Social networks generate more and more memes—trend ideas, images or messages, which get которые набирают incredibly popular on the Net. We picked out 10 most memorable memes of this year, easily recollectable by virtually any user of social networks.
1. Harlem Shake
This internet meme comes from highly popular video youtubed on 2 February 2013 by a Japanese video blogger. The video was seen some 2.5 million times in the first week and got mimicked by hundreds of videos. As on 13 February, the total of viewings of Harlem Shake videos amounted tens of millions.
2. Chelyabinsk Meteor
As is known, on 15 February 2013 there was a meteor impact in the city of Chelyabinsk. Naturally, a number of videos entered internet, and in a time the meteor provoked many memes. For example, the users joked that Chelyabinsk residents fall under handout of super abilities, or that the meteor finally was delivered by the Russian Post Service.
3. Sasha Grey
Former porn star Sasha Grey has been much-talked-of internet meme. The site Drom.ru in the spring of 2013 invited Sasha to take part in Lada Kalina car rally. The whole Runet got excited in anticipation. Lada Kalina quickly broke down with Sasha's driving. The Runet naturally could not miss a chance to sparkle with wit and between 14 and 17 May Sasha Grey was mentioned 315 times a day against 63 before.
4. Van Damm's split
Jean-Claude Van Damm's epic stretch was effectively used in a Volvo's advertising clip, which inspired epidemic admiration in social networks. Many companies and actors took off such a happy meme and their parodies were often not less popular. Take for example the gorgeous Chuck Norris with his aeroplanes and a live spruce on his head, not to mention a multitude of parodies by common users.
5. Olympic torch
Olympic torch relay with repeatedly extinguishing fire provoked many jokes and cartoons; someone even detected the Russian Vodka logo in the torch image. And when the Olympic torch was saved by an ordinary security guard using a Zippo lighter, no one remained indifferent to the event.
6. Uzbagoysia
This internet meme first appeared in 2009 but got popular only in August 2013. Usually represents a lemur with the text uzbagoysia [Russian “be easy” nasalized] in various combinations. Some think such demotivator was first posted on Pikabu when a guy tried to quiet his girlfriend.
The users liked and still actively use it to make one another easy.
7. Crying goats
First was a goat from Peru that called someone Bob in very human-like voice. It was recorded in 2007 by a foreign passerby. Later, another billy goat from Spanish zoo got worldwide selebrity for his vocal abilities.
But is became a full-blown meme only in 2013, when a compilation of humanly crying goats got one of world most popular clips. Later, people started combine goat voices with the songs by Justin Bieber, Adele and other singers. It is worth noting that some songs were not spoiled at all.
8. Criminal Prostokvashino
Hard, criminal but very fresh and popular meme. Fist comics was uploaded on 25 October to the public of «Marina Petrova's Thoughts», then the images appeared on Picabu and finally here, there and everiwhere. Uncle Fedor, tomcat Matroskin and Sharik became the “killers” of the month, and their victims fell not only postman Pechkin but also many other stars doing the criminal trio wrong. Such images got so numerous that there appeared the joke «There is room for all at the Uncle Fedor's cemetery».
9. Louis Vuitton suitcase
Scandalous suitcase-pavilion for Louis Vuitton exhibition suddenly appeared in the Red Square. It seemed absurd, and the Net quickly responded with numerous photographic compilations and memes. We think the best of those is where the suitcase presides the whole team of different internet memes.
10. Elena Malysheva
Elena Malysheva, anchorwoman of Russian TV program «To live healthy», astounds not only TV audience but also the internet community. Her love of delicate matters made her program records quite popular. And her words, such as “This is normal”, provoked a great number of memes available in virtually all comic publics.
