Yearender 2016: Viral memes this year
THE ASIAN AGE WITH AGENCY INPUTS
Published : Dec 23, 2016, 12:27 pm IST
Updated : Jul 8, 2017, 8:39 pm IST
The year saw several memes popping up on the social media with Chatur from 3 Idiots making a comeback, people discovering their inner voice and Sonam Gupta's infidelity creating a buzz (Photo: Facebook/Twitter))
Among several break ups this year, was the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt split which made news. It wasn't surprising that the internet came up with memes that portrayed Brad Pitt's ex Jennifer Anniston having a laugh at Brangelina's expense (Photo: Twitter)
While Usain Bolt's effortless excellence at sprinting was evident from his smile for the camera while finishing first, the internet found a new meme that was spot on for many situations (Photo: Twitter)
As Donald Trump stunned the world with his victory in the US presidential elections, memes with Joe Biden coming up with ideas to make life difficult for him went viral and the results will crack you up (Photo: Twitter)
As the nation was queuing up in lines outside banks and ATMs for cash, images of a new Rs 2000 note with 'Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai' written on it went viral on the internet as the memes that followed came as comic relief amid demonetisation woes (Photo: Twitter)
As the end of the year approached, the memorable scene with Chatur from 3 Idiots made a comeback on the internet seven years later, and the internet applied it in the most hilarious situations from demonetisation to SRK's issues with US immigration (Photo: Twitter)
Kermit, a popular character from the show Muppets, may have been introduced back in 1955 but he became the manifestation for their inner voice for people all over the internet thanks to memes that took over social media this year (Photo: Facebook)
A Ghanian boy became a meme for his serious expression as he was compared to a grumpy driving instructor and security guard among others, also turned into the face to raise money for a campaign to raise money for education in the region (Photo: Twitter)
For a generation which is obsessed with the social media, a meme about bill came out as an effective and witty way of make a point and netizens grabbed the opportunity to get creative (Photo: Facebook)
Thug life memes were the norm whenever known personalities came up with witty comebacks, be it Obama's mike drop or Donald Trump stunning the world with his elections victory (Photo: YouTube)
Samsung became the butt of tech jokes this year as several incidents of Galaxy Note 7 phones exploding landed the smartphone giant in an embarrassing situation (Photo: Twitter)