We’re almost to the end of another year, and once again find ourselves saying “Well, that was crap.”
As we look back, we can almost map out the year via the memes we saw on Twitter, so – for your entertainment – here’s 2021 in memes.
1. Bernie’s snug Inauguration mittens and coat combo
Senator Bernie Sanders dressed for the winter weather when he attended the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and the image of him sitting bundled up and wearing mittens became the first viral meme of the year.
Why do y’all play so much? Get Bernie down from there pic.twitter.com/9ik2VMSoGN
— EJ (@thewrightej) January 20, 2021
2. The GameStop game shop stock shock
Redditors deliberately drove up the price of a small business’ stock to mess with the hedge fund managers of Wall Street.
GameStop sitting amongst Tesla and Amazon after reddit users make it a Fortune 500 company pic.twitter.com/AVUtcjs6gl
— Jordan Deeb (@Jordan_Deeb) January 27, 2021
3. “You don’t have the authority, Jackie Weaver”
The clerk of Handforth Parish Council dealt with an overbearing man in the best way – by kicking him off the Zoom call.
Really hoping Netflix sign up Jackie Weaver and co for a feature length series.
"Parish council wars – the battle for authority" pic.twitter.com/fmAavbqKoe
— Stewart Lee (@stewartelee) February 5, 2021
4. The Weeknd’s Super Bowl performance
Singer Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, was one of the main attractions of this year’s Super Bowl entertainment, and his chaotic entrance grabbed the internet’s attention.
my camera roll when I take my iPad back from a toddler pic.twitter.com/g0OqJLFpPH
— • (@skinclasshero) February 8, 2021
5. “I am not a cat”
Texas lawyer Rod Ponton accidentally turned up to a Zoom hearing with his cat filter on and couldn’t work out how to turn it off.
I'm not a cat, your honor. https://t.co/CUZETBzUVy pic.twitter.com/Q91f8FGPjU
— Imgur (@imgur) February 12, 2021
6. March 2020 vs March 2021
People reflected on what had changed in the year from hell.
March 1st 2020 vs March 1st 2021 pic.twitter.com/w5gHiIJuuU
— no context Modern Family (@nocontextmofy) March 1, 2021
7. Agatha’s wink from Wandavision
Kathryn Hahn’s character, Agnes – or Agatha Harkness – made an enormous comedy wink in Marvel’s Wandavision, and we were all hooked.
Jesus: so just a dinner with the boys?
Judas: pic.twitter.com/V5CLBJ4Ce5
— Yukon Gold (@GrahamKritzer) March 2, 2021
8. Oprah’s Harry and Meghan interview
During the tell-all, well, tell-some interview with Harry and Meghan, some of Oprah’s facial expressions proved highly memeable.
Phone call Text pic.twitter.com/z9FLGGuKwx
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 13, 2021
9. Trump looks fantastic
Conservative author and activist, Brigitte Gabriel, shared a photo showing the former president in his familiar golf gear at a Mar-A-Lago, adding that he looked ‘fantastic’.
President Trump is looking better than ever before!! He’s getting in shape for 2024 and the liberals are freaking out!! pic.twitter.com/fd9FmLlklY
— zeddy (@Zeddary) March 14, 2021
10. RIP X – they would have loved …
Isaac H.P. posted a TikTok saying it’s a shame Henry VIII didn’t live longer because he would have loved watching Alvin and The Chipmunks. Tweeters ran with it.
rip freud he would have loved how i met your mother
— the hype (@TheHyyyype) March 23, 2021
11. The stuck Ever Given
The container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal also got stuck in our collective consciousness.
me changing the font on my to do list pic.twitter.com/3ro3hdpUkM
— Marty awrence (@TeaAndCopy) March 25, 2021
12. Passive-aggressive Line of Duty
Detective Chief Superintendent Patricia Carmichael nailed a particular smug smile, and the rest is history.
If ‘as per my last email’ was a person #LineofDuty pic.twitter.com/Kyq1gW3Tid
— Becca (@Beccaakeen) April 25, 2021
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