So, THIS is what the blinking meme man looks like in real life
It was the meme of the year.
While there have been some fab memes in 2017, we have to say that this one was one of our faves.
It stood as a great explainer to anyone who was confused, or in disbelief.
Just take a look here:
Me:I need more hours
Job:can you cover ______ shift
Me: pic.twitter.com/nuNGvSg7xf
— jew’zuna (@HalfJewish) February 11, 2017
Me: "I'm gonna fail this exam lol"
*fails exam*
Me: pic.twitter.com/XvXhDb9KBv— Joseph Morgan (@Josephmorgan96) February 16, 2017
When you watching your favorite movie with someone and an important part comes on but you look over and the person is just on their phone... pic.twitter.com/w9Kcp3IInO
— Marcus Perez (@Markaaaay) February 18, 2017
me: this essay is so bad
professor: this essay is bad
me: pic.twitter.com/Y3y4NkHzhr
— zof (@kitttenqueen) February 18, 2017
me: spends $300 on a shirt
me when an app I want costs $0.99: pic.twitter.com/9rJaMRRWes— WHEN YOU DO CLOWNERY THE CLOWN COMES BACK TO BITE (@SNATCHERYDOO) February 17, 2017
Me:I need more hours
Job:can you cover ______ shift
Me: pic.twitter.com/nuNGvSg7xf
— jew’zuna (@HalfJewish) February 11, 2017
See? Twitter has got a lot of mileage out of it this year.
And now, the man behind the meme has finally been revealed, and we were not expecting this:
While it's rad that the world is exposed to the quiet magnificence of @drewscanlon, this stuff always feels like parallel universe shit. pic.twitter.com/PniP4mni20
— Cal Skuthorpe (@buzz_clik) December 21, 2017
He appeared on Good Morning America and his name is Drew Scanlon, from San Francisco.
He told the Guardian earlier this year: "I like what memes can do for people. They’re such fun, throwaway things I see. These memes have been generally positive.
"It’s a little scary because there’s always the danger someone could change it to something different.
"It’s not like I’ve a say in what the internet does with a gif of my face. But I’m pleased to see people are enjoying it."
