use a man who can do both of whatever they're talking about.
3. Caveman Spongebob.
Where did this even come from? I don't even have the words to describe what this was about, but if you've seen it you just know.
4. You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about.
Kind of like #2, but even better. The memes show an image of something, with a better version right next to it. Makes you feel inferior, yet somehow makes you laugh.
5. Arthur/Arthur's fist.
Everyone remember's Arthur's fist, but I remember the Arthur memes starting with Arthur and his sister in a bedroom with a scandalous caption...somehow that involved into his fist with captions about being angry. How the internet found this, I'll never know.
6. Dat boi.
SERIOUSLY, where does anyone find these? It's literally a frog on a unicycle. I know I laughed every time I saw it, but now looking back I just don't understand.
7. Bernie or Hillary?
These usually consisted of a poster with both of their faces on it, with a topic posted on the paper. Underneath both of their names were their "stances" on said topics, typically with the favorable stance being for Bernie.
8. Ted Cruz.
It's a widely known fact that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer.
9. Confused Mr. Krabs.
Again, I ask myself how the internet found this. You know what? I don't care because this was glorious.
10. Bone App The Teeth.
I really hope whoever sparked this trend was just trying to be funny, and doesn't actually think Bon Appetite is spelled "bone app the teeth." Please. For the sake of humanity. It's gone too far.
11. Evil Kermit.
This one is still relevant, and I'm honestly so glad it came about. So many of these memes describe me and I love it. (Maybe that's why memes are so successful??)
12. Damn Daniel.
Some kid literally just went around and recorded this guy saying "Damn Daniel" to him over and over again. Yet it was so freaking funny. They even got on Ellen for it. Damn Daniel!
13. Me at the beginning vs. Me now.
2016 took so much out of all of us. These are an accurate representation of how we all feel by now.
14. THE FREAKING BEE MOVIE.
I'm sorry these just get me all riled up because the movie itself was RIDICULOUS. A WOMAN FALLS IN LOVE WITH A BEE, WHY WAS THIS EVER A GOOD IDEA? Ugh but I have to admit, "the entire Bee Movie, but every time they say "bee" it gets faster", really got me laughing.
15. Ken Bone.
As if the entire election itself wasn't hilarious, we got a new national hero out of the debates.
16. Harambe.
Y'all. We mourned a gorilla for MONTHS. But gah damn the memes were brilliant.
