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  • Elsa Hosk Angel Wing Inspires Ariana Grande Meme

    During the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in London Tuesday, Swedish supermodel Elsa Hosk almost clotheslined pop singer Ariana Grande onstage with her angel wing.

    As the 5-foot-tall Grande was performing her set, the 5′ 9.5″ Victoria’s Secret Angel Hosk swooped in, and clipped the singer with her plush pink wing.

    The picture of Grande’s terrified expression has since become somewhat of an internet meme, though the former Sam & Cat star took the incident in stride.

    “A Victoria’s Secret angel accidentally smacked me in the face with her wings and it was awesome #goals #bangbangintomyface,” Grande wrote on Twitter.

    Grande, 21, described a similar wing-related incident during rehearsals on Instagram:

    Hosk, 26, and Grande, directly after the moment of impact:

    Variations of the ill-fated wing incident:

    Grande seems unfazed by the runway snafu, and is excited to return to London.

    Hosk, who once played professional basketball for the Swedish women’s basketball league, began modelling for Victoria’s Secret in 2011. She became the spokesmodel for the VS sister brand PINK in 2012, and was upgraded to an official Angel in 2014.

    The annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs December 9 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

  • Giraffe Riddle: Already Receiving Backlash

    There was Planking. There was also Gangnam Style, that Old Spice Guy, the Harlam Shake, Twerking and Hashtags. And now, we see pictures of giraffes, lots of them.

    The Great Giraffe Challenge seems to be taking over the internet. Tens of thousands of people have accepted the challenge, it’s a simple riddle that goes like this:

    It’s 3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors, It’s your parents and they are there for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open?

    Get the riddle wrong and you’re encouraged to be a good sport and voluntarily change your Facebook profile pic to a giraffe for three days. If you get it right, you’re congratulated for not being a giraffe. But where did this viral riddle come from? No one knows the exact origins for sure. However, New Zealand Vlogger, Andrew Strugnell, is responsible for uploading the video that has sparked the internet sensation. Believe it or not, the video was seen by over 50,000 people in less than two days.

    The Great Giraffe Challenge has become an official internet meme (ideas or actions that spread virally), moving through chat rooms, trending on Yahoo, tweeted about on Twitter and being forwarded in emails. And of course, as with any sensation, there is going to be the inevitable backlash.

    So what’s the answer to the riddle? Sure, I could tell you. Sure, you could look it up. And, sure, you could probably make a claim that the supposed “correct” answer is not actually the right one. You’re just going to need to open your eyes and see for yourself.

    Image via Wikipedia

  • Under Armor’s Unfortunate Cam Newton T-Shirt

    Under Armor’s Unfortunate Cam Newton T-Shirt

    Internet memes, even the bad/mean/disgusting ones often die hard, if at all. As an example, just mention “2 Girls, 1 Cup” to anyone that’s been on the Internet longer than five years, and watch their face melt into a mix or humor and disgust.

    Another unfortunate meme that refuses to die also revolves around some very serious NSFW content, lovingly referred to as “Goatse.” To those who are aware of, or have regrettably seen the infamous image, it’s not something that goes away easily. In fact, the amount of eye-bleach necessary to treat those exposed to the “Goatse” phenomenon is on an off-the-charts level.

    Seriously, if you haven’t heard of it, stay away from any related Google image searches, especially if you have safe search turned off. To say the content related to the “Goatse” title is Not Safe For Work is like saying crossing a four-lane highway during rush hour is dangerous. It’s something of an understatement. If you’re really want to learn what the Goatse meme was all about, I recommend going to Wikipedia, because that’s about as SFW as you’re going to get.

    Bonus: the original image that started the movement is not present on the Wikipedia entry.

    Unfortunately, it appears as if the apparel designers at Under Armour are ignorant to the meme, otherwise, they would’ve designed Cam Newton’s shirt a little differently. Granted, the t-shirt in question — an image of which leads this article — is supposed to represent Newton’s touchdown celebration, which mimics Clark Kent taking off his shirt to reveal his Superman costume underneath.

    Here’s Nate Burleson mocking it, to give you an example:

    However, thanks to the power of the memory of the Internet — as pointed out by Reddit — instead of celebrating Newton’s spectacular rookie season, other, less pleasant memories have been recalled. Like the thread said, maybe next time, Under Armour’s clothes design team will consult the Internet before going forward with any future t-shirt designs.

    If the Accidental Goatse Tumblr starts updating again, I fully expect to see Cam’s t-shirt represented.

    H/t to Darren Rovell’s Twitter for the image.

  • Top 10 Internet Memes of 2011

    What do you remember most about 2011? So far, we’ve looked at the most tweeted events, Facebook’s top status trends, celebrities who joined Twitter, Twitter’s top topics and hashtags, Yahoo, AOL/Ask, and Bing‘s most searched for items. So, what does that leave? Internet memes, of course.

    What was your favorite Internet meme of 2011? Let us know.

    According to Don Caldwell of popular site Know Your Meme, the top memes of 2011 are: (Drum roll please)

    1. Rebecca Black’s “Friday”

    2. Planking

    3. Occupy Wall Street


    4. First World Problems

    5. Scumbag Steve

    6. X All the Y

    7. Nope! Chuck Testa

    8. Nyan Cat

    9. ’60’s Spider-Man

    10. My Little Pony

    According to Caldwell, a lot of these memes became viral sensations because people could take them and put their own spin on them. He indicated that some of the others, such as Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” grew in popularity because “it’s so bad, it’s good.”

    Caldwell went on to say that most Internet memes become what they are by chance since consumers are quick to detect “forced” memes. However, there are cases, such as with the Old Spice Guy, in which the online community accepts branded marketing campaigns.

    Did your favorite meme make the cut? If not, tell us what it was and why you think it should have been included.