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Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten internet memes
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For this list, we've chosen the most memorable and famous internet memes
that helped create this interconnected sub-culture of fun references, videos, and images.
(Singing "La")
#10: It's Over 9000!
"Kakaroto's power level is increasing."
Fans of 'Dragon Ball Z' know just how monumental it is
when Goku finally arrives on Earth to face off against the evil San Invaders
"Welcome Kakaroto. Nice of you to join us."
After training with King Kai to gain the necessary strength to defeat his enemies
Goku powers up in rage after learning of his friend's demise
This explosive increase in power leads to Vegeta yelling the infamous words, in reference to his power level
"Vegeta, what did you say his power level is?"
"It's over 9000!" (Grunts in frustration)
"9000?!?! There's no way that could be right!"
What started off as an inside joke between friends
has now become internet slang referring to a large amount or remarkable strength
"9000!!!"
"This is the most secret machine in my entire factory. This is the one that is really gonna sizzle old Slugworth"
#9: Condescending Wonka
"Oh a tap out shirt? I bet you kicked so much ass."
As part of the 'advice animals' categorically meme group, Condescending Wonka portrays the
colorful character in a still shot from the movie as he's explaining to the lucky children his newest candy invention.
"What's it do?"
"Would you like to see?"
Starting off as the Creepy Wonka meme using sexual double entendres, it eventually became a little less
disturbing and a lot more meme as the character became patronizing and sarcastic.
There's no better way to mock someone online than to use Wonka's condescending face
"Oh you got a cross tattoo? You must be so religious"
#8: LOLcats
(Meows sounding like 'No')
Where the internet's obsession with cats comes from, we'll never know
but we're sure glad our furry feline friends continue to embrace the popularity,
consisting of hilarious photos with captions featuring bad grammar and broken English.
LOLcats emerged from the deepest, darkest corner of the web: 4chan.
"Who is this '4chan'?"
The rising success of this meme led to the creation of the 'I Can Has Cheezburger' web blog and confused lovable cats haven't looked back
Even Grumpy Cat can attribute his success to the LOLcats, although he'll never admit it.
'I Can Has Cheezburger'? Yes LOLcat, you can has it all.
"Jared, back to you."
"I Can Has Cheezburger for 400."
#7: One Does Not Simply
"One does not simply drive home from McDonald's without eating any fries"
Sean Bean has seen his share of memes throughout the years
but none is as famous as this line from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'
"One does not simply walk into Mordor."
"Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs."
Boromir is, of course, talking about how difficult the task of destroying the one ring will be when he utters the famous phrase
"It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dusk. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume."
But in the real world, this meme has been used to show just how difficult a task can be and how it's really easy to underestimate something
Just like walking into Mordor
One does not simply use this meme without proper precautions
#6: Fry Not Sure If
"Shut up and take my money!"
While we would like to shut up and take your money, Fry,
we much prefer when your confused and unsure of what's happening before you.
"Say, Bender, can I hold that nap for a second?"
The lovable idiot from 'Futurama' has been involved in a couple of memes, but in 'Not Sure If'
he pauses for a moment of self-reflection, internalizing his thoughts while trying to conclude whether or not something is, or isn't
"But I thought..."
"Stop thinking Fry!"
We've all had these moments of internal monologue; not sure if something is X, or just Y.
Whatever the case, we'll be squinting our eyes wondering
#5: All Your Base Are Belong to Us
"There's a new phrase creaking into our language from the internet and it goes like this: 'All your base are belong to us'."
Bad video game translations have given us some of the funniest moments in gaming history
This is the grand daddy of them all, bringing broken English and bad grammar to a whole new level of hilarity.
Taken from the opening cut scene of the 1989 game 'Zero Wing', this line delievered by the villianous leader of CATS
was accompanied by other gems such as 'Somebody set up us the bomb' and 'What you say'
Most likely due to a rush on the game's European release, the bad translation has led to the meme's online popularity
#4: Bad Luck Brian
"If you don't send this email to 15 of your friends tonight, you will die. Delete."
(Screaming)
If he didn't have bad luck, he'd have none at all
While we love Scumbag Steve's douchebag ways and Good Guy Greg's empathetic behavior, Bad Luck Brian trumps them both
Serving as the perfect example of Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
Wearing his ugly plaid sweater vest and beaming his braces, Brian serves up some sad and embarrassing
occurrences that could only happen to the unluckiest of people
He's become so popular that the actual dude in the picture created a popular YouTube channel where he films shorts of a real life Bad Luck Brian
Maybe there's some good luck for Brian after all
(Crying)
#3: Downfall ; Hitler Reacts
Who would have thought that a meme portraying one of the most evil historical figures in history would gain such huge popularity?
Well when you ridicule him and satirize him the humorous results are obvious
The inspiration for this meme is a scene in the movie 'Downfall' where Hitler loses his marbles
when he's told that Germany's defeat is imminent, reacting like a stereotypical angry German
The parody subtitled video soon followed mentioning everything from Rebecca Black's 'Friday' to Kanye West's infamous interruption
Who know Hitler was such a drama queen?
#2: Fail
People embrace stupidity
So its only logical for us to love a meme that supports this illogical foolish buffoonery of human behavior
"Hey, what's up? Nice to meet you. Frisbee, peace." (Glass breaking)
Depicting unfortunate outcomes, Fail has gained relevance beyond the meme world
Its incorporated into our daily vocabulary and has become a way of life
Not always in a good way, but, what are you gonna do?
While the Nailed It meme also shows humanity at its least successful, embracing the fail in our lives is so much more important.
After all, it's the one meme that represents us humans the best. We're all a bunch of fails
Before we reveal our number one internet meme, here a look at some honorable mentions
"Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger by yelling, 'Bang'."
"Next we're gonna add some mustard. This is a fun way to leave your mark. Maybe do a heart, perhaps your face. Now he won't know its there, but you will"
"He is, the most interesting man in the world. 'I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis'."
(Singing "La")
#1: Rickroll
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and dessert you"
Pranks, catchiness, spreading the disease.
The one meme that sums up what an internet meme should be in the Rickroll
Used as a bait and switch video that involves misleading a person into clicking a link that leads to this concealed one-hit wonder
The Rickroll stems from 4Chan yet again.
"They say if you watch that video, you die."
"Eh, that's a lot of baloney"
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and dessert you"
Users would link to Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in guise of a then unreleased video game trailer for 'Grand Theft Auto 4'
("Never Gonna Give You Up" Playing)
Its popularity soared to incredible heights, used by the likes of Google and even The White House
Even though we've all been victims, one thing for sure, we'll never give you up Rick Astley
("Never Gonna Give You Up" Playing)
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