Mark Zuckerberg Congressional Hearings

This week I'm going to talk about the Mark Zuckerberg Congressional Hearings. Recently, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered a testimony before the United States Congress. They discussed how the data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica used personal data that Facebook collected. The memes spawned from Zuckerberg's robotic mannerisms during the hearings. Here is the first example that was posted to twitter.

https://twitter.com/MikeTokes/status/983857513454956551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fknowyourmeme.com%2Fmemes%2Fevents%2Fmark-zuckerberg-congressional-hearings

Here are more examples:

I think these memes are hilarious. I've heard of Mark Zuckerberg being compared to a robot before, but I've never seen an actual meme of it. While these memes are funny, there's an ominous underlying theme to them. The issue of privacy is increasingly a big concern, and Facebook is at the forefront of this concern. I'm not paranoid or anything, but I believe hearings like these are necessary. I'm a private person that uses Facebook, and I don't want all aspects of my personal life to be available to the public.

Walmart Yodel Boy

This week's meme is the Walmart Yodel Boy. This meme refers to a video of a 12-year old boy named Mason Ramsey performing "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams in a Walmart. The video went viral as people applied various captions to it and remixed it. The video was filmed on March 24 and uploaded to YouTube two days later. Here's the original video:

The first iteration of the meme appeared on March 27 when the video appeared with the caption: “Me: which aisle can i find light bulbs? Walmart employee:”

The Walmart Yodel Boy meme has taken many different formats:

There have even been remixes of his yodeling:

I enjoy this meme because it is music-based, which is pretty rare. The fact that it's a yodeling meme makes it one of a kind. Despite the memes, Mason Ramsey is actually very talented, especially for his age. It's always refreshing to hear genuine talent like his. Also, I love that since this meme lacks a particular format, it can literally be anything it wants. However, I think this will prevent the meme from gaining many iterations and that it will die out soon.

Tired Spongebob

This week's meme is yet another Spongebob Squarepants meme, "Tired Spongebob." The meme is from the same episode as last week's meme, "Savage Patrick." In fact, it is from the scene immediately prior. In the image, Spongebob is naked and out of breath. Accompanying the meme are situations in which one might be exhausted. The funny part is that these tasks actually take minimal effort. I won't post the original version, as it is too inappropriate, but I will post some other versions.

What amazes me about this meme is that the image is from literally seconds before the one used for "Savage Patrick." It impresses me how creative people are and is a testament to the fact that anything can become a meme. However, like the meme itself, it could be a reflection of how lazy our society has become. After all, the creator of the meme did just use the same episode as the last Spongebob meme. Either way, I, unlike Spongebob, am not tired of Spongebob memes just yet and say keep them coming.