Looking back at 2021 via 24 viral memes
13. Angry Boris Johnson
When Boris Johnson totally lost his rag under questioning from Labour leader Keir Starmer at PMQs, the image of Angry Boris Johnson went through Twitter like wildfire.
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) April 28, 2021
14. The CDC says …
The CDC said that people could exercise their own judgement and that they did’t need to wear a mask after they were fully vaccinated. The meme suggested a certain amount of scepticism.
The CDC says fully vaccinated people can just walk into Mordor.
— Ann Leckie ☕ (@ann_leckie) May 14, 2021
15. Star Wars – Anakin and Padmé
People really went to town on the moment a little suspicion dawns in the mind of Padmé Amidala as she talks to Anakin Skywalker – the future Darth Vader.
— Billie (@_BillieBelieves) June 15, 2021
16. Bum Flare Man
Some England fans showed their worst side in Leicester Square before the Euro 2020 final, with one making a complete ass of himself with a lit flare sticking out of his bum.
The Tories: The British public will use their common sense to fight this virus
The British public: pic.twitter.com/8xdLXOpkzf
— joe heenan (@joeheenan) July 11, 2021
17. Chiellini vs Saka
In the same match, the Italian captain, Giorgio Chiellini, cause a Twitter storm with a foul on Bukayo Saka
— Ali Hussain (@Alihussain_23) July 11, 2021
18. Mario and a pizza slice
At the England – Italy Euro 2020 Final, which had been postponed for a year, an Italian couple’s costumes took everyone’s minds off the game.
“It’s-a me, Mansplainio” pic.twitter.com/CUKmcmJ8Zk
— David (@discokidnap) July 11, 2021
19. Cannes photo-op
Timothée Chalamet, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton, and Bill Murray were at the Cannes Film Festival to promote their rom-com, The French Dispatch, and ne publicity photo went viral.
predrinks, club, peak drunk, morning pic.twitter.com/tmkxhm9EhU
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) July 15, 2021
20. My plans vs the Delta variant
Back when the Delta variant was causing the most problems, evrybody could relate to this comparison meme.
My Autumn Plans // The Delta variant pic.twitter.com/lp3LdQshei
— baranskini (@baranskini) August 11, 2021
21. Unfollowing now
When you find out a hero of yours has feet of clay, it’s really disappointing, and that feeling translated well to a meme about everything from historical figures to fictional characters and song lyrics.
wow, ok, unfollowing now. was a big fan of their “you can check out any time” policy, was not aware that you can never leave
— Gerard Waystar Royco (@TVsCarlKinsella) September 7, 2021
22. Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala
The influencer turned up dressed as a shadow, or someone trapped in a sock – we don’t know. Anyway, this happened.
expecto patronum #MetGala2021 pic.twitter.com/Y3dcouEaed
— manu (@burbvarry) September 14, 2021
23. Facebook down
A catastrophic outage at Facebook meant there was no Instagram or WhatsApp – so everyone flocked to Twitter.
As if this wasn’t bad enough, my carrier pigeon flew into a wood chipper.
— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) October 4, 2021
24. Red flags
People’s unpopular opinions translated very well to this emoji-based meme.
People who don’t like cats🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Nguyen (@NguyenTiaThi) October 14, 2021
BONUS: Happy side/sad side of the bus
Brazilian illustrator Genildo Ronchi shared this image on his Instagram back in 2013, but it took 2021 to make people see its meme value.
— annie (@frequentpuker) November 18, 2021
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