The Conversation (0)
Kate Plummer
Apr 09, 2021
Twitter/Screengrab/Universal Pictures
In a week that has seen scientist rush to reassure people about the AstraZeneca vaccine and – frankly – some days of unreasonable weather, how have the memes been?
Spicy as ever? Great.
Here are some that have got us through the last 120 hours.
Violence in Northern Ireland
This week, riots in Northern Ireland have occurred in protest of the post-Brexit trade deal. While the scenes are doubtlessly distressing, there is just a small amount of schadenfreude to be derived when considering that Brexiteers were warned that the policy could disrupt the peace process. At least these meme creators think so:
‘I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland’, says man who was warned there would be deepl… https://t.co/e6klrTWcII— Have I Got News For You (@Have I Got News For You) 1617883087
How it started How it's going https://t.co/7vLGjspfGM— Parody Boris Johnson (@Parody Boris Johnson) 1617835645
Giant lizard goes shopping
On a much lighter note, a giant lizard went into a Thai supermarket this week, climbed a shelf and generally created the most deranged reboot of Supermarket Sweep of all time.
This caused Jurassic World to confirm that they were not behind it:
Wasn’t us. https://t.co/gCxJnW8MnG— Jurassic World (@Jurassic World) 1617824160
Actors understanding the assignment
People are celebrating their favourite actors who flourish in a range of roles by saying they “understand the assignment”.
SHE always understands the assignment https://t.co/KiW4T80AMp— no context schitt’s creek (@no context schitt’s creek) 1617639300
No you don’t understand HE always understands the assignment https://t.co/o2xqpCUR0E— mary (fan account) (@mary (fan account)) 1617667070
natasha lyonne always understands the assignment https://t.co/N9f7iEmczI— Debbie🌋 (@Debbie🌋) 1617646280
Snow in the UK in April
After it snowed across the UK this week in a lockdown in which we are finally permitted to meet in groups of six outside, people reacted with dismay as the thought of having to change Blitz spirit into blizzard spirit.
me forcing my groups of 6 to enjoy multiple outdoor drinkies next week: https://t.co/S6r2rfv1Ih— dan (@dan) 1617739126
Planet Earth making it snow in April. https://t.co/dYKFkCvA7G— 🇬🇭 Carl Anka 🇬🇭 (@🇬🇭 Carl Anka 🇬🇭) 1617726166
Celebrities as ancestors
People are putting photos of celebrities and iconic TV moments in black and white, this week, and claiming they have unearthed old family photos.
Boy pictured during WW2 leaving his home in protest of food rations https://t.co/x7zLLZeMPt— AW (@AW) 1617637358
my grandpa was such a vibe in the 40s https://t.co/NV0cIafmDE— Hurt CoPain (@Hurt CoPain) 1617320094
My grandparents on their wedding day just after the war ended in 1945 ❤️ https://t.co/S47h942vHF— Shirley Carter’s Pussy (@Shirley Carter’s Pussy) 1617384036
And even Netflix has got involved:
This is my great grandmother Eleanor, who graduated from Harvard in 1944. She really loved the law. https://t.co/wPVqATzj2h— Netflix (@Netflix) 1617647775
Space Jam 2
After the trailer for the long-awaited 1996 film, Space Jam, was released, fans edited characters from different films and TV shows into the trailer to poke fun at the anticipation surrounding the event.
Come and See characters in Space Jam 2 confirmed https://t.co/YhmG5voVEJ— atrophy wife 🎀 (@atrophy wife 🎀) 1617470493
Clockwork Orange guys in Space Jam 2 confirmed https://t.co/ZBBFV5QSeh— ben mekler (@ben mekler) 1617459708
Memes like these brighten up even the darkest of days. Which is great because we’ve just looked at next week’s weather forecast.