An Internet meme is “an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person via the Internet.” There are certain ones you see over and over and in different contexts. You may sometimes feel sorry for Bad Luck Brian or annoyed with Overly Attached Girlfriend. Maybe you feel like Success Kid when you do something awesome, or as if your parents are always grilling you like Condescending Wonka.
What if you could be one of your favorite (or least favorite) meme characters? Halloween is this weekend and you can be WHATEVER you want for the occasion, so here are 10 meme characters you can pose as very, very easily. So easily, in fact, that the most you’ll need to do is run to the mall or nearby store if you can’t find something suitable at home.
1. BAD LUCK BRIAN
What you need:
- Sweater vest
- Collared shirt
- Goofy smile
2. THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD
What you need:
- Black suit or suit jacket
- White collared shirt
- [Fake] beard
- Swanky or tacky watch
- Bottle of Dos Equis
3. CONDESCENDING WONKA
What you need:
- Tacky purple jacket
- Oversize bowtie
- Tacky tophat
- Shaggy blonde wig
4. SUCCESS KID
What you need:
- Baseball tee
- Fist pump action
5. GRUMPY CAT
What you need:
- A frown
- Makeup
- Furry coat
6. SCUMBAG STEVE
What you need:
- Logo baseball cap
- Giant sweatshirt with furry hood
- Brown tee
- Pink cheeks
- Long chain necklace
7. OVERLY ATTACHED GIRLFRIEND
What you need:
- A lot of eyeliner to “pop” your eyes
- Blue tee
- Ability to keep your mouth wide open
8. SOCIALLY AWKWARD PENGUIN
What you need:
- Penguin suit, duh.
9. HOT DOGS OR LEGS
What you need:
- Shorts
- Large picture frame (or handmake with cardboard or posterboard)
- Cutout of Tumblr logo
Refer to #8 in this article from Mashable.
10. SHIBA CONFESSIONS (DOGE)
What you need:
- Black painted nose
- Drawn on whiskers
- Post-its with phrases including the words “much,” “many,” “very,” and “such” stuck all over you
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