Best Memes of 2011: Number 1 - Horrifying House Guest
Full article and link to the other 9 Best Memes here
Best Memes of 2011: Number 3 - The Most Interesting Man In The World
The Most Interesting Man in the World meme stems from a popular TV commercial for Dos Equis beer. All we’re going to say is, Chuck Norris, watch your back!
In case you’ve missed one of Origin of Cool’s previous entries, check them out below:
No.4 - Annoying Facebook Girl
No. 5 - Business Cat
No. 6 - Planking
No.7 - Nyan Cat / Pop Tart Cat
No. 8 - ’60s Spider-Man
No. 9 - Bear Grylls Drinks His Own Piss
No. 10 - Success Kid
By David J Lowe
Inspired by Ranker
Best Memes of 2011: Number 4 - Annoying Facebook Girl
Annoying Facebook Girl is a meme that highlights the most annoying things anyone can do on Facebook. The teenage girl is completely oblivious to how annoying she is being.
No. 5 - Business Cat
No. 6 - Planking
No.7 - Nyan Cat / Pop Tart Cat
No. 8 - ’60s Spider-Man
No. 9 - Bear Grylls Drinks His Own Piss
No. 10 - Success Kid
Best Memes of 2011: Number 5 - Business Cat
Business Cat is a meme that chronicles the exploits of a cat who happens to be in upper management. It started on reddit and has exploded since.
Check out our previous entries and vote for your favourite in the comments below:
No. 6 - Planking
No.7 - Nyan Cat / Pop Tart Cat
No. 8 - ’60s Spider-Man
No. 9 - Bear Grylls Drinks His Own Piss
No. 10 - Success Kid
By David J Lowe
Inspired by Ranker
Best Memes of 2011: Number 9 - Bear Grylls Drinks His Own Piss
Bear Grylls is the host of wildlife survival series Born Survivor, aka Man vs. Wild.
Grylls here demonstrates how to drink your own urine to prevent dehydration in an episode set in Kimberley, Australia.
The meme was born as a result of Grylls often undertaking excessive and unnecessary tasks in order to “survive” in nature.
Best Memes of 2011: Number 10 - Success Kid
The determined expression on this child’s face is the key to this meme becoming a viral sensation. One of his most adored slogans is “Get Sick on Friday – Three day weekend”.
By David J Lowe
Origin of Cool: Canada
Art With Salt
Autodidact artist Bashir Sultani creates incredible art out of ordinary salt. He then films his creations using stop-frame animation. His Art with Salt series has included iconic figures like Darth Vader, Nyan Cat and images like the pro-99% statement on the Occupy movement.
By David J Lowe
Spotted on Laughing Squid
Origin of Cool: UK
We have just launched the Origin of Cool YouTube channel with one of our own remixes- Fenton the Dog (OBEY-v-Jesus Christ remix). Would love to know what you think in the comments below or on YouTube.
Also check out our previous post: Fenton the Dog mashup
Origin of Cool: UK
Fenton The Dog Mashup
Origin of Cool has tried very hard to resist posting what everyone in the world seems to be talking about right now - Fenton The Dog Chasing Deer in Richmond Park. The video has been viewed by just under a million people and has been trending on Twitter.
However, when we saw this mashup by an unknown video editing maestro, we simply had to bring it to the Origin of Cool community! If you have been living on the Moon and just returned to Earth, here is the original:
Jake Goodyear, 13, from Holloway, North London, captured the footage.
By David J Lowe
