Carbon Costume meme
Ken Bone
In the 2016 US presidential debates between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, it was Ken Bone who won the hearts of American citizens. During the Q&A, the undecided coal plant worker asked the candidates about their energy policies. But it was his red sweater, picked up by his wife, that took everyone’s attention.
Buying GF
In many online games, players advertise their willingness to purchase in-game items in trade channels or populated areas. Players in the role-playing game Runescape often had in-game girlfriends, which many speculated were actually men masquerading as women to scam users for gold and items. The “buying gf” expression was subsequently invented as a joke to mock these online relationships.
Rick Astley
Rick Astley is an English singer and songwriter who scored a #1 hit with the 1987 single “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Though he retired in 1993, he scored a comeback in 2007 with his second chart topper, a stark departure from his previous hit.
Pepe the Frog
Pepe the Frog is an anthropomorphic frog character from the comic series Boy’s Club by Matt Furie. On 4chan, various illustrations of the frog creature have been used as reaction faces, including Feels Good Man, Sad Frog, Angry Pepe, Smug Frog and Well Meme’d.
Motivational Shia LaBeouf
In this video, Shia LaBeouf gives an impassioned but general purpose motivational speech where he drops wisdom bombs like “yesterday, you said tomorrow”. You’ve been thinking about dressing up as him, so what are you waiting for? JUST DO IT.
Magic Shia LaBeouf
On Saturday Night Live, Shia LaBeouf plays a fanciful magician. His most famous act is taking your age and subtracting 2. Add 2 again, and you get your real age. Magic!
Horse Head Man
Horse Head Man is a true gentleman — he just so happens to have a horse head on his shoulders. He’s usually lounging in a smoking jacket with a cigar and martini in his hands, but can also be found on occasion traveling the world, cooking mushrooms on video, and making cameos on Google Street View.
Chris Crocker
Chris Crocker made his mark on YouTube when he pleaded the internet to “leave Britney alone!” shortly after her VMA Gimme More performance in 2007. In the infamous clip, he weeps and rubs his heavily made up eyes as he defends the popstar, all while hiding under a bedsheet.
Kai the Hitchhiker
When Kai hitched a ride with a stranger he probably wasn’t expecting to save a life or become an internet sensation as a result. However, that’s what happened when an interview with the laid back hitchhikers took the internet by storm and resulted in several parodies. Perhaps this proves everyone does get 15 minutes of fame.
