# Have you ever seen an internet meme IRL?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 8, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978 "2013-07-08T21:35:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/1 "2013-07-08T21:35:34Z")

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So I’m walking down Broadway by the Flatiron Building today, and I saw this [mofo](http://9gag.com/gag/4099564). The coolness was exuding from his being. I basked in the glow of his hipness. Although it is very hot in NYC right now, I felt like an Arctic breeze was flowing down the street.

True, I was surprised he was smiling, but even badasses must smile sometime, right?

Anyway, anyone else ever see an internet meme before their very eyes?

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**Author:** ![OldnCrinkly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/2 "2013-07-08T21:48:27Z")

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People of Walmart, every time I’ve been there.

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**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/3 "2013-07-08T23:13:01Z")

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Luckily memes haven’t penetrated here very much although I’m not sure how much longer it is before the ‘epic’ and ‘hilarious’ brigade get here

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/4 "2013-07-09T00:49:15Z")

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My cat does luv her some jazz hands.

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/5 "2013-07-09T12:54:52Z")

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There was Kony 2012 stuff all over my small town in Scotland last year, if that counts.

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**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/6 "2013-07-09T16:53:18Z")

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I’ve seen the kilted bagpiping unicycling Darth Vader a few times. I shook Wil Wheaton’s hand. Felicia Day has hugged me.

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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/7 "2013-07-09T17:23:26Z")

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Felicia Day!  
Hugged  
You?

\<sigh\>

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/8 "2013-07-09T19:13:52Z")

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I briefly saw Merton the ChatRoulette pianist in real life.

I’ve also occasionally seen rage comic faces in store windows.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-internet-meme-irl/662978/9 "2013-07-09T19:22:04Z")

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Nope. I find Laina “Overly Attached Girlfriend” adorable, I wish she’d attach herself to me.