June
- IHOB
When the famous breakfast chain, IHOP, announced that it was switching its name to IHOB – International House of Burgers – the Internet was astonished. However, people took this unforeseen opportunity to make a variety of memes surrounding the name change.
- Car Salesman
An image of a car salesman slapping the roof of a car with the line “This ___ can…” originated in 2014, but found its way back around earlier this year in June.
- Kanye West’s Album Cover
With the release of Kanye West’s album in June, the poorly-written message on the front was just begging to be photoshopped. People saw the opportunity to make the cover say whatever they pleased, and the products of their photoshopping resulted in Kanye’s album cover becoming a meme.
- Young Thug on the Computer
A photo of the rapper Young Thug focused on doing something on his computer happened to spread across the Internet as a popular meme this year, with a wide range of captions accompanying the photo.