Krusty Krab vs. Chum Bucket

This week's meme is "Krusty Krab vs. Chum Bucket." This meme is relatively new, with the first iteration appearing on March 9, 2018. The two pictures used in the meme are rival restaurants from the animated series "Spongebob Squarepants." On one side is the delicious Krusty Krab, where Spongebob, the protagonist, works. On the other side is the gross Chum Bucket, where Plankton, the antagonist, works. Since the Krusty Krab is associated with good and the Chum Bucket bad, users of the meme put things they like over the Krusty Krab and things they dislike over the Chum Bucket. Here is the first example and many others.

This one sums up the meme pretty well:

The meme even got political:

I enjoy this meme, although I have to admit it's getting old fast. I think this is due to how simple it is. Most people can understand one instantly, and the idea of comparing things isn't very original. It's already been done in a couple of memes, including the "Left Exit 12 Off Ramp" meme I've discussed before. However, I do appreciate the fact that it's a Spongebob meme. Spongebob used to be my favorite show and it's always enjoyable and nostalgic to see more memes from the show appear.

Savage Patrick

This week's meme is "Savage Patrick." Savage Patrick is an image of Patrick Star from "Spongebob Squarepants" with a maniacal look on his face. The picture comes from the Season 1 episode "Nature Pants" which aired September 11, 1999.

The image became a meme in February of this year. Patrick's face is accompanied with any action that may be deemed "savage." Its first use is too inappropriate for me to post on this blog, but I will post other examples.

I enjoy this meme for a few reasons. Having a meme where a savage action is the punchline is really funny to me. Also, I've always been a fan of Spongebob memes, and for once we get a Patrick meme. I hope the trend of having a popular Spongebob meme every year continues.

"Change My Mind"

This week's meme is Steven Crowder's "Change My Mind" campus sign. Crowder is a conservative that has a popular podcast and Youtube channel. He has a segment called "Change My Mind" in which he goes to college campuses and has people with different viewpoints sit down with him and try to change his mind about a particular political subject. On February 16th, 2018, Crowder tweeted a picture of himself at one of the events. He was sitting behind a sign that said “Male privilege is a myth / Change my mind." Here's the original tweet.

Soon afterwards, people began posting their own hilarious opinions on Crowder's sign.

I love this meme because of its infinite possibilities. You can put whatever you want on the sign, change Crowder into someone else, or have him seated next to a random person. I love all of the memes I've seen so far. When I first saw one, I didn't expect it to catch on, mainly because not everyone knows who Steven Crowder is. However, I guess this wasn't a factor in the meme's likability. Crowder's sign is literally a blank canvas, which is the perfect subject for a meme. Plus, this meme stemmed from a political discussion and is continuing the dialogue in meme form. I think this is great, but not to be taken too seriously.